Originally from Southside Jamaica, Queens, 50 Cent is Currently One of the Most Well-known and Commercially Successful Rappers of the Decade. Because the Success of an Artist in Gangsta Rap Often Depends on Street Credibility and Reputation, Interscope Records Has Sold 50 Cent as the \"real Deal". His Mother was Murdered in a Drug Deal. He Has Been Shot Nine Times, Stabbed, and He Built a Large Rap Empire in New York City Before Ever Signing a Major Record Deal. 50 Cent"s Continued Success Seems Guaranteed by his Modest Underground Fanbase and the Street Credibility He Has Gained by Appearing on Almost Every Major Mix Tape Sold in New York in the Past Few Years. The Rapper, who was the First to Sign to a Joint Effort Between Eminem"s Shady Records and Dr. Dre"s Aftermath Entertainment, was Scouted Before Knowing Dr. Dre Or Eminem. The Rest is History as 50cent is Without a Doubt the Biggest Rapper to Submerge from this New Millennium.