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[edit] 50 Cent Caught Lipsyncing

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21982577-5001026,00.html Very obvious he's lipsyncing, especially when he's somehow talking while taking off his jacket. This should be added to the article immediately. This man is not a rapper, he's an opportunist taking us all for a ride. - The Skunk 06:09, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

That would have been awkward. Someone even dedicated a whole section to it, but you have to think long-term perspective. This isn't going to be relevant ten years from now (see WP:RECENTISM). It's more suited towards Wikinews. Spellcast 23:13, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

- I think probably most singers know days lip sync, jeez even eminem was lip syncing when he was on the Jay Leno performing some song (many years ago 5+?)it showed him lowering the mic but then eminem was still singing (background) he quickly raised his mic casually like he was really singing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.198.17.165 (talk) 05:55, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

the article had all the drug dealin shit replaced with selling toys and other things lol —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.61.185.249 (talk) 04:26, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject:G-Unit

Hi, There is a proposed WikiProject for G-Unit.

Please add your name to the list if you are interested.

See--WikiProject:G-Unit

Thanks--The-G-Unit-Boss 20:15, 23 June ,2007

There seems to be mixed reactions as to whether it warrants its own wikiproject. Has it been approved yet? Someone suggested it be called WikiProject:G-Unit Records because G-Unit only has four members. Spellcast 13:24, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The truth

50cent was not shot nine time's he heard nine but was hit three times. There are medical records a ,news paper article and a police report to support this information.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.236.0.169 (talk • contribs).

  • Hi, If you can provide some links to reliable sources an editor will be happy to fix it for you.
Thanks
--The-G-Unit-Boss 19:15, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes that's a great way for an anon to show they're being objective: vandalising another talk page. Anyway, refer to archive 3. Common sense tells you that when you have a video of 50 showing more bullet wounds than what's said in a written report, then obviously the written report doesn't explain the full extent of the injuries. Spellcast 07:01, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Heres the link to the police report stating he got shot only three times. workin on the other links. http://www.mediatakeout.com/5870/busted_50_cent_lied_about_being_shot_9_times.html Johnny....yes 17:09, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

This is the first page of a police host computer printout, you don't know what is on the following pages. This proofs nothing! Next to that, this print is old news. DiehardDanny 23:33, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Using conventional logic, it stands to reason that if there is a document, regardless if it's old, that states he was shot 3 times. Perhaps, its' a more credible source than someone, even Fiddy himself, claiming that he was shot 9 times. Common sense also tells you not to believe everything that shows up in the form of a video. There is such a thing that's called make-up, they use it on TV sometimes. However, it seems that most people editing this article are hell bent on believing the popularized version of the story than the truth. If truth is the intent, one would be compelled to find the full police report to once and for all put the matter to rest. 76.173.197.148 09:41, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

That report is clearly a phoney. It has so many spelling mistakes I find it hard to believe a policeman wrote it. Look at what is highlighted in red. "VECTIM", one mistake amongst many. People who hate 50 cent still wont believe that so heres the concrete proof. Look at the document provided by the link. The date of the alleged shooting on the doc says "Day:THU" implying thursday. Next to that it says 05:24:00. The 24th of May 2000 was a wednesday. Scroll back on ur computers calender and check. The new york police dont make that many mistakes in a report. Give them some credit, the computer system they use will at least generate the correct date for them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.56.107.73 (talk • contribs)

[edit] Infobox

I think Mobb Deep should stay an as associated act in the infobox and as well as my name goes i have made it into a different thing, i now go by bulletprof 50 cent and i am trying to get my group(G-unit) to keep up with it. This MTV source says they all had each others name tatted on their hands & wrists to apparently "prove their loyalty". Spellcast 04:06, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

i am sure in the near future 50 cent will not be remembered. but alot of the rappers wont . we will tell our grandchildren about this and they will give us the same look we give our parents and grandparents. but for now he is still here and bringing us great music so enjoy it while it lasts cause sooon we will have different music we will be listening to and different people we will be admiring .

[edit] Arrest

There's a mugshot picture of 50 Cent in a website holding onto a board which says his name and what date he was arrested: 8/23/94, which is 23rd August 1994. Someone should check the article of when he was arrested- SCB '92 14:48, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

I don't think mug shots are always taken on the same day someone gets arrested. The cited source says June 29, 1994 at 11:20am. He even talks about the incident in this memoir extract. Spellcast 18:35, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
The mugshot was taken upon entrance into Monterey Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility. Check the NYS DOCS database. DiehardDanny 23:37, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image

Since this was changed a couple of times, we need consensus on which image to use in the infobox out of these two: Image:50-cent.jpg or Image:50 cent retouched.png. I've changed it to the second because it's obviously more sharper. Feel free to comment. Spellcast 11:36, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
I think that we should use Image:50-cent.jpg because it shows more of him and also because the second one makes him look slightly fatter than he is. Just my opinion... --The-G-Unit-Boss 16:01, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
Well I don't know about him looking fatter, but hopefully we get more replies to see which one's more suitable. Spellcast 16:26, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
We should use the full size one since it shows what he completely looks like. Just my vote, though. Tiger white 23:39, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
Either one will do. I like the smaller one, because it is more pleasing to the eyes (if anyone of you posts a gay joke I will hurt you :D).--Ted87 06:37, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

All right, to avoid an edit war here over which image to use, Spellcast has asked me to choose either one of these two. Image:50-cent.jpg or Image:50 cent retouched.png. I would choose the second, because that is the one that the article is using right now, and I honestly see no problem with it. Hope this helps. --- Realest4Life 12:22, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

I just wanted to get some consensus because the last thing we want is a lame edit war over a picture. Spellcast 12:27, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Peer review

Hi, can somebody tell me where I can see the past peer reiew for the 50 Cent article.

This links -- Wikipedia:Peer review/50 Cent/archive1 -- just links back here.

Thanks --The-G-Unit-Boss 16:21, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Try this link: Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Peer review/50 Cent. Spellcast 19:58, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, that worked. --The-G-Unit-Boss 20:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 50 Cent Filmography/Discography

Hi, I think that we should create a 50 Cent Filmography page. I have not been able to find an existing one. Also there is film information in his discography page.

