Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

So many white people are gonna listen to this and say "Oh this Mr. Cent person is quite vulgar talking about shooting down people, talking about getting with woman, and being braggadocious in general" as if they didn't grow up listening to Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC and other popular artist from their times that sang this exact same stuff. Time's change and what people find good changes. I like all these artist (except AC/DC) But don't deny that 50 Cent is a terrible artist because of the stuff he talks about whether it's beats to his songs, the imagery of his songs like Many Men, or even his hit songs that you can't deny will forever stay in the minds of the public like In The Club. Overall I think a lot of people should be more open to hip-hop, but really any genre, it's just i'm tired of these people who criticize this genre but then listen to the artist previously mentioned who talk about the same thing. If Kid Rock can go Diamond (sell 10 million copies) for his garbage album Devil Without a Cause say the exact same things as 50 Cent and get no flack from those same white folks, they can at least tolerate 50 for his arguably better album and best Mr. Rock for the fact that he didn't brag about wanting to sleep with an underage girl.

"I'm similar to a squirrel, looking for a slut with a nice butt to get a nut" Modern day Shakespeare.

I do not really know why I have wasted my precious time listening to this. Lost nearly an hour just to witness some arrogant, chauvinistic lyrics written by a man whose opinion is of no consequence at all. 50 Cent full of himself, though (like, sadly, most rappers out there). I didn’t reach the bonus tracks in the album: my ears were already sour enough.

50 cent is the soundtrack to breaking into cars to steal loose change so you can buy cigarettes. It's the sound of a cultural cesspool. I know as a white guy I'm not meant to say that, but fuuuck it's true. It's just bottom of the barrel trashy shit: some idiot carrying on about doing/dealing drugs, getting in fights and fucking hoes. Imagine being such a bottom feeder that "tough" shit like this is how you measure your success. It doesn't even sound any good - most of the time he's trailing by half a beat, slurring his way through like he's just had a hit of horse tranquilizer. Oh and it goes for over an hour. 1/5.

I found it quite difficult to take this record seriously - it features A LOT of sound effects which could have been taken directly from GTA (just listen to 'Heat'!). Absolute highlight is on 'High All The Time' where 50 contemplates his need for a new fax machine. That line sure aged like fine milk. Standouts are 'Many Men' (great refrain), 'In Da Club', and the two Eminem features 'Don't Push Me' and 'Patiently' - including the great line "Shady Records was 80 seconds away from the towers, Some cowards fucked with the wrong building, they meant to hit ours".

Honestly insane that this album still even sort of holds up almost 2 decades later. All the beats are catchy and many men and in da club are still bangers. Even the album length isn’t that bad since each song sounds pretty distinct

Mumbly fucking boring hip hop. And the album just goes on and on.

Sigh. Let's try and get this over with. OK, so this is bad. Like, genuinely not very good. I had forgotten quite how much I loathe, despise and detest "in da club". As far as I'm concerned this album isn't quite the nadir of early-mid 2000s music, but it is damned close. It's almost irredeemable. I'm trying hard to find something good about it, but I just can't.

Without intending to, I first listened to the censored version, which was unlistenable because it was missing every other word. Then I listened to the uncensored version, which was unlistenable because of the constant assault of violent language. There were some good beats, especially the big hits, "In da Club" and "P.I.M.P.", but that fact was overwhelmed by the relentless gun violence that just left me feeling dismayed and confused.

Hasn’t aged well and outside of the hits it sounds decidedly one note. My gf’s father summed it up nicely after once being subjected to some of this album remarking, “This is 50 Cents is it? He isn’t worth 5 cents!”

