Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

Repeat listen

Gooood

Nice, classique. I know whole 2 songs!

Пограничный альбом между хорошим рэпом и начинающейся мейнстримовой волной говна. В своё время этот альбом нравился, но уже тогда я подозревал, что что-то тут не то.

Hip-hop isn't music. Gangsta rap certainly isn't. 1/5

Intro n/a What Up Gangsta 3 Patiently Waiting 2.6 Many Men (Wish Death) 2.8 In da Club 3 High All the Time 2.7 Heat 2.6 If I Can't 2.2 Blood Hound 2.3 Back Down 2.1 P.I.M.P. 2.2 Like My Style 2 Poor Lil Rich 2.2 21 Questions 2 Don't Push Me 2.4 Gotta Make It to Heaven 2.4 Score: 2.433333333

Is Dimery trying to show he's got some type of street cred or something? Like I believe a dude like Dimery is actually listening to this. Not every album that was popular in its time needs to be added. Uhhh, this is brainless rap for brainless people doing brainless shit. And it's fine for those people and purposes. Knucklehead music for knuckleheads. Does it offer anything meaningful outside of being knucklehead music? Not really. Does it sound good? Not really. It's basically an album celebrating 50 getting shot, like that's actually the most important thing that's ever happened to him as he seems to mention it in every song. Granted if I got shot and survived, I'd be proud to be alive too, maybe even enough to make a whole career out of it. But it's a bit one-note. Plus 50 is a mid-AF emcee. No one likes 50 based on his rap skills. People like 50 'cause he's got muscles and talks tuff. It's one of those things that's actually pretty gay when you put it together. Go ahead and suggest that to any 50 fan and see how they respond. There's worse shit out, but there's better shit too.

This was better than I thought it was going to be. Still not my hip-hop, but it did have a vibe I didn't completely hate which is usually missing from more hardcore rap.

50 Cent is at his best when he's acting. His rapping is good, but is overshadowed when he collabs with guys like Young Buck, Eminem, and Snoop. There are some catchy hooks throughout the album, though... but it gets quite repetitive after a while. Like, the producer found a niche and WAY over-exploited it. I'm not a big rap guy, but I can recognize artistry. This isn't exactly Picasso, but it's fine.

Не так плохо как ожидалось

the fact that this was already in my library.

50 Cent might be one of the most overrated artists in hip hop. I hate the way his voice is slurred (yes I know it's because he got shot in the jaw), it totally kills his flow. The highlight on here is Eminem on 'Patiently Waiting' which might be one of his best ever guest verses. He absolutely schools 50 Cent on this track. Not a terrible album but a bit one dimensional and definitely not a classic like a lot of people say. 6/10

yea the hits are good but AN HOUR??

Perfect album! 50 did amazing songs on this and the features are amazing! Truly a groundbreaking album!

Not a big hardcore fan, and the presence of Eminem is distressing (encountering Eminem anywhere distresses me), but Fiddy (Mr. Cent?) does some cool things here that are musically interesting and that's always a plus for me.

This album had so many hit singles, I kept thinking we were through singles and they just kept coming. Production is immaculate. 50 never reached this level again.

Well he got rich

The music was not enough to salvage this from the crude and, frankly, dated lyrics

I was tryin” but not for me. Eminem rescues a star.

Honestly better than I thought, though starting from very low expectations. Musically, the Kanye and Eminem influences work really well. But hip hop leads on lyrics more than music, and this album really needs to move beyond crude descriptions of violence and (misogynistic) sex. Matters of taste asides, it's boring. 2*

Don't like this one, not my vibe, I love hip hop just not for me this one

good

It's certainly not boring. The pop songs are the best on the album for sure. Production is pretty stellar throughout. Lyrical content not my cup of tea.

Halfway through this I was thinking to myself "what does this album offer that hasn't been done before by other hip hop albums?" And I couldn't come up with a good answer. Usually with hip hop albums as well, I'll find some enjoyment from the instrumentals, but there was something about these that I just couldn't get behind. Maybe it's that early 2000s sound I don't like.

Massive efforts to cover fundamental insecurities spewed over sonic cliches without much in the way of creativity or inspiration.

La canción Heat es insoportable y dejé de escuchar ahí.

Pretty great album when it came out, I think it still holds up pretty well. Many classic tunes!

Coarse in content and production. Some tracks better than I remembered or expected but overall a long and largely demoralising slog.

I dont normally like Rap music but this album was better than expected. I think it's not a bad choice if you don't know the genre too well. Some very radio friendly songs too.

About what I would expect from a classic gangsta rap album. Not my usual jam but in the right mood I enjoy it.

#451/1001. Street cred 5/5 Domestic issues 3/5 Lawsuits 4/5 Business crashes 5/5 Estate problems 4/5 Feuds with fellow rappers 5/5 Music business 4/5 Clothing industry 3/5 Movie and TV business 4/5 Game industry 3/5 Drugs 2/5 Guns 3/5 Alcohol 2/5 Politics 1/5 Music 2/5

decent hip hop.

Personally, not my favorite rap album, but I can understand why it is so beloved!

I was a sophomore in high school in the United States when this album dropped, and it was absolutely huge. Especially In Da Club… I can’t think of too many rap songs that became as quickly ubiquitous as that song. P.I.M.P. fast followed in the same way. “Fiddy” seemed destined to be an all timer, and it feels like Kanye soon grabbed the rap zeitgeist and took it a different direction. As big as the album was, I’m not sure I’d personally ever listened to it front to back until it popped up as my album of the day for this project. I know I didn’t own it… I grew up in a household that would have frowned upon (to put it lightly) the lyrics of, well, every song. Now that I’m a grown up pushing 40 and listened to a massive number of other rap albums, it struck me how we’ll Get Rich or Die Tryin’ holds up and how consistent it is in quality from front to back. It’s a no doubt, bonafide classic in every sense. There’s more heart here than I expected within its hard-ass shell, and the performances are outstanding. As I was listening to it I started to realize that it’s my favorite Eminem project: I never loved Em’s records (they have my lowest ratings in the 1001 list) but have always respected his abilities, and I think he nearly steals the show on his features here. Not quite though, 50 is outstanding throughout, and the album takes you on a bit of a journey, which I think is a hallmark of all great rap albums. This was a reminder of why I’ve enjoyed this project, and a great semi-nostalgic and also newfound appreciation for this classic of early 2000’s rap.

Solid debut from the 50 Center man.

Favorite track(s): What Up Gangsta, Patiently Waiting, Many Men (Wish Death), In da Club, If I Can't, P.I.M.P., 21 Questions, Life's on the Line

Man this album instantly took me back to high school, riding in my buddy’s busted up CJ with the top off. Still holds up too. Fuck the haters in the reviews.

Was not expecting this album to be on the list, what a Friday pull! Certified hood classic, been listening to this album on and off since it dropped freshman year of high school. So many fucking bangerz (What Up Gangsta, Patiently Waiting, Many Men, In Da Club, P.I.M.P., 21 Questions, Wanksta) it boggles the mind, 50/Dre/Em really did work on this record. Even the deep cuts are solid! (Heat, If I Can’t, U Not Like Me) Iconic beats that feel at home on the dance floor, in the car, or just vibing at home, this album is the absolute peak of the early 2000s “bling-bling” era of rap. An ultra-rare occurrence, Fiddy is gonna get rich and be my twenty-fifth 5/5. G-UNIT!

