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50 CENT: RARE FACTS
01. He was stabbed outside of the club Hit Factory in Manhattan in 2000
02. On May 24, 2000 he was shot 9 times outside of his grandma's house in Jamaica, Queens. He was hit in the jaw, the hand, and the legs. The shooting kept him in the hospital for 13 days.
03. He had a deal with Columbia Records but was released because of the shooting.
04. After the shooting when he was recovering in the hospital, Warner/Chappell Records made a deal with him for the album Power of the Dollar. The deal was for $250,000 but it fell through. 50 was able to keep the half he was given up front.
05. He was discovered by Jam Master Jay.
06. He used to be a boxer.
07. He drives a bullet-proof SUV.
08. He often wears a bullet-proof vest and has even bought one for his 6 year old son.
09. The name "50 Cent" is a metaphor for change and was also the name of a Brooklyn drug dealer.
10. His mom was killed at the age of 23. 50 Cent was only 8 years old at the time.
11. He followed in his mother's footsteps and sold drugs.
12. The album, Guess Who's Back, sold $70,000 copies under the independent label Full Clip.
13. He signed a $1,000,000 deal with Shady Records.