History Trivia / FiftyCent

* PromotedFanboy: Like many artists within the music industry, and especially in the hip hop community, he is a fan of Robert Greene and his books, particulary his ''48 Laws of Power.'' In 2009, he co-wrote ''The 50th Law'' with Greene; a book that continues with the theme of personal power that Greene's 48 Laws began with.

* PromotedFanboy: Like many artists within the music industry, and especially in the hip hop community, he is a fan of Robert Greene and his books, particulary his ''48 Laws of Power.'' In 2009, he co-wrote ''The 50th Law'' together with Greene; a book that continues with the theme of personal power that Greene's 48 Laws began with.

* PromotedFanboy: Like many artists within the music industry, and especially in the hip hop community, he is a fan of Robert Greene and his books, particulary his ''48 Laws of Power.'' In 2009, he got to partner with Greene to write the book ''The 50th Law'' with him; a book that continues with the theme of personal power that Greene's 48 Laws began with.

* PromotedFanboy: Like many artists within the music industry, and especially in the hip hop community, he is a fan of Robert Greene and his books, particulary his ''48 Laws of Power.'' In 2009, he got to partner with Greene in order to write the book ''The 50th Law'' with him; a book that continues with the theme of personal power that Greene's 48 Laws began with.

* PromotedFanboy: Like many artists within the music industry, and especially in the hip hop community, he is a fan of Robert Greene and his books, particulary his ''48 Laws of Power.'' In 2009, he got to co-write with Greene the book ''The 50th Law.''

* CreatorKiller: ''Curtis'', particularly the media storm he built around it, ruined his career and image virtually overnight. His 2003 debut album ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' is widely considered to be a classic of early '00s HipHop, and is one of the best-selling rap albums of all time, but his 2005 {{sophomore|slump}} album ''The Massacre'' received a very polarized reaction from both critics and fans, though "Candy Shop" managed to be another massive hit in spite of the contentious nature of its parent album. With people questioning his staying power, Fifty, in an attempt to build hype around ''Curtis'', boastfully announced to the public that if Music/KanyeWest's album ''Graduation'' sold more copies than ''Curtis'' during their first week of release (both albums were deliberately released on the same day), he would officially retire from rapping. This drew the ire of many fans, who began to perceive him as an arrogant prick on top of being a mediocre talent, and fed the increasingly strong sentiment that Fifty had nothing to offer other than beefs. The fact that Fifty went back on his word when ''Graduation'' did indeed sell far more copies than ''Curtis'' was the finishing blow. By 2008, absolutely no one gave a shit about Fifty or G-Unit, and while "In da Club", "21 Questions", and "Candy Shop" still got airplay every once in a while, the beef with Kanye that he lost without Kanye even doing anything was still fresh in people's minds. His fourth album, 2009's ''Before I Self Destruct'', was both a critical and commercial failure, and the album ''Animal Ambition'' was stuck in DevelopmentHell before quietly being released in 2014. Luckily for him, he managed to find a decent career in acting, gaining supporting roles on Creator/{{Starz}} hit series ''Series/{{Power}}'' (where he's also an executive producer) as well as several films including ''Film/{{Southpaw}}'' and ''Film/EscapePlan'', and as an online entrepreneur with [=ThisIs50.com=] and other surrounding ventures.

* CreatorKiller: ''Curtis'', particularly the media storm he built around it, ruined his career and image virtually overnight. His 2003 debut album ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' is widely considered to be a classic of early '00s HipHop, and is one of the best-selling rap albums of all time, but his 2005 {{sophomore|slump}} album ''The Massacre'' received a very polarized reaction from both critics and fans, though "Candy Shop" managed to be another massive hit in spite of the contentious nature of its parent album. With people questioning his staying power, Fifty, in an attempt to build hype around ''Curtis'', boastfully announced to the public that if Music/KanyeWest's album ''Graduation'' sold more copies than ''Curtis'' during their first week of release (both albums were deliberately released on the same day), he would officially retire from rapping. This drew the ire of many fans, who began to perceive him as an arrogant prick on top of being a mediocre talent, and fed the increasingly strong sentiment that Fifty had nothing to offer other than beefs. The fact that Fifty went back on his word when ''Graduation'' did indeed sell far more copies than ''Curtis'' was the finishing blow. By 2008, absolutely no one gave a shit about Fifty or G-Unit, and while "In da Club", "21 Questions", and "Candy Shop" still got airplay every once in a while, the beef with Kanye that he lost without Kanye even doing anything was still fresh in people's minds. His fourth album, 2009's ''Before I Self Destruct'', was both a critical and commercial failure, and the album ''Animal Ambition'' was stuck in DevelopmentHell before quietly being released in 2014. While ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' still has many fans, Fifty himself is now seen as a joke by the rap community, and it is telling that over a decade later, people will still point to the Kanye beef as the point where Fifty's musical career effectively ended. Luckily for him, he managed to find a decent career in acting, gaining supporting roles on Creator/{{Starz}} hit series ''Series/{{Power}}'' (where he's also an executive producer) as well as several films including ''Film/{{Southpaw}}'' and ''Film/EscapePlan'', and as an online entrepreneur with [=ThisIs50.com=] and other surrounding ventures.

