When did curtis James Jackson change his name to 50 cent?

Answer 1

He took the name from a criminal named "Kelvin 50 Martin(July 24, 1964- October 24, 1987)" Kelvin got the name as he would rob anyone regardless of how much money they had so he would rob someone for even 50 cent, in New York the name had great meaning so was taken up by rapper Curtis 50 cent Jackson
He got his name from the nickname given a notorious robber in Brooklyn. Curtis Jackson the III chose that because he believed in providing for himself by any means necessary.

Answer 2

Will ... Every person who's hard of 50c knows about him getting shot nine times (9x) ... What most don't know is that the bullet that would have hit his heart and would have killed him was stopped by a JFK 50c coin ... Keep in mind that today's "50c" rapper was not the first rapper to call them self that ...

Answer 3

He calls himself 50 Cents because it stands for CHANGE after he was locked up and tried to go from drug dealing to rapping. He didn't wanna sell drugs anymore

Answer 4

He did it because he said it represents "change". He wants to change the whole music industry.

Answer 5

because when he was a kid, he always only had two quarters on him

- 50 cents ? yup

Answer 6

he always thought that 50 Cent was a metaphor for change

Answer 7

because hes a g