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This album is a lot more entertaining than it should be.
Best Song: 21 Questions. Nate Dogg just has the smoothest, coolest goddamn voice in all of hip-hop. Worst Song: Wanksta. This kind of overly staccato, chopper-style flow doesn't suit 50 Cent's best features. Overall: This was certainly a game changer in the rap world, and there's absolutely some solid tracks here. That said, the unrelenting bravado starts to sound a little silly by the end of the hour, enough that I felt like I'd received a reminder of why this era of gangsta rap has run its course.
Iconic and all but eh. A boring macho sodge
Idk man, a fun ambient listen but all the horrible macho talk of guns and bitch etc. is very fatiguing and dated.
I just can't get on board with gangsta rap like this that much, when it's someone like Snoop Dogg there's at least a wit and humour that's in there that makes it engaging, but with this it's just like I'M GONNA SHOOT YA and it makes me yawn. OK big tough boy. There are some good beats in here though, so idk
Dude, this album was fire! Don't think I ever heard it all the way through. Just the songs they would play on the radio. And now I have P.I.M.P. stuck in my head lol. Anyways. I really liked the energy this has and the attitude that comes through. I like that it took me back to when I met my wife 24 yrs ago. I can't believe it's been that long. 5 stars
Vähän ehkä yllättävä levy tälle listalle, en odottanut. Onhan tällä pari klassikkoa, mutta muuten taso ei oo mitään erikoista. Tällw ajalle uskolliset biitit. Parhaat: In Da Club, P.I.M.P.,
Nope
This kind of rap can be hit or miss for me. Even from song to song. There’s some really good stuff here, but it’s hidden amongst a bunch of stuff I really don’t like. I’d also argue it’s too long for its own good. I was checking how much longer was left after every song, starting less than halfway through.
This is absolutely terrible and should not be on any list.
Frat parties from my college years just called. Made me nostalgic of partying in a hot dark room with cheap drinks, a smoke haze, and everyone just letting loose after a week of trying to make sense of college in that period immediately following 9/11 and before the financial disaster.
A little long. The hits hit, but the others drag a bit. It’s been a while since I’ve had a good one so I’ll be generous with this rating
Some bangers, but too uneven for more.
I can’t even really articulate why this is great. 50 Cent isn’t reinventing the wheel; he’s just being 50 Cent.
Such an iconic album for me! Hip-hop has always been what I listen to the most, and of course 50 Cent was a big part of that.
Has a couple of highlights but is still ultimately a pretty generic gangsta rap album. Can’t say I didn’t like it, but it gets repetitive and doesn’t stay engaging for its over an hour of runtime.
Not bad, but the production is pretty rough. For this genre I would say it’s on the better side for me. I like it more than other rap records on the list.
tbh i dont like ts
Love the big 3 singles, the rest could take or leave. Great debut album by Mr 247,87 Bolívares
I assumed this would be more nostalgic, but I don't really care for it.
Ei oo edelleenkään puhelaulut (rap ja Hip-hop) mun juttu…
*The singles are great but a lot of the album tracks are just OK
Wasn’t feeling it. I don’t like the one song I know and I don’t like the production. I didn’t get that far on, four of five songs maybe, so don’t take my word for it. I need some geetar music.
Not as bad as some of the other rap I've had to listen to, not great though either.
Yeah nah, this dragggggs
This was bloody awful. I'm getting close to the end of the project and as much as I'll miss it, the one thing I won't miss will be this kind of American hip hop garbage. There was nothing appealing or redeeming about Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. It sounds so foreign to my ears. 50 Cent - and every other rapper that falls within this category - are all such wannabe gangster try hards.
Remember the hits from this album when they came out. There are good grooves and pulls but the genre itself is just not for me. I ended up listening to half of the album.
For rap not that bad
There’s a theme here. Hip hop is not my thing but I can’t give any album a one star. I may think the lyrics are just macho man bullshit but it gets my head nodding when I’m driving
Ahhhhhh, fucking finally, some good rap. This guy really feels the beat, uses his voice right, the beats themselves are good too. Superb
Ts tuff fr fr (incomprehensible zoomer babble)
Great line: "I love you like a fat kid love cake".
Almost as bad as his first pitch for the Mets
Some big hits on here tbf. It gets a bonus point for having a song called wanksta
Party rap zenith
Nice beats but I find his lyrics a bit dull despite the odd great line so it really drags for the second half. Some hooks are good (In Da Club) some are annoying (PIMP).
Bangers on Bangers, still am icon of my youth, first time going to clubs, even thoug the Albums older than me
No private session used for Spotify. Catchy, but prolific use of the N word makes me realize this was not made for me.
The cultural divide might as well be the grand canyon on this one, because I just don't see the appeal.
8/10 - classic hip hop album, grew up to this and brings back some great memories
This is one of the better rap records I’ve heard, but it’s still not my thing.
Couldn't finish, not something I enjoy at all.
Not really interested in this. 2 stars or D+.
Some banger, manche Lückenfüller und über eine Stunde lang. Etwas kürzer, dann 5 Sterne
High school Nostalgia straight to my veins.
This is like the perfect album, it's all the fun production and charisma of West Coast rap with the grime and talent of East Coast rap. 50 is such an interesting guy, I could listen to him talk about anything, and this album really feels like lightning in a bottle. It feels like he had something to prove, and it really works. They don't make em like this anymore. Favorites: Many Men (Wish Death), In da Club, Back Down
Amazing hip-hop classic, good to give it a listen again, great album.
Some of these are just my white suburban high school dance flashbacks. Other than that, a sort of whatever hip hop album for me, no hidden gems. 2* Highlights: in da club, pimp
Como para entrenar
I like it it is so fun I love in da club it’s so iconic and it makes me wanna just bounce up and down
meatheaded and motivated primarily by masculine posturing? yeah. but that's the dominant trend of the era in hip hop. take it as it is and you'll see some really great bangers and plenty of hardcore moments. 50 Cent squandered a lot of the momentum he had here but time has shined favorably on this album I think. deserves to be one of the 1001? i don't really care what arguments you have against it. it does.
Banger🔥
Album #59, 50 Cent, Get Rich or Die Tryin’ ⭐⭐ I used to be a huge hip-hop fan when I was younger, but I never really listened to 50 Cent, so this was my first time hearing this one. Yeah, it’s okay. It’s your typical gangster rap, super-rich bling rap, which I was never really a big fan of. I like gangster rap and I like excessive violence in songs, and he definitely leans into that, but the whole being rich thing, I just can’t relate to. Nothing really grabbed me. The singles are probably the best tracks. “In Da Club” is one of the most recognisable songs ever, in my opinion. Everybody knows it, and it’s very good, it gets you pumped up. But I’m not really convinced by his voice. He has a good flow and he’s an okay lyricist, but there’s nothing that really made me laugh, think, or feel intimidated by his braggadocio. I wouldn’t call him a great lyricist. His voice can be quite monotonous, and when he tries to sing or switch it up, it just sounds a bit weak. It’s not a particularly strong voice. He feels more like an image than anything else. I get why he was such a big star, he’s very marketable, but musically I don’t really see why this album is on this list. I’ve fallen out of love with hip-hop a bit over the years, especially because of the misogyny, and a lot of this kind of stuff just hasn’t aged well for me. I kind of cringe now thinking about how much I used to listen to and rap along to this kind of thing. That said, if I put on something like Illmatic or The Infamous, I’d still say they’re amazing albums. I just don’t think this is anywhere near that level. So yeah, it’s a two star for me.
Classic
muy buen álbum, histórico para el hip hop, casi ningun tema aburre, todos te hacen mover la cabeza. me gustó mucho.
Definitely good music, but not really my thing. But I can definitely see it growing on me if I listen more. Enjoyed the Eminem features and the lyrics are very well written.
