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Lovely fusion of gangsta rap and r&b, Dre and Em do well with the production, and the classics still sound great many years later. 50's lyricism isn't the best, but his delivery give the album its signature grit and fun style. Overall I'd give the album a 8/10.
Хип-хоп пуристы скажут, что это абсолютный пиздец, оценивать 50 так же, как Бигги, но. Лучшая песня - In da Club.
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ "I'm similar to a squirrel, looking for a slut with a nice butt to get a nut" Never particularly been a fan of Fiddy’s flow and style, although I do like In Da Club, a brilliantly well constructed bit of party rap, and PIMP, which while crass, has a good beat and hook. What Up Gangsta is kind of what I’d expected, a pretty forgettable bit of gangster rap posturing, but Patiently Waiting is really good, with great strings in the verses, Eminem excellent as usual and a nice synthesiser running through the chorus. Many Men also sounds great with an excellent, even if lyrically it does tread the same ground as seemingly every gangster rapper. High All The Time and Heat are pretty generic and formulaic, If I Can’t sounds good, with nice instrumentation. Blood Hound is pretty ropey, Back Down is good, Like My Style not so much. Poor Lil Rich has a nice synth line, and Nate Dogg on 21 Questions gives it a 90s vibe, although the effect on 50’s vocal is a bit odd and the track overall isn’t great. Don’t Push Me has a nice sense of musical drama, and it almost feels as though he is about to get introspective, but it turns into the usual braggadocio. Gotta Make it To Heaven has a decent production, but isn’t a particularly goo track. I kind of came round to his slurry mumbly delivery by the end, and I really liked the production, particularly the Dre and Eminem produced tracks. It does sound very early 2000s, but it has a polished sheen I found enjoyable and relatively non-uniform use of instruments and samples, giving a nice bit of interest. Thematically it obviously covers a lot of the same ground as the 2pac and Biggie albums we have had. Nas is the pinnacle for me in rapping about all this stuff but I found 2pac more interesting and thoughtful behind the belligerence than Biggie, and I think 50 cent sits closer to Biggie. Although a little less puerile and crass than Biggie he still does seem to inhabit the same adolescent’s idea of edgy realness, which ultimately gets quite boring, even if he has lived that life for real. I suppose sensitive singer songwriters sing about love in the same way as every other sensitive singer songwriters, which could also be seen as repetitive, but there are only so many ways and times you can describe how you shoot guns, get blow jobs, sell drugs and spend lots of money before it all sounds the same. I gave 2pac 4 and Biggie 2. This is better than Biggie but I’m not sure it quite reaches 3, even though In Da Club is a banger. Ultimately I’m unlikely to come back to it, so I’ll stick with a high 2. 💲💲 Playlist: In Da Club
It’s got rhythm, tune, and vocals so I respect it… but not for me.
Gimme 50 cent so I can buy a bag a chips.
Iconic.
Okay, so I used to listen to this album and similar ones when I was in elementary school, or at least to the two popular songs from this album, which seem to have around a billion listens on Spotify, and maybe one or two other ones that have a nice rhythm. Nowadays, most of the songs from the album seem very meh and nothing too exciting, but I guess it's a classic now.
Not horrible...just not my thing.
Never heard this before. It's all right but not really my thing. Soft 3 stars.
I appreciate 50 as a person, but his mumble-slurring makes me appreciate how much energy late-90s rappers like Mystikal, DMX, Busta Rhymes, and Twista put into their rap.
3/5. It's pretty obvious how this album got so popular, these are well written pop songs. Sure there is rapping and it is identified as hip hop but there are great choruses and accessible music, while the beats and themes remain heavy, diverse, and rap-oriented. I do acknowledge these are good songs and respect it and I do enjoy most of the songs on here. I may skip the song if I was by myself but wouldn't be upset if it came on the radio or in public. I also think 50 cent is an okay rapper but if he went towards more pop music, I think he's better at that. The album as a whole felt a little too long for the vibe it was going for. There are serious songs on here but it's not really the theme of the album, not that it needs to happen, it just feels conflicted. Best Song: P.I.M.P, In Da Club, If I Can't Also, as a P.S., shoutout to the reviews being blatantly racist, no matter how many times you say "I'm just speaking the truth." No, you are a bigot, which is the truth. You just created a narrative because you saw someone you didn't like looking at listening to this music and now everyone who listens to this is not a good person to you. If I told you I am the nerdiest person, I play dungeons and dragons, my favorite bands are Rush, Pink Floyd, and the Beach Boys, and I said I enjoyed this album enough to listen to it on loud speakers, would you be able to comprehend that or is that too much for your narrow minds? Re-evaluate what you say before you make yourself look stupid online. Not liking an album because of the artist is one thing but not liking it because of the people who listen to it is deplorable. Do better.
Not a fan. Didn't hate it. But I didn't like it.
I'm having a hard time with this 50 Cent album. 1hr 15 mins of him rapping about gangs, guns, hoes, and getting his bird sucked. I really don't care about any of that. Gangsta rap is the worst. A far cry from the solid rap of the 80's/early 90's. Every second word is the N-word.... Seems excessive and unnecessary. This album is.... fine I suppose. Favourite songs: P.I.M.P., Wanksta, In Da Club, Patiently Waiting, If I Can't, Gotta Make It To Heaven Least favourite songs: Poor Lil Rich 3/5
Very solid and enjoyable with some good guest stars.
Surprised at how much I loved every track on this one.
Reminds me so much that I’m in my mid-50s. And that I’m not gangster (yes, I said ‘gangst-ER’, because my spellcheck won’t let me write ‘gangsta’, because even my phone knows that i can’t like 50 Cent, even if I give it the old college (see!) try).
Reminds me so much of being on my mid 20s. I love the production on this album. I don’t want to like 50 cent but a lot of the songs are so catchy and transport me right back to 2003!
I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed this record. Usually rap isn't my sweet spot but every once in awhile one gets to me.
Couldn't make it all the way through it, not for me.
Good beats, good flow, good guests. Overall, not a fan, but it's a solid album.
Well I’ve listened to 50s popular songs, but this exposed me to a lot more. I think I like it. He is certainly very… cocky? I guess. Not terrible. I like his voice
You can understand why fifty and Kanye had beef, because they both had great rap and production. A great rap album!
Just no. Music for complete idiots.
Sendo música de farrista, quase fui procurar algum clip. Mas certo mesmo é que esta lista está carregada de rap.
Un des albums de hip-hop parmi ceux qui ont le plus mal vieilli depuis leur sortie. Le bling étant l'un des styles qui a le moins duré, au-dessus de ça il y a que 50Cents n'est pas un rappeur hors paire. Ses flows sont souvent maladroits et les paroles très peu recherchés. Quelques bons beats mais globalement un album décevant. 4/10
I just can’t stand it. The type of hiphop that 14 year olds believe it’s edgy because of the cocking gun sound effects and white chicks love to wohoo in da club 🤮
I always thought of 50 Cent as a novelty. I knew the hits but had never listened to this album all the way through. This was okay. It’s dumb catchy rap music. There are worse things.
