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⚫ | ''Get Rich or Die Tryin{{'}}'' has been called the most hyped rap debut in over a decade and was hailed as a classic by critics when it was released.<ref name="Birchmeier"/><ref name="Ex">Ex, Kris (February 11, 2003). [http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-02-11/music/original-pirate-material/ Original Pirate Material]. ''[[The Village Voice]]''. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.</ref> At [[Metacritic]], it holds an aggregate score of 73 out of 100, based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/get-rich-or-die-tryin |title=Get Rich Or Die Tryin' reviews at |publisher=Metacritic.com |date=February 6, 2003 |accessdate=August 4, 2012}}</ref> [[Allmusic]]'s Jason Birchmeier called the album impressive and incredibly calculated,<ref name="Birchmeier"/> while ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's Christian Hoard was impressed by its production and 50 Cent's "thug persona" and rapping ability.<ref name="Hoard"/> Brett Berliner of [[Stylus Magazine]] gave ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''' a B rating and commended 50 Cent for his variety as a rapper.<ref name="Berliner">Berliner, Brett. [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/50-cent/get-rich-or-die-tryin.htm Review: ''Get Rich or Die Tryin{{'}}'']. [[Stylus Magazine]]. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.</ref> It is one of only 19 rap albums to receive a perfect rating from ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'' magazine.<ref name="XXL"/> In his consumer guide for ''[[The Village Voice]]'', [[Robert Christgau]] gave the album a two-star honorable mention ({{Rating-Christgau|hm2}}),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=50+cent|title=CG: 50 Cent|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|publisher=RobertChristgau.com|accessdate=June 19, 2012}}</ref> indicating a "likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy."<ref>{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php|title=CG 90s: Key to Icons|publisher=Robert Christgau|year=2000|accessdate=June 19, 2012}}</ref> He cited "What Up Gangsta" and "Patiently Waiting" as highlights and quipped, "Gets no cuter as his character unfolds."<ref>{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|date=March 9, 2004|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2004-03-09/music/edges-of-the-groove/2/|title=Edges of the Groove|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|publisher=[[Village Voice Media]]|accessdate=June 19, 2012}}</ref> |
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Kris Ex, writing in ''[[The Village Voice]]'', viewed ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''' as a "classic" before and after its release, predicting that "it will be considered a classic long after the 50 Cent Show meets its inevitable end."<ref name="Ex">Ex, Kris (February 11, 2003). [http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-02-11/music/original-pirate-material/ Original Pirate Material]. ''[[The Village Voice]]''. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.</ref> It has been called the most hyped rap debut in over a decade.<ref name="Birchmeier"/> At [[Metacritic]], it holds an aggregate score of 73 out of 100, based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/get-rich-or-die-tryin |title=Get Rich Or Die Tryin' reviews at |publisher=Metacritic.com |date=February 6, 2003 |accessdate=August 4, 2012}}</ref> |
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the debut studio album of American rapper 50 Cent, released February 6, 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.[1] It spawned four singles, including the number 1-hits "In da Club" and "21 Questions", 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 eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. As of 2013, it has sold nine million copies in the US, making it the fourth highest selling hip hop album of all time in the US.[2] Upon its release, the album received 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. It ranked Number 37 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of best albums of the 2000's.
Background
Prior to the release of his mix-tape, Curtis Jackson was shot 9 times in Queens, New York. 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? mixtape album through Jackson's attorney, who was working with Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg.[3] After being impressed with the mixtape, Eminem invited 50 Cent to Los Angeles where he was introduced to producer Dr. Dre.[4] 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?'"[5] 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."[5] "Back Down" and "Heat" were instrumentals originally composed by Rakim, Tommy Coster 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 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.[6][7] The track also reached number one on the Top 40 Tracks, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and Hot Rap Tracks charts.[8] 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.