Yup
Nah
If you paid 50 cents for it, you paid too much. 0.00
Raw energy.. and those bouncy beats. A certified classic that never gets old. It's like having your own hype man, always ready to pump you up. 50 Cent's storytelling, Dr. Dre's production.. it's pure gold from start to finish. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions - Patiently Waiting - Many Men (Wish Death) - In da Club - If I Can't - P.I.M.P. - 21 Questions
A couple of all time bangers got this album here - the rest is a lotta stuff this white boy wouldn't listen to
Just don’t get this one.
Low ranking because of personal taste. Did like the last track though. Also forgot this has In Da Club on it.
It's interesting to listen to albums that I didn't listen to in full prior but I knew some of the songs just because I was 13 when this was released and I couldn't not hear it. "In Da Club" and "P.I.M.P." were everywhere! And I was surprised to feel so cringy towards the former, but oh did you all know the latter slaps in the year 2026? Like, "P.I.M.P." even contains a reggae beat in the background! We love a fresh sound, and the album was pretty catchy. And I'm a sucker for a good album title.
I just got done listening to and reviewing a defining hip-hop album of the 1990s by A Tribe Called Quest, and now odds would have it that my next album to be reviewed is a defining hip-hop album of the 2000s: "Get Rich or Die Tryin'". Hip-hop had been very focused on Eminem coming into the 2000s, but this album shifted focus just a little bit to somebody new. And much like Eminem, 50 Cent caught the attention of even the most casual of hip-hop listeners with bangers like "In da Club", "21 Questions", and "P.I.M.P.". Truly, 50 Cent was setting trends for gangsta rap in the 2000s. This was my first time hearing most of the album, though, and I can say that it also held up decently as well. Good beats, good production, and strong rapping.
4/8
Well here we go... Yeah, this is why i really don't like 2000s hiphop. Look, I'm sure 50 was very influential with this sound. He probably wasn't the first one, but he definitely influenced this direction that hiphop went in during the 2000s. Sooo I really can't rate it high. It sounds cheap, the producition is subpar to the 90s 2010s and even the 80s for that matter. If it wasn't for the hits, I'd definitely rate it a 2.
Originally gave this a generous 2, now increasing it to a 3, maybe 3.5. This is overall great! I really felt for 50 Cent and his near-death experience after getting shot 9 times (a hit allegedly ordered by the same person who put a hit on Jam Master Jay and succeeded). It's inspirational how he didn't give up and kept going until releasing this. With production by lots of guys, including Dr. Dre and Eminem, the songs and production HIT HARD when they do. "In Da Club", "Many Men (Wish Death)", "P.I.M.P.", "Don't Push Me", "Life's on the Line", and more. There are some duds, however, and it does get monotonous at times. But the production is mean and homemade, and I enjoy 50 Cent's approach and lyrics (yes, maybe his mumbling voice works better with the braggadocio style as well). This has since been removed from the book, but that's a shame. This made gangster rap very famous, very mainstream, while still having a rather low-key production. It inspired lots of people to enjoy rap and hip-hop, and exposed listeners to the problems of the inner city in the same way "The Message" did. 50 Cent may not be the brightest guy today, but he's far from a joke in terms of what he did career-wise.
Hmmm... Ok. I have a relationship with hip hop/rap that is best described as "part time". I dabble here and there and stick mostly to the hits. I don't often go deep into albums or full discographies for many rap/hip hop artists. I'm genuinely curious where this will go. I've cleared my mind for this one, and I hope it repays. Is it me, or are his raps just a fraction of a second behind the beat? The sung choruses and guest rapping pull it back out of '2' territory. I feel like I need to start clapping with the beat like a frustrated elementary school music teacher to help him get back on the beat. The contrast is steep on "Patiently Waiting" when Eminem comes in ... Otherwise, it's well-produced and the samples are arranged well. Some of the tracks are downright fun like "In Tha Club" and "Heat" early in, but boy does it drag on... This could have been a double album, and at the one hour run time, it basically is. Trim the fat some. Overall, it's a high '3' for me. Definitely good, bordering on great, but I need more time with it. A good-to-great example of rap/hip hop from that time and a showcase of 50's talents. Just... ... Keep the time a bit tighter... (3/5)
Did you know that 50 Cent had been shot 9 times back when he was a crack dealer in Queens, New York?? Street cred aside, this album is pretty gawdawful. At least nine tracks have mentioned 20 inch rims, 152 people have died, and I've heard the N word enough to make Eminem uncomfortable (just kidding, Eminem LOVES the N word). And it is LONG. Like, Steven Stills called and suggested you at least split your hour-and-fourteen minutes of same sounding shit and drive-bys into four parts and name them after animals type of long. Give me Geto Boys, NWA, or Cypress Hill over this repetitive nightclub fodder any day. But he did get rich, and he didn't have to die trying...
Variety: 1 Adequacy: 3 Listenability: 3 Uniqueness: 1 Emotionality: 1 = 1.8 rounded down up to a 2 "Twiddle my thumbs just for a bit/ I'm sick of all the same old shit" I'm largely unfamiliar with 50 Cent aside from whatever tracks got radio play or were unescapable pop culture nuggets. I may have caught a stray track or two at the mall. Who knows. I was more familiar with his reputation and his public feuds with other rappers, and by this time I had mostly stopped listening to much of anything new, much less anything deemed "gangsta rap". The Nate Doggs ( spoiler alert - he's present here), Ice Cubes, and Dres of the world seem to have their best work behind them, and Eminem ( spoiler alert - his presence looms large over this album), despite obviously talented, annoyed the hell out of me. THE TRACKS "What Up Gangsta" - Catchy opener here. As with my other eviews, I'm going to largely ignore the lyrics, but I will say that 50 Cent's flow is respectable on most everything I've heard him on, but nothing pf special note. This holds up well as a vibe. Hip-hop production from this era in general is a high point of the genre in my opnion, and with Dre at the helm we're unlikely to get any less than solid beats. "Patiently Waiting" (featuring Eminem) - The electronic strings and the stumbling flow here give this one a good sense of forward, breathless momentum. Eminem features prominantly, and we get lots of nice bleeps and boops which add some variety. "Many Men (Wish Death)" - Not a fan of the vocals on this, though the hook works. And sound effects are never going to endear me to a track, especially of this sort. Feels like the most throwbacky bit so far. This one overstays its welcome pretty quickly. "In da Club" - And we get to the (first?) all-time banger on the album. Lyrical content aside, it's easy to see why this was a hit. The whole thing is just hooks. Energetic, and even acrobatic flow here has me reassessing my opinion of his mic skills. "High All the Time" - This one was pretty boring. It did remind me that the sampled songs by The Delfonics ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE4bIrQP8-8) and Bobby Bland ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMVCu79oazE) exist though. "Heat" - More gangsta posturing here in the lyrics, and repetitive gunshot effects don't help me enjoy the music. I think maybe the only successful attempt at this I've heard is M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes". "If I Can't" - Another Dre produced track, and catchy as all get out from second one. 50 ups his mic game back up again here, moving dexterously through that great piano beat. By the time the horns come in near the end, it feels like this could have went on for double the length and I would have been fine with it. "Blood Hound" (featuring Young Buck) - More bleep bloops. I love me some bleep bloops on a hip-hop track, This doesn't reach Timbaland levels of virtuosity, but good enough for 50 Cent. Young Buck kind of steals the heat here though, showing a lot more personality. "Back Down" - Oof, this did not age well, huh? I guess as good a time as any to mention 50's homophobic reputation, which to be fair, he seems to have very publicly tried to back away from in recent years, so ... growth I guess is never a bad thing. But the old early 90s feel in both sound and content hear put me in mind of nothing much