I tried to get rich listening to this...

Surprised myself with this. Thought some tracks were pretty good. Much more musical than the majority of this genre I've listened to. Still get a bit bored with the typical lyrical content.

Pretty decent. A few great songs but also a bunch of generic rap lyrical themes.

Coole Reime und noch bessere Rhythmen

I'm tired, boss

I like abit of this

peak i already had most

In terms of rap, there is so much better. Did he have some time relevant rap culture relevant bars? Yeah, but head down the road to Kendrick...and see what happens when rap matures.

I like 50 cent body of work on this LP. He has a good delivery and some decent lyrics. Nothing going on here but gangsta. I'm sure it helped signing onto Eminems label and his experience helped.

I guess i'm really particular about my rap or R&B artists.. does that make me super white? Racist? In Da Club is a banger tho.

50 cent right after Dylan is quite the whiplash. I listened to this soooo much then it came out. First question to my now wife was “you like 50 cent?” 😂. 4.3

Accidentally started this album on the “edited” version, which was predictably hilarious. Whole lines of the song just lifted off of the backing tracks. 😅 Anyway, I didn’t hate my time listening to it. But it also at no point hooked or impressed me. As usual, my “rap isn’t really my thing” filter should apply to my rating. 4/10 Acceptable

It’s tough. It’s clear. It’s strong.

This was a massive album when it came out, and I think it impacted and changed the direction of popular hip-hop (rap). The singles are classics, and were a part of my teenage years, but I don't htink I would revisit this album all the way through.

classic 8/10

++: What Up Gangsta, Many Men (Wish Death), Heat, Like My Style, Poor Lil Rich, Gotta Make It to Heaven +: Intro, High All the Time, Blood Hound, P.I.M.P., 21 Questions, Don't Push Me +-: Patiently Waiting, In da Club, If I Can't -: Back Down 6,4/10

Enjoyable hip hop album but too long. Would’ve preferred some restraint at 45 minutes max.

2 out of 5. It isn't the worst album.

Lasted about a minute before the first n word shortly followed by an h word. Nah, I’m out.

Oh what an album, so many big hits and this really defined an era in music. It's just not for me though, I can appreciate it, but probably won't be going to da club again anytime soon.

Forgot people used to casually drop the F slur

База миллениалов. Причем даже не нужно было любить рэп, чтобы слушать полтоса в то время, он был слишком большим для какого-то одного направления. Many Men и Pimp были у меня в числе первых 40 песен, закачанных на мой первый телефон, воспроизводящий mp3, а не полифонические мелодии, ну то есть среди любимых песен по сути. Ну а In Da Club вообще один из главных хитов того времени, он был везде. Остальной альбом сделан в целом по лекалам этих песен - четкий гангста-рэп с рнб-шными битами. Звучит отлично

Легендочка

стоит ли говорить, что у меня в детстве была дискография eminema и там же был один альбом 50cent, конечно же этот, прослушал ли я его до дыр - да(жаль скроблов тогда не было). потому тут будут мои субъективные 4

Not wasting my time with this shit.

Some good songs but not consistent

No tengo nada que añadir. No me ha entusiasmado, tiene bases chulas pero me parece demasiado machito, sin más.

hmm.. dat was een halve dollar te veel misschien volgende keer meer concentreren op tweede deel van de titel?

Убийца эминема. Абсолютно искренне без ребячества и иронии, не понимаю как он мог признать/восхищаться Эминемом, когда делал такое. Здесь в отличии от вышеуказанного робота прекрасно все, чувство бита, изменчивость флоу, эмоция, сам бит и течение альбома как реки, а не следования записанному алгоритму. Грубее, прямолинейнее но живее и интереснее. Оценка - 7/10

I wonder if this albums popularity came from its rap-a-long accessibility. Similar to how Taylor Swift songs are easy to sing-a-long too.

Not bad bass guitar sanding soundtrack, but seems like the pretty generic side of hip hop to me

Absolute bangers that still hit and still hold up. A perennial classic that has a lot to offer, terrific album.

Some bangers here carry it over from just being okay.

Not really my energy. Glorifying gang culture is a bit shit innit bruv.

Listening to this album felt mixed. There are some solid tracks and 50 Cent introduces himself with real confidence and presence. You can feel that early 2000s energy all over it, the flashy attitude and the tough street image that defined a lot of commercial rap at the time. At the same time I kept thinking about how the money and mainstream success that came with this record helped push the industry further into a more commercial and less creative direction. It’s good, and easily his strongest album, but it still doesn’t feel good enough to fully live up to the massive status it got. The production is clean and polished for its time. Dr. Dre and Eminem both had a clear influence on the sound, giving the beats that shiny, hard hitting early 2000s quality. The whole record feels tight and well made, even if the overall result is more solid than special.

I remember the hype surrounding 50 Cent as Wanksta was getting play. There is an interesting bit of trivia. Supreme Clientele which is on this list has a skit called Clyde Smith. It’s about getting back at 50 cent for releasing his first song How to Rob an Industry N****. He talked about all the rappers he would rob in the song and Ghost Face Killa took exception. 50 would get dropped or blacklisted until signed by Eminem after serious mixtape hype which led to Get Rich or Die Tryin’. This album was big. It had the first single in Da Club. It just was a great song. The album worked. He can write a pop hook. Many Men is still an amazing song. That chorus is just so good. The whole album isn’t great but I remember being in Kuwait waiting for the war to start listening to this album. It helped. Sure it sounds dated but all music sounds dated to a certain degree. This is the 50 Cent album that I can tolerate. I don’t think the lyrics are overly profound but but he sure could get your head nodding.

These lyrics are stupid but recognizing that 50 Cent probably didn't make this to please people like me, it is much better than I expected. Probably helped that I listened to it at a low enough volume that I could disregard the stupidest lyrics pretty easily. Way too long, though.

Meh. What I liked: a decent number of often-interesting guest artists (not just producer Eminem), a surprising number of decent-production-quality videos (except maybe "Back down" and the bonus-track videos), decent lyrics at times, no filler skits. Tired: too many tracks about the life and styles and travails of career gangster rappers (even if he *did* get shot 9 times and survived, the world really didn't need a 21st-century version of Tupac), not much in the way of musical variety beyond driving bass and drum machine beats and spoken lyrics over the occasional sampled strings ("P.I.M.P" a notable exception), too much of 50-Cent showing off his body. Highlights: "Patiently waiting", "In da club", "Poor lil' rich", "Don't push me". Amusing factoid: "In da club" and this album was the first to get Billboard's #1 spot on their single- and album-of-the-year charts (respectively) since Ace of Base's "The Sign" won both in 1994; probably not often you get those two names in the same sentence....

Made me want to listen to some Eminem, though I did like High All the Time in addition to the tracks with Eminem.

Pleasingly coherent concept when listening as an album, but the prophet him liveth... and he ain't 50c 2.4

Inte min sorts musik

I had a friend at uni who loved 50 Cent and insisted on burning and handing out CDs to loads of her friends, myself included. Of course we all know In Da Club and P.I.M.P. but honestly, the only real memory that stuck with me was how she wrote G-Unit on one of the CDs, and it looked like it said C-Unt, so forevermore that was how I remembered it. Even the writer of its entry in the book itself seems uncertain about why it's included. "He could not rap his way out of a paper bag if his life depended on it." it tells me, along with something clumsy about white kids considering him sufficiently authentic to collectively buy loads of copies of his CDs. Plus he got shot and was discovered by Dre and Eminem, so he must be cool. I don't particularly care for it but it's embarrassing that they didn't do better with the book review.

