{"id":42395,"date":"2026-08-13T04:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T23:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42395"},"modified":"2026-08-13T04:48:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T23:48:31","slug":"50-cents-nickname-boo-boo-was-nearly-his-stage-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42395","title":{"rendered":"50 Cent\u2019s Nickname Boo Boo Was Nearly His Stage Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/50_cent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\"><strong>50 Cent<\/strong><\/a> was just a lil bit away from rocking a different stage name.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;In Da Club&#8221; rapper (born <strong>Curtis Jackson<\/strong>) revealed there was one adorable nickname he considered adopting as his alias before becoming known in the music industry as 50 Cent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My first nickname was Boo Boo,&#8221; Jackson confessed during an Aug. 11 episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cqH7f_tDhV0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Tonight Show<\/em><\/a>, playfully noting, &#8220;It wouldn&#8217;t work well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And the 51-year-old is familiar with answering 21 questions about his pseudonym, including how fans should pronounce the moniker.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The question I get asked the most is <em>Fifty<\/em> or <em>Fiddy<\/em>?&#8221; Jackson said on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=29lUopky_XY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\"><em>Late Night with Seth Meyers<\/em><\/a> in 2014, emphasizing the different pronunciations of the number. &#8220;If you say <em>fifty<\/em>, call me <em>Fifty<\/em>.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And the New Yorker gave a prime example of when he can tell a fan is leaning into replicating his Queens accent to &#8220;try to be cool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you see hundred dollar bills, call me <em>Fifty<\/em>,&#8221; Jackson explained while an image of cash flashed on screen, before joking, &#8220;If what you see is Benjamins, <em>Fiddy<\/em> is just fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50 Cent was just a lil bit away from rocking a different stage name. 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