better than a Dre throwaway track. This was a hard listen for a few reasons. I was tangentially aware of his feuds, but this seems like the most overt bit of that so far. Wonder if him and Ja Rule ever made up... ;) "P.I.M.P." - The steel drum and beat make this one. Not surprised I've heard this one before, and as catchy as it is, goes on a bit too long with no dynamics. "Like My Style" (featuring Tony Yayo) - This one seems pretty middle of the road, though the stuttering beat, and effect of the track speeding up is an interesting touch, and gives an otherwise forgettable track something to hold on to. "Poor Lil Rich" - Again we find a musical hook on which to hang an entire song. Boring vocals here over top of a pretty sick electronic beat. It sounds like little else on the album, and stands out in that respect, but substandard performance from 50. "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg) - "I love you like a fat kid love cake". Despite that great line, still by far the classiest track on here. The steady hand of Nate Dogg guides us capably through with the melodic hook and 50 puts his boots on here and delivers with the vocals. Closest 50 gets to a love song? Appropriate that Barry White is the chief sample here ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxoEo-q7cpk). Where's the 50 Cent album of nothing but slow jams? "Don't Push Me" (featuring Lloyd Banks and Eminem) - This sounds like Heat part II to mem but barely more interesting. Warmed over "Lose Yourself" here in the music, which is no surprise given that Eminem is producing. "Gotta Make It to Heaven" - It's mostly about the beat here as the lyrics are repetitive as hell. Even on an album where this has seemed like an insurmountable issue. Worst chorus of the album hands down. It's "I'm Henry the VIII, I Am" levels of annoying. Can we get an instrumental only version of this? HIGHLIGHTS - "Patiently Waiting" - "In da Club" - "If I Can't" - "Blood Hound" - "21 Questions" MIDLIGHTS - "What Up Gangsta" - "P.I.M.P." - "Like My Style" - "Gotta Make It to Heaven" LOWLIGHTS - "Many Men (Wish Death)" - "High All the Time" - "Heat" - "Back Down" - "Poor Lil Rich" - "Don't Push Me" FINAL THOUGHTS Overall a very mixed bag for me. There are a few tracks on here I certainly would not mind hearing again, but not much I'd ever purposefully seek out. This is party music through and through. Not for everyone to be sure, especially content wise. As fun as parts of it were, I found myself wincing at how poorly a lot of it has aged. Middle of the road for me, but just shy of that 3. Maybe next time, if he pops back up. I did however make a killer playlist of songs sampled for this one so there's that. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Highlights only are sticking around
“I try not to say nothing, the DA might want to play in court.” I saw another review say this and I’m going to steal that line, “Not all 5s are created equal.” This album is long and I was never bored. Not once. Never grew tired of it. That’s only happened with Eminem, Jay-Z, and Wu-Tang as far as rap albums go. Rare company there. Now I do have a history with this album. 2003 was near the end of college for me and is probably the last time I was really “In Da Clubs.” Also, my roommate at the time was really into rap, especially anything off Shady Records. I remember a weekend when this album was on loop for hours. Maybe my enjoyment of it is a form of Stockholm Syndrome. Who knows. First it is a meeting of West Coast gangsta rap and R&B heavy New York rap produced by Eminem and Dr. Dre. The pedigree couldn’t be better. That blending of East Coast/West Coast was still something to behold in 2003. These are prime grade A beats in our ears. And 50 Cent brings the vulgar bravado of a charismatic heel. He’s a villain in his own story, I’m not rooting for him, but damn I’m intrigued to see what happens next. And he beefed with everyone! Nas, Ja, Jay. He would eventually purchase Puffy’s own documentary away from him and produce a diss documentary. Someone observed that is a biblical level of hate. So yeah, highlight tracks Patiently Waiting Many Men (Wish Death) In Da Clubs High All the Time If I Can’t Last note, one final time: G-G-G-G-Unit.
not my thing
Never knew 50 cent had it like that ngl that shii was harddd ngl
I never thought I would have liked this in 2003 but it was hard to avoid. It has good rap, solid Dr. Dre style beats, great guests (Eminem, Nate Dogg, etc) catchy hooks and it fit the time. Highlights "In Da Club" (2B listens!), "P.I.M.P" (1B listens), "21 Questions (1B, average at best), "Patiently Waiting" (291M) & "Many Men" (881M). The least popular track still has 25M listens, it's pretty amazing. It's not all good though with weak songs like "Heat", "Blood Hound", "Lifes On The Line", "Poor Lil Rich" & "Wanksta" (a hit, but it's lame). The listener gets their money's worth with 19 songs though. Influence, popularity, a remarkable 3 songs over 1B listens, memorable cover, etc. It's worthy whether you're a fan or not. 3 stars, track for track a bit too average.
Surprised by how much I enjoyed this and how many classic 2000s pop/rap songs are on here. Yes it’s a rap album, but a ton of these songs are mainstream and classics of party music. Still not my type of music but a really fun listen. Top Songs: What Up Gangsta, Many Men, P.I.M.P, Gotta Make It to Heaven
This is another pleasant surprise for me. See I genuinely thought this album was just like 2-3 hit songs surrounded by mediocrity. And there are definitely filler tracks that pad the runtime. But as a whole this album had way more to offer than I originally thought. Like for example I knew in da club. Because obviously I knew that song, you would’ve had to be dead for the past 20+ years to have never heard that song. But I didn’t know how great other tracks like Patiently Waiting, Blood hound, and don’t push me were. Not to mention, PIMP which is crazy catchy and endearing. And that unfortunately brings me to my biggest complaint with the album which is it’s just kinda trashy. Like in the way that a lot of rap music of this time was trashy. And I don’t mean like rapping about drugs, bitches, money, and crime, those things don’t necessarily make the music trashy. It’s the homophobia! I know that it’s super rampant in the rap community, but this album has some bars that age like insecure milk. Like why are rappers in the 90s so threatened by gay men? Who broke their hearts that made them so angry?
This is great. Will go back and spin. Missed me when it came out, but with Dre on beats...solid.
Fantastic album. The collage collabs are fun, and this one just slaps.
5/10, good for workouts
Not rhe style of music i usually go for but I liked In Da Club and Don’t Push Me the most.
Very aughts rap. Unapologetically so, even. So much anger. So much steel drum. Some solid beats and good flows. But, just so much anger and machismo. Not my favorite, but not bad or unlistenable for me.
5/10 Long and repetitive. Nice beats/production though. I don't mind violence/murder as a subject matter, but constantly glorifying and bragging about it does get kinda obnoxious real quick. Highlight: Patiently Waiting What Up Gangsta
I struggled to get through some tracks coz the lyrics were so trashy - like Poor Lil Rich. The album revolved around money, power and fame. Sure the storytelling and cohesion was quite impressive. And honestly the production was incredibly catchy - like PIMP and In Da Club are hits for a reason. But it would definitely not be an album I listen to again in its entirety - one listen was enough.
- bars are tuff asl - classic - catchy asl
Excellent 👌
Other than his personal life story I don’t really hear anything fantastic here. The beats are ok but too repetitive, which I get is the point for laying some dope rhymes over, but I couldn’t find anything to care about in the subject matter so some musical variation would have been nice. I live so far away from his reality that I can only fantasize about these stories so I’m gonna need some better backing tracks than this if I’m gonna care about this as some kind of great musical statement. But hey like with anything, with enough listens maybe there will be some sections that I can get stuck in my head and want to groove to. However ANYBODY who uses the “N” word on their albums, depending on how many times it’s used, will always make it harder for me to want to listen to it again therefore lessening the chances of learning this album properly. So if saying the “N” word is not a good thing to do anymore can we all please finally refrain from using it in music? But I’m totally for free speech so I guess if sections of music using the “N” word get stuck in my head I suppose it can just stay there in my head.