Commercial performance
Get Rich or Die Tryin' debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 872,000 copies in its first week.[9] On December 9, 2003, the album was certified sextuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of six million copies.[10] It was among the best-selling albums of the decade, selling 12 million copies by the end of the year.[11][12] It remains as 50 Cent's best-selling album to date, with sales of more than 9,000,000 copies in the United States, making it the fourth highest-selling rap album of all time in the United States.[13] In Russia, the album was certified 5x platinum, selling 120,000 copies.[14]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [15] |
Blender | [16] |
Entertainment Weekly | (B)[17] |
The Guardian | [18] |
Los Angeles Times | [19] |
The New York Times | (favorable)[20] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10)[21] |
Rolling Stone | [22] |
USA Today | [23] |
XXL | (XXL)[24] |
Get Rich or Die Tryin' has been called the most hyped rap debut in over a decade and was hailed as a classic by critics when it was released.[15][25] At Metacritic, it holds an aggregate score of 73 out of 100, based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[26] Allmusic's Jason Birchmeier called the album impressive and incredibly calculated,[15] while Rolling Stone magazine's Christian Hoard was impressed by its production and 50 Cent's "thug persona" and rapping ability.[22] Brett Berliner of Stylus Magazine gave Get Rich or Die Tryin' a B rating and commended 50 Cent for his variety as a rapper.[27] It is one of only 19 rap albums to receive a perfect rating from XXL magazine.[24] In his consumer guide for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau gave the album a two-star honorable mention (),[28] indicating a "likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy."[29] He cited "What Up Gangsta" and "Patiently Waiting" as highlights and quipped, "Gets no cuter as his character unfolds."[30]
Accolades
"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.[31] In December 2009, Billboard magazine ranked Get Rich or Die Tryin' at number 12 on the magazine's Top 200 Albums of the Decade.[32] In 2012 Complex named Get Rich or Die Tryin one of the classic albums of the last decade.[33]
Track listing
- All songs were co-written by 50 Cent.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 0:06 | ||
2. | "What Up Gangsta" | Curtis Jackson | Rob "Reef" Tewlow | 2:59 |
3. | "Patiently Waiting" (featuring Eminem) | Mike Elizondo, Luis Resto, M. Mathers | Eminem | 4:48 |
4. | "Many Men (Wish Death)" | Darrell Branch, F. Perren, K. St. Lewis, Luis Resto | Darrell "Digga" Branch, Eminem (add.), Luis Resto (add.) | 4:16 |
5. | "In da Club" | Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo | Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo (co.) | 3:13 |
6. | "High All the Time" | C. Hampton, C. Almonacy, H. Banks, Luis Resto, M. Mathers, M. Clervoix | DJ Rad, Eminem (co.), Sha Money XL (co.) | 4:29 |
7. | "Heat" | Tommy Coster, Andre Young, Mike Elizondo | Dr. Dre | 4:14 |
8. | "If I Can't" | Andre Young, Mike Elizondo | Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo (co.) | 3:16 |
9. | "Blood Hound" (featuring Young Buck) | S. Henderson, D. Brown | Sean Blaze | 4:00 |
10. | "Back Down" | Andre Young, Mike Elizondo | Dr. Dre | 4:03 |
11. | "P.I.M.P." | Brandon Parrott, D. Porter | Brandon Parrott, Mr. Porter | 4:09 |
12. | "Like My Style" (featuring Tony Yayo) | D. Stinson, M. Bernard, Alla Borisovna Pugacheva | Rockwilder | 3:13 |
13. | "Poor Lil Rich" | M. Clervoix | Sha Money XL, Eminem (add.) | 3:19 |
14. | "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg) | J. Cameron, V. Cameron, K. Risto | Dirty Swift of Midi Mafia | 3:44 |
15. | "Don't Push Me" (featuring Lloyd Banks and Eminem) | Luis Resto, M. Mathers, C. Lloyd | Eminem | 4:08 |
16. | "Gotta Make It to Heaven" | C. Jackson, D. Wesley, Alla Borisovna Pugacheva | Megahertz | 4:01 |
17. | "Wanksta" (bonus track) | J. Freeman , M. Clervoix | John "J-Praize" Freeman (mixed by Dr. Dre) | 3:39 |
18. | "U Not Like Me" (bonus track) | A. Thelusma | Red Spyda | 4:15 |
19. | "Life's on the Line" (bonus track) | T. Dudley | Terence Dudley | 3:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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20. | "P.I.M.P. (Remix)" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck) | 4:49 |
No. | Title | Length |
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20. | "In Da Club (Instrumental)" | 3:47 |