* CreatorKiller: ''Curtis'', particularly the media storm he built around it, ruined his career and image virtually overnight. His 2003 debut album ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' is widely considered to be a classic of early '00s HipHop, and is one of the best-selling rap albums of all time, but his 2005 {{sophomore|slump}} album ''The Massacre'' received a very polarized reaction from both critics and fans, though "Candy Shop" managed to be another massive hit in spite of the contentious nature of its parent album. With people questioning his staying power, Fifty, in an attempt to build hype around ''Curtis'', boastfully announced to the public that if Music/KanyeWest's album ''Graduation'' sold more copies than ''Curtis'' during their first week of release (both albums were deliberately released on the same day), he would officially retire from rapping. This drew the ire of many fans, who began to perceive him as an arrogant prick on top of being a mediocre talent, and fed the increasingly strong sentiment that Fifty had nothing to offer other than beefs. The fact that Fifty went back on his word when ''Graduation'' did indeed sell far more copies than ''Curtis'' was the finishing blow. By 2008, absolutely no one gave a shit about Fifty or G-Unit, and while "In da Club", "21 Questions", and "Candy Shop" still got airplay every once in a while, the beef with Kanye that he lost without Kanye even doing anything was still fresh in people's minds. His fourth album, 2009's ''Before I Self Destruct'', was both a critical and commercial failure, and the album ''Animal Ambition'' was stuck in DevelopmentHell before quietly being released in 2014. While ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' still has many fans, Fifty himself is now seen as a joke by the rap community, and it is telling that over a decade later, people will still point to the Kanye beef as the point where Fifty's musical career effectively ended. Luckily for him, he managed to find a decent career in acting, gaining supporting roles on ''Series/{{Power}}'' (where he's also an executive producer) as well as films including ''Film/{{Southpaw}}'' and ''Film/EscapePlan'', and as an online entrepreneur with [=ThisIs50.com=] and other surrounding ventures.

* CreatorKiller: ''Curtis'', particularly the media storm he built around it, ruined his career and image virtually overnight. His 2003 debut album ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' is widely considered to be a classic of early '00s HipHop, and is one of the best-selling rap albums of all time, but his 2005 {{sophomore|slump}} album ''The Massacre'' received a very polarized reaction from both critics and fans, though "Candy Shop" managed to be another massive hit in spite of the contentious nature of its parent album. With people questioning his staying power, Fifty, in an attempt to build hype around ''Curtis'', boastfully announced to the public that if Music/KanyeWest's album ''Graduation'' sold more copies than ''Curtis'' during their first week of release (both albums were deliberately released on the same day), he would officially retire from rapping. This drew the ire of many fans, who began to perceive him as an arrogant prick on top of being a mediocre talent, and fed the increasingly strong sentiment that Fifty had nothing to offer other than beefs. The fact that Fifty went back on his word when ''Graduation'' did indeed sell far more copies than ''Curtis'' was the finishing blow. By 2008, absolutely no one gave a shit about Fifty or G-Unit, and while "In da Club", "21 Questions", and "Candy Shop" still got airplay every once in a while, the beef with Kanye that he lost without Kanye even doing anything was still fresh in people's minds. His fourth album, 2009's ''Before I Self Destruct'', was both a critical and commercial failure, and the album ''Animal Ambition'' was stuck in DevelopmentHell before quietly being released in 2014. While ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' still has many fans, Fifty himself is now seen as a joke by the rap community, and it is telling that over a decade later, people will still point to the Kanye beef as the point where Fifty's musical career effectively ended. Luckily for him, he managed to find a decent career in acting, gaining supporting roles on ''Series/{{Power}}'' (where he's also an executive producer) as well as other films including ''Film/{{Southpaw}}'' and ''Film/EscapePlan'', and as an online entrepreneur with [=ThisIs50.com=] and other surrounding ventures.