Ahhh the nostalgia. Some great songs on this album, with some great lyrics but I still say 20 songs is excessive for an album.
I love you like a fat kid loves cake. Lyrical genius
Having never listened to this before, I was surprised by how...poppy it was. I was expecting something more hardcore. I guess the lyrics still are, but the music is pretty catchy. This album is too long, but good for what it is. 3.2
Nostalgic and fun. Love a bit of 50
My college roommate and I would drive around blasting this album in his maroon Chevy Corsica. It felt like it was everywhere that semester, with the In Da Club video constantly on in the cafeteria.
I have some memories of a few of these songs but when this came out I was transitioning from Rap to Metal so don't have the same nostalgia attachment to this album. I didn't recognize "Gotta Make It To Heaven" and liked that one quite a bit.
World class Internet troll, mediocre rapper/musician. Don't get me wrong, this is a perfectly serviceable early 2000 hip hop/rap album which fits the time. I just think there's better examples out there.
What is often overlooked in the moral panic about west coast gangsta raps dominance in the 90s is that as well as the all the things that upset people - the glorification of criminality, the unceasing violence, the outrageous braggadocio, the appalling misogyny - one thing the big rap albums of the era had in common was an extremely listener friendly, addictive sound. G Funk is funk, afterall, and funk is fun to listen to. This music is FUN, ethical qualms or not. And this album, at least timeline wise, is the zenith of that. Every aspect that makes the genre so appealing is turned up to 11 and run over the top of the pristinely produced beats and pop hooks. Is it anal time rap album? Probably not. Is it one of the biggest pop albums of it's era? Undoubtedly.
I’ve listened to way too many suburban white boys try to look hard by listening to this around when this was released to have a true unbiased opinion of this. Some classics, but just not my favorite style of music.
Better than I thought! Not a genre fan, but 50 Cent is pretty dope!
I'd love this a lot more if it were about half the length. But it blows Jay-Z and Kanye out of the fucking water because 50 feels absolutely on point and completely in character the entire time. Good? Not really. Better than most? Definitely.
FIDDY. Did it age well? It’s definitely from 2003. But it's fun listening to that sound again, especially with the dismal state of modern pop-rap. Might enjoy it now more than I did in school; it’s dumb, but at least it’s no longer ubiquitous?
Honestly, this held up for me! Good beats, interesting songs. But as soon as Eminem came on a track he kinda blew it outta the water. So probably stays at a three.
Fun album. Some bangers to start off the album really sets it up.
I'm not as upset about the content of the lyrics as much as I am mad about how poorly written the lyrics are. There must be thousands of hip-hop albums out there better than this one. So why did this one in particular make the list? Puzzling. At least I enjoyed it sonically.
I despise 50 Cent. I can’t stand him or his rapping, which is stale and emotionless. But this album is still a classic of this era, with near perfect production. Dre, Eminem, and the other half dozen producers cooked on this one.
He did get rich, but then went bankrupt, so does that count?
4 - I don't listen to rap music very often, but these songs are undeniable.
My eyes were rolling when I saw that this is inevitably over an hour long. I do like it in a weird way although I’m hardly the target audience. The Eminem influence is strong with this one., which is no bad thing. A bit of editing would do this the world of good. Torn because I really want to give it. a 3.5
Iconic.
Nice
Awful.
I loved this album when it came out and I love it now. This man loves guns though, huh?
Great album!
Full of bangers
Nice beats, misogyne BS lyrics, okay'ish performance, 3 stars
Surprised by this one, apparently as a kid I wasn't yet aware of how influential and cool this album was??? So yeah, apart from the usual criticism of gangsta rap re:chauvinism, i think this is a fantastic record.
medicore lyrics, but nice beats and still a solid dude.
Goofy but still goes hard sometimes
way better then expected.
Very much of its time, still fun and the hits are still fun. Lyrically not very interesting, typical gangsta rap fair, but the flow and beats are often great.
Love me some 50.
Never heard this in full before. Very good fun, some absolute classics on this.
pazzesco che hit
I wanted to enjoy this. I did not enjoy this.
If any genre of music deserves to be rejected on principle, it's gangsta rap. If you try to be a little more impartial, you end up with this: a petty criminal becomes famous because Eminem likes his mixtape and gets him Dr. Dre's beats. Admittedly, the beats on “Get Rich Or Die Tryin'” aren't actually that bad. But what about the rest? I remember well that the marketing for this album always revolved around the story of the nine bullets. Even back then, I found that a frighteningly simplistic argument for the quality of a music album.
1. alright folks, here we go. 2. Okay, catchy, once again, not my genre, but it's not too bad. 3. I really don't even know what to say. This is so clearly not anything that i will be able to connect to or appreciate. This is not my kind of music, you could make a good point saying that i should broaden my horizon but 'you can't go forcing something if it's just not right'. 4. Every single one of these songs sounds the same. Okay this intro is different though. WAIT I actually like this one. wait it lost me again. It's catchy i must admit. Wait it definitely hasnt lost me. This one's good. 5. Okay this one's such a classic, i know fuck all about 50 cent but i know this song, everyone does, it's so catchy. 6. idk just forgettable. This whole album is a little forgettable. 7. Yeah this sin't my thing. im giving up GOD PLEASE BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY IM SORRYYYYYYYYY BUT THEre's just no reason for me to keep wasting time on something that I know I won't want to listen to ever again, even if there is som ehidden gem in one of these albums that im missing out on them, but I'm just not willing to put a lot of effort into finding it with nothing but faith on my side, it's just not worth it to me. my bad.
Too long but loads of good tracks. A little dated now
I like most of it, but it goes on a bit, couple of decent tracks to enjoy
Pretty sure that this is just nostalgia hot-wiring my brain but I couldn't not enjoy this album. Like listen to it 3 times enjoy it.
I love this so much. I obviously knew the singles as a kid, but I have never listened to this album in its entirety.
Even now, it holds up since when I was a kid back when this came out. Also, he's automatically a 4 just because he is my favorite petty person ever lol
Over the 3 weeks I was on the Oberlin College football team, this CD was blasting every second I was in the locker room. I expected something much weirder, but no. A handful of students there (me included) adopted a sort of defiantly normie, mainstream style as a way of standing out among ironic hipster look, which was so pervasive it was homogenous (an irony my hipster friends never appreciated). I maintain that I was the true hipster at Oberlin.
This soundtracked my middle school dances. This is a stacked debut album, with In Da Club, P.I.M.P., and 21 Questions. Say what you will about 50 Cent, he knows how to make some hits. I unapologetically love the song 21 Questions. I can’t help but to like this album. I grew up with this
Well if it was for the beat and the flow, I'd be tempted to give it a 4 but then I listened to the words and took 2 stars off my rating :( . No redeeming quality there.
Favorite Track: Many Men
Not a fan. Probably clever, but I think it comes across as too matcho in a way I don't particularly like.
Not for me. At least the cover and the title are amusing.
I wish I was in the garry's mod dance club to this jam Will I listen to again: 25%
the content of these tracks is silly. like pop gangsta rap maybe? I've heard several of these tracks and of course the album cover and 50 himself are familiar. in the end, this is club music and so the actual words aren't important. if you're listening to the content, you're not listening correctly
Ok.
better than expected
First time hearing this album. Of course I know the hits, but most of the songs are much more raw and straight-up violent than I pictured 50 Cent songs to be. Maybe I live in a hole. Good quality production and bars. You can tell his cadence was influenced by Eminem during this time. Not a bad record. 3.1/5.0
*nothing but rap, no Music
I should have probably enjoyed this more than I did seeing as it's right in the target area of music I enjoy, but although it wasn't bad in any way I never really got excited. The well-known tracks are spot on, but the rest of it felt a bit like colour-by-numbers , a sort of rinse-and-repeat exercise.
