50 CENT the gang star rapper

 Cutis Jackson also known as 50 cent is an american rapper with incredible talents, 50 cent endured substantial obstacles throughout his young age yet a remarkably dramatic life before becoming the most discussed figure in the rap game and music in general, circa 2003. Following an unsuccessful late-'90s run at mainstream success (foiled by an attempt on his life in 2000) and a successful run on the New York mix tape circuit (driven by his early-2000s), 50 cent was sign by Eminem to a seven-figure contract in 2002 and helmed his quick rise toward crossover success in 2003. The product of a unstable family in the street of Jamaica neighborhood of Queen he struggled in the street. 50 cent lived everything most rappers wanted to have, he rhymes about what he actually experienced: drugs, crimes, imprisonments, stabbings, and most infamously of all, shootings. Of course, such experiences became 50 cent's rhetorical stock ain't fade. He reveled in his untold past, he called out wanna be gangstas, and he made headlines. He even looked like the ideal East Coast hip hop rapper: big framed with oft -showcased biceps, abs, and tattoos as well as his trademark bulletproof vest, pistol, and iced crucifix. But most -importantly, 50 cent may have fit the mold of a prototypical hardcore rapper, but he could also craft a catchy hook. As a result, his music crossed over to the hip hop market, appealing to both those who liked his roughneck posturing and his gangster  rap style like in hi album.