Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the debut studio album by 50 Cent. It was released February 6, 2003,[1] by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records and Universal Music Group. Its initially planned release was pushed 7 days ahead due to heavy bootlegging and Internet leakage. The album was produced by Dr. Dre and Eminem, and featured guest appearances from Eminem, Nate Dogg, Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo. The album debuted and peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling over 872,000 copies in its 1st week. It generated 6 singles, including the #1 hits "In da Club" and "21 Questions", and the international hit "P.I.M.P." By 2016, Get Rich or Die Tryin' sold 8.4 million copies in the United States and is certified 6× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Upon its release, the album received favorable reviews from most music critics and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, losing to OutKast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below at the 46th Grammy Awards. It ranked #37 on Rolling Stone's list of best albums of the 2000s.

Contents

1 Background 2 Singles 3 Critical reception 4 Commercial performance and accolades 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts

7.1 Weekly charts 7.2 Year-end charts

8 Certifications 9 In popular culture 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

Background[edit] Prior to the release of his mix-tape, 50 Cent was shot 9 times in Queens, New York in 2000. He managed to survive, but was dropped from his label, Columbia, and remained unsigned and in need of producing new music. In 2002, Eminem listened to a copy of 50 Cent's Guess Who's Back? mix-tape album through Jackson's attorney, who was working with Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg.[4] After being impressed with the mixtape, Eminem invited 50 Cent to Los Angeles where he was introduced to producer Dr. Dre.[5] 50 Cent signed a one million dollar record deal with Dr. Dre and released his next mixtape, No Mercy, No Fear. It featured the 8 Mile single, "Wanksta", which was later put on Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Both Eminem and Dr. Dre had started working-productions on his debut album with additional help from producers Mike Elizondo, Sha Money XL among others. The first single "In da Club" was the first of seven tracks he recorded in five days with Dr. Dre. Eminem was featured on a couple songs, such as "Patiently Waiting" and "Don't Push Me". His songs also featured rappers within G-Unit, such as Lloyd Banks ("Don't Push Me"), Tony Yayo ("Like My Style"), or Young Buck ("Blood Hound"). The next single "21 Questions" was not in line to be on the album to Dr. Dre, he stated that he did not want the song on the album. According to 50 Cent, "Dre was, like, 'How you goin' to be gangsta this and that and then put this sappy love song on?'"[6] 50 Cent responded saying, "I'm two people. I've always had to be two people since I was a kid, to get by. To me that's not diversity, it's necessity."[6] "Back Down" and "Heat" were instrumentals originally composed by Dr. Dre. They were both originally intended to be used on Rakim's debut Aftermath album, Oh My God, but due to creative differences was not released. Early pressings of Get Rich or Die Tryin' included a limited edition bonus DVD. A music video for "Many Men (Wish Death)" was made. The song was also certified Gold by the RIAA on June 14, 2006. Singles[edit] The album's lead single, "In da Club", was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), becoming 50 Cents' first song to top the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks and remained on the charts for twenty-two weeks.[7][8] The track also reached number one on the Top 40 Tracks, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and Hot Rap Tracks charts.[9] The song reached number one in Denmark, Germany, Ireland, and Switzerland and the top five in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. It received two Grammy nominations for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song. This is considered to be one of the best rap songs of all time, introducing a new sound and rhythm to rap. It was listed at number 18 on VH1's "100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time". Its second single, "21 Questions", became 50 Cent's second chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100, where it remained for four non-consecutive weeks. It spent seven weeks on top of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. Outside the States, "21 Questions" reached number six in the United Kingdom. It was certified gold by the RIAA. The third single "P.I.M.P." was shipped with a remix featuring rapper Snoop Dogg and trio-group G-Unit. It was the third single that peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on "Hot Rap Tracks", becoming the third single from the album to peak in the top then on the "Hot 100" chart. It also reached number one in Canada. It was certified Gold by RIAA. The album's final single, "If I Can't", peaked at number seventy-six on the Billboard Hot 100 and thirty-four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores

Source Rating

Metacritic 73/100[10]

Review scores

Source Rating

AllMusic [11]