50 Cent got shot 9 times and survived. Always take that tenth shot, kids.

Certified classic. We've had about 30 hip hop albums so far in this list, but to date I've only five-starred two of them (I'm chalking that up to the list writers having suboptimal experience and taste for the genre). Today marks number three, in glorious fashion. 50 Cent broke onto the scene with THIS album, truly his best body of work. This man came in the game HUNGRY. Supported by Dr. Dre production (and executive production), and label ties to Eminem and his G-Unit buddies, it was like he'd been in the game forever when his debut dropped. I say all off this in hindsight of course, because I was in middle school when this dropped. But you better believe that my suburban white boy middle school self knew this album even then, and not *just* "In Da Club" either. I've revisited and rediscovered this album several times in my life, and each time I find more to love. I remember doing pushups like a madman in high school to "If I Can't." Today was a rediscovery of "Heat," probably one of the most in-your-face Dre beats ever, and the music video is fantastic and hilarious. 50 represented a resurgence of gangsta rap with high budget production, blended with the "bling era" that reigned for a little while. He would ultimately go toe to toe with the artist formerly known as Kanye West, to see if backpack rap or gangsta rap would win in (I think) 2007. Ye won that one, but there's no messing with this album. As much of a fan as I am of Kanye's work (that fandom is under heavy scrutiny these days), I'd personally take this album over several of his earliest entries. In 2010, 50 Cent tweeted "I can't believe my grandmother's making me take out the garbage. I'm rich, fuck this shit, I'm going home, I don't need this shit." On this album, 50 rapped "Mama said everything that happened to us, was part of God's plan, so at night when I talk to him, I got my gun in my hand." Shot nine times before this album dropped. Curtis Jackson is a legend. Favorite tracks: I'm keeping 14 of 19 in my playlist (really 14/18 if you exclude the intro), which is absurd. My essentials are Many Men, In da Club, Heat, If I Can't, PIMP, 21 Questions. Album art: Iconic. One of the most powerful and distinct album covers in the history of the genre. No notes, no complaints. Guy is bulletproof. 5/5

Wanksta indeed. This was okay but doesn’t really speak to me and is way too long.

Classic album. There are some skippable tracks—"Blood Hound" (although I like Young Buck, who sounds like a wee baby on this track) and "Back Down" are my least favorite—but I don't outright dislike any of them. Got this on CD when it came out, and I could pop it in and listen to it from start to finish—which I did many times. I took a look at the numbers for this album on Spotify, and unsurprisingly, "In da Club," "P.I.M.P.", and "21 Questions" are the most-played, and understandably so. But I was shocked to see that "Gotta Make It to Heaven" was the *least*-played track. Megahertz produced the shit out of it, and 50 ... well, in his own words: "You ain't got to tell me / you feeling this shit / Because I hear what I'm saying / I know I'm killing this shit." And he ain't lying; it's my second favorite track after "P.I.M.P."

Not in my edition of the book. 1 star. (C)Rap. Angry black man rants about motherf**kers, killing people, taking drugs, and refers to woman as "sluts with a nice butt to get a nut"... and then on his biggest hit asks "come on and give me a hug". Tedious, misogynistic, macho posturing rubbish. "Your mami, your papi, that bitch you chasin'/Your little dirty ass kids, I'll fucking erase 'em"

I can't think of anything redeeming about this album. It's an hour that I will never get back.

Every song a banger, every song an ANTHEM. This was the soundtrack of my senior year, so I may be biased. This is the definition of the ultimate perfect album. Fuck it, new rule. If it gets the ultimate perfect stamp, every song gets added to the playlist. Definitely a 5, even if it was out of 100, it a HUNNED!

Not all 5s are created equal. Is this really as good as To Pimp a Butterfly? Should this really be in the same category as Bringing It All Back Home? I don’t really know, but I do know I had a hell of a good time listening to this. The best of gangsta rap meets some of the catchiest pop rap ever. The Dr. Dre-led production is damn-near immaculate. Perfectly crafted beats, absolute ear worms. Is 50 the greatest lyrical talent? No, but he doesn’t need to be. His street stories, bravado, and charisma make him an unbeatable rapper for this era of hip-hop. And the hooks! This thing is an hour long and I kept waiting for a bad song. Never came. Every song here is good to great. An all-timer for hip-hop. The influence of this record still echoes throughout hip-hop today.

Defining sound of the era. Nothing 50 put out after this could hold a candle, but this has always been enough. 4.5

In the Bible, it says what goes around, comes around Hommo shot me, three weeks later he got shot down Now it’s clear that I’m here for a real reason 'Cause he got hit like I got hit, but he ain't fuckin' breathin What can I say? The first album I ever owned. My introduction into Hip Hop. This album shaped me and started my journey into music. 50 really came on the scene with a bang and Get Rich or Die Trying is an album to me that has no skips. His flow, his lyrics, the classic records. Man, what an album!

Best 50 cent's album when you are in Da Club, it is 2003 and you have to wake up early for school. 3 for nostalgia.

