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Get Rich or Die Tryin'

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Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Studio album by
50 Cent
ReleasedFebruary 6, 2003
Recorded2002
Genre
Length69:32
Label
Producer
50 Cent chronology
Guess Who's Back?
(2002)		 Get Rich or Die Tryin' The Massacre
(2005)
Singles from Get Rich or Die Tryin'
  1. "In da Club"
    Released: January 7, 2003
  2. "21 Questions"
    Released: April 7, 2003
  3. "P.I.M.P."
    Released: June 24, 2003
  4. "If I Can't"
    Released: September 16, 2003

Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the debut studio album of American rapper 50 Cent. It was released on February 6, 2003, by Aftermath Entertainment and Shady Records.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Blender4/5 stars[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
The Guardian3/5 stars[4]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[5]
Pitchfork Media7/10[6]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[7]
Stylus MagazineB[8]
USA Today3/4 stars[9]
XXL5/5 stars (XXL)[10]

Get Rich or Die Tryin' gained positive reviews. At Metacritic, it holds an aggregate score of 73 out of 100, based on 19 reviews, which were "generally favorable reviews".[11]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  0:06
2."What Up Gangsta"
Rob "Reef" Tewlow2:59
3."Patiently Waiting" (featuring Eminem)
Eminem4:48
4."Many Men (Wish Death)"
  • Jackson
  • Darrell Branch
  • Resto
  • Darrell "Digga" Branch
  • Eminem (add.)
  • Luis Resto (add.)
4:16
5."In da Club"
3:13
6."High All the Time"
4:29
7."Heat"
Dr. Dre4:14
8."If I Can't"
  • Jackson
  • Young
  • Elizondo
  • Dr. Dre
  • Elizondo (co.)
3:16
9."Blood Hound" (featuring Young Buck)
Sean Blaze4:00
10."Back Down"
Dr. Dre4:03
11."P.I.M.P."
  • Jackson
  • Brandon "Dirtybird" Parrott
Brandon Parrott4:09
12."Like My Style" (featuring Tony Yayo)
Rockwilder3:13
13."Poor Lil Rich"Jackson, Clervoix
  • Sha Money XL
  • Eminem (add.)
3:19
14."21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg)
  • Jackson
  • Kevin Risto
Dirty Swif3:44
15."Don't Push Me" (featuring Lloyd Banks and Eminem)
Eminem4:08
16."Gotta Make It to Heaven"
Megahertz4:01
17."Wanksta" (bonus track)
  • Jackson
  • John Freeman
  • Clervoix
John "J-Praize" Freeman3:39
18."U Not like Me" (bonus track)
Red Spyda4:15
19."Life's on the Line" (bonus track)
  • Jackson
  • Dudley
Terence Dudley3:38
Re-release bonus track
No.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In da Club (Acapella)"
  • Jackson
  • Young
  • Elizondo
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

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Credits for Get Rich or Die Tryin' adapted from Allmusic.[12]

Charts

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Chart (2003)[13] Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[13] 4
Austrian Albums Chart[13] 16
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[13] 3
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[13] 14
Canadian Albums Chart[14] 1
Danish Albums Chart[13] 6
Dutch Albums Chart[13] 5
Finnish Albums Chart[13] 11
French Albums Chart[13] 12
Greek Foreign Albums Chart[15] 3
Hungarian Albums Chart[16] 17
Italian Albums Chart[13] 13
New Zealand Albums Chart[13] 3
Norwegian Albums Chart[13] 5
Swedish Albums Chart[13] 8
Swiss Albums Chart[13] 8
UK Albums Chart 2
US Billboard 200[14] 1
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[14] 1

Certifications

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Country Certification
Australia 2× Platinum[17]
Belgium Platinum[18]
Canada 6× Platinum[19]
Denmark Gold[20]
Europe Platinum[21]
France Gold[22]
Germany Gold[23]
Greece Gold[15]
Ireland Platinum[24]
Japan Gold[25]
New Zealand 2× Platinum[26]
Norway Gold[27]
Russia 5× Platinum[28]
Sweden Gold[29]
Switzerland Platinum[30]
United Kingdom 3× Platinum[31]
United States 8× Platinum[32]

References

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Footnotes
  1. ↑ Birchmeier n.d.
  2. ↑ Mao, Chairman. "Review: "Get Rich or Die Tryin'"". Blender. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  3. ↑ Browne, David (February 21, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin' Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on October 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (February 20, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. The Guardian. Retrieved on October 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ Baker, Soren (February 9, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'[permanent dead link]. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on October 9, 2015.[dead link]
  6. ↑ Chennault, Sam (March 4, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Pitchfork Media.Retrieved on October 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ Hoard, Christian (February 11, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin' Archived 2015-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on October 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ Berliner, Brett. "Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  9. ↑ Jones, Steve. "Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin' Archived 2012-07-24 at the Wayback Machine". USA Today: D.05. February 11, 2003.
  10. ↑ Staff. "Retrospective: XXL Albums". XXL. December 2007.
  11. ↑ "Get Rich Or Die Tryin' reviews at". Metacritic.com. February 4, 2003. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ Credits: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Allmusic. Retrieved on February 28, 2010.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Steffen Hung. "50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin'". swisscharts.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  14. 1 2 3 https://www.billboard.com/artist/50-cent/chart-history/
  15. 1 2 "Greek Foreign Albums Chart". IFPI Greece. August 6, 2003. Archived from the original on February 18, 2004. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2003 Albums". Aria.com.au. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Canadian certifications – 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin". Music Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  20. ↑ "Hitlisten". Hitlisterne.dk. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  21. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2003". Ifpi.org. September 1, 2005. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Disque en France". Disque en France. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Musikindustrie.de. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  24. ↑ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Ltd. "The Irish Charts". IRMA. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  25. ↑ "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会｜各種統計". Riaj.or.jp. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  26. ↑ "New Zealand Music Chart". RIANZ. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  27. ↑ "IFPI Norsk platebransje". IFPI. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  28. ↑ "NFPF International 2003 certifications". NFPF. January 24, 2009. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2003" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  30. ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
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