Classic.
Much the same as all the other albums of this type.
Pimp meg In da Club rulez, amúgy meg Eminem és Snoop Dogg emelt a színvonalon jócskán.
azt hittem, hogy nem ismerek róla semmit, aztán elkezdődött a P.I.M.P., holy shit! idegen terep a rap nekem még mindig, de ezt nagyon jó volt hallgatni. és még én is hallom hogy egy álom a production. 😎 sokáig hármast akartam adni, mert "nem olyan jó mint a Marshall Mathers", aztán arra jutottam, hogy de, olyan jó. :D
I remember going to a middle school friend's 13th birthday party and he got this cd as a gift, lol.
As far as debut albums go this one is pretty solid but aside from the hits (and there are quite a few here) I don't see myself coming back to this album.
Little did anybody know that this would be the death knell of gangsta rap as we knew it. Perhaps getting shot nine times after ruffling quite a few supposedly unruffled feathers and living to tell the tale is worthy of something being the final act of a tall tale. Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, waves the flag of his G-Unit and the more than good enough endorsements of Dr. Dre and Eminem on his highly entertaining, if not a tad bit long, debut album. Walking the tightrope of grit and glamour with swagger and charisma, Get Rich or Die Tryin' becomes a memorable listen based on not just that but how hook-laden it is throughout. Get Rich or Die Tryin' could be seen as the last of a soon-to-be dying breed of hip-hop monoliths but it would look and sound great on the way out.
Don’t have to listen. Already heard it a million times. Got busted selling bootlegs of this shit in 7th grade
Finally something I can relate to (I'm white and sheltered)
A hip hop classic. I liked it a lot, it reminded me of the GTA soundtrack.
for real classic lol
I sometimes wonder if it's worth it. If the occasional discoveries really outweigh moments like this. When the album of the day pops up, and it's one that everyone and their dog knows, 1.5 billion streams on its hit. And I know precisely what to expect and what I could totally not care less about. a): Boooring. b): this one's pretty shit to boot. Couple of disjointed thoughts: had clearing samples become more difficult or expensive in the 10 years between this and, say, Snoop's or Dr. Dre's gangsta rap debuts? Because the music on here that's not beats all sounds like someone's hacking away at a toy keyboard. And did this album pave the way for rap devolving into artists mumbling over the same lawn sprinkler hi-hats, rhyming words with "words"? Pretty sure it did. Awful, awful legacy. Outside of In Da Club's unfortunate effectivity at making my head involuntarily bop, and that Eminem bit maybe, there are no whatsoever redeeming qualities here. Ugly hustle macho dreck. Out of curiosity, I asked ChatGPT to write me a review linking "get rich or die trying" to the rise of characters like the Tate brothers. It nailed the assignment. 🗑, next.
Better than I thought it would be. Fun music (although the dated attitudes in the lyrics may irk some people).
Album 523 of 1001 50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (2003) Rating : 2 / 5 Another Hip Hop clown show. Just when I think a track is going to offer something worthy of listening to, he goes back into the same old goonish gansta rap. Crap like this cheapened the genre. Luckily, the next song in queue when this finished was 'Tom Sawyer'. My ears were happy.
This Album Is Great.
C'était fun ce petit throwback
"He says bad words and talks about sex and drugs :(" Womp womp Melvin, do my homework. This slaps unfathomably hard. Might genuinely be one of the catchiest albums of all time. The lyrics might not be very deep, some beats sound like Super Mario 64, but nothing beats fun. And this album is a lot of fun. Five.
Mainly filler, not really a killer.
Yea, this shit isn’t for me but it actually had more clever lines than I expected so it kept me entertained enough. Could you love me on a bus? I'll ask twenty-one questions and they all about us. This line had me cracking up, could you imagine sitting next to a couple doing this shit, volume up on my headphones, possibly taking the next bus. 3 stars
As far as the gangster rap that’s been on this list, I guess this is pretty decent. But I really don’t like this stuff. And why is such misogyny lauded as a great album? It feels like about a 1.5/5, but I guess I’ll round up to 2 since it’s better than a lot of the other rap that’s been on this list.
I don’t think I’ll come back to it much but i enjoyed it 👍 3.5
Tras escuchar 12 tengo que dejarlo. Me da angustia y desazón.
Это один из очень немногих рэперов, кого я могу с удовольствием слушать
Folk som känner mig vet att jag hatar rap och hiphop, men den här plattan har någonting. En trea är högt för att komma från mig.
Had so much potential, but ends up as faux gangster rap with pop production.
I don’t really know, but I do know I had a hell of a good time listening to this. The best of gangsta rap meets some of the catchiest pop rap ever. The Dr. Dre-led production is damn-near immaculate. Perfectly crafted beats, absolute ear worms
geeeeez this sounds like elementary school. In Da Club still hits. In general, I don't think 50 has a flow that I like. its very choppy and I'm not a huge gansta rap guy. 21 Questions is a good crossover RnB song.
its got the trump song
hood classic
Es tan espeso como artista y persona pero es un gran álbum, staple del rap y de la cultura pop de los 2000s
I liked 50 Cent but didn’t expect this record to be so good. It’s got grooves, a healthy dose of tongue in cheek - and a good deep swagger. 50 here sounds like a mix between Jay Z (for his freshness and Hip Hop CEO thing), Biggy (the drawl and the smoothness) with a touch of west side gangsta coming from Dre’s touch. The guest are also stellar. Great record.
Album cover is iconic. Kinda bloated outside of the two hits. 21 questions reminded me of the Kanye bar on College Dropout. High 2. Edit -- Wanted to add that the production is good but I found the vocals underwhelming.
Alot of the songs r a bit repetitive for me but some of these slap. 8/10
3/10 - I think that it is rap. The two songs I had heard were alright probably just because I have heard them enough times that they are manageable. The end of Back Down was strange and the rest of the songs were not that memorable.
Many men and in the club slap, the rest was fine
A bit bloated and over produced. Cut it down a bit and it’s a 4, as is it’s a 3 from me.
Shite bro
Wanskter Rap. Utterly without value.
Meh.
Not a bad album by 50c, not good enough to warrant 75mins of it but still enjoyable
Gangsta rap classic. Gotta love the Dre beats.
Another underwhelming effort from an award-winning, so-called, gangsta rapper. This does absolutely nothing to convince me that 50 Cent is even worth paying 25 cents to see him perform live. Yes, he is getting rich and richer with every overrated release. Nothing to see or hear here.
2.75
It's not even bad. I'm sorry, 50 Cent, but this is the only album in this project so far I cannot listen to. I don't know why. I think music has a lot to do with life timing and I cannot find the time in my life to listen to it.
Not for me
At the time this came out, I wasn't keen on 50 cent one bit. He felt a bit like a manufactured product who came along ten years too late. Looking back now, it's actually not that bad after all. You can taste his hunger for success and the production is as good as you might expect. Yes, the "pop" songs are a little annoying as they were overplayed to death, but they actually fit here and aren't as jarring as I might of expected.
