East Coast rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's big-screen debut is a thinly fictionalized version of his own life that further exploits a notorious career involving drug dealing, attempted murder and rap superstardom. As Marcus (Jackson) lies dying on a quiet Queens, NY, street with the barrel of an assassin's gun pressed against his cheek, he reviews a life defined by dangerous ambition and by a father he never knew. Raised by his mother, Katrina (Serena Reeder), a corner coke dealer who makes enough money to keep her son in good clothes and pricey sneakers, young Marcus (Marc John Jefferies) is sent to live with his grandmother (Viola Davis) when Katrina is murdered....
Released:
2005
Rated:
R
Length:
134 mins