Thanks --The-G-Unit-Boss 18:25, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Good Point, why is information about his dvds in his discography page and should there be an Acting career sction in his article.--Shadyaftrmathgunit 20:30, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
An 'acting career' section is not necessary and will make the article more cluttered. It's already under the Ventures section. Spellcast 21:18, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
What about making a 50 Cent Filmography article? Because the movies that he is in and games etc are currently isted in his discography. Thanks --The-G-Unit-Boss 21:21, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
Well he's only been in like four movies. What would that article have that the filmography table doesn't? Spellcast 21:27, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
I know, its fine in the article that it is currently in, but I was just saying like isnt it just supposed to be for discography, seeing as its a discography page. Just saw that other artists have a filmography page and wondered if we should. Thanks--The-G-Unit-Boss 21:39, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
By Definition a discography is a
  • Complete collection of the releases of a musical act
  • List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases

so according to the definition the discography shouldn't include film information.

wikt:discography --Shadyaftrmathgunit 09:54, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Just name it "50 Cent discography and filmography". If that doesn't work, leave all the filmography information in this article. --- Realest4Life 15:16, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Early career

I had to remove this link as a reference: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9vxi_50-cent-dans-la-methode-cauet. Unfortunately, the video on that site is probably a copyvio, so we have to just cite the name of the show. Spellcast 21:18, 17 July 2007 (UTC) Then 50 signed one of the best recorders ever Brandon Brincefield aka B-dup —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bdup456 (talk • contribs) 02:44, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV violation

I'm not going to remove this myself, because this article is a GA candidate and I've never edited it before, but part of the "Personal life" section needs to be addressed. In the last paragraph, the phrase "about the 29% and sinking approval rating Commander-in-chief" is not only irrelevant, but also not NPOV by any stretch of the imagination. Horologium t-c 11:41, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

It was only added very recently. I'm removing it for the meantime. Half that paragraph is dedicated to his statements on Bush so I think there's a bit of undue weight here. Spellcast 19:56, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] sites for 50 cent info

these two pages have good info on 50's beefs with other rappers and his timeline, the sites are sort of old but has god info to use. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Prisonbreak12345 (talk • contribs)

http://www.rapcentral.co.uk/50_gunitBeefs.html http://www.rapcentral.co.uk/50_gunitTimeline.html

[edit] Fiddy's new views on Bush

Why was this removed? That is important information. You have him supporting him in a old interview, now he is smashing him wanting people to know he doesn't support him. How is that not appropriate or the "right time" to be added? --Ayoleftyz 03:06, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

By the way, here is a new source with audio interview from Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97.[1] --Ayoleftyz 03:11, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
It's not an appropriate time to add because this article is currently under consideration for Good Article status. Adding unreferenced or poorly referenced, non-neutral point of view information is not going to help this article, and instability (constant editing over content) can also fail the article. Horologium t-c 03:30, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
Uhhhhh how is an audio interview from Hot 97 with Funkmaster Flex and Tony Yayo a bad source? That makes absolutely no sense, also a non-neutral point of view? How is him supporting Bush neutral? I don't get it. It's an important piece of information a lot of people would like to know. I don’t think the accuracy of any article should be sacrificed to get kudos for having one of the articles you work on noted as “Good Article” status. I am all for creating the best article possible but this makes no sense. --Ayoleftyz 03:48, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
I have no stake in this article, so I really don't care if it makes GA status or not. (In fact, I discovered it through the GA nomination page, and I have edited it a grand total of one time.) However, when an article is awaiting a GA review, it's generally considered appropriate to avoid adding or removing a lot of information. I am not equipped to debate the relevance of the audio link, but the link you added earlier today did not appear to be a reliable source, and the fashion in which you added the information about his disavowal of Bush violated the NPOV policy is a big way (I noted the specific offending passage above, but didn't edit it out; that was someone else's doing.) This will be my last response on this, as I don't have much interest in this topic, and I'm not really qualified to edit articles on rap, about which I know very little. Horologium t-c 04:02, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Ok this is what 50 said about Bush in 2005: He's "incredible ... a gangsta. I wanna meet George Bush, just shake his hand and tell him how much of me I see in him".[2] In 2006, he said: "In some ways, I'm the George W Bush of hip hop - nobody likes me, but I'm still gonna run it for the next four years."[3]. Now in this 2007 interview, he said "George Bush has a talent: He has less compassion than the average human. By all means, I don’t aspire to be like George Bush."[4] And in that above audio interview, 50 still calls him a "gangsta", so I wouldn't exactly say that he's "smashing" him. Spellcast 05:33, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

He might not be smashing him but he has completely changed his views on him so I think that is important to note. It makes absolutely no sense not to include it in the article and the source is an AUDIO INTERVIEW with 50 Cent and Tony Yayo. The article I posted before that was just quoted transcript with a link to the audio interview. --Ayoleftyz 15:14, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ban 50 cent picture

Why is the photo of a Ban 50 cent organizational billboard in the Feuds section? Seems really out of place and suspicious. Maybe in a controversy section? --Meowist 07:53, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Well the 'Feuds' heading was originally titled 'Controversy', but I changed it a few months back because I didn't think that 'Controversy' was a very good heading. The 'Ban 50' campaign doesn't seem that notable, but I don't know if that means the picture should be removed. (Maybe it's better than no picture at all?) Spellcast 08:21, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
Maybe if a section about the 'Ban 50' 'Controversy' was added the title could be changed back to 'Controversy' then the picture would be more relevant too. --The-G-Unit-Boss 13:55, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I also think the picture would be more relevant if the article had a controversy section and 50 cent has quite a bit of controversy with some Canadian MP banning him from performing in Canada and the shootings that his entourage have been involved in,etc.--Meowist 20:11, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
This 'Ban 50' campaign started when Tony Yayo allegedly slapped a fourteen year old boy. So maybe that's best kept for the G-Unit page. If you're saying we need to add a 'Ban 50' section solely to adjust to the picture, I don't know if it's worth it. Maybe info can be added to the image's caption to make it less out of place? And that Canadian MP who tried to stop 50 from performing was in 2005. Are you saying that should definitely be added? If so, how do you propose that be integrated? Spellcast 23:40, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
Aha, upon closer inspection of this Ban 50 campaign, it seems they have almost nothing directly relating to 50 himself. All I have, then is that Canadian MP, which doesn't seem worth it. Does someone know of some other (not too recent) content to put in a controversy section? If not, then changing the image's caption sounds good. --Meowist 09:27, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
What if the 'Feuds' heading was renamed to 'Controversy' and a 'Legal issues' sub-heading was added under it (like in The Game (rapper))? That Canadian MP info can be added to it, as well as some recent lawsuit that someone added here (the lawsuit was only filed yesterday). Perhaps this is suffering from recentism and should go to Wikinews? And I can't think of other non-recent controversies, just those feuds. Spellcast 21:40, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 50's Response To Head's 'A Cheap Name' Song

Anyone know what 50's response to Brian Welch's song 'A Cheap Name' was? Has 50 even acknowledged it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.91.149.124 (talk • contribs)

No. It was announced he had no comment. -WarthogDemon 03:06, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Heading

Should the main heading (above 'Early life') be 'Biography' or 'Life and music career'? 'Biography' is more simple and anyone can deduce the heading is about his life and music career by looking at the subheadings such as 'Early life' and 'Early career'. Spellcast 04:55, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

The main problem I'm having is the fact that the entire article is a biography. You can't have a topic saying "biography" in n article that is a biography. That's redundant, and downright silly. It's like saying "Song information" in an article about a song. The entire article, by it's very nature, provides information about a song. Get what I'm saying?