I actually liked the idea of this one, with some sung vocals and poppy production. I think it fails a bit in execution, mainly because 50 doesn't really sell his performances and I don't find him to be a great singer/rapper or lyricist. Fav songs: - What Up Gangsta - In Da Club
Get Rich or Die Tryin' is pretty hit and miss, especially for such a big and acclaimed album. It's very clear very early on that the songs produced by Eminem or Dre are better than the rest of the tracks, and they're also quite clearly a different style with a richer and more compelling sound, Back Down is probably the best example of it but it's just so obvious throughout. It lacks cohesion as a result, because every time it delivers something that sounds great, it's quickly followed by something that returns to a generic beat and monotone sound, because his rapping style doesn't have enough variety or unpredictability to it. A tighter overall delivery (16 tracks just under an hour on the main release without bonus tracks is a bit bloated) and a more considered production overall would get this a 4, but it's a 3 because it doesn't.
A real mixed bag, this. He does the gangster stuff pretty well, in parts, but it gets wearing (Phil is bang on when he talks about how the delivery is really one-paced). Many Men is probably the best example of it - it's a decent song, the actual lyrics are interesting, but he just sounds SO bored whilst delivering it. That works OK when you've got some interesting production going on around it, but when you don't it really suffers. And, also, there's a fair bit of filler. 3/5.
Alright.
Love
Erstaunlich vielfältig und mit ordentlicher Hitdichte.
Usually I dont fw this sorta music, i like rap but 00s hip hop can really be hit or miss. But DAMN this is good.
Good, felt like good quality but pretty stereotypical early 2000s rap. P.I.M.P and 21 Questions stood out most to me. This feels like pretty cookie-cutter gangster rap and it's too long of an album for that to hold my interest the whole time, so it gets middle of the road ratings. Cool to learn this was on Eminem's label, that helps me understand the rappers that were big as I grew up a little better.
very fun 2000's rap.
Not a bad album at all
I’ve heard enough of these songs before to know that I hate it so gonna skip this one.
5/10. It had some nice songs on it, but it felt a little bit too long.
Classic. Still holds up as one of the all time best rap albums.
An incredibly influential hip hop album. Strong songs, unique style, original feel. There’s a lack of range here and also a little substance lacking, but still a very fun album. 4/5
I think this was one of the first rap albums I owned. Granted, it was edited. I was, what, 11 when it came out? That being said, I still think songs like "In Da Club" hold up. Fifty has an inescapable swagger, which helps cover for the fact that he doesn't have much variety in terms of flow. It's also a little bit long, at 16 songs, when some of it could've been trimmed and made a much tighter record. As always, anything Dr. Dre has a hand in still sounds fresh as hell. Call it a 3.5. Favorite tracks: "In Da Club", "What Up Gangsta", "If I Can't", "21 Questions"
Just a classic
This album lives up to all the memes about rap music, but it's much more musical than the usual and I enjoyed listening to some tracks - but not many!
Definitely 20 mins too long but the highs are so high.
I really really really really wanted to get into this album when it dropped. But the title tells you what to expect: 50 doing whatever he needed to do to get rich, even if that meant dropping subpar lyrics that managed to rise to the top during one of the more fallow times in hip hop. I mean... definitely one of the weaker eras in my book, Eminem aside. So this is what we got. C'est la vie.
50 Cent: “I try not to say nothing, the DA might want to play in court.” Also 50 Cent, 5 songs later, over a beat made from the sound of a gun cocking and firing: “I don’t care if I get caught, the DA can play this motherfucking tape in court.” Get Rich or Die Tryin’ is the peak of gangsta rap. 50 is an obvious student of the genre and came in with some of the best flows, bars, and especially hooks in the history of hip-hop up to this point. It’s a treat that, on top of all that, this is also a no-skips album where even the deep cuts go hard. You get Dr. Dre production, 2 of Eminem’s best verses ever (I prefer “Don’t Push Me” tbh), and 2 of the most hilarious diss tracks of all time (no one has wrote a diss bar better than “You sing for hoes and sound like the Cookie Monster,” even 20 years later.) Also, 50 Cent is my Brother-in-Law’s second favorite rapper, behind only DMX, so I also feel like this is almost a personal Christmas album because he always ends up playing it after we’ve had 5 drinks and just start pouring tequila in a glass. And it still sounds just as good as it did when we were in 4th grade.
Better than I thought it would be. Liked second half better
this wasn't my favorite. i think the production was pretty decent but i think has aged worse than a lot of the older first or second wave rap albums. 50's rapping is alright but just really isn't my thing. there's something about his flow that is a little too singsong-y for me. most of the songs here are fine but in my opinion not very memorable. there are a couple on here that are fun, like 'in da club,' and ,'p.i.m.p.' but other than that, i'm not sure i liked it enough to explore it further.
This album is hilariously long for how little variety there are between some of these songs. I would have given it a 4 but it's AT LEAST 30 minutes too long. An hour, fifteen? Insane. Anyways. It's wild to me seeing hip-hop I grew up on now being deemed "classic" hip hop and the younger generations listening to albums like this instead of Tupac/Biggie from my era. Cool!
it’s not cool to be a pimp
so many of these flows have held up it's UNREAL
It's OK but it is kind of hot garbage in a lot of spots.
4.0
This was full of bangers. A fun hour.
The lyrics are rough but the music is actually pretty good.
Quite good!
I didn’t think this was bad at first, and it’s probably fine in smaller doses, but it wore out its welcome pretty quickly. It’s too long and not interesting enough to keep my attention. I recently watched the movie “Anatomy of a Fall,” which features “P.I.M.P.” prominently, so it was kind of fun when it popped up here; however, I once again have to endure that steel drum bit playing in my head in an endless loop
Better than I expected but kinda overstays its welcome.
the most interesting part was a six second long soundclip of a coin flipping
was loooos fifty haha hett irgendwie nöd da album erwartet. i mim chopf sind am fifty sini veats so guet dases kaschiert daser gar nöd sooo guet rappt. erste song bestätigt da gad bitz. okay ich ha mega viel gschriebe aber nöd s album fertig gschafft, ich versuechs jetz im zug fertig schaffe. aber ich find er rappt cool, d adlibs sind nice d beats gönd absolut übermenschlich dumm. aber s isch scho nöd wooow. back down cool. in da club crazy cool. P.I.M.P. scho auno nice. aso wieder d parts sind nöd de best teil. like my style meeega nervöse beat, passiert huere viel. aber schono vibey (peter style). de tüüf bass isch ultra geil. poor lil rich recht nervig. weiss nöd obi da album dureschaff. ah 21 questions kenntmer. sochli de love song. ooooh bate dogg afoch sooo geili stimm. dont push me chli aggressivomat. boah de eminem rappt sooooo viel besser als de fifty. reim und so. ich hett am eminem nöd sölle es zwei geh. aber das album isch au keis zwei irgendwie. aber au keis vieri. schad, langwiligs drü.
weiss nöd öbi ready bin für 1h14 füfzg rappe ich frögmi au wie villmer kennt what up gangsta schoni funny patiently waiting coole beat und de eminem jet scho sehr deliveret aber wiso isch das lidd fast 5 min lang und er murmlet so komisch...isch er demfall det scho ahgschosse worde? weg dem chaner sich ja glaub nümme glich guet artikuliere MANY MEN KENNTMER JA AU (mini-van) aber find das ener es nervigs lied die lieder kenntmer ja alli crayyy d beats sind insane wnl jahahahah heat isch iwenn insane uf de sack gange mitem "uflade-schuss" beat me kennt würkli iwie jedes lied. und d beats sind sehr wiedererchennbar blood hound usch jz glaub s erste woninöd kenn pimp au nervig wemmer ehrlich sind aber scho funny like my stlye findi jz keis guets lied TONY MAYO??? poor lil rich ass 21 questions kenni au??? entweder sind das alles grossi lieder oder ich schiebs uf de 14 jährig drey ah grose lied jedes lied mite nate dogg usch guet bin extrem froh hets wanksta ufs album gschafft also ja s het vor allem am ahfang paar riese songs, huere catchy und dr. dre weiss scho wie beat gönd aber iwenn hets auchli gnervt.
