"50 Cent" by Hal Marcovitz delves into the life of the iconic rapper and businessman, Curtis Jackson, also known as 50 Cent. The book explores his journey from a challenging upbringing in South Jamaica, Queens, to achieving immense fame and wealth in the music industry. It highlights his struggles with poverty, violence, and drug dealing, and how these experiences shaped his music and persona. The narrative also covers his rise to stardom, the controversies he faced, and his ventures beyond music, including acting and entrepreneurship. Ultimately, it portrays 50 Cent as a resilient figure who transformed adversity into success. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Hip Hop .

There are 64 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2006 by Mason Crest Publishers .

Hal Marcovitz is a journalist who lives in Pennsylvania. He is the author of the novel Painting the White House as well as more than 60 nonfiction books for young readers. His other titles in Chelsea House's Who Wrote That? series include biographies of Will Hobbs, R. L. Stine, and Bruce Coville.