I thought I was going to dislike this, but I actually quite enjoyed the album. Good beats and many nice songs. In Da Club might be the track I enjoyed the least here. No real standouts and too long running time makes 3 stars.
Just about managed to get through to the end, but the songs meant nothing to me and I didn’t find anything redeeming to note.
Not for me. This type of "music" does nothing for me, although this album was more tuneful than most of it's kind.
Very early 2000’s (bad) but done so well and creatively (good) 50 cent stands out in a pool of unoriginal content by giving a s&!+
The Good: Who doesn’t want to get rich? The Bad: Just not certain about dying if we fail… The Ugly: The album cover… just too… I don’t know… pin-uppy? We all know that I am no fan of the hip and hop… though there are a couple of exceptions where I can actually stomach several songs, and if you push me, you could make me listen to a “greatest hits” version of these songs… probably because it will not reach an hour in play-time… Then again, if I start lining up those songs that don’t rub me the wrong way, the list is longer than I would like to admit… Which is where mr $0.50 comes into play… with his catchy hooks, and his mumbling cadence, and his overall attitude… fucker makes me bob my head to several of his tunes. So what score do you give a genre that you don’t like, but where the artist is one who you actually appreciate for what he’s done with his life? I would almost give this 4*, as fiddy deserves all the additional credit for exposing diddy for what he be… but I can’t in good conscious do this, so I will stick to 3*… but good job there Curtis!
Meh
Was okay. Some really big hits from 50 on here. The album is quite long.
fun! knew a couple songs already, didn’t get the chance to actively listen to the lyrics but i enjoyed
This was quite a lot more fun than I expected - and I was a bit surprised by how many songs I knew. It's a little obnoxious, obviously, and too long, even more obviously. But it's not bad.
I understand why this album is a classic. 50 cent voice is really charismatic and his delivery and flows too. I like how various it sounds but most instrumental didn't stick with me.
I was worried that there would be lack of hip-hop albums so happy to get one even before listening to 50 albums. I’m a big 90s hip-hop fan so may be biased here. However, this album has some big hits so deserving on this list and gives me hope that other big hip-hop albums should come later. Some great songs on here and I personally think that ‘Many men’ is an all-time great in hip-hop. Other standout songs ‘if I can’t’, ’21 questions’ and ‘P.I.M.P.’ (original and remix). Overall, I think most of the songs a pretty decent with some weak ones here and there with the big hits sort of carrying it. This album is pretty iconic and really took hip-hop to that next level into mainstream and pop charts. I feel like the album could be stronger if it was a little bit shorter cutting out some of those weaker songs. I don’t think I’d buy this album on vinyl however I would definitely look at a best of vinyl as I like some of the songs from film soundtrack as well. A decent 4-star album from me!
A few bangers, a lot of filler.
It sounds like Mr. 50 Cent has some beef with a Mr. Jay-Z. I hope they worked it out.
This album could be 30% shorter.
On one hand this album goes hard on some tracks, but on the other it's pretty repetitive with it's themes and beats. The features were not well used (eg it was annoying to see Eminem twice). Overall it was fine. 2.5/5 -> 3/5
I tried, but nothing of what I already didn’t enjoy about Fiddy from the songs I already knew was changed by hearing the album. Sometimes I just can’t get with some rappers style of delivery. Not only is that true here, now that I’ve heard the whole album, I actually maintain what I always thought; that he’s not good at doing the thing he does. His flow is thoroughly expressionless, the stupid little vocal melodies he sometimes attempts are weak and he never sounds like he believes he can even do them, and nothing about what he’s on about gives me any wish to try harder. He did get rich, but he doesn’t sound like he could’ve died trying; he sounds like he couldn’t have tried any less.
I’m indifferent to this. There are some ok tracks on here, but also some pretty poor tracks too. It’s a very ‘mid’ 2000s rap/hip hop album, which means it sits in the lower quartile of all rap/hip hop ever made.
solid album, but hip hop from that era feels more outdated than from any other era. case in point: all the tracks with eminem. cringeworthy.
Los sencillos son unos clásicos y buenísimas canciones... el resto me pareció muy aburrido
# Album Name: Get rich or die tryin # Artist: 50c # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Much better than expected. all the singles i obviously knew. But it was some of the tracks in between which i liked the best. Patiently waiting, many men, heat were all good tracks second half falls for me though. following track 7. Overall an enjoyable album for a non rap fan. # Top Tunes: Patiently waiting, many men, heat # Would I listen to it again? Yes
I was supposed to see 50 cent about a year after this album came out, but he bailed last minute. Only time I’ve ever had that happen at a concert. The beats are great and 50’s flow is nice. His subject matter gets old though.
Early Noughties masterpiece
Classic! I’m not a huge fan, but I get why it’s considered an essential album.
This was....fine. Better than expected. Learned know does indeed rhyme with blow.
Completely changed the game. Put Gangster back into Gangster Rap.
This is the first album on this gimmick i don’t need to listen to to review. Let me be very hyperbolic, this is the greatest debut since 2000’s. 900k first week was crazy even when people still bought cds. Tracks 2-8 are my most iconic first runs ever, more specifically; Patiently Waiting, Many Men, In Da Club is generational. 50 Cent was Eminem’s first major co-sign, and label signee. Eminem had already solidified himself in music history by bringing hyper vulgar and violent rap to the mainstream, greatest selling hiphop artist of all time. Patiently Waiting having handfuls of 50 quotables and one of Eminem’s most memorable features (which is saying a lot), then In Da Club was a best which was given to Eminem first and he passed it to 50 who made it a DIAMOND single. Many Men showing even hardened gangster rap could still be a melodic jam. DEATH GOTTA BE EASY, CUZ LIFE IS HARD. fun fact for anyone still reading, at this time 50 Cent was feuding with melodic rapper Ja Rule. 20 years later during a Ja Rule legacy tour, 50 bought out the first 5 rows and left them empty for the show. In 2025 50 was executive producer for the netflix P Diddy expose’, which he only put on one cable channel; the channel which plays on the TV in the jail holding Diddy.
Rounding up to a 1.
Some great songs but it hasn’t aged quite as well as I remember
Plenty of songs here that are commercially successful makes it an album I’m actually quite familiar with
Okay.
I loved listening to this album, but 50 is hard to support. Again, I struggle to separate art from the artist.
Tämähän oli jopa yllättävän hyvä mataliin odotuksiini nähden. Vaikka 50 Centin imago ja ilmaisu on mielestäni ollut aina vähän valjua, tämä levy oli kohtalaisen helppoa kuunneltavaa vaikka kestoa on melkein tunti. Ehkä jopa kolme tähteä viitsisin antaa tälle.
Not for me. Some jams on there but hard to tell if I just like them for nostalgia reasons. Too much misogyny.
I fucking loved this album!! I may even come back and give it a 5 star! I had never heard it before but I’m so glad I found it. Like a black version of Eminem (lol) Absolutely love it and listened to it all morning !!
I enjoyed this one more than I expected to? What's the difference between this and the gangsta style rap that I've downvoted in the past - I'm not sure, but I feel like 50 cent, despite still rapping about guns, drugs and shawties, seems a bit nonchalant about it? Or it could be the nostalgia factor maybe? This album was absolutely HUGE just around the age I started going to da club (I quickly realised clubbing was not really my thing, and started going to bands at pubs instead!) Nothing quite like the trip down memory lane of some dude trying to 'dance' their hardon onto you while singing along that they're a motherfuckin' pimp 😂
In a similar vein to some album's on this list that weren't for me because they are too experimental or progressive, I can see why some people would be not into this album for the opposite reason. This is simple, pop/hip-hop. But I have to say, for what it is it does a really solid job. Simple hooks, simple lyrics, you 100% know what you're getting when you throw on this album. 3.5 Highlight: In Da Club Lowlight: Gotta Make It To Heaven Highlight 2: P.I.M.P.
surprised myself enjoying this as much as i did. this is the era of rap i grew up with, so that might be part of it. has great melodies and choruses.
