![]() His classic mixtapes and the beef with Ja Rule and Murder Inc. READ: 50 Cent Apparently Made Millions Off Of Bitcoin Before It Was Popularīy now, the Southside Jamaica, Queens native’s backstory is common knowledge: Ex drug-dealer and convicted felon-turned-rapper who got shot nine times after a failed record deal, only to emerge from the brink of obscurity to become the hottest free agent in rap history. Acts on that rap shortlist include Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kanye West and Drake, but arguably the most aggressive of them all is 50 Cent, who turned tragedy into triumph and remains as one of the most legendary and infamous artists of the aughts. However, every couple of years, an artist emerges that shifts the paradigm and takes the music industry by storm. As history shows, rap has spawned numerous stars and figures that have put their stamp on hip-hop and infiltrated pop culture.
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