This unauthorized biography looks at 50 Cent’s achievements to date, his place in the music industry and his ability to rise above life’s hardships. 50 Cent has had a tough life. At twelve, he was dealing cocaine. The same year, his mother was murdered. Later, he was arrested for drug dealing and possession, and after that he was shot with nine bullets. He knew that he had to find a way out of his neighborhood, or live with it forever. Training as an amateur boxer, he conditioned himself to become a champion, who is exactly what he did when he turned to his passion: hip hop.