Rapper 50 Cent set for big screen
It is the latest Irish appearance for the 27-year-old, who has traded prison for multi-million-dollar record deals, and now the chance to demonstrate his acting ability on the big screen.
Born Curtis Jackson in Queens, New York, his mother died when he was eight years old. When his father left him in the care of his grandparents, the youngster took to the streets and a life of crime, eventually graduating to selling crack cocaine. In the mid-1990s, he adopted his rap persona and recorded his debut album, Power of the Dollar.