Even as someone super into hiphop around this time, this was always a novelty act. Can only think it's on this list as an example of gangster rap but then BIG and DMX have that dark style down better and Xibit from the same period massively outshines him. Production is slick but don't like his style of rapping at all.

Nr. 24/1001 What Up Gangsta 3/5 Patiently Waiting 2/5 Many Men 2/5 In Da Club 3/5 High All The Time 2/5 Heat 1/5 If I Can't 2/5 Blood Hound 1/5 Back Down 2/5 P.I.M.P. 3/5 Like My Style 2/5 Poor Lil Rich 1/5 21 Questions 3/5 Don't Push Me 2/5 Gotta Make It To Heaven 1/5 Wanksta 1/5 U Not Like Me 2/5 Lifes On The Line 2/5 Average: 1,94 The lyrics are objectively so bad and arrogant. Can't believe this made it on the list, there are many hip hop albums out there, which are way better and didn't make it onto the list

Eminem added a little energy. Otherwise this was just treading water. The lyrics were a complete turn off for me.

Ooh, you're hard. 53 minutes of self adulation. Rating: 1.5/5 Playlist track: In Da Club Date listened: 06/04/23

Love my rap hard and grimy and this fits the bill 100%. There's the classics, but even the lesser played songs hit hard

Great album.

JEL MOGUĆE!?!??!?! ALO?!?!?!? Uglavnom da, ovo je album nakon Slušaj Mater od Ede Maajke koji me uveo u svijet hip hopa. Nije petica, ali mi je srcu drag, pa bi zbog toga dao pet. Samo zbog upoznavanja sa svijetom hip hopa - stranog.

Probably one of the best debut rap albums of all time. This album has as many classic hits on it as he has bullet holes in him. There are a few duds here and there but it gets back on track with another banger right away.

Pretty good. Lots of bangers.

Rating: 10/10

Now I fully understand why 50 was & has remained so popular. Every song had a hook or featured a big time rapper. There's also a lot of layering in his songs - more instrumentation than most rap albums, which I like very much. 4.5 rounded up to 5 nostalgia's sake.

How did I know all of these songs

FAVOURITE 4EVA

One of the best hip hop albums of all time, produced by the best producer of all time (Dr Dre). Everybody was at the top of their game for this one

FUCK this album is good. Easily one of the most influential rap albums of all time. Not only the features and lyrics but the production on this is INSANE. Any album that can make good rap songs with pianos, strings, and horns without sounding corny as shit is already a win to me. I can remember a young 10 year old Jack bumping Many Men from each middle school CYO basketball game all the way up to before college lacrosse games, easily one of the best pregame songs there is. 21 songs that conclude with easily my favorite track on the album “Lifes on The Line” with what I can only imagine is a car horn to two different pitches on the sample and it all just works so well. Top 5 most influential rap album ever, no complaints. IF YOU CAN READ A FULL PAGE OUR A HARRY POTTA BOOK, ILL GIVE 750000 TO WHATEVER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION YOU WANT TO, FUCK THE BUCKET OF ICE!

First of all, this is a good album. Its got a TON of other social and racial factors tied up in how its perceived and who the artist who made it is, but in the end its a damn good album and it represents something that everyone should at least make an effort to understand. 5/5

This Is a Certified Hood Classic. No Skips.

This was a really good album. I am not sure I had actually listened to the album from beginning to end previously but I had heard many of the songs. The beats are great as are the lyrics. I would definitely listen to it again.

Wasn't expecting this to be a 5 star for me, but even throughout 18 tracks, this album kept me engaged, fun to listen to, lyrics not corny, beats interesting. Wish 50 would've stayed on top longer

What a great throwback to my youth. Greatest thing is, this album still holds up. 50 is at his best here with great flow, cool beats, good lyrics and best of all, all the songs have a somewhat catchy feeling to themselves since they have a proper chorus

The great debut album in hip hop history. If you didn’t know 50 before this album, you know everything about him after it. From the title of the album which like an opera gives you a theme, to the storytelling that establishes his entire brand and image, to how he seemingly manages to turn everything into a proper song and not just rapping, which is rare in hip hop. Catchy choruses, massive songs, cool features, a mix of Eminem and Dr.Dre production, this album is legendary and among the best in the genre’s history.

actually amazing!!!!

