History Music / FiftyCent

* AnimatedMusicVideo: The "Piggy Bank" video was done completely with CGI, which allowed for some rather unflattering portrayals of some of 50's rivals he calls out in the song, with Jadakiss depicted as a [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Ninja Turtle]] and The Game as a Mr. Potato Head.

%%* MurderBallad
* {{Narcissist}}: Not that this isn't the norm for his brand of rap, but you'd think he'd at least come up with a more inventive album cover: His first two albums featured a shot from him roughly from the waist up and shirtless, the following two featured a close-up shot of him. It wasn't until the fifth, ''Animal Ambition'', that something else is featured (a shot of a lion's face).

* TakeThat: He literally built his career on this trope.

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975 in Queens, New York), also known by his gang name 50 Cent, is an American rapper.

* FreestyleVersion: freaquantly on his and G-Unit's mixtapes.

* IntercourseWithYou: "Candy Shop" and "Amusement Park". "Amusement Park" wasn't as successful because fans realized it was literally [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks the same song]] as "Candy Shop" with the [[UnusualEuphemism metaphor]] changed.
There's also First Date and his guest verse on Olivia's In My Bedroom.

* WebOriginal: a '''lot'''. He really loves to use the Internet for promotion. Some videos that he produces are made to promote other artists and others as {{Take That}}s against other musicians that he dislikes. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Some of them are really funny.]]
And that's not to mention all his Instagram content.
* WolverinePublicity: Although not always for music. That being said his last features outside of the world of rap were, er, [[Music/PussycatDolls Nicole Scherzinger]] and Music/{{EdSheeran}}.

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), also known by his gang name 50 Cent, is an American rapper.

* ArchEnemy: Unquestionably Ja Rule; 50 Cent has said that they'll probably never be friends. He's also had beefs with Music/{{TheGame}}, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Music/{{Nas}}, and Music/{{RickRoss}}.

* ArchEnemy: Unquestionably Ja Rule; 50 Cent has said that they'll probably never be friends. He's also had beefs with Music/{{TheGame}}, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Music/{{Nas, and Music/{{RickRoss}}.

* ArchEnemy: Unquestionably Ja Rule; 50 Cent has said that they'll probably never be friends. He's also had beefs with music/TheGame, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Music{{Nas, and music/RickRoss.

* RageAgainstTheMentor: Got some of this from music/TheGame, whom 50 kicked out of G-Unit for "disloyalty" at what proved to be the high point of both artists' careers. He's also got this later from some of the rest of G-Unit, most notably Young Buck.

* WolverinePublicity: Although not always for music. That being said his last features outside of the world of rap were, er, [[Music/PussycatDolls Nicole Scherzinger]] and music/EdSheeran.

* ArchEnemy: Unquestionably Ja Rule; 50 Cent has said that they'll probably never be friends. He's also had beefs with music/theGame, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Music/{{Nas}}, and {music/RickRoss.

* ArchEnemy: Unquestionably Ja Rule; 50 Cent has said that they'll probably never be friends. He's also had beefs with the Game, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Music/{{Nas}}, and Rick Ross.

* CursedWithAwesome: His distinctive voice partially resulted from his injuries.

* RageAgainstTheMentor: Got some of this from The Game, whom 50 kicked out of G-Unit for "disloyalty" at what proved to be the high point of both artists' careers. He's also got this later from some of the rest of G-Unit, most notably Young Buck.

* WolverinePublicity: Although not always for music. That being said his last feature outside of the world of rap was, er, [[Music/PussycatDolls Nicole Scherzinger]].

* RageAgainstTheMentor: Got some of this from The Game, whom 50 kicked out of G-Unit for "disloyalty" at what proved to be the high point of both artists' careers. He's also been got this later from some of the rest of G-Unit.

[[Creator/RossNoble Also works part-time in Ashington as a peat layer.]]

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: People can be taken by surprise when they see that behind Fifty's image as a hardcore, hustling, rapping street gangster, he really is a softspeaking, humble, calm, well-read and intellectual man. Even Robert Greene, the author of ''48 Laws of Power'', admitted that he was surprised by Fifty's "Zen-like calmness" and deep philosophical knowledge when he met him the first time.

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), also known by his gang name 50 Cent, is a gangsta rap artist known for surviving being shot nine times. That is his entire public persona.

He is associated with Music/DrDre and Music/{{Eminem}}, as well as his posse, G-Unit. He was the face of rap music during much of the Zeroes, and his first two studio albums have sold a combined twenty-one million copies, and has starred in several films and video games, such as ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin''', ''50 Cent: Bulletproof'', and ''VideoGame/FiftyCentBloodOnTheSand''. He is also a producer and supporting actor on the Starz original series ''Series/{{Power}}''.