So groovy. A great mashup of a lot of different area sounds of the time. A super fun listen with a decent amount of depth
I'm genuinely surprised at how bad this is. I hate the bland vine-boom driven beats and the way 50 Cent raps.
It's just hard to comprehend the accolades, peaking at #1, certified 9x platinum, best selling album of 2003 and number 280 on RS top 500 songs list. What is wrong with us!?! No disrespect, but this shit just isn't good.
Quite an impact in the moment it came out, it left some classics with a distinctive groove.
1.5 - Over an hour?! I mean, it's to be expected, but it's only really carried by the hit, which I don't even like, so it feels like forever. And, you know, I don't exactly love Eminem, so his involvement doesn't really change anything for me. I don't see this as an album I have to listen to before I die. This is an album that feels like you're supposed to listen to it for the hit(s?) and nothing else. I could give it a 1, but it's not one of the worst albums ever, so it sits at a 1.5.
I thought I knew this album really well but apparently not as well as I thought. I find a lot of it to be really great, but there are definitely some duds too IMO. 4.5
Banger!
Excellent.
I enjoyed this album way more than I thought I was going to. Rap from this era doesn't often hold up well, but this album is really solid. Lots of club hits, but the rest of the songs don't fall off very hard. I did accidentally listen to a censored version of the album, but that honestly didn't end up impacting my enjoyment much. Really solid rhymes, and the music doesn't sound very dated either 4/5
It´s just Hip Hop but it´s ok. Maybe a bit too long.
While in da club is obviously a staple of how are you, I hope the rest of the album aggressively mediocre
The longer this generator roles, and the more reviews I read, I begin to gather the demographic of the people I’m here with and while that isn’t necessarily a problem, I do expect that ratings are skewed. This album is substantial evidence for that. People point out the misogyny, general demographic phobias, so on, but ignore that many white counterparts have been guilty of the same. Putting that to rest, this album is objectively brilliant. The production value of the mixes is substantial, and the flows are brilliant. 50 is a street-raised, urban, rapper who raps about what he knows. The point is that we get to feel like we live it for the length of the album, and that is possible with his appealing rap style and lyricism. Is he the best rapper? Not by a mile, but he has an excellent flair and made some great songs, most of them on this packed album.
These albums are robbing me of the will to live.
Please don't make me listen to music like this ever again
Algumas músicas que fizeram muito sucesso nos anos 2000, que não sei se se sustentam por si. Acho que relevância do álbum é pelo tamanho que as músicas tiveram na época. Em quesito de produção musical, inovação e letra tem coisa muito melhor na lista
I tried, just can’t relate
Why are all these hip hop albums an hour or longer. Really outstayed it's welcome. Eminem's verses were the best and showed a stark contrast in ability
Not for me
Once & Done. Guy got Rich.
G Unit in the house well not this house but definitely a house
Go shawty its cho birthday....love it. Didn't listen to this album all the way through yet though so I'm going to have to come back to this
Den helt gode 00’er gangstereap, fyldt med bangers
overall, nothing groundbreaking here. other than “in da club” and “p.i.m.p.”, which were massive radio hits when they came out, there’s really not much to this album. generic gangster rap from that era.
Biitit on kyllä hyvät, mutta en ole ikinä digannu centin tavasta räbäyttää. Lähellä kolmosta.
Jostain syystä jäänyt nuorena aikuisena tätä dissas ja jäi kuuntelematta koko levy. Vaikkakin jostain Hangon juhannuksesta sen olin löytänyt eikä kelvannut kahvilan vessamaksuksi (50cent ei-asiakkailta). Jollekin taisin levyn antaa sitten. Mutta nyt vuosien jälkeen kuunneltua voin todeta, että olihan toi nyt tosi kova levy. Ehkä jopa yks parhaimmista räppilevyistä mitä kuullit. Pakko antaa kredittiä
Anything less than 5 is wrong
He did the former
Like i keep saying when hip hop comes up this music was not made for people like me so i cannot give honest review except to say I don’t like it. 1/5 23/5/24
One of the best debut albums by a rap artist
I didn't think I'd like it but I did. Decent rap from the 00's with a number of good guest appearances.
The grip that "In Da Club" has on my generation to this day is crazy. All in all, pretty tight album for it's era. I never really got into this particular brand of tough guy hip hop.
I can see why this sold a bajillion copies. Dre in pop mode, and 50 cent is a surprisingly mellow and tuneful rapper bearing in mind his rep. However it's way too long (a punchy 40-minute 12-tracker once more the ask to raise it by a star), monotonous and half dollar does not have much to say lyrically or interesting ways of seeing it. Prosaic.
50 said if i gave him less than 4 he was gon light my ass up
not my style of music, but it's a decent album
The sound of drunk driving in a 2000 Honda Civic. Would have scored this higher if it wasn't a peak CD era "make this exactly 74 minutes" overstuffed album
The beats are pretty good on some of the songs (thanks Dre) but 50 was never that great of a rapper in my opinion. This album was a monster when it came out and I don't quite understand why. I guess being friends with Dr. Dre and Eminem have strong benefits.
Well this was a pleasant surprise, I thought I didn't like 50 Cent
I’m a gangster, a straight up G. The gangsta life is the life for me! But this album is not. Sure, Mr. Curtis delivers some certified club bangers that ruled the world back in the day, but have very much worn out their welcome by now, given that they’re not quite timeless.
A gangsta rap sacred text as bulletproof as the man who wrote it.
First half is loaded and had heard most of them growing up. Still not something I’d listen to on my own but still so many huge songs. Rating: 3.7
una cosa d locos
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Still not my genre, but I was getting into the flow about after a couple of listens. For whatever reason, P.I.M.P (w/ a Caribbeaneque sound) was a favorite.
This album sounds expensive and all, but it ain't for me. In my ears it just sounds like a producer spent a lot of money having 50 Cent talk about bad life decisions and putting an interessting but mostly monotonous collection of samples in the background.
Overrated tripe. We all disliked JaRule, but this was vapid crap too.
