50 Cent is no stranger to the charts. With millions of albums sold worldwide and 41 songs placing on the Billboard Hot 100, the charismatic rapper, born Curtis Jackson in Queens, New York, is cemented as one of the most commercially successful artists in Hip Hop history. After cultivating a devoted underground fan base on the strength of several heavily circulated mixtapes and signing to Interscope under Eminem’s Shady Records, the rapper released his nine-times platinum major label debut, Get Rich or Die Tryin', in 2003.
With Mental Health Awareness Month coming to a close, Billboard spoke with some of hip-hop's brightest stars about the process of grieving a loved one and how to move forward.