* "How to Rob''
* "In Da Club''
* "Wanksta''
* "21 Questions''
* "P.I.M.P.''
* "If I Can't''
* "Disco Inferno''
* "Candy Shop''
* "Just a Lil Bit''
* "Outta Control''
* "Ayo Technology''
* "Baby By Me''
* "My Life''

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Said on an episode of the Graham Norton show that after being shot nine times, he was praying to God to save him. Creator/JimmyCarr, who was also a guest, immediately pointed out the [[FridgeLogic glaring hole in his logic]]:
-->'''Jimmy''': If it was a higher power, why didn't he stop the man from shooting you in the first place?\\
'''50 Cent''': ''(look of legitimate surprise and bewilderment)''

* BulletproofVest: His IconicItem. Notably, his clothing line originally came in XXL only, in order to fit over them.
** Saying this, though, 50 Cent refers to his vests as being made out of Teflon rather than Kevlar. Teflon's only used to coat armor-piercing bullets (otherwise, they would wear down the rifling in the barrel much faster than regular bullets); having it on your vest will ''not'' help you.

* GloryDays: 2003-2007 were the years 50 Cent was referred as one of the best rappers around. Now people generally consider him to be washed up and overrated.
* HasTwoMommies: He wrote in his autobiography that his mother was lesbian and had a relationship with another woman.
* HeroicBuild
* {{Hypocrite}}: After ''GRODT'', he started doing duets in his later songs despite calling out his rival Ja Rule for doing the same thing in his earlier years.
* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: Response to criticism of his ridiculously-wild first pitch at a New York Mets game:
-->'''50 Cent''': I'm a hustler, not a damn ball player.
* InDaClub: The {{Trope Namer|s}}.

* MadeOfIron: Made a living out of it.
* ManChild: 50 Cent comes off as this for his antics on social media.

* {{Mentors}}: Eminem and (to a lesser extent) Dr. Dre.
** MentorOccupationalHazard: [[Music/RunDMC Jam Master Jay]], potentially murdered in a failed hit on 50 himself.

--> In the hood they identify [[NWordPrivileges niggaz]] by they cars / So I switch off bass to stay off the radar
* MurderBallad
* {{Narcissist}}: Not that this isn't the norm for his brand of rap, but you'd think he'd at least come up with a more inventive album cover.

* NotQuiteDead: One would think shooting a guy nine times would finish him off.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's one of the richest musicians alive. Most of it isn't through music.
** Does this really count if his endeavors outside of music are highlighted in almost all of his interviews and even some of his music? The very first line of "I Get Money" is about his deal with Vitamin Water.
* ParentalAbandonment: He's never even met his father.

* RageAgainstTheMentor: Got some of this from the Game, whom 50 kicked out of G-Unit for "disloyalty" at what proved to be the high point of both artists' careers.
** He's also been getting this recently from some of the rest of G-Unit.
* RagsToRiches: He's one of the few musicians that can't be accused of selling out, as his entire thing is this trope.
* RaisedByGrandparents

* TurnOfTheMillennium

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Said on an episode of the Graham Norton show that after being shot nine times, he was praying to God to save him. JimmyCarr, who was also a guest, immediately pointed out the [[FridgeLogic glaring hole in his logic]]:

* ComebackSong: "My Life" with Music/{{Eminem}} and Creator/AdamLevine from Music/{{Maroon 5}}.

He is associated with DrDre and Music/{{Eminem}}, as well as his posse, G-Unit. He was the face of rap music during much of the Zeroes, and his first two studio albums have sold a combined twenty-one million copies, and has starred in several films and video games, such as ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin''', ''50 Cent: Bulletproof'', and ''VideoGame/FiftyCentBloodOnTheSand''. He is also a producer and supporting actor on the Starz original series ''Series/{{Power}}''.

* PlayingWithSyringes: The beginning of the video for "In Da Club" features 50 being designed by scientists in a lab, while Dr. Dre and Music/{{Eminem}} look on approvingly in lab coats.

-->--'''TheRapCritic''' on 50 Cent's favorite themes

* NonActorVehicle: His film career (with a filmography rivalling that of NicolasCage in recent years) is basically this.

* {{Hypocrite}}: After ''GRODT'', he started doing duets in his later songs despite calling out his rival Ja Rule for doing it in his songs.

* NeverLiveItDown: 50 threw a epically bad first pitch at a Mets game in 2014. For some reason, this incident follows him around.

He is associated with DrDre and Music/{{Eminem}}, as well as his posse, G-Unit. He was the face of rap music during much of the Zeroes, and his first two studio albums have sold a combined twenty-one million copies, and has starred in several films and video games, such as ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin''', ''50 Cent: Bulletproof'', and ''VideoGame/FiftyCentBloodOnTheSand''.

[[RossNoble Also works part-time in Ashington as a peat layer.]]

* ComebackSong: "My Life" with Eminem and AdamLevine from Music/{{Maroon 5}}.