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Also Known As Curtis James Jackson III
Born July 6, 1975 (age 51) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (2010)
Notable Works “Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire to Win” • “Before I Self Destruct” • “Curtis” • “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” • “In Da Club” • “The Massacre”

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