You don't have to use "Life and music career." Other headings, besides "biography" works too. Orane (talk) 05:06, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Surely the word "life" as a main heading is just as redundant? What other headings do you have in mind? Spellcast 05:42, 23 July 2007 (UTC)


I have changed the heading so that the first one is 'Early Life' which includes all aspects of his early life. Then personal life has its own level 2 headline and the others are the same. --The-G-Unit-Boss 09:58, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
The 'Rise to fame' section is not part of his early life or early career so it's a misleading heading. Besides, it's fine the way it is (see The Game, Evan Rachel Wood, and Keira Knightley for similarly structured headings). Spellcast 10:04, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Passed

Ok...sorry about the delay, the GA review is here. So, I find this article fulfills the GA guidelines with its well written prose, more than adequate citing, excellent overall NPOV tone (this part is kind of impressive actually), and broad coverage. I don't think the article suffers from recentism given the very low weight sections like Lawsuit are given (as long as it stays that way...) Suggestions for improvement: expansion - especially of the Rise to Fame section with more detail about the reception of his two core albums. That's about it --Meowist 08:59, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to review this. I don't think this is stable enough to become a featured article though. He's coming out with an album in like 2 months and he's supposedly going to release his final one next year. Also, there are many biographies that have reached GA/FA status only to be delisted (usually because people add unsourced info). So it's equally important to make sure this stays as a good article and that the prose stays good. Spellcast 09:47, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] See Also

Do you think that we could add a '==See also==' heading into the article. There are many links which we could put under it. Thanks --The-G-Unit-Boss 10:12, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

"See also" headings can work really well for some articles (such as Intelligent design), but I don't think it's necessary here. People tend to spam these headings with every related link they can find. Spellcast 10:17, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

I was thinking that we could add all of the related G-Unit/G-Unit Records links which would enable easier navigation for users. I often find articles which I wanted to read, through See also's. Thanks --The-G-Unit-Boss 10:20, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Those links can easily be navigated through the existing wikilinks. It was recommended in the peer review to shrink down the contents so I think it's better if it stays as short as possible. Although not everyone may agree. Spellcast 10:30, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
Are they appropriate for biographical articles? --- Realest4Life 00:07, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
WP:MUSTARD#See also says: "Most 'see also' sections should be temporary. If a link is included elsewhere in an article, it does not need to be in a 'see also' section. Most or all links in 'see also' sections should be incorporated into the body of the article." So yeah, it's basically saying to avoid these sections since most of the links are already integrated throughout the article. Spellcast 15:19, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiproject g-unit started

The G-Unit wikiproject has been started, to view it click here-Wikipedia:WikiProject G-Unit Records.--Shadyaftrmathgunit 22:27, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Music samples

Should there be music samples in the article.--Shadyaftrmathgunit 21:24, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

People can easily just click on his official YouTube channel and listen to his songs. Spellcast 13:33, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bang 'Em Smurf

should there be some info of this beef with bane 'em smurf/gf records and this feud with his cousin "Two Five" and should there be more info on the inc records beef since that beef has been since 1998 and it has like 10 lines and the game beef has been 2 years and has a whole page on it--Prisonbreak12345 00:41, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

There's already a page on The Game feud and it was recommended to shrink down the feuds and only keep the most notable ones. There use to be a G-Unit feuds page, but was deleted. There has been some talk at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject G-Unit Records#G-Unit feuds about recreating it. If it is made again, it should go there and not here. I don't think it's needed, but feel free to voice your opinion there. Spellcast 13:56, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Early Life Section

The incident with his mother's death is worded awkwardly. Is there anyway to make the sentences more clean and straight forward? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.149.155.83 (talk • contribs)

What do you mean by "worded awkwardly"? --The-G-Unit-Boss 13:45, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Can you be more specific? Spellcast 14:03, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Well for starters the phrase "left for dead" is normally used when the person did NOT die. How about "and died as a result", or "and later died"? you get the idea. Otherwise it feels like her "actual" death will be discussed further on, and then it isn't. Also the parts with ages of both Curtis and his mother get confusing. Is there a way to mention both of their ages at the time of this incident right at the begining, instead discussing what happened and then touching on them back and forth? I only offer this suggestion because it is an important piece of information, and as just a random reader of this article, I had to look over those sentences a few times until I understood exactly what was being said. Thanks you! 72.149.155.83 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 19:51, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Is Curtis a Blood?

Is 50 Cent a Blood?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.176.14.100 (talk • contribs)

Um, after reading every interview and cover story there is on this guy, I find no evidence to suggest he was part of a gang. Spellcast 09:50, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

No 50 was not a blood but i've heard the sayin g-unit crips but i really don't think he actually rolled wit a gang.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.162.32.235 (talk • contribs)

No, he wasn't a Blood nor was he a gang member. On the east coast, gangs aren't a big part of the crime problem. He played a small part in the now defunct Supreme Team, which was a drug organization, not a gang in the sense you speak of. Juice1985 22:09, 12 August 2007 (UTC)


No in the song "guns come out" he says " i'm cool with some bloods,cool with some crips —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Michael618 (talk • contribs) 18:58, August 20, 2007 (UTC).