Blender [12]

Entertainment Weekly B[13]

The Guardian [2]

Los Angeles Times [14]

Pitchfork 7.0/10[15]

Q [16]

Rolling Stone [17]

USA Today [18]

XXL 5/5[19]

Get Rich or Die Tryin' received favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, it holds an aggregate score of 73 out of 100, based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10] In his review for USA Today, Steve Jones believed that the album is worthy of the hype 50 Cent had attracted because of how he "delivers, in vivid detail, stories of the violent life he led as a crack dealer and speaks with the swagger of one who has been shot nine times and lived to tell about it."[18] AllMusic's Jason Birchmeier described it as "impressive" and "incredibly calculated", and identified it as "ushering in 50 as one of the truly eminent rappers of his era".[11] Rolling Stone magazine's Christian Hoard praised the album's production and 50 Cent's "thug persona" and rapping ability.[17] Brett Berliner of Stylus Magazine felt that he is versatile as a rapper and wrote that, "while not even close to perfection, [the album] is one of the freshest to come out in years."[20] It is one of only 19 rap albums to receive a perfect rating from XXL magazine.[19] Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic in his consumer guide for The Village Voice and gave it a two-star honorable mention,[21] indicating a "likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy."[22] He cited "What Up Gangsta" and "Patiently Waiting" as highlights and said that 50 Cent "gets no cuter as his character unfolds" on the album.[23] Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times wrote that 50 Cent is "an appealing, mischievous character" whose talent for threatening raps aimed toward rivals is also limiting thematically.[24] Commercial performance and accolades[edit] Get Rich or Die Tryin' debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 872,000 copies in its first week.[25] In its second week, the album sold an additional 822,000 copies.[26] It was the best-selling album of 2003, selling 12 million copies worldwide by the end of the year.[27][28] It remains 50 Cent's best-selling album, with sales of 8.4 million copies in the United States, and the tenth highest-selling rap album of all time in the country.[29][30][31] The album was certified 6× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2003 for shipping six million copies in the US.[32] In December 2009, Billboard magazine ranked Get Rich or Die Tryin' at number 12 on its list of the Top 200 Albums of the Decade.[33] In 2012, Complex named the album one of the classic releases of the last decade.[34] The single, "In da Club", earned the number-one spot on Billboard 2003's single and album of the year, the first since Ace of Base had both in the same year. "Back Down" was listed on XXL's list of the greatest diss tracks of all time.[35] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[36] Track listing[edit]

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length

1. "Intro"     0:06

2. "What Up Gangsta" Curtis Jackson, Rob Tewlow, Andre Young, Dr. Dre, Rob "Reef" Tewlow 2:59

3. "Patiently Waiting" (featuring Eminem) Jackson, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto, Mike Elizondo Eminem 4:48

4. "Many Men (Wish Death)" Jackson, Darrell Branch, Resto Darrell "Digga" Branch, Eminem [a], Luis Resto[a] 4:16

5. "In da Club" Jackson, Andre Young, Elizondo Dr. Dre, DJ Quik [a] 3:13

6. "High All the Time" Jackson, Mathers, Michael Clervoix, Conrad Almonacy, Resto DJ Rad, Eminem[a], Sha Money XL[a] 4:29

7. "Heat" Jackson, Young, Tommy Coster, Elizondo Dr. Dre 4:14

8. "If I Can't" Jackson, Young, Elizondo Dr. Dre, Elizondo[a] 3:16

9. "Blood Hound" (featuring Young Buck) Jackson, Sean Henderson, David Brown Sean Blaze 4:00

10. "Back Down" Jackson, Young, Ron Feemster, Elizondo Dr. Dre 4:03

11. "P.I.M.P." Jackson, Denaun Porter Mr. Porter 4:09

12. "Like My Style" (featuring Tony Yayo) Jackson, Marvin Bernard, Dana Stinson Rockwilder 3:13

13. "Poor Lil Rich" Jackson, Clervoix Sha Money XL, Eminem[a] 3:19

14. "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg) Jackson, Kevin Risto Dirty Swift of Midi Mafia 3:44

