50 Cent Reveals Why He Passed on Childhood Nickname as Rap Name: “It Wouldn’t Work Well.”
50 Cent was on the verge of taking on a new stage identity. Prior becoming well-known in the music industry as 50 Cent, the rapper from "In Da Club" (born Curtis Jackson) disclosed that he thot of using a cute nickname.
"My first nickname was Boo Boo," during an August 11 episode of The Tonight Show, Jackson made a confession, jokingly observing, "It wouldn't work well."
The 51-year-old is also accustomed to responding to 21 inquiries concerning his alias, including how admirers ought to say it.
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"The question I get asked the most is Fifty or Fiddy?" in 2014, Jackson highlighted the various ways to pronounce the number on Late Nite with Seth Meyers. "If you say fifty, call me Fifty."
The New Yorker also provided an excellent illustration of how he can spot a fan who is trying to "try to be cool" by imitating his Queens accent.
"If you see hundred-dollar bills, call me Fifty," ahead of making a joke, Jackson clarified as a picture of money flashed on the screen. "If what you see is Benjamins, Fiddy is just fine."
What made him decide to choose 50 Cent as his stage name? In 2013, the Get Rich or Die Tryin' actor informed Vanity Fair, "There was actually a guy from the Fort Greene projects [in Brooklyn, New York] who called himself 50 Cent." "I used it as a metaphor for change. Musically, I had my own way of doing things."
The "Candy Shop" musician intended to incorporate the motivation of the local figure into his songs.
"I took the name 50 Cent because it says everything, I want it to say," in a 2005 interview with Stuff Magazine, he stated. "I’m the same kind of person 50 Cent was. I provide for myself by any means."