379/1089 - Lethargic and repetitive. Songs are somewhat varied which is alright but I don't care for the very 2000s sounding instrumentals.
I know this is good quality but I don't love the message
Des bons morceaux mais trop répétitif
Standouts In Da Club If I Can't P.I.M.P.
Хороший репчик) не более того
Many Men // In Da Club // Heat // P.I.M.P. // 3.5/5
Goeie
This album walks such a fine line of being extremely braggadocios whilst also highlighting a very real fear of death, that comes of very genuine. The hooks on this album are pretty catchy and 50’s cold detached delivery on most of them is spot on. This paired with the Dre production is a pretty stellar combo. In Da Club is still probably one of the best and most fun rap songs ever. I like how blunt he is on this album, and his lack of flashy lyric flourishes makes him incredibly endearing. Solid album.
50 is not a great lyricist, he's not a very imaginative songwriter, and he isn't one of those rappers like Juvenile whose flow is such a melodic thing that you're not always sure if you're listening to hip-hop or a hybrid form. What he's got tho is one of the great voices in rap history, a direct inheritor of the nonchalant yet troubled aspects of a Biggie or a Scarface. He can also be scary as a motherfucker, i.e., when he spits a line like this, don't tell me you aren't warier: 'And if you got a glass jaw, you should watch your mouth / 'Cause I'll break your face / Have your ass runnin,' mumblin' to the jake.' A limited artist by definition, he never made a record nearly as memorable as this one. But man did things assemble in the right way on his '03 classic.
Albums like this are weird for me. I'm so far removed from the lifestyle 50 raps about it's not even funny. I regularly see deer on my morning dog walk, more often than not one of the stray cats that has adopted me tags along with us. So, all that to say, I really enjoyed this but I really have no idea where he's coming from. Dig the beats though.
Very fun as someone who's never really given 50 a proper listen
Should be 20 min shorter but I mean....this gave us in da club and PIMP so....
Oh hell yeah P.I.M.P is on, turn that shit up. I better go hang out next to the open window in my attic while my wife has an important interview downstairs, oh look my wife is here, that’s great, I’m sure this is fine.
This is mandatory listening for this era of hip-hop but it doesn't mean it's great. When it came up I assumed it was an easy three but this kind of sucks. All of the rhymes are monosyllabic and the flow is so dry. The attitude of this and some of the samples are pretty much all it has going for it. Not great, should be on the list, New York is lucky they had Biggie and The Wutang.
This is album belongs here to represent a time and place in rap. You would want this and some Eminem. Personally I'm not a fan of his flow, but he has fun lyricism at times. The album could be leaner. Chop off a few of the weaker tracks. It's pop.
Nope
GGGGG G-UNITTTTT There are seriously some racist takes on here about this album. Don’t like it? Well then it’s probably not for you. That’s it, move on. All that extra shit like calling the stuff 50 raps about a “cultural cesspool” is just flat out fucked up and racist. Anyway this album is awesome. P.I.M.P. is such a killer track, I’ve always loved those steel drums on the beat. As a side note, if you’ve never seen some of 50’s old tweets please look them up for a good laugh.
Better than I remember. There are several tracks that are better than the album’s singles.
this album was the second reason i had to pause on reviewing albums. sue me but i couldn’t get through it. giving it a 2 because i think in isolation some of the songs are good but as a collection i was so bored
Prettt good but self indulgently over-long
Not as bad as I feared when seeing the cover. But far too long.
Listened to fairly frequently of late and I think it holds up as well as it did over twenty years ago when I first listened to it. Love the fact that he sings the hooks instead of having to bring in a host of guests, would probably give five stars if I think about it more
Own this and on relisten bumped up the ratings for most of the songs. Raised the average 0.2 but still only 4.2 Most of the guest artists are better than 50, but it’s probably a good sign so many people wanted to work with him on this album?
Pretty fun. It really doesn’t need to be an hour and 15 minutes long though. If this was a tight 40 minutes, I think it would work better. 3.8/5
Incredibly generic. Exactly what I think of when I think of mainstream rap music. About as edgy as Taylor Swift.
I knew a few of these songs from back in the day, but I'd never listened to this full album.
Nope. Not for me.
Really enjoyed - surprised myself as I’m not your obvious 50 cent audience
Un clásico del rap de uno de los mejores raperos de todos los tiempos, su álbum más comercial y más aclamado, con escencia de los 90, suena clásico y algo viejito, creo que uno lo escucha y ya no se siente tan contemporáneo ya que el género ha cambiado mucho. Destacar los buenos Beats que tiene, sonido clásico, cosas interesantes como el uso de sonidos de armas para hacer la percusión de los Beats, es un disco muy rapero, sin tener letras complejas, es un disco directo. Algo que nunca me ha convencido tanto en 50 Cent y la producción de la voz, no me convence la voz doblada y con reverb, me hubiera gustado escuchar darte disco con su voz natural, pero eso no le quita el flow y el rap. Tiene varios puntos altos, hay canciones que no suenan tanto y que están bien buenas. No es mi disco favorito de rap, me gustó bastante y es uno de los precursores del rap de los 2000, tiene importante y estoy seguro que influenció a muchos artistas y sumó mucho al rap. Canciones favorita: Gotta make it to heaven (base buenarda) Para mi esta un escalón arriba de Be y uno más abajo de Good Kid más city. Es un sólido 3
Hell yeah. Haven’t listened to the whole album front to back before. Good shit. I love how this era of rap almost always had an intro track for the start of an album. They all seem to have a similar type vibe too, they’re more like, set the vibe and scene rather than being just an instrumental intro.
Classic album. Still holds up. 4.5
bold, guns loaded
I didn’t finish it. It wasn’t baaaad, but didn’t really grab me either. Definitely remember when this album came out
This is one of the cornerstone hip hop albums of the 2000s. His flow is undeniable. 50 is a legend for this and the Diddy doc
classic
Four stars for the album. Five stars for a generational hater.
Great Album, one of the greatest Albums in Hip-Hop. Even better if you know 50s backstory. Some hits that everyone knows
I don't like this kind of music. But I have to admit that it is done well.
Ouch… alors je m’attendais à le détester beaucoup plus que ça, mais quand même… c’était pas très très bien à mes yeux. Ok, y’a beaucoup de passage où l’instru est très cool, mais sinon, j’ai trouvé ça creux. J’aime le hip-hop quand il déborde de politique et que ça rage sur la société. Ici ? J’ai peut-être pas assez bien écouté, mais le nom de l’album en dit assez long. Et ça n’est pas non plus très expérimental ou bizarre, ce que le hip-hop fait super bien (j’espère qu’il y a Madvillain dans la liste !). Quand au côté gangsta… quand tu as écouté le rap de Memphis, 50 Cent, ça paraît quand même bien gentillet ! Et enfin, cet album, il est loooooong ! Si tu aimes, ça passe sûrement comme une lettre à la poste. Mais quand comme moi tu accroches pas ? Ça devient vite fatigant !
The album's solid, although it only really peaks with the single In Da Club. Besides that single, and the snapshot of what early 00's hip-hop was like, I don't know if this album really justifies it's presence on this list.
2.4. Few slappers intertwined with slop
I enjoyed this. It's gangster rap, and a bit out of my normal comfort zone, but it got me bopping my head without really paying attention to the lyrics. In Da Club is overplayed, but other than that, the other tracks didn't make me want to turn it off.