15. "Don't Push Me" (featuring Lloyd Banks and Eminem) Jackson, Mathers, Christopher Lloyd, Resto Eminem 4:08

16. "Gotta Make It to Heaven" Jackson, Dorsey Wesley Megahertz 4:00

17. "Wanksta" (bonus track) Jackson, John Freeman, Clervoix John "J-Praize" Freeman 3:39

18. "U Not like Me" (bonus track) Jackson, Andy Thelusma Red Spyda 4:15

19. "Life's on the Line" (bonus track) Jackson, Terence Dudley Terence Dudley 3:38

Re-release bonus track

No. Title Writer(s) Length

20. "P.I.M.P. (Remix)" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck) Jackson, Porter 4:49

Japan release bonus tracks

No. Title Writer(s) Length

20. "In da Club (Instrumental)" Jackson, Young, Elizondo 3:47

21. "Soldier (Freestyle)" (featuring G-Unit) Mathers, Resto 3:44

United Kingdom bonus CD

No. Title Writer(s) Length

1. "In da Club" (acapella) Jackson, Young, Elizondo 3:00

Notes

^[a] – additional production ^[b] – co-producer

Sample credits

"Patiently Waiting" contains an interpolation of "Gin and Juice" by Snoop Dogg. "Heat" does not appear on the clean version of the album. "Many Men (Wish Death)" contains a sample of "Out of the Picture" by Tavares. "In da Club" contains an interpolation of "It's Your Birthday" by Luther Campbell. "High All the Time" contains an interpolation of "Ready or Not" by Fugees. "If I Can't" contains an interpolation of "Peter Piper" by Run–D.M.C. "Poor Lil Rich" contains an interpolation of "Life's On the Line" by 50 Cent. "21 Questions" contains a sample of "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing" by Barry White.

Personnel[edit] Credits are adapted from AllMusic.[37]

50 Cent – executive producer Justin Bendo – engineer Sean Blaze – producer, engineer Darrell Branch – producer Tommy Coster – keyboards Terence Dudley – producer Mike Elizondo – bass, guitar, keyboards, producer Eminem – producer, executive producer, mixing John "J. Praize" Freeman – producer Marcus Heisser – A&R Steven King – producer, mixing Tracy McNew – A&R Megahertz – producer Red Spyda – producer Luis Resto – keyboards Ruben Rivera – keyboards, assistant engineer Rockwilder – producer Tom Rounds – engineer Sha Money XL – producer, engineer, executive producer Tracie Spencer – vocals Rob Tewlow – producer Patrick Viala – engineer Sacha Waldman – photography Ted Wohlsen – engineer Carlisle Young – engineer, digital editing

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2003) Peak position

Australian Albums (ARIA)[38] 4

Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[39] 16

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[40] 3

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[41] 14

Canadian Albums (Billboard)[42] 1

Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[43] 6

Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[44] 5

Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[45] 11

French Albums (SNEP)[46] 12

German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[47] 4

Greek Foreign Albums (IFPI Greece)[48] 3

Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[49] 17

Italian Albums (FIMI)[50] 13

New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[51] 3

Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[52] 5

Scottish Albums (OCC)[53] 5

Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[54] 8

Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[55] 8

UK Albums (OCC)[56] 2

US Billboard 200[57] 1

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2003) Position

Australian Albums Chart[58] 51

UK Albums Chart[59] 17

US Billboard 200[60] 1

Chart (2004) Position

UK Albums Chart[61] 99

US Billboard 200[62] 102

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/Sales

Australia (ARIA)[63] 2× Platinum 140,000^

Belgium (BEA)[64] Platinum 50,000*

Canada (Music Canada)[65] 6× Platinum 600,000^

Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[66] Gold 7,500^

France (SNEP)[67] Gold 100,000*

Germany (BVMI)[68] Gold 100,000^

Greece (IFPI Greece)[69] Gold 10,000^

Ireland (IRMA)[70] Platinum 15,000^

Japan (RIAJ)[71] Gold 100,000^

New Zealand (RMNZ)[72] Gold 7,500^

Norway (IFPI Norway)[73] Gold 20,000*

Russia (NFPF)[74] 5× Platinum 100,000*

Sweden (GLF)[75] Gold 20,000^

Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[76] Platinum 40,000^

United Kingdom (BPI)[77] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^

United States (RIAA)[78] 8× Platinum 8,400,000[29]

