Washington DC, Aug. 13 -- Rapper and actor 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, has revealed that "Boo Boo" was the childhood nickname he once considered using as his stage name before settling on the moniker that made him famous, according to E! News.

"My first nickname was Boo Boo," Jackson said during an August 11 episode of "The Tonight Show," before joking, "It wouldn't work well," according to E! News.

The 51-year-old rapper is also familiar with questions about how his stage name should be pronounced. During a 2014 appearance on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," Jackson addressed whether fans should call him "Fifty" or "Fiddy."

"The question I get asked the most is Fifty or Fiddy?" Jackson said, emphasizing the different pro...