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50 Cent is one of the world’s most famous and influential rappers. He shot to fame with the release of his albums ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin' and ‘The Massacre’, which sold over 20 million copies. He has also acted in several movies and founded his own record label. 50 Cent has hit the headlines for feuding with other rappers.

50美分是全球最著名，也是最有影响力的说唱歌手之一;v&XVkRB|nDX;Ap@_43。他的唱片“要钱不要命”以及“大屠杀”让他一举成名，专辑销量超过了2000万张zyojU_aL-hEhkBVSk[。他还在诸多电影作品中扮演角色，并成立了自己的唱片公司bPTy&kR9NDr&,*s.Pnv7。由于与许多说唱歌手不合，这让他经常成为头版头条B)A7aEh)d~xcgYiRz2。

50 Cent’s real name is Curtis James Jackson III. He was born in New York in 1975. His mother was murderedwhen he was eight. He never knew his father. At the age of 12, he started drug dealing and carrying a gun.When he was 14, he competed at boxing in the Junior Olympics. In 1994, he spent six months in prison.

50分的原名为科迪斯·杰克逊6@vMWI]D#5[E7G_b=。1975年出生于纽约^WS^.0**c8_MR。8岁时，他的母亲遭到杀害O@GKwDw-D.。他从没有见过父亲.Zkihd,!yN!fwtzS。在他12岁时，他开始接触毒品交易，并经常携带枪支O_eKBa6|Y#。14岁时，他参加了少年奥林匹克的拳击比赛+i!@aF-gX#hWBIWF2N。1994年，他在监狱中呆了6个月3c7Z~_J8A*X~xy。

50 Cent started rapping in 1996, after meeting Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC. Jay developed 50 Cent’s rappingskills and in 1999, Columbia Records signed him. He recorded a successful single called “How to Rob”. Just as his popularity was growing, he was shot nine times outside his home. His record label dropped him and he was unable to find work.

1996年，50分遇到了Run-D.M.C的成员杰森·米塞尔，之后进入说唱领域XVrl1~0ZL6)MD。杰森提高了50分的说唱能力，并在1999年，哥伦比亚唱片公司与他签约fm22j)R0lVN6iQ#n&。他成功地录制了单曲“怎样抢劫银行”^S-j7wmTskOf0&D),B0。由于他的名声越来越大，他曾被命中九枪lBhAou,3E]=~X,g-[6A。随后，唱片公司与他解约，他也无法找到工作AYH3~#]P%f。

He moved to Canada and recorded his album ‘Guess Who's Back?’ In 2002, Eminem heard the album and invited 50 Cent to his home in LA to sign a million-dollar record deal. In 2003, 50 Cent released his smash-hit album ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin'. 50 Cent is now an actor and very successful businessman as well as being arap superstar.

之后他移居加拿大，并在那里录制了自己的专辑“Guess Who's Back?”czIW9w*-YNj|OV4。2002年，埃米纳姆听到了他的专辑，并邀请50分来到他位于洛杉矶的家中签署价值上百万美金的唱片合同bsqp|C2v6Y&&O。2003年，50分推出了自己的经典专辑“要钱不要命”9,gbRd%&1@)2(C)X。如今，他成为了一名演员，也是一名成功的商人，更是一名说唱巨星j_Gg;JRP&LI~。

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重点讲解

1.record label 唱片公司

例句：He also has his own record label, US Records.

他也有自己的唱片公司，US唱片公司&#*EYw;4LPo。

2.feud with 争执

例句：Ms. Rinehart won control of the mining empire after a bitter family feud with her stepmother, a Filipina nurse.

在和继母（一位菲律宾护士）长期激烈的家庭斗争之后，莱因哈特赢得了这个采矿帝国的控制权L]aA8#_-n|cjQ]^ySQM。

3.smash-hit 著名的

例句：The show was a smash hit.

演出十分轰动od%Bi;YK@5Y,LY9W。

4.drug dealing 毒品交易

例句：Drug dealing remains, and in at least one area, outsiders can enter only with permission from local youthswho patrol the streets.

毒品交易仍然存在，在至少一个地区，外人只有得到了当地巡逻街道的青年的同意才能进入od-,2f!nU92|0g。