This isn’t Sgt. Pepper’s, but for what it is and supposed to be, it’s 5 stars. Nostalgia plays a factor.
Nope.
Classic but such a long album
What a slog. That was way too long.
Didn’t listen but I know this record already
Surprisingly homogenous. Decent to start with, but became flat quite quickly. Meh.
I know who 50 Cent is, but didnt know much about his music. I found most of Get Rich or Die Tryin' had nice double-tracked vocals in the chorus, which I hadn't heard in hip hop before. Unfortunately, many of the backing tracks were dull with very basic drum machine beats. Standout tracks include In Da Club, P.I.M.P. (love the steel drums!), 21 Questions, Don't Push Me and Wankster.
9/10
Admittedly there is quite a few filler songs here, yet we still have a handful of VERY popular 2000’s hip hop on here as well. Do people not understand this was a DEBUT record? Yeah some of this sounds very dated at this point, but to me- this was the golden era of hip-hop and I hold this album in a very high regard. Popularity rot with a lot of those bangers, but patently waiting will never fail to slap. And for the love of god radio head fans stfu about him talking about guns. This man literally should’ve been dead 3 times over and survived. Plus points for being a very influential hip-hop album.
The flow that 50 has on his debut is insane the first few songs are a masterclass in patience and artistry. Eminem feature is perfect. High all the time is the first song that is just a bit boring It 100% was written for Nate Dogg don't lie, listen to the flow funny cause he is on this record. Songs like this are riddled though the great ones. This is an Iconic record and a perfect 7/10 here. This is the extension of Gangsta rap that I love Heat is such a iconic song! Blood Hound transition to Back Down is incredible Ja rule who? to transition that into P.I.M.P is the highlight of the record it just shows his mantra of gangsta rap but not being as visceral as he could be. All in all this is a fun and hype time that modern hip hop still rings to with the likes of pop smoke and Future imo
Much like a nothing burger there's nothing much for me here. It's not overly confronting or offensive or fun or interesting. Fave: If I Can't. P.I.M.P has a nice groove.
This was hard work to get through - the production is alright but his delivery is just naff - mumbly and barely keeping on the beat. That kind of thing can work well with sufficient skill, but he don't got it. It's thrown into particularly sharp relief on the tracks with guest rappers. I was expecting to maybe have some nostalgia for "In Da Club" as it was pretty ubiquitous for a while, but it sounded way more cringe than I remembered. "21 Questions" was horrible. Fave tracks - uh, "Don't Push Me" maybe, as it has two guest rappers. "Gotta Make It To Heaven", maybe. I'm not rushing to come back to this album...
No es demasiado de mi agrado.
I mean...it's 50 cent and I like the movies he's been in. The music? I might not have been in the mood after getting another one yesterday or so.
peak 2000s hip hop. another kind of album that'll make you want to blast it in your car driving down the avenue. every single track, you WILL bump your head. you will get yourself comfortable and bump the FUCK out of this song. perfect club music honestly.
Still solid. Some of the beats sound a little dated.
It's OK but not a classic. In Da Club is a total banger. Too much mumbling makes it hard to understand and it's something that annoys me when I listen to post 2000s hip-hop. Production is excellent. Good but not great album.
What a bloated album. I liked what I had heard before, like In Da Club and Many Men, but a majority of what I haven’t heard is for good reason. It’s not necessarily bad, but it’s not much worth having here. About 17-18 tracks with one remix is a lot for the run time of 75 mins. I think it’s funny listening back to 00’s and 90’s rap and thinking what they had was hard when it sounds like a bunch of metrosexual shit. Time can be a cruel mistress. Standouts: Patiently Waiting, Many Men (Wish Death), In Da Club, P.I.M.P., and 21 Questions.
Hip-hop. Me ha gustado más que otros de ese estilo. Un 4, venga.
Tras escuchar 12 tengo que dejarlo. Me da angustia y desazón.
I remember when this one came out. “In Da Club”was a banger in the club, though I don’t remember much more of the lyrics other than the birthday opener. I know rap fans rave about this album but I find myself not invested. Much like Biggie and Tupac it’s that I don’t identify with the culture of guns, drugs, or despite my best effort, hanging with the “hoes”. The track with Eminem is good but not something I would look for. The object misogyny, racial overtones and hedonism just isn’t my thing. I stopped listening about 1/2 and don’t feel like going back. Next…!
50 Cent was alright album. I liked this better than some of the other rap albums we’ve listened to here so far. I forgot how much I like the track P.I.M.P. It’s so catchy! In Da Club is still a banger and should be played for everyone’s unbirthday because we don’t give a fuck it’s not your birthday.
I was Patiently Waiting for this album to show up here and when it did I said, “What Up Gangsta?”
Came in with low expectations, which helped. For the most part some pretty standard gangsta rap, missing what made some of the genre great. But there are some good singles, some decent grooves, and good production. Better than I thought it would be.
I hate rap. There's a track with Eminem which is OK because, basically, he's better.
50 cent was never really relvant to me but i knew he was an undeniable boss. with this album i can see why. not sure of he went on to make equally good album through his career but this thing is HEAT
Patiently Waiting Many Men In Da Club If I Can’t Blood Hound P.I.M.P. 21 Questions Gotta Make It To Heaven Wanksta U Not Like Me Blast this on my way to my 9-5 like I’m some king pin when I’m obviously nothing close. Classic early 2000 rap. By one of the best. Very catchy songs. Clever bars.
Legendary
Kind of long, but I finally understand why people wanted to shoot him. Great guests, vicious lyrics. Beats weren't great but clearly some Eminem at work there. Entertaining all the way through.
Net positive experience but a bit out of taste for me. Definitely on the longer end of where it should be. I'm a big fan of the production on a bunch of these tracks. Favorites were In Da Club, Heat, Blood Hound, and P.I.M.P.
I know this is supposed to be a “classic”, but I guess I’m just not the right age of hip-hop fan to love this. The singles are all great, but many of these songs come and go for me. I love Many Men, and PIMP.
If you think of this album as a parody or send up of over the top, bragadocious rap it becomes very funny and enjoyable.
Cool!
In the lexicon of quality hip hop that was available in 2003, 50 was not one of the artist’s I primarily listened to. Coming back to this record and listening now, I’m reminded of how many hits this album had and what production influence it had and defined for the era. Not sure I’d recommend this as an album for someone to listen to before they die, but it is an important part of hip hop history. Also, there are a lot of angry white folks in the comments for this album - that makes me happy as a white man that loves hip hop and mostly all genres of music. The closed-minded will always be among us.
I used to listen to this and The Massacre while playing Neopets. It still holds up and is a great time capsule of that era in music and culture. I feel like it should be shorter, and some tracks could be trimmed. A leaner version would be 5 stars. 8/10 A+ album cover. What a classic.
21 Questions was a high school banger for me. I really like 50's rapping and all of the production.
I'm surprised at how long this album is. It's got jams on it but also stretches where I'm wondering when the next track is starting. The first song I really liked was "In Da Club", then I was kind of floating until "If I Can't" and then "P.I.M.P", which was amazing. When it ended I was thinking wow really I'm only half way through this album? I was bored most of the time, and probably wouldn't ever put the album on again. It would get a 2/5 if it wasn't for the hits being great. It gets a 5/10 from me, but the 4/10 was lurking.
