50 Cent: tour dates & tickets 2026

50 Cent is an American rapper, actor, television producer, record executive and businessman born in Queens, New York City in 1975. He began his music career in 1996 and recorded his debut album Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records in 1999–2000. After being shot nine times in May 2000, the album's release was cancelled and he was dropped from the label. His 2002 mixtape Guess Who's Back caught the attention of Detroit rapper Eminem, who signed him to his label Shady Records that year.