50 Cent is an American rapper. After releasing his mixtape Guess Who's Back? in 2002, he was discovered by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope Records.[1] His commercial debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) earned him a Best New Artist nomination at the 46th Grammy Awards, a Billboard Music Award for Album of the Year, and the ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Award. 50 Cent's second album The Massacre (2005) earned him five Grammy nominations, six Billboard Music Awards, and another ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award. His third album Curtis made him the Best-Selling Hip-Hop Artist at the 2007 World Music Awards. Currently, 50 Cent has received 86 awards from 135 nominations.
The annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards honors songwriters and publishers of top R&B, hip hop, and reggae music. 50 Cent has won seven awards.[7][8][9]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2004
50 Cent
Songwriter of the Year3
Won
"In da Club"
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song
Won
"In da Club"
Top Rap Song
Won
2005
"In da Club"
Top Ringtone Song of the Year
Won
2006
50 Cent
Songwriter of the Year4
Won
"How We Do"
Top Rap Song
Won
"Candy Shop"
Ringtone of the Year
Won
3 Awarded for "21 Questions", "In da Club", "Magic Stick", "P.I.M.P.", and "Wanksta". 4 Awarded for "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno", "Hate It or Love It", "How We Do", and "Just a Lil Bit".
AVN Awards[]
The AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN (Adult Video News). 50 Cent has won two awards from four nominations.[10][11]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2005
Groupie Love
Best Interactive DVD
Won
Best Music
Won
Best DVD Extras
Nominated
Best DVD Menus
Nominated
BET Awards[]
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET. 50 Cent has won four awards from eight nominations.[12][13][14][15]
The BET Hip Hop Awards are hosted annually by BET for hip hop performers, producers, and music video directors. 50 Cent has been won first, but from his second nominations.[16]
The Billboard Music Awards are sponsored by Billboard magazine and is held annually in December. The awards are based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.[17] 50 Cent has won thirteen awards from eighteen nominations.[18][19][20][21]
The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards reflect the performance of recordings on the R&B/hip-hop and rap charts.[22] 50 Cent has won all sixteen awards from the sixteen nominations.[23][24][25][26]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2003
50 Cent
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
Won
Top Male R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
Won
Top New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
Won
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Artist
Won
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist
Won
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album
Won
Top Rap Album
Won
"In da Club"
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Single
Won
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Airplay
Won
Hot Rap Track of the Year
Won
2005
50 Cent
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist
Won
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
Won
Top Male R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
Won
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Artist
Won
The Massacre
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album
Won
Top Rap Album
Won
BRIT Awards[]
The BRIT Awards are an annual awards ceremony presented by the British Phonographic Industry, related to popular music. 50 Cent has been nominated for a total of three Brit Awards and has won one of them.[27]
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 50 Cent has been nominated 14 times and won 1.[29][30][31]
The MOBO Awards (an acronym for "Music of Black Origin") were established in 1996 by Kanya King. They are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any race or nationality performing music of black origin. 50 Cent has won three awards.[32]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2003
50 Cent
Best Hip-Hop Act
Won
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Best Album
Won
"In da Club"
Best Single
Won
MTV Video Music Awards[]
The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. 50 Cent has won two awards from eight nominations.[33]
The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs. 50 Cent had nominated for his first time including Best Original Song.
The annual World Music Awards, founded in 1989, is an international awards show that honors recording artists based on their worldwide sales figures, which are provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 50 Cent has won six awards.[38][39]