Didn’t care for it period
Ahh, the wholesome music of my childhood. A real blast from the past, and a good snapshot in time of music from that era. I feel so naughty listening to this at work now, so I guess it's good I was too young to understand the lyrics as a kid!
This album is the epitome of early 2000s gangsta rap. Great beats and some excellent hooks but the message gets a little played out as the album continues.
Something you ought to know is that I cannot stand people who are full of themselves. 50 Cent is an arrogant, tone-deaf douchbag who's so high on ego that he's practically impregnated himself. I find it funny that people love to drag Morrissey through dirt, but turn a blind eye towards the hip hop industry. Is it because Morrissey’s a white guy, so it's easier to criticize him? (/semi-sarcasm, maybe.) As far as it goes musically, 50 Cent sucks at rapping, his songs sound like parodies, and he has a sh** annoying voice. Sadly, it seems like most of the new generation has no music taste (I'm saying that like I'm not a Generation Z too.) More critical hip hop reviews coming soon (/joke, but not really.)
B+ Intro 3 What Up Gangsta 3 Patiently Waiting 4 Many Men (Wish Death) 5 In Da Club 4 High All The Time 3 Heat 4 If I Can't 3 Blood Hound 4 Back Down 4 P.I.M.P. 4 Like My Style 4 Poor Lil Rich 3 21 Questions 5 Don't Push Me 3 Gotta Make It To Heaven 3 I did not expect to give this a four, but I could not stop bobbing my head.
He got rich, most of us die trying.
I'd like to take this opportunity to say I've enjoyed listening to a variety of hip hop albums as a part of this project. Just some of the most creative, vibrant music ever made by some incredibly talented people. Albums I love and will listen to again long after this project is over. This... is not one of those albums. I've been thinking a lot about this album, which I almost gave a higher rating. I tried to consider it for its contributions to the genre, or give it credit for being clearly very popular. But, nah. Popularity doesn't bestow value on a work of art; neither does a positive critical response. The music is fairly listenable as these things go and as a total work, 50 Cent pulled together a cohesive collection of songs. It's not a complete shell of an album in that regard. But I didn't enjoy it on any level. It lacks creativity, nuance and lyrical depth, and I couldn't wait for it to be over. And I owe don't owe 50 Cent any of my stars. Fave Songs: Don't Push Me, In da Club
An over rated of it's time epic. The hits are fun but this one's hard to connect with for me
Tried it, Got rich
Murder and mayhem... entertaining got 3/4 through, seems like a rather scary individual. I guess it would be fun to memorize some of the more horrific lines. 3*
Costruito perfettamente. Si arriva alla grande a 'In Da Club', iconica. E poi 'P.I.M.P.'
"Get Rich or Die Tryin'" is the debut album by American rapper 50 Cent. East Coast hip hop and gansta rap are the genres. I'll comment on that later. At least 15 producers were used including Dr. Dre, Eminem and Mike Elizondo. There were also a number guest appearances including Eminem, Young Buck, Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks and Nate Dogg. The album hit #1 in the US and #2 in the UK and received generally positive reviews. Coins rattles in the intro, the music turns on and we're into "What's Up Gansta." This is easy flowing and has a hip hop beat. 50 Cent is introducing himself. A big horn starts "Patiently Waiting." Dramatic with a haunting melody. Eminem joins in. He's gangster and will break your face. A hand-clap begins the first single "In Da Club." More dramatic music but a little more catchy. 50 Cent is rapping with the melody. The fourth and final singlec"If I Can't" has a keyboard-driven melody. Layered vocals. This is really poppy. "P.I.M.P" has almost a Carribean melody and beat. Needless to say, he's a pimp. "21 Questions" features Nate Dogg and is actually a love song. The guitar melody is a sample from a Barry White song. Sample a Barry White song for a love song...that's a no brainer. This is a pretty laid back album even with the gansta lyrics. It's pretty chill. I am nowhere near a hip hop expert but it had more of a West Coast feel to it. I'm sure Dre had a little to do with that. 50 Cent does not have the big, authoritative rap vocals but gets his point across. The hit songs are pretty "poppy" with nice melodies. There was also not an overload of sampling. Overall, a decent album.
3.5
oh god, please take me with you
Generational
Liked it but didn’t love it. There’s some all time great songs in PIMP and In Da Club.
Not
Too long
Classic Album. Good listen.
Longer side but fucken hits
WHAT UP GANGSTAA 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥 one of the greatest workout albums to ever grace my ears having dre produce is a cheat code to making a good album 4.7/5 blood hound kinda ass tho
Great album and a cool vibe
Remember when this album was a thing and dont know why its on this list.
goat
First thrid carries the album pretty well, definitely some iconic cuts from that time period that are still fun listens. Second half of the record drags on forreeverrr. Tracks featuring Eminem are the highlights honestly
I love the beats on this one, and the hooks are catchy af! The album has a cinematic quality to it that I really like. 50's rapping is passable... the Eminem features both highlight 50's flaws and elevate the album. 50 delivers some very interesting, vivid violent imagery on his bars though! This album could've been a 5 if Blood Hound. Back Down, and Poor Little Rich were cut out - it's just such a fun listen.
IM A P I M P
Tras escuchar 12 tengo que dejarlo. Me da angustia y desazón.
I like the vibe of this one. Good beat, good rhymes, some decent music mixed in, particularly with the collab pieces.
I'm just not really into gangsta rap, and musically this album is less interesting than some others. The exceptions being the well known tracks: In Da Club and PIMP.
Like this more than I thought I would, overall. Though I knocked it a star because of some wince-worthy homophobic and sexist moments.
Starts strong but overstays its welcome. & someone else should have sung some of the choruses.
Ja pretty good fun times beetje eentonig maar aantal bangers zeker
Listened Before? N He has a good voice and a unique approach for the time. I didn't hate it. Who could hate "In Da Club" anyway? Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: In Da Club
It's kind of the quintessential early 2000s rap sound. The early aughts royalty of the hip hop world - Dr. Dre, Eminem, Nate Dogg - are all here. This was a difficult album to listen to with an open mind. I've never really warmed to 50 Cent, and it's especially hard to disassociate from the absolute clown he's become, but honestly, for what it is, it's a damn good album. This is the best selling album to come out of the Aftermath imprint (by anyone not named Eminem). It's hard to say where to put this album. I don't *adore* it, but that's because I don't *adore* this artist. That said, the beats kept me nodding my head and, if I'm honest, 50 Cent is a pretty damn good storyteller. I think I'd give it a 3.5 stars if I could, but it's undeniable that it is a massive album -- not only one of the biggest of its time, but one of the biggest in its genre of all time. And the diss track about Ja Rule is an excellent reason to bump it to 4.