Never really got into 50 Cent. Think his beats and rapping aren't really anything spectacular

In Da Club is surely one of the most recognizable singles off this album.

Too long, too much of the same track, but there are some bangers. Mainly just the singles, but still they’re some big hitters. Fave Tracks: In Da Club, P.I.M.P. 2.9/5

I can hear the talent in this. I’m sure there are plenty of owls who think it’s great. It’s just not my jam. A bit too harsh for me. I did like High all the Time. A few other tracks had me bopping along, but overall the lyrics weren’t for me and there wasn’t enough musically to compensate for that.

the heat music video is peak ngl

Never listened to the full album before, but enjoyed it.

Leaving aside the lyrical content, which feels so generic that I almost wonder if someone had an AI bot back in 2003 and typed in “standard gangsta rap lyrics”, the main thing that struck me with this was how boring and plodding it was with its rhythms. Aside from In Da Club, it’s all essentially the same sort of mid-paced plod from track to track. Not terrible but it really doesn’t stand out or do much to move out of its lane.

Gangsta rap built from minimalist beats, heavy bass, memorable hooks, and laid-back vocals feels like walking through a tough neighborhood with a guide who never doubts he's the most important person on the block. At first the confidence is captivating, but it soon becomes repetitive, as the relentless self-importance starts to feel less like earned conviction and more like a narcissistic power fantasy. The stripped-back production gives every track room to breathe, yet the album's narrow emotional range and constant self-mythologizing gradually made it harder for me to stay invested.

Would not, could not, listen to this.

I have better things to do with my time than listen to music that is homophobic and misogynistic and glorifies violence. 👋

Really solid production and such - not my usual thing and a bit negative for me, but I appreciate it musically.

Had some nostalgic value, but on the whole I find his songs a bit plodding.

The beats are fine. I don’t like his cadence or his subject matter.

I mean, sure.

When you listen to Biggie Smalls or Tupac they tell gripping stories about life on the streets. 50 Cent tells no stories except the size of his dick and how bitches love to lick it like lollipop. Yum. I’m old and I first started getting into hip-hop and rap about 25 years ago. Thank goodness for the artist like Kendal Lamar and Tupac.

4/5

Didn't find 50s rapping to be that good on this, the choruses and instruments on the hits doing a lot of heavy lifting on this album.

it went on a little too long for what it was but it was a fun listen. i didn't realize how many songs i knew off this album. also kind of fun to have a rap record right after listening to ray charles and george harrison. you could call this album repetitive and i wouldn't argue with you, but if you said it couldn't hold its own i would put up a fight. tell me you wouldn't turn up to more than one song on here and i would say you're lying.

Not sure if it's the cover or, because 'In Da Club' and 'P.I.M.P' with its corny steel pan was played to death on the radio when they came out, but I have a really hard time taking this album seriously. The album also feel amateurish in it's production, and more importantly, in the rap. 50 Cent always sounds so disconnected and... uninvested in his songs. Like he'd rather be someplace else if he could. I guess it's part of his rapping style, but he just lacks energy and involvement for me, and I don't think I've ever gotten that from another rap album. There's no denying all of 50 Cents hits are on this album, and considering this was his debut you can't really consider it anything else than an success. While worn out and dated, 'In Da Club' and 'P.I.M.P' are definite hits. But that's unfortunately all that stands out with this record. The rest of the songs are not that good. And there are way too many of them. Strong 2!

Sounds from my childhood! It’s hard to think now that 50 Cent was a gangsta rapper, since his image is way more friendly now (much like Ice Cube, I guess). It may be nostalgia, but the hits still hold up. “In Da Club”, “21 Questions”, “P.I.M.P.” and “Many Men” are all good tracks. Nice flows and really good beats. Especially the “In Da Club” beat deserves a special mention. Listing all these hits, you’d think this album was going to be a 4-star, but sadly, the long album length, with a lot of filler songs, pushes it down to a strong 3. I just don’t think I, or anyone else, needs to listen to more than an hour of 50 Cent. Fun album though, strong 3.

He brought rap music to "da" club, which is definitely something worth having the album on this list.

A classic.

Not completely horrendous but lyrically it's cringe worthy a lot of the time 2*

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' is an album that falls into a very similar camp that Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle falls into being that the production is great but the lyrics, not so much. I have of course been aware of this album mainly because it is one of the best selling hip hop albums of all time (13th best selling to be exact) so i definitely expected a fair lot from it. However, while the production was absolutely fantastic with it being catchy and hard-hitting. The lyrics aren't all that great. They are a little better than the album mentioned above but seem to rely far to much on just dropping the n-bomb over and over. Real shame too because if the lyrics were better, it could have been a 4 or possibly even a 5 star album but that just refused to happen. Best Song: In Da Club Worst Song: Wanksta

Kinda good, kinda terrible.

Prima

If I grew up on the streets, got shot nine times, survived, and got a record deal, this is the album I would make. My my favorite rap album but it is solid. 6/10 Top song P.I.M.P.

Fun.

Dans la catégorie des disques que je ne ré-écouterai jamais, c'en est un très bon! Je peux tout à fait comprendre sa popularité.

Ça s'écoute ben. Mais c'est trop long.

Say what you want, but this album is a 2000's rap classic. So many songs are not just good, but great still. Awesome.

Dragged on for a while. In Da Club, Many Men and P.I.M.P. are the bangers here obviously, and with the exception of Lifes On The Line the rest is kinda forgettable.

All of it is really catchy and enjoyable.

On the fence about this one. Some great melodies, interesting music. It does get monotonous at times. I can't relate to the negative message. That's just my opinion.

Another one that might have got another star if it wasn't so long. It really just drug on until I went from enjoying it to waiting for it to be over.

2000s hip hop. Very solid, cool guests.

Surprised at how good this album is. I knew a couple of the hits but start to finish is a solid listen. Made me miss the Aftermath days.

In da Club is a genuinely catchy song.

not my favorite type of hiphop tbh

Oh, that's who made those songs I heard once at a house party in 2004. The Eminem bits were neat to hear.

Uvijek se iznenadim kad mi iskoči nešto što smatram "novom popularnom" muzikom. Nekako mi to nije u glavi muzika koja ima smisla na nečemu što bi trebao biti kao ozbiljniji projekat. Nije remek-djelo ali jest poprilično dobar hip hop album za moje standarde.

50 Cent's real name is Arthur Dollar

Bangers

*90 Det er måske ikke det mest tekniske eller lyriske hip hop projekt, der har været på listen, men som et pop album er det 16 måske 17 hits ud af 19 på pladen, og de er rene vibes.

