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Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2003 studio album by 50 Cent

Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the debut studio album of American rapper 50 Cent. It was released on February 4, 2003, by Aftermath Entertainment and Shady Records.

Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Studio album by
50 Cent
ReleasedFebruary 4, 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: August 12, 2003
  4. "If I Can't"
    Released: September 16, 2003

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [1]
Blender     [2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
The Guardian     [4]
Los Angeles Times    [5]
Pitchfork Media7/10[6]
Rolling Stone     [7]
Stylus MagazineB[8]
USA Today    [9]
XXL      (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"  Curtis Jackson, Rob TewlowRob "Reef" Tewlow 2:59
3. "Patiently Waiting" (featuring Eminem)Jackson, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto, Mike ElizondoEminem 4:48
4. "Many Men (Wish Death)"  Jackson, Darrell Branch, RestoDarrell "Digga" Branch, Eminem (add.), Luis Resto (add.) 4:16
5. "In da Club"  Jackson, Andre Young, ElizondoDr. Dre, Elizondo (co.) 3:13
6. "High All the Time"  Jackson, Mathers, Michael Clervoix, Conrad Almonacy, RestoDJ Rad, Eminem (co.), Sha Money XL (co.) 4:29
7. "Heat"  Jackson, Young, Tommy Coster, ElizondoDr. Dre 4:14
8. "If I Can't"  Jackson, Young, ElizondoDr. Dre, Elizondo (co.) 3:16
9. "Blood Hound" (featuring Young Buck)Jackson, Sean Henderson, David BrownSean Blaze 4:00
10. "Back Down"  Jackson, Young, Ron Feemster, ElizondoDr. Dre 4:03
11. "P.I.M.P."  Jackson, Brandon "Dirtybird" ParrottBrandon Parrott 4:09
12. "Like My Style" (featuring Tony Yayo)Jackson, Marvin Bernard, Dana StinsonRockwilder 3:13
13. "Poor Lil Rich"  Jackson, ClervoixSha Money XL, Eminem (add.) 3:19
14. "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg)Jackson, Kevin RistoDirty Swif 3:44
15. "Don't Push Me" (featuring Lloyd Banks and Eminem)Jackson, Mathers, Christopher Lloyd, RestoEminem 4:08
16. "Gotta Make It to Heaven"  Jackson, Dorsey WesleyMegahertz 4:01
17. "Wanksta" (bonus track)Jackson, John Freeman, ClervoixJohn "J-Praize" Freeman 3:39
18. "U Not like Me" (bonus track)Jackson, Andy ThelusmaRed Spyda 4:15
19. "Life's on the Line" (bonus track)Jackson, DudleyTerence Dudley 3:38
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. ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 Steffen Hung. "50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin'". swisscharts.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 https://www.billboard.com/artist/50-cent/chart-history/
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "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. 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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