该片取材于美国乐坛的常青树50 Cent的成长故事，从小在街头讨生活的50 Cent怎么也想不到自己会有功成名就的今天。故事讲述一个热爱音乐的毒品贩子如何脱离乌烟瘴气的黑社会，在乐坛打拼的经历。
50 Cent
Marcus
Joy Bryant
Charlene
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Majestic
Omar Benson Miller
Keryl
Terrence Howard
Bama
Viola Davis
Grandma
Ashley Walters
Antwan
Tory Kittles
Justice
Marc John Jefferies
Young Marcus
Sullivan Walker
Grandpa
Bill Duke
Levar
Mpho Koaho
Junebug
Serena Reeder
Katrina
Russell Hornsby
Odell