Jeg læste en anmeldelse som sagde "ikke alle 5-stjernede albums er født ens". Dette album understreger virkelig godt den pointe. Jeg har tidligere ytret vigtigheden af, at rappere lyder seje i min vurdering af et godt hiphop album. 50 lyder som den sejeste. punktum. Reimer spørger mig "er der lige så godt som illmatic?" måske ikke. Men er øverste hylde populærkulturelt gangsterrap ? Absolut. "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'" :') <33

Det er fedt nok, men i min verden er der altså niveauer imellem det her og fx Illmatic og Ready to Die, og også ift. deres berettigelse til at være på listen. Det er i højere grad et glædeligt gensyn end et MASTERPIECE Der er nogle ekstremt gode highlights på pladen: In Da Club, Many Men, P.I.M.P, 21 Questions ... men det er stadig generelt lidt for fjollet - *ikke* dårligt - til, at jeg kan give det meget mere end: 3.7 "I love you like a fat kid loves cake"

Kæmpe 4-tal herfra. Det er fedt, gangster, dårlige 00'er beats, fede features og ægte hiphop stemning. G-UNIT!

Markerer perfekt kulminationen fra da rappen gik fra at være et 'ægte' kulturelt og politisk fænomen til en sjælløs, kommerciel, bling-bling-variant i slut 90'erne. Han rapper fedt; det er tungt og beskidt på den gode måde og 'In da club' er stadig et fedt nummer, men resten er til gengæld ret ligegyldigt. og så 20 numre. Måske lige lidt i overkanten, når man ikke har mere at byde på.

3.5

feel like i’m in da club , i don’t think i like the club.

When he started barking I lost all hope

Absolute Classic and a testament to 50 Cent’s talent. Guess the best way to make one of the best albums of all time is to survive an assassination attention.

Long but not the worst.

Honestly that eminem feature goes brazy. S but damn 50 only raps about one thing

Incredibly dull and features extremely monotone vocals, which were sadly a symptom of rap turning to shit in this era. Still, a hell of a lot better than Lil (insert random noun) and the rest of today's auto-tuned shit merchants.

En 2003, le rap de New York crevait à petit feu et la côte Est avançait en boitant, orpheline de ses icônes des années 90, coincée entre les costards en satin brillant complètement rincés de l'écurie Bad Boy et les délires sirupeux d'un Ja Rule qui passait son temps à chantonner des sérénades de voyou sentimental pour midinettes. Et c'est précisément à ce moment-là que l'industrie s'est mangé un coup de fusil à pompe en plein plexus avec l'arrivée de Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. J'ai encore en tête la première écoute de l'intro. Ce bruit métallique glacial d'une pièce de monnaie qui tombe au sol, immédiatement suivi par le claquement sec du chargeur qu'on enclenche dans la culasse d'un automatique. En deux secondes de silence et de pure menace, Curtis Jackson venait de braquer les charts mondiaux et de privatiser le monopole du cool pour la décennie à venir. On ne parlait plus de musique, on parlait de survie, de business sauvage et d'une esthétique de rue ultra-violente qui allait s'inviter de force dans les baladeurs des banlieusards comme des gosses de riches des beaux quartiers. Je refuse de faire de la psycho-analyse de comptoir, mais il faut bien piger que le mythe de 50 Cent ne s'est pas construit sur des communiqués de presse ou des brainstormings marketing de directeurs artistiques en costard cravate. Le mec s'est pris neuf balles réelles dans le buffet à bout portant, a laissé un morceau de plomb logé dans la mâchoire, et est revenu d'entre les morts avec une diction traînante et une hargne de pitbull enragé. Quand je l'écoute kicker ses couplets, je ne ressens pas le storytelling bidon d'un acteur de studio qui s'invente un passé de gangster après avoir maté Scarface en boucle dans sa chambre d'ado. C'est la voix d'un mec qui a vu la faucheuse de près, qui lui a piqué sa montre, et qui s'est servi de ses cicatrices comme d'un passeport pour la gloire éternelle. Je ne vais pas m'amuser à disséquer chaque piste car je préfère aller droit au but : cet album est un putain de rouleau compresseur rythmique d'une efficacité terrifiante, né de l'association de malfaiteurs la plus rentable de l'histoire de cette musique. Placer la dalle de Fifty entre les mains expertes de Dr. Dre et d'Eminem, c'était l'équivalent de donner un lance-roquettes à un mec qui sait déjà se servir de ses poings. Le travail de Dre à la production apporte cette lourdeur de basse monumentale, cette clarté clinique et cette science du minimalisme percutant qui caractérisaient le sommet de son art au début des années 2000. Le mixage de la galette me colle encore des frissons aujourd'hui par sa netteté absolue. Chaque caisse claire claque comme un coup de feu dans une ruelle sombre du Queens, chaque ligne de basse vient me remuer les alvéoles pulmonaires, tandis que les nappes de synthétiseurs injectent une tension dramatique digne d'un film noir de Scorsese. C'est le mariage parfait entre la saleté originelle de la rue et le luxe tapageur des studios de l'Interscope de la grande époque. Une formule magique indémodable. "In Da Club", "Many Men", "21 Questions"... Je regarde la liste des morceaux et je vois une suite de braquages mélodiques assez hallucinante. Le vrai coup de génie de Fifty, c'est son sens inné du refrain accrocheur, cette capacité insolente à transformer des règlements de comptes sordides au couteau ou des histoires de trafic de stupéfiants en hymnes de clubs ultra-fédérateurs. Le mec pose son flow avec une paresse vocale apparente, une nonchalance presque insultante pour ses rivaux qui s'époumonent à tenter des accélérations techniques ridicules. Lui se contente de traîner sa voix lourde sur le beat, d'égrener ses menaces avec un calme olympien et de décrocher des gimmicks qui se logent instantanément dans le cortex cérébral pour ne plus jamais en sortir. Il réussit le paradoxe ultime de faire danser la terre entière sur la misère noire de South Jamaica, poussant les bourgeois du monde entier à lever leur verre en boîte de nuit tout en hurlant des phases sur les gilets pare-balles et la paranoïa des coins de rues. C'est cynique, c'est profondément mercantile, c'est l'incarnation la plus sauvage du rêve américain de la débrouille, mais c'est exécuté avec une telle maestria qu'on ne peut que s'incliner devant la perfection du hold-up. Vingt-trois ans plus tard, le constat est sans appel, Get Rich Or Die Tryin' n'a pas pris une seule ride dans la tronche. Là où la majorité des productions de cette ère sonnent aujourd'hui comme des reliques technologiques fatiguées, ce projet conserve une fraîcheur et une puissance de frappe intactes. Fifty est peut-être devenu aujourd'hui un homme d'affaires installé en costume trois pièces, vendant de la boisson pour des millions et produisant des séries pour les networks américains, mais sur ce disque, il reste à jamais le prédateur ultime, le grand requin blanc au sommet de la chaîne alimentaire du rap mondial. C'est un classique absolu, un pilier de toutes les discographies dignent de ce nom et le témoignage éternel d'un mec qui a refusé de crever anonymement dans le ruisseau pour s'emparer de la couronne. Un putain de chef-d'œuvre, point barre.

Obviously some tracks were basically part of the soundtrack to my high school years but it’s just not really for me. A lot of the rhymes feel very predictable to me and the production feels very inconsistent.

Still holds up. Singles are the stars.

3.5

If I didn’t smell so good, would you still hug me?

Nope!

