50 Cents Life

  • Birth

  • Arrested for selling drugs.

  • Is arrested when police found drugs and went to boot camp.

  • His ex-girlfriend gave birth to his son.

  • Signs with Columbia Records.

    Signs with Columbia Records.
  • His parole term comes to an end.

  • Releases his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'.

    Releases his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
  • Interscope Records gives him his own label, G-Unit Records.

    Interscope Records gives him his own label, G-Unit Records.
  • Appears on an episode of the Simpsons entitled, "Pranksta Rap."

  • Releases the album The Massacre.

  • The film Get Rich or Die Tryin' is released.

    It is a semi-autobiographical account of his life.
  • On ABC's The View, 50 Cent speaks about the shooting.

    "I feel for the victim's family in this situation. But you know, these weren't kids. This was a 30-year-old man [who] had a dispute with three other guys."
  • Stars in the film Home of the Brave.

    A film about a soldier who is traumatized by his experiences in the Iraq War.
  • Starts his own book imprint called G-Unit Books.

  • Starts a film production company called G-Unit Films.

    Starts a film production company called G-Unit Films.
  • His third album, Curtis, debuts at #2 on the Billboard 200.

  • The mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut gives 50 Cent a key to the city.

    declares the day "50 Cent Curtis Jackson Day."
  • Starts a film production company called Cheetah Vision.

  • A fire destroys the $2.4 million dollar home.

    his ex-girlfriend lives in with their son.
  • At a hearing about the status of the house, a judge orders Tompkins to pay 50 Cent $4,500 in rent for the month of May.

    At the hearing his ex-girlfriend said that her and there kid only have the clothes they had on. Also that he isn't a good father.