Summaries

Europe (IFPI)[79] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone

In popular culture[edit] In his 2015 Netflix comedy special, Chris Tucker spoke about how Michael Jackson was a huge fan of "In da Club". In the 2017 video game Paradigm, one of the records found inside Paradigm's home is Get Rich or Die of Natural Causes, a reference to the album.[80] See also[edit]

List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2003

References[edit]

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50 Cent

Albums discography Singles discography Videography Awards and nominations

G-Unit

Studio albums

Power of the Dollar Get Rich or Die Tryin' The Massacre Curtis Before I Self Destruct Animal Ambition Street King Immortal

Compilations

Guess Who's Back? 24 Shots Best Of

Soundtracks

Get Rich or Die Tryin' OST

Mixtapes

50 Cent Is the Future No Mercy, No Fear God's Plan War Angel LP Forever King The Big 10 The Lost Tape 5 (Murder by Numbers) The Kanan Tape

Concert tours

The Invitation Tour

Video games

Bulletproof Blood on the Sand

Television

50 Cent: The Money and the Power 50 Central Power

Films

Get Rich or Die Tryin' Home of the Brave Righteous Kill Before I Self Destruct Streets of Blood Dead Man Running Caught in the Crossfire 13 Gun Twelve Blood Out Setup All Things Fall Apart Freelancers Fire with Fire Escape Plan The Frozen Ground Vengeance The Prince Southpaw

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Book Category

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Billboard Year-End number one albums

1956–1975

1956: Calypso – Harry Belafonte 1957: Music from My Fair Lady – Original Cast 1958: Music from My Fair Lady – Original Cast 1959: The Music from Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini 1960: Music from The Sound of Music – Original Cast 1961: Camelot – Original Cast 1962: West Side Story – Soundtrack 1963: West Side Story – Soundtrack 1964: Music from Hello, Dolly! – Original Cast 1965: Music from Mary Poppins – Soundtrack 1966: Whipped Cream & Other Delights – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 1967: More of the Monkees – The Monkees 1968: Are You Experienced – The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1969: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Iron Butterfly 1970: Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel 1971: Jesus Christ Superstar – Soundtrack 1972: Harvest – Neil Young 1973: The World Is a Ghetto – War 1974: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John 1975: Greatest Hits – Elton John

1976–2000

1976: Frampton Comes Alive! – Peter Frampton 1977: Rumours – Fleetwood Mac 1978: Saturday Night Fever – Soundtrack 1979: 52nd Street – Billy Joel 1980: The Wall – Pink Floyd 1981: Hi Infidelity – REO Speedwagon 1982: Asia – Asia 1983: Thriller – Michael Jackson 1984: Thriller – Michael Jackson 1985: Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen 1986: Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston 1987: Slippery When Wet – Bon Jovi 1988: Faith – George Michael 1989: Don't Be Cruel – Bobby Brown 1990: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 – Janet Jackson 1991: Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey 1992: Ropin' the Wind – Garth Brooks 1993: The Bodyguard – Soundtrack 1994: The Sign – Ace of Base 1995: Cracked Rear View – Hootie & the Blowfish 1996: Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette 1997: Spice – Spice Girls 1998: Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture – James Horner 1999: Millennium – Backstreet Boys 2000: No Strings Attached – NSYNC

2001–present

2001: 1 – The Beatles 2002: The Eminem Show – Eminem 2003: Get Rich or Die Tryin' – 50 Cent 2004: Confessions – Usher 2005: The Massacre – 50 Cent 2006: Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood 2007: Daughtry – Daughtry 2008: As I Am – Alicia Keys 2009: Fearless – Taylor Swift 2010: I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle 2011: 21 – Adele 2012: 21 – Adele 2013: The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake 2014: Frozen – Soundtrack 2015: 1989 – Taylor Swift 2016: 25 – Adele 2017: Damn – Kendrick Lamar

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