2.5

Only two songs I liked from this, "Patiently Waiting", which just has Emenem's fingerprints all over it, and most notably "Gotta Make it to Heaven" which is the one time it feels like he's thinking of the consequences of the lifestyle rather than glorify it. The rest of the album is pure torture. Most notably the final three "Bonus Tracks" which were on the original release so I included them. They were gawdawful! I feel like I have been strapped to Count Rugen's Machine and just had 70 minutes sucked from my life (4.2) ★★

Very typical gangsta rap of its time, but the hits are really cool, and overall a good enough album. 3.5 stars

I never heard this in full before, but knew the big singles. It's surprisingly enjoyable and holds up well. 50 definitely had a knack for writing really catchy gangsta rap. The singles are still great -- especially "In Da Club", "P.I.M.P." and "If I Can't" -- but there's some other solid deep cuts here, like "Patiently Waiting" and "Many Men". I think it's probably a bit long and could've been trimmed some, but it's still a very good early 00s hip hop album. 4 stars.

3.5

A few good songs like In Da Badger Club, B.A.D.G.E.R, Don’t Push Me with Eminem and Lloyd Badger and 21 Badger Questions (“love you like a fat badger loves worms”) but other than that really ho hum gangsta badga shizzle and an absolute slog to get through. 2 stars.

1. Intro - N/A 2. What Up Gangsta - 9 Solid track. Brilliant flow with a dirty beat and some absolutely intense verses that 50 absolutely lays down with perfection. 3. Patiently Waiting (feat. Eminem) - 10 The first verse is the weakest part of the track but then the metaphors and lyricism just builds and builds and builds. Eminem's portion is superb and preceded by both men who lay an outstanding bridge into him. 50's verse that immediately follows is just as sharp. Another solid track. 4. Many Men (Wish Death) - 12 Hang it in the Louvre. The track is pure art. The beat is legendary, the flow is exemplary, and the lyrics are going to transcend time itself. The little sound effects add a lot to the track as well, especially knowing the story behind this track. Absolute otherworldly track. 5. In Da Club - 10 Iconic track. The brass line is legendary. You hear the burst of them and you immediately know the song. The opening verse is equally as legendary and you immediately know the lines. The chorus is just as legendary. The only downside is the third verse that contains a nasty slur. Without that in the track, this would be 11 easily. With it, it's 1 point less. 6. High All The Time - 8 It's alright lyrically. The beat is the highlight of the track here. 7. Heat - 9 This is a really graphically intense track. Again the beat and sound on this is brilliant. Lyrically it's extremely aggressive but the lyricism is still very well done. 50 Cent is painting a picture very vividly on this track, much like on the others on this album, and it's a flow and artistry that a lot of other subsections of rap lack. 8. If I Can't - 8 Solid track with a good beat. Chorus is solid but the verses are where the track shines and the flow from 50 is undeniably one of the best on the album so far. 9. Blood Hound (feat. Young Buck) - 10 Really catchy. Really good chorus with a lot to like in the verses as well with a brilliant structure. Young Buck's portion is just as clean and brilliant executed as 50s two verses. Lyrically the flow of the rap is just very very well done. 10. Back Down - 8 The first verse is very good. That's really the highlight of the track. Beat is good too but the rest of the track isn't the best thing that's been on the album. Chorus isn't remarkable either. Still, with the solid beats and instrumentals overall it's a good song. 11. P.I.M.P. - 11 Classic track. Iconic sound, crazy flow on the lyrics, legendary chorus. Absolutely one of the more long-standing tracks off this album but it's not without reason. 12. Like My Style (feat. Tony Yayo) - 6 Musically and instrumentally great, lyrically poor. Chorus isn't great and the final verse/outro is not good. 13. Poor Lil Rich - 7 Everything about this track is okay. The flow is good, the beat is good, some of the lyrics are good but nothing about it outstanding. It's not bad but not great territory. 14. 21 Questions (feat. Nate Dogg) - 8 It's a decent love song. Lyrically it's very good and it's a completely different side of 50 but it's nice and light and a good interjection into the album. 15. Don't Push Me (feat. Lloyd Banks & Eminem) - 10 Back to the bombastic tracks. Opening verse is huge as is Eminem's part which is just insanely clean with an excellent flow. The use of the sound effects are so perfectly timed. 16. Gotta Make It To Heaven - 9 Verses as huge but the chorus is too repetitive and lacking substance. Beat and instrumentals are absolutely stunning though, even the bongo in support which adds so much flavour. Average Rating: 9.00 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 4.5 Rounded Up: 5 Stars

Ei.

Ymmärrän miksi herra on niin hypetetty niin kuin myös tämä albumi. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Onhan nuo tohtorin beatit kyllä törkeen hyviä. Noin paljosta gangstauhoamisesta en niin silti välitä. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

3.5 - Never really been a 50 cent fan

50 cent is such a one trick pony. But the highs on this album are too high to ignore. Some of the catchiest rap songs of all time.

Highs were real high, but it felt too bloated for my taste and the middle is a drag. Highlights-What Up Gangsta, Patiently Waiting, Many Men(Wish Death), High All the Time, Heat, P.I.M.P., Poor Lil' Rich, 21 Questions, and Gotta Make It To Heaven.

50 sounded like he couldn’t stay on beat

Still sounds fresh

Amazing. That’s definitely in my list of albums you must listen to before you die.

50 Cent seems like he'd be well annoying irl. Lotta bangers tho

Easy better than I remember we it expected - dismissed this as belated gangsta rap & pop club music at the time, so never gave it much of a chance. It is all those things, but the production is great (in a dumb af microwaved gfunk meets late 90s party beats meets GTA sound effects way), there's plenty going on with the verses -(vivid story telling, lively jokes, endless bragging, and more beefs than a San Antonio steakhouse), and his vocals have a real charisma despite the flat monotone flow and straight syllables on the beat delivery. It's relentless hustle, restless money rap, a bold unapologetic scheme it's on get rich quick (it's in the title!) that he pulled off as well as anyone ever has, delivering a couple of all time bangers on the way.

it lumbers along, like a truck in traffic - no flow, the beats are really obvious and heavily emphasised. a dull listen

There are some memorable songs from the past on here, but the whole album is bloated and kind of repetitive. He is in no way a great lyricist and his delivery is mediocre at best. Some of the subject matter has not aged well. 2.5/5 Probably won't listen again

Music for people who dont want to be shot 9 times

Could’ve cut half the tracks

la verdad que es un DISCASO de exitos, muy buen rap. no tiene skips.

Very little to say about this. Very braggadocios from 50, but not that impressed by his lyrics or choice of music. Very repetitive beats. I was impressed to learn that his hard-man bragging was based on his early life, I'm glad the music is based on authentic experience. Otherwise, not great and I didn't personally enjoy it, but also I don't object to it on a moral or pseudo-moral basis like a lot of these other reviews seem to.

I'm by no means a rap fan but I'd be lying if I said I didn't get any enjoyment out of this

I think it has been all an illusion because at some point right after clicking play I thought I would at least enjoy this album, but it has been far from happening. What I have really experienced for almost an hour long is an increasing boredom. The way 50 Cent raps feels very monotonous, the lyrics are completely tasteless and the songs are, again... hip-hop, so repetitive beats and very bland melodies. I can't see what's the interest in here. So, it's been more like of a waste of time rather than actually a good time listening to music. Well, now I know an album I won't ever listen to again. And, sure, another issue is the length. If only it were shorter... At least it would have convinced me more than disturbing me.