This dude can be a real liar, but some information from another person says he may have rolled with some Crips.--Sureno-thug13 15:38, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Well, he says the word "Loc" in many songs including the outro of Disco Inferno. West Coast - Ryda 15:26, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

No, 50 Cent is a Crip (judging by lyrical evidence). In his days of being a criminal, he 'released' (as it was later bootlegged) an album called Power Of The Dollar. In his song 'How To Rob', he raps in his first line:

" . . .Ayo the bottom line is, I'm a 'Crip' with a deal, and if my record don't sell, I'mma go rob and steal . . ." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.1.217.17 (talk) 20:32, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nicknames

Template:infobox musical artist says to only use official stage names and not nicknames. So you wouldn't say "Godfather of Soul" for James Brown. I think Ferrari F50 and Curtis "Interscope" Jackson are just nicknames as opposed to official stage names. Spellcast 21:06, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Dude 50 is from the south not the east, second of all he worked for a major drug lord in the south side jamaica queens, the leader was recently caught this year and in the story which had nothing to do with 50 it meantioned his name how this is the gang 50 came from. You can also see this in his movie "get rich or die trying " as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.12.144.21 (talk) 04:45, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

50 cent was born and raised in Jamaica, Queens and he didn't work for a major drug lord he sold drugs but has stated in many interviews that he had no formal affiliation with Supreme or the Supreme team and the movie isn't completely accurate he has stated that the movie is "loosely" based on his life

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[edit] 50 Cent threatens to quit

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6942209.stm

So apparently 50 Cent is threatening to continue rapping if he outsells Kanye. Well, I suppose he's technically threatened to quit rapping if Kanye outsells him, but I suppose my first statement is implied. In any case, this ought to be added to the article. 70.236.6.180 14:09, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

-Kanye is selling better or thats what I heard on the radio. (http://www.x1039fm.com/) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.198.17.165 (talk) 05:58, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sufficient Proof Regarding The Shooting of 50 Cent.

All of the outside links and sources which are listed as 'proof' that 50 was shot 9 times are not reliable enough to be considered factual proof. One is a Rolling Stone article which only states 50's own words, no actual research or evidence. The same goes for the other two. This 'proof' does not, scratch that, can not, outweigh police reports. And you surely can not use that infamous video, in which 50 Cent attempts to prove that he was shot 9 times by showing the camera 6 wounds, of which, 3 of them were not even visible, as evidence. Word of mouth is not evidence.[5]

This wiki needs to be led by less biased individuals who will accept reality when it is layed out, even when it isn't favorable. Juice1985 00:50, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Yeah that source was brought up before. MediaTakeOut is a tabloid and not a reliable source. The report it shows says he was shot three times "on the right" side of his body, which he was. And after it says "on the right", the rest of the sentence is cut off, so it doesn't show the full report. He shows those wounds and more in that video you mentioned and in the 2003 documentary Get Rich or Die Tryin: The Movie, so it cancels it out. There's also a police report on the 2000 stabbing. It says 50 had five stitches, but he claimed it was three.[6] Spellcast 18:11, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] 5 Shots

I was on chamillionaire's page went to the link about 50 cent commenting on him long story short i saw something about him being only getting hit 5 times and i have heard this before. Could someone verify this? Secondandonly 03:30, 18 August 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Secondandonly (talk • contribs)

Firstly, what's this about Chamillionaire? Don't tell me he has another feud. And about the shooting, see the above. Spellcast 11:59, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] G-Unit Records

Right. We need to sort out this problem. Is 50 Cent signed to G-Unit Records?. Below is why I think that he is signed to it.

  • It is his own label!
  • The Massacre has G-Unit Records credits. The Billboard website is rubbish. Look at artists' discographies on it and there are all sorts of albums listed there. The actual physical album is a far better source.
  • here the back cover of The Massacre shows credits to G-Unit.

