50 Cent is getting really candid about building his empire, keeping friendships in the ruthless entertainment industry, how he maintains his fitness and, most importantly, what women he finds sexy.The 48-year-old rapper — born Curtis Jackson — speaks with for the outlet's new Hip-Hop Is Life issue, which examines how the evolution of the health of Black and brown men can be traced through the genre in honor of hip-hop's 50th anniversary. After being shot nine times in 2000, 50 admits that the attempt on his life motivated him to get in near-superhuman shape.«I'm… working out to get myself stronger, 'cause who's to say you're not gonna get hit again?» the rapper says, recalling his thinking.At the beginning of his career, after the success of his debut album, 50 shares that he thought he was a «bad b**ch,» and he enjoyed the attention from women that came with it. But after a while, he found himself avoiding after-parties and second-thinking the attention he was receiving.