L'album est all time imo

Gangsta gangsta 🔪🔫

Not for me, but I recognize that it is good if you like this genre of music

This is the kind of phone it in hip-hop that I don't care for. It's just lazy. There's no working the syncopation of the lyrics to the beat. It's hip-hop karaoke. Throw as many guest appearances as we can afford so that 50 looks better. Add on top of that the ridiculously violent "don't fuck with me" crap. And it just.. sounds... old. And not in a good way.

This is a fun one. Some of these songs were on repeat for me in high school

Still not sure why hiphop albums are so long, this could've been two pop albums, and both would've been pretty solid. I imagine it might be a little too pop for a lot of hiphop fans, and too hiphop for white Americans, but it bops, and is remarkably consistent.

NY NY! This album was the first explicit album I bought. I saw him live in NYC which was epic for a NY reunion of other artists including J Cole. This album is badass. It was a fresh take. Its braggadocios, its offensive, its everything you want when youre playing sports, lifting, doing anything competitive. The lyrics just go hard for a pump up anthem. You get shot 9 times, survive, and try not to feel untouchable!

not as good as the video game

this was a lot more melodic and poppy than i was expecting (if not in genre, in accessibility and catchiness). i enjoyed it more than i thought! feels more like a 3.5 for me personally. some classics on here for sure. also the way everyone shits their pants and goes full-mask off racist when they have to listen to a rap album is actually insane holy shit

some solid tracks on here but i didn't get much out of the rest of it. i know full well i'm going against the grain here but whatever. all i can remember from hearing 50 cent growing up is that candy shop gave me migraines. favorites: patiently waiting, many men (wish death), in da club, p.i.m.p.

Un album qui a très bien vieillie avec des titre qui persiste dans le temps. 8/10

Not worth 50 pence

Listened before?: partially Intro - no rating What Up Gangsta - 4/5 Patiently Waiting - 4/5 Many Men (Wish Death) - 5/5 In da Club - 5/5 High All the Time - 4/5 Heat - 3/5 If I Can't - 3/5 Blood Hound - 4/5 Back Down - 3/5 P.I.M.P. - 5/5 Like My Style - 2/5 Poor Lil Rich - 2/5 21 Questions - 2/5 Don't Push Me - 3/5 Gotta Make It to Heaven - 3/5 Wanksta [bonus track] - 3/5 U Not Like Me [bonus track] - 3/5 Life's on the Line [bonus track] - 2/5 Average score: 3.3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ i had to just straight pirate this album to find an uncensored version. every streaming service only has the censored copy that bleeps every other word, it's absurd as much as i despise this artist's character as of recent, i decided to set my biases aside and judge the music as it is. the production overall on this album is pretty solid, and though it's a little dated, it holds up fairly well by today's standards. obviously i didn't like every track (especially ones featuring Tony Yayo), but they're tolerable for the most part

ok I guess, but not for me. Collab with Eminem is pretty good and In Da CLub is good.

Started strong but I was getting bored with it mid-way through the album.

é 50cent, eu realmente vou morrer tentando ficar rica nessa vida!!!

Nostalgia carries this to a four because of some middle school bangers, but it’s lyrically not without the unfortunate homophobia of the early aughts.

Some undeniable classics, some dated lyrics. This wasn’t so much my thing at the time but I’ll give it its flowers in retrospect

not my taste

Mr 50 Cent, congratulations on making a rap album with some nice musics in the background and even trying out some singing! Unfortunately Eminem did appear, which isn't good, but I shall give you a passing grade because it was better than I expected x

It has a solid rhythmic flow that is somewhat entrancing and the lyrics flow but I'm tired of the gangsta spiel and wish it would go away.

There was plenty to like here, but also a tendency to strike the same note, emotionally and musically, and it folded into itself as it played.

Pretty solid. dude has great flow.

Boring. Mediocre.

There are a few great tracks on here, but the majority of this album is just ok. 3.5

1,8/5

10/10

This album has a really fun sound, but it is way too long. I feel like this is kind of a transitional record between 90's hip hop and today's pop music. It's a catchy album and the guest artists are all pretty good here, but the album gets a little old by the time it is over. Favorite track: "Many Men (Wish Death)"

Always enjoyed this album. It's not a masterwork or anything but it's got a lot of fun hits.

This record contains one hit after another. Brilliant production brings these pop-hop or hip-pop tunes in to the next level. Sure, Fitty isn't the best lyricist, he could use to broaden his horizons. But his flow is smooth and pairs well with these beats. Its a bit to long of course, but its hip hop and thats par for the course. However there's no wasted time here with dumb skits like the ones that litter most rap albums. Truly enigmatic of its time

Bein' In da Club with Fitty sounds like fun, but pretty much like this album, the expectation and reality are not the same.

Super Dope

Only song I know is P.I.M.P. So far this is better than I expected. Not a huge fan of some of the drum sound choices, but the arrangements are solid. Had no idea this is where “go shorty, it’s your birthday” came from. This is album is really good. Like my style is a great song.

Good but too long

This was better than some of the other rap on this list. He had some variety and lyrics were not as rough, though still not great.

Many men is alright and the album isn’t great

This was stupid. Gangsta rap is stupid. I don’t care about how many people you’ve shot, it doesn’t make you cool. His voice sounds nice though.

Meh-still don’t care for this style but did appreciate there was some variation in tempos on album

One of the best

Важливий альбом для своєї епохи. Я ніколи не був особливим поціновувачем Фіфті. Як репер він не те щоб дуже видатний та цікавий. По скілу це DMX без лютої подачі, а навпаки з розслабленим флоу. З того, що він вміє непогано - хороші хуки (є супер бенгери) і вміння залетіти на дуже різні біти. Є байка, що на той самий Heat (біт - розйоб) дуже різні репери пробували заскочити, але особливо не виходило. На альбомі дуже хороший продакшн, який комбінує клубний стиль Нью-Йорка кінця 90х-початку 00х, але й трохи більше йому дає вулиці. Є типовий емінемівський продакшн, який мені здається не сильно добре зістарився. Особисто я б ніколи не вписав Фіфті в цей список або умовний список зі 100 альбомів. Водночас, я десь рік тому його переслухав і поміняв про нього думку в кращу сторону. На альбомі вистачає бенгерів (in da club та p.i.m.p. виносимо окремо, бо їх просто немає сил неіронично слухати), реп який приємно послухати на фоні, бо ти знаєш що фіфті якихось сильних думок не видасть. Між 3.5 та 4

Я не люблю хіп-хоп нульових, але важко, майже неможливо, було пройти повз цей альбом в ті часи. Відомі хіти, які грали буквально всюди, доволі гарні менш відомі пісні, емінем і оце все. Моя улюблена тут - 21 квешнс, класична хіп-хоп баллада нульових. Все це і правда постарішало поганенько, тексти так собі, але Get Rich Or Die Tryin' це все ж поп-культурний феномен. Поставлю 4.

You could probably make an amazing 30-40 minute album out of this.

No doubt the guy can rap well. But the subject matter bores the crap out of me.

There’s a lot of rap that’s unlistenable due to the unrelenting nihilistic stupidity of the lyrics and this is a good example.

Absolute rap banger and a classic. First time I listened to the whole thing too.

인트로 닉값

ура снова реп! уважаю 50 сента, он молодец) треки с эминемом на альбом и очень хорошие

я не знаю мне очень не нравится просто но ставить этому альбому единицу как будто нельзя, но я поставлю читка у фифти цента такая гуфи

I haven't, initially, got into this era of rap and the rise of 50 Cent. These songs are bangers, great features and it feels true, his story and party philosophy. I liked it a lot.

