Get Rich or Die Tryin'

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Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the debut studio album of American rapper 50 Cent, released February 4, 2003 on Aftermath Entertainment under a joint venture with Shady Records and distribution by Interscope Records. Its initially planned release was pushed seven days ahead due to heavy bootlegging and Internet leakage. The album featured production from Dr. Dre and Eminem, among others and featured guest appearances from Eminem and then-newcomers Young Buck, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo.

The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 872,000 copies in its first week. It spawned five singles, including the number 1-hits "In da Club", "21 Questions", "Wanksta", and the international single "P.I.M.P.". By December 2003, Get Rich or Die Tryin' had sold six million copies in the United States and was certified sextuple platinum by the RIAA. Upon its release, the album received generally positive 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.

Background

In 2002, Eminem listened to a copy of Jackson's Guess Who's Back? mixtape album through Jackson's attorney, who was working with Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg.[1] After being impressed with the mixtape, Eminem invited Jackson to Los Angeles where he was introduced to producer Dr. Dre.[2] 50 Cent signed a one million 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 addition help from producers Mike Elizondo, Sha Money XL and among others. The first single "In da Club" was the first of seven tracks he recorded in five days with Dr. Dre. The next single "21 Questions" was not inlikes 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?'"[3] 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."[3] "Back Down" and "Heat" were instrumentals originally composed by Rakim and 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.

Singles

The album's lead single, "In da Club", was certified platinum by the RIAA, becoming 50 Cents' first song to top the Billboard Hot 100 for nine and remained on the chart for twenty-two weeks.[4][5]. The track also reached number one on the Top 40 Tracks, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and Hot Rap Tracks charts.[6] 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 nomintations for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Song.

Its third single, "21 Questions", became 50 Cent's second chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100, where it remained 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 RIAA. The fourth 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.

Reception

Commercial performance

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[7]
Blender[8]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[9]
The Guardian[10]
Los Angeles Times[11]
The New York Times(favorable)[12]
Pitchfork Media(7.0/10)[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
USA Today[15]
XXL (XXL)[16]

Get Rich or Die Tryin' debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, amassing 872,000 copies in its first week.[17] The album continued to sell 822,000 copies in its second week. The album also managed to sell over two million copies in three weeks by averaging more than 500,000 copies per week sold, which has not happened since the Backstreet Boys and The Beatles respective album's did so in late 2000. On December 9, 2003, the album was certified 9 X platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, after sales in excess of 8 million copies.[18] The album spent a total of six weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, eleven weeks on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and eight weeks on the UK Albums Chart. It was among the best selling albums of the decade, selling 12 million copies by the end of the year.[19][20] It remains as 50 Cent's best-selling album to date, with sales of over 9,873,000 copies in the United States.[21] In Russia, the album was certified 5x platinum, selling 120,000 copies.[22] The album has sold 15 million copies worldwide.[23]Many say that it is arguably the greatest rap album of the last 20 years.

Critical reception

Perceived as a classic upon its release,[24] Get Rich or Die Tryin' has been called the most hyped rap debut in over a decade.[7] Allmusic writer Jason Birchmeier called the album impressive and incredibly calculated in their positive four star review.[7] Rolling Stone's Christian Hoard commended 50 Cent's undeniable showcase of skill, radio-ready tracks, and marketable thug persona in addition to the album's production for its dark synth grooves, buzzy keyboards, and persistently funky bounce.[14] Brett Berliner of Stylus Magazine gave Get Rich or Die Tryin' a B rating and commended 50 Cent for his variety as a rapper.[25] It is one of only 19 rap albums to receive a perfect rating from XXL magazine.[16] The album has an average rating of 73/100 from Metacritic, based on 19 critic reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[26] "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. Album cut "Back Down" was listed on XXL's list of the greatest diss tracks of all time.[27] The song was a diss to Murder Inc.'s Ja Rule, Irv Gotti, Caddillac Tah, and Black Child.