One of the absolute pillars of the golden age of rap. Aftermath can't be touched. There are tracks on this album that are crazy dated, but I just don't care. Best track: In Da Club

Many man, I wish many men many many many men. Shot nine times. Many men

Great album

9/10

só fadao de mil

184 forint does not disappoint.

Let’s admit it - this is a fun album

The 00s wouldn’t be the same without 50

Classic 2000s hip hop album with two huge bangers in "Many Men", "In Da Club", "P.I.M.P.", and "21 Questions". A bit too long for my taste but went by surprisingly quick; great album. Reviewers leaving poor reviews are indirectly telling everyone their age IMHO. 8/10.

Didn’t expect much but this is brilliant - wit, humour and Dre’s production. Heat is an absolute banger.

So many hooks.Such a good album.I really like 50 cents delivery,his says every word with such venom it’s crazy.In da club,21 questions p.i.m.p,many men,back down,gotta make it to heaven all great songs.The only problem with the album is that its quite long with some filler songs that dont need to be there.But overall this album is great

Lotta bangers.

Holds up surprisingly well. Really creative stuff, got so fed up with ice-cube and wu-tang that I forgot that hip-hop could be good.

Only hits in this album.

Amazing

such good memories with this

in da club

I remember in 2003 when "In Da Club" was massive, and as an 8 year old white boy who liked the Beatles I was not ready for it. Well I am now. This is excellent. I wrote yesterday about the beats on the Queen Latifah album not aging well, and this album validates my argument. 20 years later, these beats and songs still hit, indicating an amazing job by Dr. Dre. 50 Cent is obviously a worse technical rapper and has less to say, but his charisma is so strong here that it does not really matter. This was a lot of fun to hear. Fave songs: Patiently Waiting, Many Men, P.I.M.P.

Finally a great rap album. I get hyped listening to 50 cent. All the beats are so clean, simple yet inventive. I’ve heard most of these songs because of how popular he became. I’ve nearly heard the entire album throughout my life without directly listening to it cover to cover. But even the songs I had not heard were 🔥. I had to switch to the explicit version because too much was lost in the censoring. Couple of songs were less than amazing but there were a lot of songs on this album so I’ll let it slide. 9/10

To add to my paranoia that my phone is listening to me...I am seeing Mr Cent tomorrow on the 25th anniversary of this album....so that's weird. I really love this album, it's encapsulates the era of early 2000 gangster rap and the beef between some of the biggest rapping names around, it has some great guests on it and the production value is immense, hence why you still hear in da club on radios still. Putting my objective hat on, it's slightly dated at points and 90% of his songs are him bragging about surviving being shot. I think I have to give it a 5, but will appreciate that it's likely a biased review

This album is very nostalgic for me. Every song is a banger and there’s so many classics on here. Easy 5.

Absolute Classic 5/5

Highlights: In Da Club, If I Can't, Many Me, P.I.M.P, 21 Questions, Wanksta Leave Em's: What Up Gangsta, Back Down Overall Thoughts: No doubt one of the biggest club rap albums of all time that I grew up dancing to at middle school dances. This album is so ladened with mega-hits that anything short of a hit gets forgotten. It is a pleasant listen for me since there is not a lot going on subliminally. Some of the songs take gangsta rap to an extreme which can get repetitive and tiring especially after a nearly 20 song album. Although, If you were going to listen to gangsta rap I'm not sure there is someone I'd prefer listening to more then 50. Score Breakdown: 4.267 & 5 -> 4.634

Coming hard on to the national rap stage. It's enjoyable and I played the eff out of it back in the day. G-unit! There are some bangers that still hit twenty years later. I don't know if many modern hip hop artist will be able to say the same.

Ain't no business like ho business but there is something disconcertingly ungangsta about adding a soprano inflection to the end of gangSTA. Five stars for me being 8 or 9 years old and buying the P.I.M.P single from Big W, only to find that when played on the PC it had a bonus uncut X-rated DVD of the original P.I.M.P music video on it. Tits and ass absolutely everywhere, Grade 4 Will didn't know where the fuck to look. Other undeniable tracks include Many Men, In Da Club and 21 Questions.

Great

It's hard to understand the impact this album had when it first released. it was massive, and it's easy to see why. 50 Cent doesn't have too much to say on this album in terms of lyrical content. However, for what this album is supposed to be it absolutely nails it. Beats that are tough and catchy, bombastic bars that are full of charisma and swagger. (not even to mention the amazing hooks) For what this album is trying to achieve it is an easy 5 Star.