No the worst rap album I have ever heard but very monotone and basically an excuse to illiterate misogyny and the n-word. was worth listening to the full album to hear snoop rap to steel drums. :)

Surprisingly quite good. Flows very well, some rap albums can be a bit repetitive/grating but this one was rather 'listenable'.

Classic Dre sound. I think I expected a little more to jump out at me lyrically -- a lot of the songs blur together in my mind.

Yeah I liked this it was pretty cool 😎

Yep

Standout lines: I’m down to sell records but not my soul” “Joy wouldn’t feel so good if it wasn’t for pain” “I’m into having sex not into making love”

P Diddy number one hater has an inconceivable amount of bangers on this album and is fucking awesome.

Pure crap

This era of gangsta rap is great but I can only handle so much at a time. This record was everywhere when I was in middle school so finally coming back to revisit it was fun.

26/05/2026 Apparently it's today's modern rap that I really dislike. For some reason, this gets a pass. Spotify listeners: 45.7 million

It was okay. Not too great.

Probably the last great mainstream rap album until Kendrick (thank you 1001 project for teaching me that!). While that cover is dated as hell, the music is timeless, even with the nostalgia trip that each single took me on. Everything about this one clicks. I can see why it spawned so many shitty imitators. “I love you like a fat kid love cake” is still an all-timer of a lyric.

vibes

Feels more like a cultural artifact than one of the best albums of all time. The biggest hits were absolutely everywhere at the time but the rest of the album is just fine.

"- I myself came to Paris with four crowns in my purse, and would have fought with anyone who dared to tell me I was not in a condition to purchase the Louvre. - I have eight crowns!" That's how it was in 2000s hip-hop: a good show-off is worth more than money. 50 Cent embodies the charismatic, daring vagabond, who flexed himself to such a level that Dr. Dre and Eminem signed on to produce his first album. And the producers perfectly conveyed the atmosphere of criminal America with a dark, oppressive sound. There are almost no samples, but there are interesting touches, like a beat made from the sounds of a shutter and gunshot, or Eminem rapping against a heart monitor. And most importantly, the record has stood the test of time; "In Da Club" still plays on radios, in cars, in those clubs, and as a phone ringtone. A rousing, hard-hitting, dynamic album that brought gangsta rap to the masses. Surprisingly, it also was the genre-killing one — may it rest in peace.

Exhausting. But fun. I do gotta applaud 91 cent (adjusted for inflation) - In Da Club likely has the best use of orchestral stabs we may ever get. "I love you like a fat kid loves cake" is an absolutely diabolical line.

Getting shot nine times then putting this banger out gotta be one of the most triumphant feelings anyone has ever felt

Solid 3+. His delivery seems a bit detached or stilted even but it kind of works. Some good hooks. Many Men (Wish Death) my highlight. A bit bloated - the album not me. Could give this another spin - better than expected. Good to hear Scooby Doo on Bloodhound.

Just my $0.02 but not really too into $0.50's delivery and production here.

Like the singles a lot, the rest is largely consistent but less interesting to me than some of his contemporary rap acts. G-life? Not cool.

I didn’t listen to the whole thing but I get why it’s in this list. Good beats, rhythms, lyrics. Might give it 4 stars if I listened to the whole thing and if I was in a better position to compare it with similar albums. About to give it 3 stars but now feeling miserly. I have Sade 3 and this is better, so 4 it is! 😆

This album was released in 2003 and, honestly, it marked the start of a very slow turn away from Rap/Hip-Hop and more towards Alt-Rock and Metal. I was 12 and, back in the early 2000s in the West, your music taste was your identity. I was in the process of changing sides, so I never gave this the fair crack it deserved. Through "What Up Gangsta" and "Patiently Waiting", it was pretty typical commercial rap of the time; it was huge in 2003 but feels tired in 2026; probably an unfair criticism; I am trying to not compare this to the 90's American Hip-Hop scene which is still where the genre peaked for me. "Patiently Waiting" feels particularly commercial, with not only Eminem's vocals being present, but also his sound too. My opinion 180'd as soon as I heard "Many Men". The lyrics were strong, delivery was paced perfectly and the back beats and piano felt like a throw back that helped push the track quality even higher. Really enjoyed this one. Then comes "In Da Club". Very little needs to be said about this track; the beat, the lyrics, the arrangement just took the world by storm. Truly one of those tracks that helped to define a part of it's Zeitgeist; it currently sits at 2.6 billion views on YouTube at time of review. The album continued to surprise with tracks like "Heat", with it's organ like backing sound and 50's flow being brutal but still fun. My problem with this album is that, reviewing in 2026, it doesn't have quite the same impact that it probably did when it was released 23 years ago, but it still boasts some smart lyrics and fun backing tracks. Other tracks I liked were: "If I Can't", "P.I.M.P", (especially, this is another one of those global tracks), "21 Questions" (and again), "Don't Push Me", "U Not Like Me".

Rap is not for me

This set the rap sound for the 2000s. This album has lots of classics and one absolute all-timer. It's strong the whole way through. Top tracks: "In Da Club," "P.I.M.P.," "21 Questions," "Heat"

--Patiently Waiting...great when Eminem is spitting. outside of that, meh --In da Club...still hits --Heat...ultraviolence --Blood Hound…fun --PIMP…pan drums are also fun --Poor Lil Rich…nice computer rock sample --21 Questions…a waste of Nate Dogg --Don't Push Me...Eminem can't save this one --Gotta Make It to Heaven...booty shaker

Not a bad album, but much more poppy hip-hop than what I like really. I did enjoy it though, and most of his hits on this.

One of my first introductions to Rap music all the way back in the 2000s, I still have a soft spot for 50, as the first 6 tracks still go insanely hard to this day, but this album is too damn bloated for it's own good. It's no wonder 50 fell off so fast, he was in the sweet spot in the timeline where Eminem was on the way out from his drug abuse and Kanye still hadn't started making music yet, so he had exactly 3 years to make the most out of the vacuum from the rap game. He did, he went hard, but after Eminem and Dr. Dre hard carried his first album, it wasn't hard to see that 50 had no longetivity in his career.

How the fuck have I not listened to this before???

Gangsta rap works best when it has an edge of threat or desperation to power it through, and between his mumbled delivery and pop production 50 Cent can't muster that. The pop beat stylings do, however, make this a fine party album for everyone to nod along to.

What Up Gangsta In Da Club

I remember this album being huge, and theres an insane amount of great songs on this considering its a debut album Very enjoyable 4 ⭐️

OMG - Another hour of my life that I'll never get back.

82/100.

I enjoyed this more than I expected and got off to a good start. Some of the singles are overplayed, particularly In Da Club, though it is a good song. The Shady/Aftermath production is very evident here and that somehow feels like a strength and a weakness for me. Ultimately, it’s too long and doesn’t hold my attention.