In December 2009, Billboard magazine ranked Get Rich or Die Tryin' at number 12 on the magazine's Top 200 Albums of the Decade.[28]

Track listing

  • All songs were co-written by 50 Cent.
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  0:06
2."What Up Gangsta"Curtis JacksonRob Tewlow2:59
3."Patiently Waiting" (featuring Eminem)Mike Elizondo, Luis Resto, M. MathersEminem4:48
4."Many Men (Wish Death)"Darrell Branch, F. Perren, K. St. Lewis, Luis RestoDarrell Branch4:16
5."In da Club"50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Mike ElizondoDr. Dre3:13
6."High all the Time"C. Hampton, C. Almonacy, H. Banks, Luis Resto, M. Mathers, R. Jackson, M. ClervoixDJ Rad4:29
7."Heat"T. Coster, Andre Young, Mike ElizondoDr. Dre4:14
8."If I Can't"Andre Young, Mike ElizondoDr. Dre3:16
9."Blood Hound" (featuring Young Buck)S. Henderson, D. BrownSean Blaze4:00
10."Back Down"Andre Young, Mike Elizondo, R. FeemstarDr. Dre4:03
11."P.I.M.P."D. PorterMr Porter4:09
12."Like My Style" (featuring Tony Yayo)D. Stinson, M. BernardRockwilder3:13
13."Poor Lil Rich"M. ClervoixSha Money XL3:19
14."21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg)J. Cameron, V. Cameron, K. RistoDirty Swift of Midi Mafia3:44
15."Don't Push Me" (featuring Eminem & Lloyd Banks)Luis Resto, M. Mathers, C. LloydEminem4:08
16."Gotta Make it to Heaven"C. Jackson, D. WesleyMegahertz4:01
17."Wanksta"J. Freeman , M. ClervoixJohn "J-Praize" Freeman3:39
18."U Not Like Me"A. ThelusmaRed Spyda4:15
19."Life's on the Line"T. DudleyTerence Dudley3:38
Sample credits
  • "Many Men (Wish Death)"
  • "21 Questions"

Personnel

Credits for Get Rich or Die Tryin' adapted from Allmusic.[29]

Chart history

Chart positions

Chart (2003)[30] Peak
Position
Australian Albums Chart[30] 4
Austrian Albums Chart[30] 16
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[30] 3
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[30] 14
Canadian Albums Chart[31] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[30] 5
Danish Albums Chart[30] 6
Finnish Albums Chart[30] 11
French Albums Chart[30] 12
Hungarian Albums Chart[32] 17
Italian Albums Chart[30] 13
New Zealand Albums Chart[30] 3
Norwegian Albums Chart[30] 5
Swedish Albums Chart[30] 8
Swiss Albums Chart[30] 8
UK Albums Chart 2
U.S. Billboard 200[31] 1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[31] 1

Certifications

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
February 16, 2003 – March 1, 2003
March 16, 2003 – April 5, 2003
May 11, 2003 – May 17, 2003 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Ninja (December 2002). 50 Cent Interview. Dubcnn. Accessed May 22, 2007
  2. ^ Touré (April 3, 2003). "The Life of a Hunted Man". Rolling Stone. Accessed July 6, 2007.
  3. ^ a b Allison Samuels, February 21, 2007. The Flip Side of 50 Cent. MSNBC. Accessed July 7, 2007.
  4. ^ Martens, Todd (May 1, 2003). "Sean Paul 'Busy' Ousting 50 Cent Single". Billboard. Accessed July 5, 2003.
  5. ^ "50 Cent - In da Club - Music Charts". aCharts.us. Accessed July 5, 2007.
  6. ^ "Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Accessed July 5, 2007.
  7. ^ a b c Birchmeier, Jason. Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-12-27.
  8. ^ Mao, Chairman. Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Blender. Retrieved on 2009-12-27.
  9. ^ Browne, David. Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-12-27.
  10. ^ Petridis, Alexis. Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2009-12-27.
  11. ^ Baker, Soren. Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-12-27.
  12. ^ Sanneh, Kelefa. Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-12-27.
  13. ^ Chennault, Sam. Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2009-12-27.
  14. ^ a b Hoard, Christian. Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-12-27.
  15. ^ Jones, Steve. "Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'". USA Today: D.05. February 11, 2003. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
  16. ^ a b Staff. "Retrospective: XXL Albums". XXL, December 2007 issue. 2007. {{cite journal}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |journal= (help)
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  19. ^ Candace Anderson (September 17, 2007). Kanye West and 50 Cent go head to head in record sales competition. TheCurrentOnline. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
  20. ^ Byrnes, Paul (January 18, 2006). Get Rich or Die Tryin'. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
  21. ^ "Chart Watch Extra: The Top 20 New Acts Of The 2000s". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
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  27. ^ "XXL Magazine | Features | 2005 | June | Shots Fired". Xxlmag.com. 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
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  29. ^ Credits: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-02-28.
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