21. | "Soldier (Freestyle)" (featuring G Unit) | 3:44 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "In Da Club" (Acapella) | 3:00 |
- Sample credits
- "Many Men (Wish Death)" contains a sample of "Out of the Picture" by Tavares
- "21 Questions" contains a sample of "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing" by Barry White
- "Patiently Waiting" contains a sample of "Gin and Juice" by Snoop Dogg feat. Daz Dillinger
- "If I Can't" contains a sample of "Peter Piper" by Run-DMC
- "Poor Lil Rich" contains a sample of "Your Life's on the Line" by 50 Cent
Personnel
Credits for Get Rich or Die Tryin' adapted from Allmusic.[34]
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Charts
Certifications
Country | Certification |
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Australia | 2× Platinum[39] |
Belgium | Platinum[40] |
Canada | 6× Platinum[41] |
Denmark | Gold[42] |
Europe | Platinum[43] |
France | Gold[44] |
Germany | Gold[45] |
Greece | Gold[37] |
Ireland | Platinum[46] |
Japan | Gold[47] |
New Zealand | 2× Platinum[48] |
Norway | Gold[49] |
Russia | 3× Platinum[50] |
Sweden | Gold[51] |
Switzerland | Platinum[52] |
United Kingdom | 3× Platinum[53] |
United States | Diamond[54] |
See also
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- ^ Grein, Paul (February 3, 2011). "Week Ending Jan. 30, 2011: Albums: Good News & Bad News - Chart Watch". Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ^ Ninja (December 2002). 50 Cent Interview. Dubcnn. Accessed May 22, 2007
- ^ Touré (April 3, 2003). "The Life of a Hunted Man". Rolling Stone. Accessed July 6, 2007.
- ^ a b Allison Samuels, February 21, 2007. The Flip Side of 50 Cent. MSNBC. Accessed July 7, 2007.
- ^ Martens, Todd (May 1, 2003). "Sean Paul 'Busy' Ousting 50 Cent Single". Billboard. Accessed July 5, 2003.
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- ^ "Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Accessed July 5, 2007.
- ^ Holloway, Lynette (February 17, 2003). Rapper 50 Cent Has Top-Selling First Album. The New York Times. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.
- ^ Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.
- ^ Candace Anderson (September 17, 2007). Kanye West and 50 Cent go head to head in record sales competition. TheCurrentOnline. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
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- ^ "Week Ending Jan. 30, 2011: Albums: Good News & Bad News - Chart Watch". January 2, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
- ^ «2М» Золотой и платиновый альбом в России
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- ^ Mao, Chairman. Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Blender. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Browne, David (February 21, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (February 20, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. The Guardian. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.
- ^ Baker, Soren (February 9, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (February 9, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. The New York Times. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.
- ^ Chennault, Sam (March 4, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.
- ^ a b Hoard, Christian (February 11, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.
- ^ Jones, Steve. "Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'". USA Today: D.05. February 11, 2003. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
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- ^ Berliner, Brett. Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: 50 Cent". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "CG 90s: Key to Icons". Robert Christgau. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (March 9, 2004). "Edges of the Groove". The Village Voice. Village Voice Media. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ^ "XXL Magazine | Features | 2005 | June | Shots Fired". Xxlmag.com. March 9, 2005. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
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- ^ "50 Cent, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) — 25 Rap Albums From the Past Decade That Deserve Classic Status". Complex. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ Credits: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Allmusic. Retrieved on February 28, 2010.
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External links
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' at Discogs (list of releases)
- "Hip-Hop's Holy Trinity" by PopMatters