Surprisingly good. It’s well produced and clean. I only knew 2-3songs from before, and discovered some new songs that were quite nice. It’s quite impressive how Eminem featuring on a couple of songs raises the quality instantly as well. I know others are negative to the lyrics, about drugs and guns. It doesn’t improve the quality of the songs, but it doesn’t really bother me too much either. Favourites: In Da Club, P.I.M.P., Patiently Waiting, 21 Questions

3.5 some hits with long legs

Sorry, but that’s not music; it’s the musical equivalent of Tourette's diarrhea, performed by a misogynistic, violence-glorifying thug with no musical talent. It feels like half the lyrics are just 'I, I, I, I, I', ''n-word, n-word, n-word, n-word', 'motherf*cker, motherf*cker, motherf*cker, motherf*cker', 'gangsta, gangsta, gangsta, gangsta' and 'bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch'. Compared to the other rap albums I’ve heard in this challenge so far (such as Gang Starr and The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy), this is the most simplistic and rambling verbal diarrhoea I’ve heard from an egomaniacal idiot.

Not terrible but nothing for me

Not my music , kinda boring... nigga, m......er , shootings , p...y , seems repetitive once the 80s Rap passed it seems we do not need any more of this

Ahh yes 50 Cent. I don’t know much about him but I acted like I did. This guy raps like he’s about to lose his breath any second. Even with that style of delivery, it’s better than the trash that is out now. I like this but I don’t love it. You know what that means? No 5 star. But it has a decent number of tracks. It rolls from song to song with flow. Bass lines are great It could do with not having that little bitch Eminem on the album. Whatever This is decent. Above average Choice cut: In Da Club

6/10

3 de 5 Álbum debut de 50 y producido por Dr. Dre junto con Eminem, que redefinió el gangsta rap con un sonido agresivo, una potente producción, ganchos comerciales y una narrativa cruda de violencia y supervivencia, llegando a convertirse en un éxito comercial masivo e instantáneo. A destacar: Track 2 - What Up Gangsta Track 4 - Many Men (Wish Death Track 5 - In da Club Track 10 - Back Down Track 11 - P.I.M.P Track 13 - Poor Lil Rich Track 15 - Don't Push Me (feat. Lloyd Banks & Eminem

There was a time when "In da Club" was everywhere. 50 Cent was the new face of hip hop, co-signed by Eminem and Dr. Dre, and now, I finally get the hype. 50's flow is good, his vice is smooth, but deep enough to carry malice or sound threatening, and the production is great. Get Rich Or Die Tryin' is more than just a 2000's hip hop album, and 50 Cent makes almost every track as a challenge to prove that. He's mostly successful. There are a few tracks that cause the album to drag, but the energy and song quality is generally high. Falls just shy of a 4. Highlights: "Many Men (Wish Death)", "In da Club", "Blood Hound", "21 Questions"

I can’t even really articulate why this is great. 50 Cent isn’t reinventing the wheel; he’s just being 50 Cent. In Da Club is still a banger. 3⭐️

he's a better documentarian than musician lmao

Forgettable and long. They would have been better served to put twice as much effort into half as many tracks. I don’t even think 50 Cent is well respected in the rap community so his place here is questionable. The album isn’t groundbreaking or interesting. It plays like a B-grade rapper ruining some tracks from Dr. Dre’s sketch pad.

I don’t normally listen to rap, but I have the feeling that people who are into rap would thing this album is crap.

couldnt finish it, not my type of music i dont want to listen to gun shots tbh

wasn't awful but i didnt rlly like the songs that much

NO SKIPS!! hip hop prime

way good!

It’s funny to me listening to this as an album and not just sporadically, spurred on by nostalgia. Must admit some of the slappers on the album still seem to slap

50 cent isn't my favorite rapper but this album was fun to listen to. Good beats for the most part, good themes woven throughout. Fave song: P.I.M.P

Some all time classics, some all time shitty songs. Sometimes they're the same ones! But overall wouldn't want to listen to this album 99/100 opportunities 🙏

Not sure this has aged well. Some big tunes and although I won’t revisit better than expected.

What a mother fucking album. Nuevamente un artista que no sé porque no le había dado más atención antes, increíble. No le doy el 5, pero queda súper cerca

I love gangster rap! But this wasn’t that great…the best parts were Eminem’s parts. I’M SORRY FOFTY!

Naaaa

Not bad but really not my thing

Id say how do you go wrong with Dre and Em in your corner but 50 is extremely solid in this album.

It's a no - thank you.

Mid hip hop. 2.9/5

A couple songs were pretty catchy, and the duo with Eminem was great, but it's just not really my genre.

There may be a couple of bangers on this album, but what's with artists of this era and the homophobia?

Nah bro

Solid rap album.

I was not prepared to like this as much as I did. Gets one star more than my usual rating for rap of this era.

Not a rap listener but I loved this.

Brings me back to my middle schools days. The dirty version of In Da Club came on at my 8th grade class and the DJ got immediately escorted out by the principal. There is some fun production, but as far as late 90s/ early 2000s rap goes, I’d rather listen to Jay-Z, Eminem, or DMX

Well, the album that broke my streak. I had a headache the entire day I was supposed to listen to this album and from the first track I knew I was really not in the mood for near enough 58 minutes of bling era gangsta rap; especially knowing this was influenced by Eminems first few albums which I already listened to as part of this project and really didn't like. Anyway, giving it a shot now it's infinitely more tolerable than those. 50 Cent is much more charismatic and his voice is much more palatable and while the album is a bit dated, it still holds up in a nostalgic way. It loses some of its intended edge cause realistically even when this came out it was department store music- I don't imagine this really existing in a world that didn't allow for commercial gangsta rap, the kind that scrubs bad words from the lyrics to allow for radio play. This isn't really a knock against the music as much as it is the environment that encompassed it, but it still bears to say. Worth a listen and a spot on the 1001 albums list just due to how persistent it is all these years later, but best enjoyed one or two songs at a time once in a while.

50 Cent. Well this is going to be fun… Oh, man over an hour. That right there is an issue. But it’s fun. It really is. I’d give it 4 stars, but there is no way I’m just going to throw this on - any possibility was killed by its length. So 3. But the Boolean is: yes, I actually am glad I heard this before I die.

2,5

Really good 2000's hip hop album. yes they're problematic but it does represent the culture at that point in time and you can't deny the groove and melody involved.

Fiddy likes bitches, his niggas, popping caps in said niggas' asses, getting high, money, jewellery. This album is the sound of pure dumb testosterone and drive-by shootings. I hate what it represents, but there are some interesting raps and beats.

Pretty good gangster rap, maybe a bit overlong

This album is great for a debut album. I would give it 5 but there is a bit too much filler on this which makes the album flow kinda drag at points. Amazing ton of hits on this one though

Holds up well, largely because it's a bunch of accessible, catchy songs that are well produced - nothing new but a solid listen

Hard nope

Boring with a capital B.

"In da club" and "P.I.M.P" WAS the sound of the early 2000s nightclub. I also remember 50 cent being absolutely massive. With all sorts of merch including his own Xbox game. So I was expecting a semi generic hip-hop album with references to feuds with other artists, shooting, smoking weed and sexual prowess. Which, by and large it is. But when you pair this with 50 cent's personal life you realise that this isnt generic, this is why other contemporary hip-hop albums sound the way that they do. 50 cent is a great rapper and writes about his actual life. This is a classic that I will be listening to again, even with the strangly titles "Wanksta". I wonder is wank means the same thing in America? (3.950)

🔥

I loved this album, there are some great throwbacks on it!

A handful of bangers.

Another day of rap.....some Hip/Hop. I was a little surprised that some of the songs actually had a different sound with different rhythms and instruments. I was surprised I didn't hate it, but it wasn't an album that I would listen to again.