Fantastic album with so many killer singles

Cool.

Oh boy, this one brings back some memories. G g g g-unit!

Amazing, great tracks and classics ! I wasn't expecting I would love 50 cent this much

top bas ima par hitova

izgorilo

Me gusta por que habla de pegar tiros. Lo de "some shit with a banana clip to stop me" ha estat potente

goat

WHAT UP GANGSTAA 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥 one of the greatest workout albums to ever grace my ears having dre produce is a cheat code to making a good album 4.7/5 blood hound kinda ass tho

Generational

Costruito perfettamente. Si arriva alla grande a 'In Da Club', iconica. E poi 'P.I.M.P.'

Cool!

Legendary

Patiently Waiting Many Men In Da Club If I Can’t Blood Hound P.I.M.P. 21 Questions Gotta Make It To Heaven Wanksta U Not Like Me Blast this on my way to my 9-5 like I’m some king pin when I’m obviously nothing close. Classic early 2000 rap. By one of the best. Very catchy songs. Clever bars.

This isn’t Sgt. Pepper’s, but for what it is and supposed to be, it’s 5 stars. Nostalgia plays a factor.

una cosa d locos

A gangsta rap sacred text as bulletproof as the man who wrote it.

Well this was a pleasant surprise, I thought I didn't like 50 Cent

One of the best debut albums by a rap artist

Anything less than 5 is wrong

Jostain syystä jäänyt nuorena aikuisena tätä dissas ja jäi kuuntelematta koko levy. Vaikkakin jostain Hangon juhannuksesta sen olin löytänyt eikä kelvannut kahvilan vessamaksuksi (50cent ei-asiakkailta). Jollekin taisin levyn antaa sitten. Mutta nyt vuosien jälkeen kuunneltua voin todeta, että olihan toi nyt tosi kova levy. Ehkä jopa yks parhaimmista räppilevyistä mitä kuullit. Pakko antaa kredittiä

Excellent.

50 Cent: “I try not to say nothing, the DA might want to play in court.” Also 50 Cent, 5 songs later, over a beat made from the sound of a gun cocking and firing: “I don’t care if I get caught, the DA can play this motherfucking tape in court.” Get Rich or Die Tryin’ is the peak of gangsta rap. 50 is an obvious student of the genre and came in with some of the best flows, bars, and especially hooks in the history of hip-hop up to this point. It’s a treat that, on top of all that, this is also a no-skips album where even the deep cuts go hard. You get Dr. Dre production, 2 of Eminem’s best verses ever (I prefer “Don’t Push Me” tbh), and 2 of the most hilarious diss tracks of all time (no one has wrote a diss bar better than “You sing for hoes and sound like the Cookie Monster,” even 20 years later.) Also, 50 Cent is my Brother-in-Law’s second favorite rapper, behind only DMX, so I also feel like this is almost a personal Christmas album because he always ends up playing it after we’ve had 5 drinks and just start pouring tequila in a glass. And it still sounds just as good as it did when we were in 4th grade.

Classic. Still holds up as one of the all time best rap albums.

Gangsta rap classic. Gotta love the Dre beats.

Es tan espeso como artista y persona pero es un gran álbum, staple del rap y de la cultura pop de los 2000s

Это один из очень немногих рэперов, кого я могу с удовольствием слушать

"He says bad words and talks about sex and drugs :(" Womp womp Melvin, do my homework. This slaps unfathomably hard. Might genuinely be one of the catchiest albums of all time. The lyrics might not be very deep, some beats sound like Super Mario 64, but nothing beats fun. And this album is a lot of fun. Five.

This Album Is Great.

Little did anybody know that this would be the death knell of gangsta rap as we knew it. Perhaps getting shot nine times after ruffling quite a few supposedly unruffled feathers and living to tell the tale is worthy of something being the final act of a tall tale. Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, waves the flag of his G-Unit and the more than good enough endorsements of Dr. Dre and Eminem on his highly entertaining, if not a tad bit long, debut album. Walking the tightrope of grit and glamour with swagger and charisma, Get Rich or Die Tryin' becomes a memorable listen based on not just that but how hook-laden it is throughout. Get Rich or Die Tryin' could be seen as the last of a soon-to-be dying breed of hip-hop monoliths but it would look and sound great on the way out.