Production goes crazy on a lot of this record, and “In Da Club” is always a super fun time. The nursing homes are gonna be lit in 2050. The whole gangsta rap/thug core shit is so tired and really unpleasant to listen to. Ok, it may have been close to his life (that seems unreliable.) But at this stage of my life, I don’t want to be subjected to it.
Oh great. Another hippity-hop, gangsta rap classic from the turn of the millenium. This one, however, is unique, in features a trouble youth survivor obsessed with money, violence, misogyny and penguins. And surprise surprise, apparently saying "fuck" a lot makes you edgy and famous. Sigh. An album than makes me despair.
Typical Hip Hop but at least I finally learned where go that "Its your birthday" saying.
This album is peppering songs in hopes that a few of them stick. Yes, it got a few hits, but the rest are so heavily formula driven and repetitive that it's a real chore to get through this album start to finish.
It was entertaining. I knew four songs on it. Eminem, whom I love, featured on 2 songs. It was a little long, but it was still ok.
Some great songs and good throughout
great videos
Hadn't heard anything off of this before besides In Da Club and I really liked this record. The grooves on this and 50's rap style is excellent. Liked that Eminem was on this a few times. Some excellent tracks, including IDC, Patiently Waiting, Poor Lil Rich, Gotta Make It To Heaven, and others. 4 stars.
AMAZİN
Great and fun hip-hop album with some great collaborations. This kind of hip hop with a bit lighter beat and piano parts is the kind that appeals more to me than the really heavy stuff, with a few exceptions of course.
Didn't enjoy it.
I can’t put my finger on why I don’t connect with 50 Cent’s music. I tend to like gangsta rap and I enjoy “In da Club.” I recognize his skill and the appeal in his unique delivery. I like the way his songs feel like New York and the South at the same time. But something just keeps me at arms’ length and I don’t know what it is. This is a decent album.
not my jam at all
Fav: P.I.M.P Least Fav: Patiently Waiting 50 Cent needs to uncover his British ancestry and discover his secret brother 50P
Wished I had liked this a lot more, but really "In da Club" is just hard carrying this whole thing. That song is in such a completely different league to the rest of the album. Not really a fan of 50's flow on some of these songs. There's a few bright spots though. Just not enough. High 2
A formulaic approach to gangsta rap that relies heavily on Dr. Dre’s polished production and 50’s knack for catchy choruses.
Hay algunas canciones conocidas y dentro de todo copadas. Pero 20 canciones de Rap seguidas es demasiado para mi.. el álbum es muy largo y no lo suficientemente bueno.
meh. Base hip hop is dull. The gunshot nonsense was really stupid.
It could be worse, but not much.
There's a time and place for everything and this kind of hip hop is on the decline, for good reason. BUT this album still takes me back to my high school years and always makes me wanna do some booty shakin' and poppin' (yes, I'm white).
My expectations were in the dirt and it really surpassed them. I think what shocked me is how the beats don’t sound THAT dated. So much hip hop from that era sounds awful. This album occasionally dips into that soundscape but mostly sounds good. I just got tired of it as it went on. 50’s voice doesn’t really carry an album of this length.
50 is a charming character and gets away with a lot through strength of personality. What I do really enjoy is the playfulness mixed with some strong hooks and tight beats. It feels effortless. On the downside it’s too long and the subject matter is pretty derivative, but that can be glossed over for the most part.
Well bugger me...Its OK. I probably need to go self flagellate to repente for my musical sins. The key to my mild enjoyment of this is the blend of rap, story and an actual musical theme. Most rap on 1001 is about as musically accomplished as a bunch of school kids on a recorder. I like the collaborations as well. 50 Cents self proclaimed favourite white boy was cool. later sections of album was dog wank however. If they used the best bits probably a reasonable album in here (too long). The middle to end seemed like a pop tastic club centred album. I am not converted to hip hop but didnt mind this.
I have a real soft spot for this album but potentially not in the way it was intended. It's got that early naughties hip-hop vibe that is completely un-PC, absolutely hilarious, and slaps hard. Perhaps not one for the easily offended, but if you put that to one side it delivers everything I want from a hip-hop album (and unfortunately quite a bit more...). Some highlights include trying to fit "G-Unit" into gaps that are just slightly too small. Lines like "I'm shimilar to a squirrel" and "I'm you friend, your father, and confidant. BITCH" are just too hilarious to not enjoy. I also like how he often raps his own echoes and at one point is barking like a dog. The only issue I have is that the album is too long and could definitely be improved by removing a few weaker tracks in the second half. Completely ridiculous album that has me boppin my head and laughing every time I hear it.
I’ve never heard this album. This was right around the time I kind of aged out of hip-hop. However, you couldn’t escape the singles of the album, especially In Da Club. That was a monster, and it was quite good. I think several factors made 50 Cent one of the new kings of hip-hop. One was that he had the backing of Dr. Dre and Eminem. That’s almost a golden ticket to wealth and fame, but there have been some misses from those two. Also, 50 Cent had a very unique voice and delivery. He was a mumbler, maybe that’s why most rappers today seem to be speaking an alien language. But one of the biggest factors in making him a superstar, he had a good story. Shot nine times and survived? Had to leave town for fear of being hit again? Brilliant PR, except I guess it wasn’t? But it sure was made known to everyone. Plus, as we now know, he is great at doing business, or at least his agents or mangers are. As for the album, meh. I just can’t get excited about hip-hop these days. Maybe it's because you hear it during SportsCenter highlights, in every commercial, it's just everywhere and nowhere at once. Hip-hop is Muzak now. There’s no danger or intrigue. It’s just a bunch of anomalous beats to hear when finding out how many home runs Shohei Otani hit. I gave this a listen, but beyond the singles, it all sounds bland to me. At least with Run DMC a few days back, it brought nostalgia. I think much like rock, hip-hop is dead, as in, there are no exciting, dangerous artists out there anymore. It’s just a bunch of guys trying to get rich and are figuratively dying trying. If you’re a hip-hop fan, I’m probably lame, but I think you can live a very happy life without hearing this whole album. Maybe just check out the singles, In Da Club, Many Men, and P.I.M.P.
Of course Len Houmous’ famous approach was the ‘Almost Died Getting Rich’ as we know from Houmous & Chutneys famous album of the same name. Denoting their fast track to stardom during the Korean War whilst still serving in the Dutch Army. 1.8 4/20 Many Men (Wish Death)
The bangers are bangers
The best gangsta rap / east coast hip hop album I've ever heard. Some of the songs didn't really connect with me but In da Club has always been a certified banger (though I'd never heard the explicit version), and there were a few great surprises.
I like one song. Hence the one star. Not really my thing.
I like it fine. I like the beats, and 50 Cent's presence and flow. But, his rapping doesn't have a lot of lyrical and metric complexity. It feels like storytelling could've been a core part of the experience, but most of the songs are quite vague and focused on generalities instead of specifics. The songs don't have a lot of thematic variation. He sings more than I would've expected, it's ok.
Enjoyable listen
Real tuff shit. In Da Club's beat is the fattest and most memorable rap beat of the 2000s I'd wager. Hampered sadly by chauvinistic beliefs.
Washed the car to this... As far as gangster rap goes this is of a higher quality than dre and snoop. But I'm getting more than my tolerance worth and still got 4 songs left to go. Eminem's passages do add to the songs both lyrically and as a change of pace and flow. But this album won't sway my opinion that g-rap was a step backwards in hip-hop culture.
Je reconnais des musiques qui sont entrées dans les classiques du Rap US et je pense que l’album a clairement impacté la musique à l’époque, mais là, en 2025, ça n’a pas tres bien vieilli
Checks all the gangsta rap boxes
Awful.