Thoughts before listening: I remember 50 Cent being extremely popular, but not something that would necessarily make a list like this. More pop rap made for the radio than anything else, although his association with Eminem and Dr. Dre probably helped get him a little more critical recognition. There will be some fun songs on here I'm sure, but its probably not my thing. Review: \"In Da Club\" was massive when it came out, and it's still a great 00s era hit. Songs that become that big have a way of worming their way into your conscious to a point that even if you typically would completely avoid their sound, you end up with a ton of nostalgia for the song. That's totally the case here. That being said, I don't really like the rest of this album. The songs with Eminem are okay, but overall it sounds like every other rap album from that era with the same tired lyrical content as well. It's also long as hell...I don't need 20 tracks and over an hour of this stuff. 2-stars mainly for \"In Da Club\".
Can i like something and utterly hate something at the same time? Schrodinger's cat of an opinion.
GOOD
good flow and had a couple standouts, not smth id typically listen to tho
I don’t mind 50, but I’m not down with over an hour of 50 ya know? The hits from this record are awesome but nothing else really stood out to me. Some of the songs were actually a bit trash now that I think about it.
I found this pretty boring. Not as good as most of the other hip hop we've had on this list.
Solid old school rap
After so many good hiphop albums on this list, this was bound to happen. An entire music style built for saying a lot in a short time. But after having finished this album I don't think anything of substance has been said in an entire hour. I feel dumber having listened to it. I'll be back in the other corner of hip-hop.
Intro & What Up Gangsta — pretty slow Patiently Waiting — picks up more, Eminem feature helps Many Men — isn’t too bad, melody a little repetitive. Starts off good. Very macho. Needs more of a connection at the end into In Da Club. In Da Club, 10/10 — nostalgic fav. Still holds up, no notes. High all the Time — pretty good, easy background listening. A little derivative. Heat — meh, gimmicky. If I Can’t — folds into the album well Blood Hound — filler Back Down — fine PIMP — another radio/nostalgia classic Like My Style — a bit more lively for another filler track Poor Lil Rich — meh 21 Questions — still good Don’t Push Me — so many silly gun sounds throughout this album, getting old! Gotta Make it To Heaven — meh Wanksta — clearly a soundtrack background song U Not Like Me — meh Life on the Line — weak ending
Ah, classic east coast hiphop. Nothing like me, a white boy in an office bumping to this as I send emails.
Drugs, guns, death threats, boasting, N words and MF’ers galore. Not much different than the other gangsta rap albums I've already heard here. It wasn't made for me.
In the Bible, it says what goes around, comes around Hommo shot me, three weeks later he got shot down Now it’s clear that I’m here for a real reason 'Cause he got hit like I got hit, but he ain't fuckin' breathin What can I say? The first album I ever owned. My introduction into Hip Hop. This album shaped me and started my journey into music. 50 really came on the scene with a bang and Get Rich or Die Trying is an album to me that has no skips. His flow, his lyrics, the classic records. Man, what an album!
Enjoyable 3.9/5
Me gusta por que habla de pegar tiros. Lo de "some shit with a banana clip to stop me" ha estat potente
bad
Very fun
I am not a fan of the genre. I do not like to celebrate violence. The closing track of this album has a line: "I don't like ya'll anyway - fuck all ya'll."
2/22/24. Admittedly have never listened to this whole album but of course have heard the classic tracks. It does run a little long and feels slightly repetitive, but still a strong record by 50.
2.5 Have not listened to 50 Cent before this showed up in my list. Not too bad, but I can't see myself listening to the album again
Classic hip hop album. Not my favorite, but undeniable influence in its day.
naknadnoo 🔥
izgorilo
top bas ima par hitova
I bought this* when it came out in the midst of my schoolboy rap phase, and pretty much ever since then I’ve viewed it as one of the more shameful entries in my CD collection. But it’s actually better than I remember; there are hooks on nearly every track, Dre’s production is decent and 50’s rapping is fine. It does outstay its welcome though and the lyrics are completely ‘route 1 gangsta rap’, over and over again. But hey, at least he had the muscles and the bullet wounds to back up the hard man image. *I got my sister to buy it for me as I feared I was too young to buy a CD with a ‘parental advisory’ sticker on it… 😔
Not really my thing, but okay.
nah.
Already knew some of these songs, it was a decent album but I don’t know if I would listen to it again.
Amazing, great tracks and classics ! I wasn't expecting I would love 50 cent this much
Total utter shit. Nothing stinks as badly as this.
Hooky and varied, lots to listen to, mostly interesting occasionally grating. That said, this album is not for me. I can barely understand him which is frustrating but better than the stretches when I can actually decipher some of the lyrics. My ears perked up for Eminem's little windows of intelligibility.
Oh boy, this one brings back some memories. G g g g-unit!
4/5 well that was good!
Still stands up, consistent throughout and 50s slightly lazy flow continues to be super listenable. The mega budget production bangs and In Da Club is an all-timer. Limited subject matter but you know what you're walking into with this, better than I feared
50 Cent is a product of his times, whatever that means.
Only time for one listen. 50 Cent is easy to listen to although not particularly clever with his raps. Good production. Listens: 1 Fave Tracks: In Da Club Rating: 3
not for me
I’m really surprised to see a 50 Cent album be considered as an essential listen. I didn’t realise he was that important in music. I definitely know a few songs of his. I remember someone playing some video game when I was a teenager about rappers fighting. It was called something like Def Jam Oiled Fighter Boys Bonanza. Songs I already knew: In Da Club, PIMP, 21 Questions Favourites: In Da Club I can’t deny the catchiness of In Da Club, but this album was mostly quite rubbish. Here are some gems from the lyrics: “I love you like a fat kid love cake” “I'm your friend, your father, and confidant, bitch” And those are from the bigger songs. Really not my kind of music, to be honest. The best bits were probably when the featured rappers took the helm.
Much of my exposure to this album is the hits played in supermarkets and college parties. It deserves that recognition. It's clean, upbeat, and cool. You can understand what he's saying, typical gangster subject matter in a forward confident tone, and it's catchy to sing along to with simple yet memorable beats and effects. Sometimes lush and atmospheric to make the record feel lively. Almost all of it is excellent. A few duds that could be cut, especially the second half and considering it's over an hour, but it's a very easy listen with how many catchy pop hits there are. Not much of it felt forced or uninspired.
Bit much.
It's a good rap album. I'd give it a 7 out of 10 (so 3.5), and I'm rounding down. (I get that this was very popular, but so was Ace of Bass. Plus, it's in a genre where the typical listener isn't going to be listening to much from other genres, so you get a lot of "clustering" when an album that's above average comes out.)
Never listened to Gangster rap before, but this was an enjoyable introduction. Songs were bangers but lyrical content is very questionable. Its a product of its time but it holds up surprisingly well.
Did not think I would like it, but I did. I was quite enjoying this album but the f-slur was unpleasant :/ Wish I could say I was surprised that it has not been recorded over yet, especially since it is his most well-known song, but rappers dgaf. Gotta Make It To Heaven is funny. Lyrical contents are tired, but it is a catchy album.
