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"I got this thing going with myself. Once I convince myself that I can do something, no one can convince me that I can't. It's just impossible. I run on my own energy. For a long period of time, I was appearing crazy to a lot of outsiders because they see me believe in me so much that there aint no real reason for me to believe."
- 50 cent

With the release of his third album titled Curtis, which earned its title after his third generation birth name, Curtis Jackson III, 50 cent has a lot in store for us. Owning 30% of Vitamin water, working on the release of a dietary supplement, the G- Unit sneaker and clothing line, a boxing film in which Roger Mayweather is training him for and not to mention two more albums, this young, black entrepreneur is definitely heading straight to the bank.
"They got me down as being crazy a little bit because I have appeared to be alright with situations I've been forced to be in. They didn't see me show discomfort in situations that they would be uncomfortable in. Being a celebrity makes you public property." Born and raised in South Jamaica, Queens in New York City, 50 grew up without a father and his mother was murdered at an early age so his grandparents raised him. Adjusting to the harsh street life that New York had to offer, 50 began boxing ....