He took the name from a criminal named "Kelvin 50 Martin(July 24, 1964- October 24, 1987)" Kelvin got the name as he would rob anyone regardless of how much money they had so he would rob someone for even 50 cent, in New York the name had great meaning so was taken up by rapper Curtis 50 cent Jackson
He got his name from the nickname given a notorious robber in Brooklyn. Curtis Jackson the III chose that because he believed in providing for himself by any means necessary.
Will ... Every person who's hard of 50c knows about him getting shot nine times (9x) ... What most don't know is that the bullet that would have hit his heart and would have killed him was stopped by a JFK 50c coin ... Keep in mind that today's "50c" rapper was not the first rapper to call them self that ...
He calls himself 50 Cents because it stands for CHANGE after he was locked up and tried to go from drug dealing to rapping. He didn't wanna sell drugs anymore
He did it because he said it represents "change". He wants to change the whole music industry.
because when he was a kid, he always only had two quarters on him
- 50 cents ? yup
he always thought that 50 Cent was a metaphor for change
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Curtis James Jackson III
Curtis James Jackson III is his real name.
50 cent's real name Curtis James Jackson III
50 cent was a real gangster that inspired Curtis Jackson.And that's how a new 50 cent was created.
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Curtis James Jackson III
Curtis Jackson.
Curtis James Jackson III is his real name.
Because his favorite rapper when he was a kid was 50 cent.
50 cent's real name Curtis James Jackson III
Curtis James Jackson III
I got this from another source so im not sure if this answer is correct or not but his name is Curtis James "Boo Boo" Jackson lll. And his birthday is July 6th 1976! Hope that answered that for you! : )
50 cent was a real gangster that inspired Curtis Jackson.And that's how a new 50 cent was created.
50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson III) was born on July 6, 1975.
50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson III) was born on July 6, 1975.
Curtis James Jackson III is better known by his stage name "50 Cent." He was born on 6th July 1975 in Queens, New York.
Rapper 50 Cent is African-American and is from New York City. 50 Cent's real name is Curtis James Jackson III