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The double life of 50 Cent: Curtis branches out
Dec 14, 2006, 13:30 GMT
50 Cent refused to use his stage name on the promotional posters for his new film - because he was concerned it would scare people away.
The rapper chose to be referred to by his real name, Curtis Jackson, for 'Home of the Brave' because he believes it gives him more credibility.
He said: "I think when people hear 50 Cent they directly associate it with the music and the aggressive content in the music. So I told them to use my real name and put 50 Cent in the middle."
50 - who plays an American soldier returning home from the Iraq war in the movie - insists his on-screen character is very different from his aggressive rap star image.
He added: "I think fans might be disappointed when they see my character and he doesn't have that same aggressive edge that they're familiar with from 50 Cent, the rapper."
The hip-hop star made his movie debut in 2005, when he starred in the semi-autobiographical movie 'Get Rich Or Die Tryin'', which focused on an aspiring rapper trying to make it in music business.
He also appears alongside Nicolas Cage in boxing drama 'The Dance', which is due for release in 2008.
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50 cent is the best no matter who ever hate him.
Without him and his g-unit crew the east would not be
on the map.
Best of luck to 50 and the Unit
What does he mean he let them put it in the middle? He was credited as Curtis 50 Cent Jackson?
the BEST
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G unit solja anele allanDec 14th, 2006 - 14:43:03
this nigga is good even if he is aggressive or not anyway the name 50 cent would have attracted more fans but its cool coz they put it in the middle keep it fiddy i`m looking foward for the movie including dance , the one wiv nicolas cage.Game and all u whack niggas dissing fiddy im sorry for u coz u are nothing compared to him
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