50 Cents Life

Birth

Jul 6, 1975

Arrested for selling drugs.

Jun 29, 1994

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

Jul 19, 1994

His ex-girlfriend gave birth to his son.

Oct 13, 1997

Signs with Columbia Records.

Mar 13, 1999

His parole term comes to an end.

Jan 13, 2001

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

Mar 13, 2003

Interscope Records gives him his own label, G-Unit Records.

Mar 13, 2003

Appears on an episode of the Simpsons entitled, "Pranksta Rap."

Apr 12, 2004

Releases the album The Massacre.

Mar 3, 2005

The film Get Rich or Die Tryin' is released.

Aug 9, 2005

It is a semi-autobiographical account of his life.

On ABC's The View, 50 Cent speaks about the shooting.

Nov 11, 2005

"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.

Mar 13, 2006

A film about a soldier who is traumatized by his experiences in the Iraq War.

Starts his own book imprint called G-Unit Books.

Jan 4, 2007

Starts a film production company called G-Unit Films.

Mar 13, 2007

His third album, Curtis, debuts at #2 on the Billboard 200.

Sep 13, 2007

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

Oct 12, 2007

declares the day "50 Cent Curtis Jackson Day."

Starts a film production company called Cheetah Vision.

Mar 13, 2008

A fire destroys the $2.4 million dollar home.

May 30, 2008

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.

Jun 10, 2008

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.