We need to sort this out because there are a lot of articles which are affected by this. I mean we have Efil4tselaer: Resurrected just reverting people edits without any proper reason and we have some people adding the labels (me included) also without pany source to confirm our edits. We dont actually know so we need to establish a consensus about it. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 20:22, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Good point, but on the album cover link that The-G-Unit-Boss gave as an example. Violator Management logo is shown so wouldn't he be signed to the label, and also Violator is also a record label called Violator Records see. http://www.violator.com/home.html.--Shadyaftrmathgunit 21:46, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Indeed, I did not explain my edits very well, well, I'll do it now. I reverted because you didn't even discuss it first. When I removed "G-Unit" from this article, it was because I assumed someone added it again, but instead, it was there for a long time ago. So I added it again now until we are done with this. See my talk page and Spellcast's talk page. Don't get me wrong, I once also thought that G-Unit distributed for 50 Cent's solo releases as well, but then when I saw that a lot of websites only credit "Shady/Aftermath/Interscope" as the labels (see the talk pages), and then I even saw Billboard say the imprints are "Shady/Aftermath", and that the distributing label is "Interscope", so I assumed Billboard is correct, since they are a very reputable source. I am not talking about the discographies, I am talking about the labels they show at the chart positions (also see talk pages). The reason why I reverted the edits was because, again, I assumed Billboard was right, and because no one showed me any proof that G-Unit distributed for 50, I mean, even the I Get Money/Ayo Technology/Straight to the Bank vinyl covers only have the Shady and Aftermath logos on them. That was until Spellcast told me about the Massacre's the back cover. And Boss' first point (it is his label) isn't very ... I don't know, important I guess, yes, that's what you think at first, but surely other artists have their own label and are not signed to it. Points number 2 and 3 I think are the same, The Massacre does have G-Unit credited. But I stopped reverting stuff after Spellcast showed me the back cover, and I suggest we all leave everything the way it is until we finish discussing this. That's all I have to say, so I really don't know about The Massacre, I guess Billboard isn't so reputable after all. --- Realest4Life 23:54, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
I agree with Shady, there is no reason to look into this. Just because G-Unit is listed on the back of the album doesn't prove that this label distributes or that 50 Cent is signed as an individual artist to the label. It could just be there for promotion or simply because he is the face of G-Unit. Why do you think Violator has their logo on the album? They want their image there to show they represent or have some kind of affiliation with him, also known as promotion/business. For now let it be until you interview 50 Cent yourself and ask him if he is signed to G-Unit as 50 Cent and if the label distributes his records. Also Boss, there is no reason to point fingers at Realest, I do the exact same when I see G-Unit listed. We are just trying to keep things as accurate as possible and not WP:BALL it, no assumptions needed. --Ayoleftyz 00:07, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
I think there's confusion over 1) a label an artist is signed to and 2) a label that distributes an artist's records. Just because an artist is signed to a label, that might not mean the label distributes all his records. That could explain why G-Unit Records is not credited on the "I Get Money" and "Ayo Technology" vinyls. Template:Infobox musical artist#Label says to write "The record label or labels to which the act has been signed". This is different to Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums#Label, which says to write "the record label the album was originally released on". G-Unit Records may not distribute all his work, but it doesn't mean he's not signed to it. Ayoleftyz, you said 50 is only signed to G-Unit Records as part of the group and not as a solo artist. If a group is signed to a label, why isn't every member also signed? Spellcast 08:36, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
This is not always the case, look at Prodigy and Havoc of Mobb Deep for example. Both have or are going to release albums which are not on G-Unit. Prodigy may release H.N.I.C. 2 on G-Unit, but Return of the Mac was on an independent label. Also, I don't understand what you are saying, different labels distribute for different groups/artists. Shady/Aftermath/Interscope supposedly distributes for 50 Cent solo, while G-Unit/Interscope for G-Unit as a group. Yes, he is signed to G-Unit as part of the group or something like that (AS A GROUP, G-Unit is signed to G-Unit/Interscope), so maybe you could do this for his artist infobox, list all the labels that are already there, and also put "G-Unit (as part of the group G-Unit)". --- Realest4Life 13:57, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
Whoops, I just checked H.N.I.C. 2, it's on Infamous/Koch. There you go, and even Joell Ortiz' mixtape/album The Brick (Bodega Chronicles) was released on Koch even though he's signed to Aftermath. --- Realest4Life 13:59, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
That's what I'm saying! Just because an artist is signed to a label, it doesn't mean the label distributes all his stuff. Although Prodigy is signed to G-Unit Records, his album Return of the Mac was released on Koch. And just because 50 is signed to G-Unit Records, it doesn't mean G-Unit Records distributes all his stuff. It's true that as a group, G-Unit is signed to G-Unit/Interscope. What I don't get is how this excludes 50 from being signed to G-Unit Records. Spellcast 14:51, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
We are talking about 2 50 Cents here, "50 Cent solo", and "50 Cent from G-Unit". 50 Cent solo is distributed by Shady/Aftermath/Interscope (according to multiple sources, some of them are on your talk page), while 50 Cent from G-Unit is distributed by G-Unit/Interscope. We are not talking about the G-Unit group here. The group is signed to G-Unit/Interscope, but 50 Cent isn't necessarily signed to G-Unit solo just like Young Buck or Lloyd Banks (they have group deals and solo deals, or something like that). We have no confirmation that he is indeed signed to G-Unit solo, other than G-Unit being on the back cover of The Massacre. It is hard to explain, so that's why I said that maybe we could have it as "G-Unit (as part of the group G-Unit)". --- Realest4Life 15:07, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
I agree. If G-Unit as a group is signed to the label, then All of its individual members must also be signed. This is more likely in the case of G-Unit more than M.O.P. for example because the members are solo artists too. And also Ayoleftyz, if you read my first comment properly, you will notice that I have not pointed fingers at anybody. Just pointed out the fact that He keeps reverting without proper reason and I (and other editors) keep adding without proper reason. Thats why we are here disscussing, so we can all have reasons for our edits. not to point fingers. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 08:55, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
I did explain my edits now though, didn't I? --- Realest4Life 13:57, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
I'm a bit confused, what is the final dissiscion, do we leave G-Unit Records in 50 Cents infobox and his albums and singles infoboxes.--Shadyaftrmathgunit 11:18, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
I think we leave G-Unit in his artist infobox but not anywhere else, that's what I understood from what Spellcast said. --- Realest4Life 13:57, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
We leave G-Unit in his artist infobox. We also leave it on his albums/singles if they were released under G-Unit. I don't think 50 being signed to G-Unit Records automatically makes G-Unit Records distribute all his work. Spellcast 14:51, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
Well, from what I've seen so far, G-Unit doesn't distribute for too much of his stuff. I don't think the singles are distributed, maybe his albums have the G-Unit logo on them, but I don't know if they actually distribute. That's why I say maybe we should have G-Unit in the infobox and leave the singles/album infoboxes alone. --- Realest4Life 15:07, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
Shall we go by whats printed on the actual albums & singles? or by other sources?. I personally think we should use the albvums because they seem more accurate. Get Rich Or Die Tryin' didnt have any G-Unit logos because it wasnt created then and The Massacre did, and was released after G-Unit Records was founded. They seem to be right. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 14:59, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
I have restored The Massacre to the past release sof G-Unit Records. Also i have added his upcoming albums to the upcoming alvums list. If they turn out not to be released on G-Unit Records, then they can be removed. I added The Massacre because of the logos on the back. Is this the decision that we have come to? --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 15:30, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
I don't know, I am still kind of thinking about what Ayoleftyz said about the logo being for promotion, but we are just assuming, and the logo is there. But then so is Violator, and they don't distribute any of his releases. I kind of agree with The Massacre having G-Unit until we find out more about this (mostly because I don't feel like continuing this argument for any longer—we aren't really getting anywhere), but I don't know about his singles, I mean, anyone can see that his singles from Curtis have no G-Unit logos on their covers. This issue is really messed, so I agree with G-Unit being in the Massacre infobox for now, and in the artist's infobox for now, but that Violator thing should go (I think that's only a management company, not a label), and I don't think we should add it in his singles or in any other albums yet. Unless they have the G-Unit logo. --- Realest4Life 02:37, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
On the Violator website (http://www.violator.com/company.html they say stuff like
“ From a management company to a record label to a marketing group to a multi-media entertainment conglomerate... ”

and

“ Violator Records/Management has sold an average of 10 million records a year for the past 6 years, and Violator has seen the last 7 CDs by Violator–related artists enter the Billboard Top 200 Pop Album Charts in the Top 10. ”

which would imply that there also a record label and their logo in the top right corner says "Violator Records | Violator Management".--Shadyaftrmathgunit 15:43, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Yeh you're right, they are a record label and 50 Cent is signed to it. Should we add it to his infobox? Also any albums which have the logo on it should have it added too. It seems that the logos are not just for promotional purposes. It doesnt mean that they have to distribute the album because Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment can't distribute but they are still credited on all of 50 cents albums. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 17:22, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
Yes, but Shady and Aftermath are credited by several sources as imprints while a lot of them don't credit G-Unit (including some single covers), that is what this whole discussion is about. I got to go now so I'll talk later. --- Realest4Life 20:18, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
Yes, Shady & Aftermath cant distributre because they are imprints yet they are still credited on releases which would also make it possible for G-Unit Records ot be credited. I'm not sure what happening about the Violator thing though because there are other artists like P.Diddy who are also signed to it on their website. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 20:20, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
I guess that if he is signed to Violator RECORDS, and not "Management", then you could leave it in the artist's infobox, but I don't really know about adding it as a label to his songs/albums. I mean, I never saw anyone credit Violator Records as one of the distributors of his music, other than its logo appearing on the back cover of The Massacre. --- Realest4Life 00:46, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
Why isn't G Unit records credited in the infobox of the album Curtis but is credit in his discography and also in the The Massacre album infobox.--Shadyaftrmathgunit 12:36, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Because people just changed the articles without waiting for this discussion to end. I somewhat understand The Massacre (although this whole "Violator" thing is confusing), but I don't understand why people changed the other albums. --- Realest4Life 13:31, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

