Prior to officially having a mainstream presence, 50 Cent took the route of the villain of hip-hop but, not before being shot with a total of nine bullets, one of which is still embedded in his jaw to this day and nearly losing his life in May of 2000. In 2005, he released his debut album produced by Eminem and Dr. Dre entitled, Get Rich or Die Tryin' and changed the entire landscape of hip-hop making everyone who was a fan of the genre into their own rendition of a gangsta.
Ever since then, 50 has had an insane following and has dropped tons of hit records and become of the savviest businessmen in the entire hip-hop realm. He became a multimillionaire after selling his stake in Vitamin Water to the Pepsi Corporation and has also become a hit on the silver screen and has even produced his own movies and television shows. His show Power is single-handedly keeping ShowTime afloat and he's currently working on several other acting projects as we speak. Not to mention, he's hilarious on social media.