Not as nasty as I was expecting. Many of the songs were as good as In Da Club. Really strong beats throughout. I’m not not a hip hop guy but if I was this would be a 5
Really not my thing. All bling and guns. That said, In Da Club got popular because it's a great track.
Aged way better than I thought it would. 50 was hungry back then. Rapping like the rent was due. Plus Dr. Dre & Eminem production really set this thing apart. West Coast production mixed with NY flow really makes this album special
МЕНИМЕН. МЕНИ МЕНИ МЕНИ МЕНИМЕН. ВИШ ДЕФ АПОН МИ.
This album is again confirmation that popularity =/= quality. 3/4
KUL lyssning! Absolut mycket mindre loligt än vad jag förväntade mig när det dök upp som dagens album. Förknippar det här mest med 92 kbps Limewire rysk radio rippade filer och blev slagen över hur bra produktionen var när man hörde det på Tidal.
Haha here we go! Produktionen är ändå fet. Och hitsen är ju där. Omslaget otroligt. Men det var inte min grej då och är det inte nu heller tyvärr
Jag är underhållen. Man är ju bara bekant med hitsen på förhand och de slår ju an en nostalgi-nerv som inte var odelat positiv när det begav sig. Nu har de omvandlats till otvivelaktiga bangers. Fångas av 50s släpiga Warren g-vibb. Guldstjärna för hans korståg mot p diddy redan här. Skivan är en rak 3a.
Vad sjukt, trodde inte denna skulle vara med. Det här lyssnade jag mycket på i lågstadiet för att impa på mina vänner. Men vad dåligt det är.
Min uppfattning har varit att folk som gillar hip-hop ser ner på 50-cent, men det verkar ju vara helt fel eftersom han är med här? Det var ändå lite skoj att lyssna på.
Gah! Det borde vara olagligt att göra album som är längre än en timme. Jag HATAR när det är så här många låtar. Fan. Annars då? Kul med en till artist som man var lite för äkta för att lyssna på som ung. Tyckte mig tydligen bottna i att välja sida i beefen som rasade där under 00-talet. Säger man att man är kung av New York kan man ju inte bo i Connecticut för i helvete. Men asså, det är ju bra hiphop. Otroligt bra. Skakdiggar. Men lite för tufft för en gammal man som jag. Bonusmaterial: Killer Mike och Big Bois freestyle på Wankstabeatet = kul https://youtu.be/tCtZkL4du_o?si=xlqQH3y5ijbDhpx3
ÅNGEST! dåligt!
Need for speed underground-core! Har ju några feta hits men känns väl inte så elektriskt 22 år senare.
I never listen to this homophobe
I hate that I like this as much as I do. 50 has style, man. He's a lot more melodic than other rappers and the songs are, I dunno, pop-ier and catchier than a lot of rap out there. I've criticized other rappers for being stereotypes in the past and this album is really no different (plenty of guns, barking, drugs, and bitches to be had), but it inexplicably does feel different. Like it's not as obscene somehow. The lyrics arent anything groundbreaking, but they are bolstered by how good the actual songs are. Maybe I have a soft spot for it. Standouts were "Patiently Waiting" "Many Men" "In Da Club" - it's iconic and I listened to the hell out of this as a kid - "P.I.M.P." and "21 Questions." It's pretty much all the hits. As I was listening I was surprised by how many of these songs I'd already heard before. This album truly permeated early 2000s radio, and I drank it in at the time. All in all I had a good time listening to this and didn't mind its runtime (although a couple of the later songs could be cut and you'd never miss them). 50 gets a strong 40/50. Good work Mr. Cent.
Not bad, a few tracks everyone knows, but otherwise it sounds similar throughout. Honorable mention to "Many Men". Unfortunately, a lot of the interesting parts were carried by collaborators. I prefer it over Kanye though. Fav Tracks: In Da Club > P.I.M.P. (Snoop Dogg Remix) > U Not Like Me Current Fav Album: Out of the Blue - Electric Light Orchestra (#9/1089)
Not really my thing
One of the greatest of all time commercially for a reason. Dr. Dre + 50 Cent such an awesome duo. Great listen during a gym session
Loved this!
1.5 - just not for me
This itched something in my brain and I was digging it. 50 isn’t the greatest rapper, but in a post 9/11 world we just needed someone that told us we could meet him in the club.
3.5
I don’t think I’ll ever love this genre. This one is noticeably better than many but still high on the mudda fukka and nigga count. Not really my bag
Dull
Blood Hound, Poor Lil Rich, Gotta Make It To Heaven, Wanksta
Well, that's some funny timing. What are the odds that I get 50 Cent's album within a week of the release of the highly publicized Diddy documentary that he's involved in? This is still a current discussion! It's fresh off the plate! How hilarious is that? Anyways, the album itself is alright. It certainly belongs on this list given how iconic it and 50 Cent are in general for the 2000s. I mean, this album was HUGE back in the day. However, it's not perfect. For one, I think 50 Cent's rapping is good, but not much more. He doesn't falter in any way. He's not a bad rapper by any metrics. It's just that there isn't really anything that he excels at, you know? That's okay though. Not everyone is going to be the GOAT. The production here is pretty good. It's very 2000s, but in a way that reflects on the time well. It creates an alluring idea of the era. Songs like "In Da Club" and "P.I.M.P." are classics for a reason, okay? The writing could be better. It's a tad repetitive and hasn't aged the best. Still, there are solid lyrical moments. The braggadocio does make the album stand out, but not always in good ways. The features are solid. You can't really go wrong with a prime-era Eminem feature, can you? The album also feels a bit long. The pacing isn't horrible, especially giving the low skit count, but the album's songs do kinda blend into each other a bit. Overall, while it's fair to call Get Rich or Die Tryin' a classic of its time given the album's popularity and its better elements, I do find the album to be somewhat flawed from a present-day viewpoint. It's iconic, but there are better albums out there. Solid 3/5.
I feel unqualified to critique. I like the sound but am not sure that every message really holds up to modern sensibilities (or even decades old sensibilities . . .)
I know I’m not the biggest hip hop fan… but this was pretty solid.
Always heard a lot of these songs growing up, but never all together in a full list. Just a great album throughout. I think the first half is consistently better than the second, not to say that the second is bad, but I think the 1hr+ mark is always a little long, especially for a rap album, where there is SOME variety but not a lot.
With Eminem is automatically 1*
I hate 50 Cent as a person, but he sure does know how to make a banger
This is just a fun album. I remember listening to it a lot in college—simple beats, fun and sometimes downright silly lyrics, and that early-2000s swagger that makes it easy to throw on and enjoy without overthinking it. Just solid, easy-listening gangsta rap.
Doesn’t hold up all that well, but this was definitely influential
Blech
An album concentrating on the N word, MF word and his extensive knowledge of guns…shite
Not for me. I find that super laid back rap delivery doesn't really work for me. The production grated on me pretty quickly. Then lyrically I found the gangster stuff, guns, objectifying women all pretty irritating.
Never a style of hip hop I connected with. Though I have danced stupidly to "In Da Club" and will every time it comes on and I have four drinks in me, forever.
Awful. This has absolutely no redeeming qualities.
Rap. Nix für mich.
I liked the hit tracks quite a lot, especially PIMP, and those on which eminem performs. However, on the whole, I found it mostly rather ridiculous... profanity for profanity's sake and all that. But the aforementioned tracks and the high-quality production earn it three stars.
Wow this has aged poorly. I don't think that I have ever heard such a dated album that actually came out within my lifetime. It just uses all the same boring hip hop clichés over some of the most mediocre and uninteresting rapping and production I have ever heard.
A solid rap album elevated by it's singles. It's an early 2000's album so it's obviously too long for it's own good, but I had a perfectly fine time with it. 3 Stars.