I think that our final decision should be to add G-Unit Records to his infobox along with Violator, but alo credit G-Unit in The Massacre infobox with all of its singles and also on The Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack. We should wait to see whether or not Curtis has any G-Unit logos before we add it to that article or its singles. Does everybody agree? --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 14:02, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
The GRODT OST shouldn't even be an issue, because it was released on G-Unit/Interscope. I agree with everything else, and we should do the same thing for Before I Self Destruct, but I really would like to find out somehow if he is signed to Violator Records or Violator Management. --- Realest4Life 14:06, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
You can check out their website here is you want --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 14:10, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
OK, I checked it out, and I guess it's OK to use it in his infobox. --- Realest4Life 14:14, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
I think that we should leave Curtis on the "Upcoming releases" of G-Unit Records because we are currently unsure howver anybody who comes to wikipedia to find out this stuff will expect it to be there. It wouldnt do any harm seeing as the album is coming out soon. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 14:42, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
Yeah but that would mean we are assuming it will be released on G-Unit, so it's kind of contradicting with what you said above. Just leave it until we are sure that it will be released on G-Unit, if it is credited on Curtis or something. --- Realest4Life 14:44, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
Actually, by that time, you can just add it to the "previous releases". --- Realest4Life 14:44, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
OK, I see what you mean. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 14:49, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

I guess we're finally done with this? Damn, this is a huge section. --- Realest4Life 14:51, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Yeh lol. It needed to be sorted though. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 15:39, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't mean to drag on this discussion, but G-Unit Records was recently added to The Massacre in 50 Cent discography. Ayoleftyz has a point about the logos being put for promotional use only. If G-Unit Records is added solely because of the logo, why shouldn't Violator be put as well? Those Billboard sites that Realest gave (link) shows which label the albums were distributed under. And G-Unit Records is not credited on his solo albums, so it shouldn't be credited on his solo work. Spellcast 12:52, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

OK, our original consensus was that The Massacre was distributed by G-Unit Records. Just because of another comment, do not go round changing them all back. Just leave them with "G-Unit" in the infobox for now untill we know 100% what we want. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 15:33, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
If the only proof you have is the album logos, why not add Violator? Also in the Australian CDs, it has the Shady, Aftermath, G-Unit, Interscope, and Violator logos, but it's only credited as "© Shady/Aftermath/Interscope" right below it. I guess the logos are there for promotional use only. Spellcast 18:44, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
Hold on, it's not what "we want", it's what is correct, now Billboard (a very reputable source) and many other sources credit Shady/Aftermath/Interscope as the distributors. So, G-Unit is probably for promotion. If Curtis will include that Vitamin Water logo or something are we supposed to credit it as a label?? What Spellcast said above, "© Shady/Aftermath/Interscope", that should be enough. This shouldn't even be an issue. Revert your edits now. --- Relax and take notes, while I take totes of the marijuana smoke 21:24, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
At the moment, the G-Unit Records website is inactive. Once it's up and running, the issue should be solved. But right now, unless solid evidence is provided to show that his solo stuff is distributed by G-Unit, it shouldn't be credited yet. Spellcast 02:48, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

All of 50 Cent's solo releases, which include The Massacre and its singles "Disco Inferno", "Candy Shop", "Just a Lil Bit", and "Outta Control" were distributed by Shady/Aftermath/Interscope. G-Unit doesn't distribute anything for 50 Cent solo. --- Who's the one you call Mr. Macho? The head honcho, swift fist like Camacho 20:04, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] **NOTICE** (to "Boss" and all G-Unit "know it all's")

G-Unit DOES NOT DISTRIBUTE 50 CENT MATERIAL NOR IS HE SIGNED AS AN INDIVIDUAL ARTIST TO G-UNIT RECORDS. Can you understand that "Boss"? The proof is within the actual Curtis CD if you happened to purchase it, on the back of the booklet, promotional and album versions it clearly says, "(c) 2007 Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records. All rights reserved." YES, the logo of G-Unit is on the booklet as well but OF COURSE it is, why wouldn't he put the logo of the record label he basically OWNS and leads as a group? It is very simple, 50 Cent is not signed to G-Unit (as an individual), nor does the label distribute him (as an individual). End of story and as Kanye "The First Day Sales King (as coined by Realest)" says, "Uh uuuuuuuhhh, you CAN'T TELL ME NOTHING!" --Ayoleftyz 20:12, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Exactly, the logo doesn't mean anything, and other than that logo, there is no proof that it is released under G-Unit, so 50 Cent's solo releases are distrbuted by Shady/Aftermath/Interscope. --- Who's the one you call Mr. Macho? The head honcho, swift fist like Camacho 20:18, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
Who were you refereing to when you said "all G-Unit "know it all's"--Shadyaftrmathgunit 15:49, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
The people who think they know everything when it comes to G-Unit when they really don't know anything. No reason to mention names, I think they know who they are. By the way, Curtis is inching ahead of Graduation. Right now it's number 1 on iTunes so 50 may slowly pass Kanye. --Ayoleftyz 15:55, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
BTW if you were referring to me, i don't think i know everything when it comes to G-Unit--Shadyaftrmathgunit 16:25, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
I didn't mention any names homie. --Ayoleftyz 18:00, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
Ok so the bottom line is this: 1) G-Unit Records do not distribute 50's solo material (unless evidence states otherwise) and 2) He is signed to G-Unit Records (as part of the group), but not as a solo artist. Also, I'm hoping Curtis doesn't overtake Graduation. That ought to teach 50 not to release such bad singles from the start. You're only as good as your last hit. Spellcast 21:10, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
Yeah but his last hit(s) was/were "I Get Money" and "Ayo Technology" (those are pretty big hits) but I getcha! --Ayoleftyz 21
13, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] **NOTICE** (to "Ayoleftyz" and all uncivil editors)