* CreatorKiller: ''Curtis'', particularly the media storm he built around it, ruined his career and image virtually overnight. His 2003 debut album ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' is widely considered to be a classic of early '00s HipHop, and is one of the best-selling rap albums of all time, but his 2005 {{sophomore|slump}} album ''The Massacre'' received a very polarized reaction from both critics and fans, though "Candy Shop" managed to be another massive hit in spite of the contentious nature of its parent album. With people questioning his staying power, Fifty, in an attempt to build hype around ''Curtis'', boastfully announced to the public that if Music/KanyeWest's album ''Graduation'' sold more copies than ''Curtis'' during their first week of release (both albums were deliberately released on the same day), he would officially retire from rapping. This drew the ire of many fans, who began to perceive him as an arrogant prick on top of being a mediocre talent, and fed the increasingly strong sentiment that Fifty had nothing to offer other than beefs. The fact that Fifty went back on his word when ''Graduation'' did indeed sell far more copies than ''Curtis'' was the finishing blow. By 2008, absolutely no one gave a shit about Fifty or G-Unit, and while "In da Club", "21 Questions", and "Candy Shop" still got airplay every once in a while, the beef with Kanye that he lost without Kanye even doing anything was still fresh in people's minds. His fourth album, 2009's ''Before I Self Destruct'', was both a critical and commercial failure, and the album ''Animal Ambition'' was stuck in DevelopmentHell before quietly being released in 2014. While ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' still has many fans, Fifty himself is now seen as a joke by the rap community, and it is telling that over a decade later, people will still point to the Kanye beef as the point where Fifty's musical career effectively ended. Luckily for him, he managed to find a decent career in acting, working on ''Series/{{Power}}'' (where he's also an executive producer) and having had a supporting role in ''Film/{{Southpaw}}'', and as an online entrepreneur with [=ThisIs50.com=] and other surrounding ventures.

* CreatorKiller: ''Curtis'', particularly the media storm he built around it, ruined his career and image virtually overnight. His 2003 debut album ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' is widely considered to be a classic of early '00s HipHop, and is one of the best-selling rap albums of all time, but his 2005 {{sophomore|slump}} album ''The Massacre'' received a very polarized reaction from both critics and fans, though "Candy Shop" managed to be another massive hit in spite of the contentious nature of its parent album. With people questioning his staying power, Fifty, in an attempt to build hype around ''Curtis'', boastfully announced to the public that if Music/KanyeWest's album ''Graduation'' sold more copies than ''Curtis'' during their first week of release (both albums were deliberately released on the same day), he would officially retire from rapping. This drew the ire of many fans, who began to perceive him as an arrogant prick on top of being a mediocre talent, and fed the increasingly strong sentiment that Fifty had nothing to offer other than beefs. The fact that Fifty went back on his word when ''Graduation'' did indeed sell far more copies than ''Curtis'' was the finishing blow. By 2008, absolutely no one gave a shit about Fifty or G-Unit, and while "In da Club", "21 Questions", and "Candy Shop" still got airplay every once in a while, the beef with Kanye that he lost without Kanye even doing anything was still fresh in people's minds. His fourth album, 2009's ''Before I Self Destruct'', was both a critical and commercial failure, and the album ''Animal Ambition'' was stuck in DevelopmentHell before quietly being released in 2014. While ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' still has many fans, Fifty himself is now seen as a joke by the rap community, and it is telling that over a decade later, people will still point to the Kanye beef as the point where Fifty's musical career effectively ended. Luckily for him, he managed to find a decent career in acting, working on ''Series/{{Power}}'' (where he's also an executive producer), and had a supporting role in ''Film/{{Southpaw}}''.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: "How to Rob" takes shot after shot at various rappers and singers who were big names in 1999. Over twenty years later, it's a given that listeners might not get all the references right away.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: "How to Rob" takes shot after shot at various rappers and singers who were big names in 1999. Almost twenty years later, it's a given that listeners might not get all the references right away.

* CreatorKiller: ''Curtis'', particularly the media storm he built around it, ruined his career and image virtually overnight. His 2003 debut album ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' is widely considered to be a classic of early '00s HipHop, and is one of the best-selling rap albums of all time, but his 2005 {{sophomore|slump}} album ''The Massacre'' received a very polarized reaction from both critics and fans, though "Candy Shop" managed to be another massive hit in spite of the contentious nature of its parent album. With people questioning his staying power, Fifty, in an attempt to build hype around ''Curtis'', boastfully announced to the public that if Music/KanyeWest's album ''Graduation'' sold more copies than ''Curtis'' during their first week of release (both albums were deliberately released on the same day), he would officially retire from rapping. This drew the ire of many fans, who began to perceive him as an arrogant prick on top of being a mediocre talent, and fed the increasingly strong sentiment that Fifty had nothing to offer other than beefs. The fact that Fifty went back on his word when ''Graduation'' did indeed sell far more copies than ''Curtis'' was the finishing blow. By 2008, absolutely no one gave a shit about Fifty or G-Unit, and while "In da Club", "21 Questions", and "Candy Shop" still got airplay every once in a while, the beef with Kanye that he lost without Kanye even doing anything was still fresh in people's minds. His fourth album, 2009's ''Before I Self Destruct'', was both a critical and commercial failure, and the album ''Animal Ambition'' was stuck in DevelopmentHell before quietly being released in 2014. While ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' still has many fans, Fifty himself is now seen as a joke by the rap community, and it is telling that over a decade later, people will still point to the Kanye beef as the point where Fifty's musical career effectively ended. Luckily for him,he managed to find a decent career in acting, working on Series/{{Power}} (where he's also an executive producer), and had a supporting role in Film/{{Southpaw}}

