What's 50 Cent Last Name?

50 Cent is the popular name for an American Rapper Curtis James Jackson III. He was born on July 6, 1975 in Southern Jamaica, Queens. His mother was a cocaine dealer and was murdered when he was only eight years old. He was raised by his grandparents. He also started drug dealing when he was only 12 years old. 

He began boxing and also competed for junior olympics. In the year 1996, he discovered his talent for rapping. His first official song was React which he did with a group called Onyx. His actual fame came when he started working with Eminem in the year 2002. His own albums Get Rich or Die Trying and The Massacre were very successful and sold around 21 million copies around the world.