All you had to do was continue the existing conversation ion a civil way rather than come storming in. Why do you think that we had that huge section in the first place?. To disscuss the topic and to put forward sources etc to see what is correct. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 18:58, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Well, when you go on and on about something that has already been proven and discussed countless times, I think my kind of reply is justified and not "uncivil" haha. Also, how was I "storming in" lol, that just doesn't make sense. --Ayoleftyz 20:44, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Sometimes that's the only way other people will listen. --- Who's the one you call Mr. Macho? The head honcho, swift fist like Camacho 20:37, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, I suppose all these people who prefer to communicate outside of wikipedia about issues that everybody else is talking about here need these big notices. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 20:38, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
"Say what you say how you say it whenever you sayin' it, just remember how you said it when you was sprayin' it." A little bit of Em for you. --- Who's the one you call Mr. Macho? The head honcho, swift fist like Camacho 20:57, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Uh huh, "I Ain't Fucking With U" Surely you know who that was by?. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 21:01, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Watch what you say to me. That's it for me, before this turns into some kind of "quote war". --- Who's the one you call Mr. Macho? The head honcho, swift fist like Camacho 21:03, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, Lol --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 21:05, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
I think the notice was definitely needed, it did it's job didn't it? Did I get your attention? Yes, haha. --Ayoleftyz 21:39, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Haha I can't help but find this whole thread funny. What started as a simple question has turned into some kind of quote war and accusations of incivility. Do I sense some "wiki-beef" going on here?. C'mon fellas, there needs to be some more "G-Unity" shown in this place :D Spellcast 03:03, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Don't steal my phrases Spellcast or you're gonna put yourself in the middle of this wiki-battle son! I threw that "G-Unity" stuff at "Shadyaftrmath" or whatever his name is a few days ago haha. --Ayoleftyz 17:09, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lil Wayne

Someone should put info about the diss song he made towards Lil Wayne under the feuds section--Yankees10 17:31, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

No, the diss was weak. If 50 decide to go harder then something should be added —Preceding unsigned comment added by Debo7 (talk • contribs) 18:58, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, compared to the other feuds, it's really not that notable. Besides, Lil Wayne hasn't responded, so it can't even be classified as a controversy. Maybe if there's songs being traded back and forth, it could be included, but it's not really necessary. Spellcast 23:23, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Ok, i'll wait until (or if) he responds to put it back.--Yankees10 01:56, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

lil wayne said that he didnt even kno that 50 knew about him and is fine with bein dissed, well, tapped by 50..... not notable - NJ Rock 20:38, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

lil wayne has stated that he doesnt want a problem with 50 cent and has stated that he will not reply to any diss and that 50 calling him a whore is a complement saying that lil wayne gets pussy

the song gossip is sort of aimed at 50 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.148.190.252 (talk) 18:32, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Instruments

This keeps being added to the infobox. Correct me if I'm wrong, but since when does 50 play the keyboards, percussion, and synthesizer? Spellcast 20:05, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

If he doesn't, what did he used when he produced the Curtis as he is credited as the executive producer.--Shadyaftrmathgunit 21:33, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
You're getting a record producer (the person who makes the beats) confused with an executive producer. There's no way 50 can make all the beats on his own album! He's not Dr. Dre. Spellcast 11:41, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox - Label section

In the labels section in the infobox, is there any way to show that he's not signed to JMJ and Columbia because it currently looks like he is, but he isnt, cant we add the years he was singed onto the label next to it?.--Shadyaftrmathgunit 15:49, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

I often think the same thing, that it would be better with dates to enable users to see when he was signed to the labels. But according to Template:Infobox_musical_artist#Label, we shouldnt have dates and should save them for the main article. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 19:00, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

If you're worried about people being misled about the labels, shouldn't you also be concerned about the occupations? What if the infobox had this: "Rapper (1997-2008)", "actor (2003-present)", entrepreneur (2003-present)", and "record producer (2008-present)"? Hopefully you can see how unnecessary that looks and understand why it's better left for the article. The same applies to the labels. Spellcast 18:51, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 50 Cent discography FAC nomination

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/50 Cent discography.--Shadyaftrmathgunit 20:31, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Song With Ciara/ Lloyd Banks Song

In the video of the song with Ciara ("Can't Leave 'Em Alone"), there's a part in the video where 50 Cent is holding Ciara close to his body while the camerea is watching it from 50's back. Didn't Lloyd Banks do something like that with a girl in the "Help" music video? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.175.36.162 (talk) 04:41, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] FA/A class article

What will it take to get this article to a FA or A class article.--Shadyaftrmathgunit 21:17, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Haha don't worry Shady, there is no deadline. We've got plenty of time. Spellcast 18:51, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Glaceau profit

I know there's sources out there (link) saying he made $400 million off the glaceau investment, but those are just estimates. Nothing was ever officially confirmed he made that much. Besides, Forbes magazine estimated the value to be $100 million. Spellcast 05:23, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

Also, I reverted this edit for the meantime because there's too much trivial and possibly incorrect info.

  • The stuff on Jah the stick up kid is non-notable and off-topic.
  • The 2007 probation belongs in Wikinews.
  • In the '94 arrest, I don't think the girl he was with was his girlfriend, just someone he worked with.[7].
  • He met JMJ in '96.[8][9].
  • It was never officially confirmed he made $400 million off glaceau. Spellcast 18:34, 29 September 2007 (UTC) ballsack
Nice work as usual Spell. TayquanhollaMy work 20:21, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
On G-Unit Radio Part 25-Sabrinas Baby Boy, G-Unit members rap about 50 Cent making $400 Million. I can say tracks etc if you want. Just thought i'd point it out while this topic is here. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 20:36, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 50 cent net worth

i heard its 440 million dollars —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.187.133.234 (talk) 01:21, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

I heard 320 million????

[edit] 50 cent day

http://www.sixshot.com/news/8144/ --Prisonbreak12345 16:34, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

and brandon brincefield was added to g unit records aka b-dup

[edit] Re: Shooting/Earlier Career

  • This article needs better sourcing than other wikipedia pages. The timeline and details under early career and his shooting is not consistent with 50 Cent's movie Get Rich or Die Tryin'


[edit] Sales

"50 Cent achieved multi-platinum success with both albums, selling over twenty-one million records worldwide." This is linked to a Time article in which 50 is the source of the "21 million records" statement. Can we get a better source (and count)? All I can find is this, from the RIAA: http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=3&table=tblTopArt&action=

He's listed here at 11 million units total. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.173.149.143 (talk) 06:41, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

The RIAA only refers to U.S. sales, not worldwide. Spellcast (talk) 08:03, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Understood. I knew the difference. I'm asking for a legit worldwide count somewhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.173.149.143 (talk) 02:28, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Here's some sources saying 20 million.[10][11]. He obviously would've sold another million after Curtis. I don't see why the Time magazine source should be unreliable just because it comes from 50. Spellcast (talk) 01:20, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Films

Would it be a good idea to have a new sub-heading about films? 50's always working on something new these days, and he's always got something to say... just wondering whether it's worth it... -- Harish - 21:01, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Coke scandal in Croatia

Does this warrant inclusion in the article? I don't follow his career so I can't say what kind of an impact this had on it (if at all). The video in question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R0iFfSd07E&feature=related Wikingus (talk) 16:24, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

it had no impact on his career and wasnt publicized at all but 50 did make a reference to it in a song saying "They say i sniffed coke in Croatia, man i dont get high"

[edit] Conflict in the article

The article says under the headline Shooting that:

"His friend also sustained a gunshot wound to the hand. They were driven to the hospital where he spent thirteen days in recovery."

