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50 Cent is one of the world’s most famous and influential rappers. He shot to fame with the release of his albums ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin' and ‘The Massacre’, which sold over 20 million copies. He has also acted in several movies and founded his own record label. 50 Cent has hit the headlines for feuding with other rappers.
50美分是全球最著名，也是最有影響力的說唱歌手之一。他的唱片“要錢不要命”以及“大屠殺”讓他一舉成名，專輯銷量超過了2000萬張。他還在諸多電影作品中扮演角色，并成立了自己的唱片公司。由于與許多說唱歌手不合，這讓他經常成為頭版頭條。
50 Cent’s real name is Curtis James Jackson III. He was born in New York in 1975. His mother was murderedwhen he was eight. He never knew his father. At the age of 12, he started drug dealing and carrying a gun.When he was 14, he competed at boxing in the Junior Olympics. In 1994, he spent six months in prison.
50分的原名為科迪斯·杰克遜。1975年出生于紐約。8歲時，他的母親遭到殺害。他從沒有見過父親。在他12歲時，他開始接觸毒品交易，并經常攜帶槍支。14歲時，他參加了少年奧林匹克的拳擊比賽。1994年，他在監獄中呆了6個月。
50 Cent started rapping in 1996, after meeting Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC. Jay developed 50 Cent’s rappingskills and in 1999, Columbia Records signed him. He recorded a successful single called “How to Rob”. Just as his popularity was growing, he was shot nine times outside his home. His record label dropped him and he was unable to find work.
1996年，50分遇到了Run-D.M.C的成員杰森·米塞爾，之后進入說唱領域。杰森提高了50分的說唱能力，并在1999年，哥倫比亞唱片公司與他簽約。他成功地錄制了單曲“怎樣搶劫銀行”。由于他的名聲越來越大，他曾被命中九槍。隨后，唱片公司與他解約，他也無法找到工作。
He moved to Canada and recorded his album ‘Guess Who's Back?’ In 2002, Eminem heard the album and invited 50 Cent to his home in LA to sign a million-dollar record deal. In 2003, 50 Cent released his smash-hit album ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin'. 50 Cent is now an actor and very successful businessman as well as being arap superstar.
之后他移居加拿大，并在那里錄制了自己的專輯“Guess Who's Back?”。2002年，埃米納姆聽到了他的專輯，并邀請50分來到他位于洛杉磯的家中簽署價值上百萬美金的唱片合同。2003年，50分推出了自己的經典專輯“要錢不要命”。如今，他成為了一名演員，也是一名成功的商人，更是一名說唱巨星。
譯文屬可可英語原創，未經允許，不得轉載。