* CreatorKiller: ''Curtis'', particularly the media storm he built around it, ruined his career and image virtually overnight. His 2003 debut album ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' is widely considered to be a classic of early '00s HipHop, and is one of the best-selling rap albums of all time, but his 2005 {{sophomore|slump}} album ''The Massacre'' received a very polarized reaction from both critics and fans, though "Candy Shop" managed to be another massive hit in spite of the contentious nature of its parent album. With people questioning his staying power, Fifty, in an attempt to build hype around ''Curtis'', boastfully announced to the public that if Music/KanyeWest's album ''Graduation'' sold more copies than ''Curtis'' during their first week of release (both albums were deliberately released on the same day), he would officially retire from rapping. This drew the ire of many fans, who began to perceive him as an arrogant prick on top of being a mediocre talent, and fed the increasingly strong sentiment that Fifty had nothing to offer other than beefs. The fact that Fifty went back on his word when ''Graduation'' did indeed sell far more copies than ''Curtis'' was the finishing blow. By 2008, absolutely no one gave a shit about Fifty or G-Unit, and while "In da Club", "21 Questions", and "Candy Shop" still got airplay every once in a while, the beef with Kanye that he lost without Kanye even doing anything was still fresh in people's minds. His fourth album, 2009's ''Before I Self Destruct'', was both a critical and commercial failure, and the album ''Animal Ambition'' was stuck in DevelopmentHell before quietly being released in 2014. While ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' still has many fans, Fifty himself is now seen as a joke by the rap community, and it is telling that over a decade later, people will still point to the Kanye beef as the point where Fifty's musical career effectively ended.

* CreatorKiller: ''Curtis'', particularly the media storm he built around it, ruined his career and image virtually overnight. His 2003 debut album ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' is widely considered to be a classic of early '00s HipHop, and is one of the best-selling rap albums of all time, but his 2005 {{sophomore|slump}} album ''The Massacre'' received a very polarized reaction from both critics and fans. With people questioning his staying power, Fifty, in an attempt to build hype around ''Curtis'', boastfully announced to the public that if Music/KanyeWest's album ''Graduation'' sold more copies than ''Curtis'' during their first week of release (both albums were deliberately released on the same day), he would officially retire from rapping. This drew the ire of many fans, who began to perceive him as an arrogant prick on top of being a mediocre talent. The fact that Fifty went back on his word when ''Graduation'' did indeed sell far more copies than ''Curtis'' was the finishing blow. His fourth album, 2009's ''Before I Self Destruct'', was both a critical and commercial failure, and the album ''Animal Ambition'' was stuck in DevelopmentHell before quietly being released in 2014. While ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin[='=]'' still has many fans, Fifty himself is now seen as a joke by the rap community.

* CreatorKiller: ''Curtis'', particularly the media storm he built around it, ruined his career and image virtually overnight. His 2003 debut album ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin''' is widely considered to be a classic of early 2000s HipHop, and is one of the best-selling rap albums of all time, but his 2005 sophomore album ''The Massacre'' received a very polarized reaction from both critics and fans. With people questioning his staying power, Fifty, in an attempt to build hype around ''Curtis'', boastfully announced to the public that if Music/KanyeWest's album 'Graduation'' sold more copies than ''Curtis'' during their first week of release (both albums were deliberately released on the same day), he would officially retire from rapping. This drew the ire of many fans, who began to perceive him as an arrogant prick on top of being a mediocre talent. The fact that Fifty went back on his word when ''Graduation'' did indeed sell far more copies than ''Curtis'' was the finishing blow. His fourth album, 2009's ''Before I Self Destruct'', was both a critical and commercial failure, and the album ''Animal Ambition'' was stuck in DevelopmentHell before quietly being released in 2014. While ''Get Rich Or Die Tryin''' still has many fans, Fifty himself is now seen as a joke by the rap community.