Yet later in the text there is mentioned that:

"He used a walker for the first six weeks and recovered after five months. When he left the hospital, he stayed in the Poconos with his then-girlfriend and son. His physical workout regimen helped him attain his muscular physique.[4][8][29]"

This is confusing and should be corrected —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kuithei (talk • contribs) 13:05, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

It means he spent 13 days in hospital but didn't fully "rehabilitate" after 5 months. I've hopefully fixed the wording. Spellcast (talk) 20:33, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

50 cent did not get shot this is not a lie!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Doucette1996 (talk • contribs) 23:02, 4 January 2008 (UTC)


http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=aa4_1203448292<--- might wanna mention the part that deals with his support for bush 50 Cent was shot 3 times not nine.

[edit] Glacéau

It's questioned whether he made $100 or 400 million. Those early reports saying 400 million were false and Glacéau said it was "erroneous".[12] Forbes magazine is the most reliable source for this and they say it's 100 million after taxes.[13] Spellcast (talk) 00:15, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wrote: Baby Brother Book?

In working on this orphan: Baby Brother: An Urban Erotic Appetizer which is apparently a book authored by 50 and Noire, I thought a section should be added to this page, but perhaps those who have been working here would prefer to add it as they see fit? Elliott Shultz (talk) 05:12, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Criticism of lyrics

Surely there should be a mention of the controversy over his influence on "girls, cars and cash" culture? He's been accused of promoting prostitution (P.I.M.P) and inciting violence. Having scantily clad girls all over him in his videos has certainly been seen as promoting the idea that all women are prostitutes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.132.132.26 (talk) 07:11, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

He had NO influence on gangsta culture - it was established long before him, back in the 90's. Netrat_msk (talk) 00:17, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 50 cent was shot three times

There was a police report on thesmokinggun, but for some reason it's no longer there... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ronjohn (talk • contribs)

The report is kind of sketchy. It says three times "on the right" and then the rest of the sentence looks cut off. He couldn't of just been shot there when there's videos of him showing wounds in other places including his left cheek. Any thoughts on that report? Spellcast (talk) 14:32, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fake Album !!!

50 Cent Terminator (The Curtis Jackson Chronicles) < < < This False Album Been Added To The Discography Recently, And Must Be Deleted Immediatley ! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.3.94.18 (talk) 23:29, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] House burning down incident

Should this be included, its not often someones house burns own. We can get sources together if its worthy of adding to his private life section. --— Realist2 (Come Speak To Me) 02:40, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Include this incident. It is bizzare that it is not there. Here's text from CNN.

'Suspicious' fire destroys rapper 50 Cent's home Story Highlights Authorities investigate blaze at rapper 50 Cent's home

Mansion had been center of dispute between rapper, former girlfriend

Six people, including rapper's 10-year-old son, taken to hospital for smoke inhalation

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DIX HILLS, New York (AP) -- A multimillion-dollar home at the center of a bitter dispute between 50 Cent and the mother of his son was destroyed by a suspicious fire early Friday.


An arson squad is investigating a fire that destroyed a home owned by rapper 50 Cent.

Six people, including 50's ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins and their 10-year-old son, Marquise, were taken to a hospital after suffering smoke inhalation and later released. A firefighter also suffered a minor eye injury, officials said.

50, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, doesn't live in the home and wasn't there at the time.

"Informed this morning while filming a new motion picture on location in Louisiana, Curtis Jackson expressed deep concern over this fire at his property," a representative for 50 said in a statement. "He is extremely thankful that everyone including his son, Marquise, escaped the burning house safely. He is confident that authorities will be conducting a thorough investigation of the incident and is eager to review their findings."

The home was essentially burned to the ground, with charred embers and wreckage littering the lot where the home once stood in the tree-lined neighborhood in Dix Hills.

Investigators from the Suffolk County arson squad were called to the scene after Dix Hills Fire Chief Larry Feld deemed the blaze suspicious. The fire was reported at 4:59 a.m. and was extinguished about 45 minutes later, Feld said. The arson squad had finished its work at the scene six hours after the blaze.

He referred the case to the arson squad "because of the intensity of the fire, and also being that who belongs to the house."

Police said the victims included the rapper's former girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins and two of her children, including a son fathered by 50 Cent named Marquise. Three other adults in the home weren't immediately identified.

A passing off-duty police officer helped rescue the six people off an elevated deck in the home's backyard, Feld said.

The home has been the subject of an intense feud between 50 and Tompkins.

Tompkins filed a lawsuit against 50 earlier this year claiming he had promised her a house more than a decade ago, but that since their breakup, he now wants to evict her and their 10-year-old son from the home.

Tompkins' lawyer, Paul Catsandonis, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that the dispute over the house had become "extremely, extremely contentious" in recent days. Although he declined to be specific, he said there was an "extremely dangerous incident" Monday in his Manhattan office while taking a deposition for the lawsuit.

The dispute was "involving the parties in question," he said.

He said the case was back on the calendar in state Supreme Court in Manhattan on June 10.

Catsandonis said the 31-year-old rapper paid about $2.4 million for the house last year, one of the largest in the Long Island neighborhood of Dix Hills. He said 50, who grew up surrounded by violence and was once shot outside his grandmother's Queens home in 2000, had told the 32-year-old Tompkins that he wanted her and their son to live in a safe and secure place. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.146.224.18 (talk) 02:17, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Until the full story is known its best to leave it, nothing is certain at the moment. — Realist2 (Come Speak To Me) 18:49, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] romania sunt george

din toate melodiile imi plac ale tare 50 CENT...................................... ESTI TARE 50 CENT IMI PLACE 50 CENT CANDY SOHP —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.107.28.51 (talk) 16:08, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Court ruling

I added this NY court ruling: New York State Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead on June 11, 2008 ruled that “50 Cent cannot sell his Dix Hills, Long Island $ 2.4 million property, must deposit fire insurance proceeds into a trust account pendente lite, and that, Shaniqua Tompkins pay him May $ 4,500 rent.” Tompkins sued 50 Cent for half of his estate.Reuters, New York judge bars 50 Cent from selling propertynytimes.com, 50 Cent Can't Sell Long Island Home--Florentino floro (talk) 10:00, 11 June 2008 (UTC)