There's a few good tracks. But it's too long.
u must be joking
first of all, I'm going to listen to this on youtube because while I've accepted that this project is gonna put my spotify algorithm through a lot, I still have my limits. so we're off to a great start it barely got better from there. I am not at all into gangsta rap and it's honestly a surprise that I could tolerate this enough to get through the album. which brings me to my final point: in the beginning I thought it's gonna be an easy 1 star but now I can't bring myself to rate it that low. this album is the epitome of the gangsta rap genre so it clearly did something right within this specific cultural moment and it has some decent beats. ~ there's no business like hoe business ~
This is a great party album, I forgot how fun this is. Not in a dancing kind of way, but in a head-bobbing vibe kind of way. The barking, the random “G-Unit!” shouts (including the “g-g-g-g-g-g-G-Unit”), and the mix of hardcore gangsta and tender introspection are what make this album more than just a product of its time. Some tracks like “Back Down” (the Ja Rule diss track) are dated, and there’s obviously a fair amount of misogyny that was prevalent in music at the time, but on the whole it’s a really enjoyable listen.
The critically acclaimed "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" album by 50 Cent was the best-selling album of 2023 in the US and one of the best rap albums of the year. A fusion of gansta rap and R&B, this album is credited with inspiring a wave of gansta rap artists. It should be noted that many very successful artists contributed and helped produce this album including Dr. Dre, Eminem and Snoop Dogg. "In da Club" is the hottest single from this album.
Gangsta rap, let's goooo! G unit! Du grrooooooos stock. Je pensais pas mettre un 5, mais huge note pour le style. Tous ses classiques sont là-dessus.
Cool.
Definitely gave me flash backs to high school and overall a solid album but nothing spectacular.
Gangster, rap, hot beats, Dray works magic and 50 has dynamic voice and flow. One of my favorite of this era of rap, we’re track still had a van sounds but not many changes in a given song. In da club still a banger. Hard to objectively judge any of my high school era albums that I had on rotation, but I’m still digging this..
The only positive thing I’ve got to say about this is fair play to him, hes made a living out of this. I imagine he’s got a canny pension behind him. Lyrically, it’s the worst I’ve heard on this list so far, and the whole idea of this album just annoys me. It’s firmly in the ‘utter, utter shit’ category for me.
Wouldn't want to jump to any conclusions but I think fiddy is trying to say he's a rich gangster with guns that you don't want to mess with. Maybe he could have added some bonus tracks along these lines so that more than the current 100% of content could have tackled these themes. Heard one song and you've heard the album, except youve saved an hour of your life, congratulations. Sampling cocking a gun and using it in the beat for a whole track was equal parts hilarious and horrendous. I guess the beats are generally okay but I find the smug violent posturing unlistenable.
Dreadful. In Da Club does have a decent rhythm and I remember it being exceptionally popular. A poor, violent album.
I used to like this album as a teenager and I thought it was alright now. It suffers from the same issues that other rap albums have but some reason it bothered me less. Perhaps its because the beats throughout the album are fantastic and mixes well with the rapping. Unfortunately it's goes on far too long and the last four tracks are some of the weakest. I definitely had enough by the end. I'm so glad this album didn't have any stupid skits! Highlights: What Up Gangsta In Da Club If I Can't P.I.M.P. Don't Push Me
We got bling, we got bitches, and oh boy do we have guns. Roll up, the gang is all here! The trifecta of gangsta rap. If you like the aforementioned, interspersed with the occasional "G unit" shout, you're in for a treat. He can rap, his voice sounds ok and I assume he wrote it, it's just the content is inane. This album epitomises everything that makes me dislike gangsta rap. I challenge anyone to find me an album that demonstrates this better. I really don't like the singles at all either which doesn't help. Played to absolute death. If I had to pick one highlight, it would be 21 questions. I would've guessed this album was released before 2003, it sounds more like it's from 1993 to me. I definitely had it. It was popular when I was at school. Yesterday we had Stanktonia which was released in 2000, 3 years before this, but feels so much more fresh (and clean) than this It's honestly quite impressive that every track on a 1hr 15 minute album is about violence or misogyny The amount of plays this has on Spotify would suggest that I know nothing! Doesn't fit with my east coast is better theory
Never listened to the whole album, interesting to learn about Dre & Eminem's involvement in the album's production and it's success. 50 Cent is not one of my preferred artists when it comes to rap, but you can't deny the power this man packs when his delivery. Spittin venom on some of these tracks and the beats - nice. That's about it though
I didn't enjoy this. Not quite skippable, but definitely not what I look for in rap.
This album started out okay enough, Hell I even thought I was enjoying it, which was shocking, but then as the hour(!) dragged on I started realizing how tiring this "I'm so cool" shit is. I'm all for being a cool as fuck, ballin' gangster, you do you man, but not a single thing here feels real. It feels like a guy coping with the fact he is a nobody, and can't handle that, so has to build himself up, give confidence by repeating the same tired stereotypes of fucking things up in the streets and the sheets, and not a single moment feels justified. It only explains to me why so many YouTube comments under these songs are like "these are my hustling songs" or "this gets me pumped" because no one is actually impressed with 50 Cent's accomplishments, they only take his place because they wish they were as cool as his lifestyle, and they daydream about it while working their 3rd shift at the gas station. If you enjoy this, more power to you, as I said, at first I get it, but if you think this whole album's existence is justified, rather than just one or two tracks, I want to know what draws you in, because all I'm seeing is a wannabe gangster rap great, and they make that abundantly clear that's what 50 Cent is, with all the allusions to other, BETTER rappers. 50 may have had hits, but he fell out fame pretty quickly, and this album explains that.
Fantastic album with so many killer singles
Wasn't as bad as I expected,in fact some tracks were even quite tuneful. However I really hate the whole "gangsta" thing so only 2*
As far as this stuff goes, I quite liked this.
It's hard to understand the impact this album had when it first released. it was massive, and it's easy to see why. 50 Cent doesn't have too much to say on this album in terms of lyrical content. However, for what this album is supposed to be it absolutely nails it. Beats that are tough and catchy, bombastic bars that are full of charisma and swagger. (not even to mention the amazing hooks) For what this album is trying to achieve it is an easy 5 Star.
I would have never thought I would give 50 cent such a high rating. I saw the tracklist and figured that the album would be carried by Eminem and the two tracks we all know. I never liked his voice, he sounds a little like Mario Casas to me. However, I enjoyed the album a lot. A lot of lesser known tracks are great Gangsta Rap executions. Pleasant surprise for me in this case.
50 Cent is a really charismatic performer and knows how to entertain. He sounds like he's having fun. He's got the swagger and confidence of someone who can command a stage. His rapping is excellent on a technical level and the performances are full of personality. He talks a little shit about Jay-Z on this album but he definitely sounds influenced by Jay-Z. The beats on the album are great. Lots of head-bopping with hard drums and catchy piano snippets. I'm seeing Dr. Dre and Eminem's names a lot in the production credits, which makes sense. They're both great at making hard rap feel like accessible, catchy music. The beat on “Like My Style” is cool. I like that siren sound. And whoa the beat on “Poor Lil Rich”! Obviously the hits on this album as insane — “In Da Club” and “P.I.M.P.” — but there’s no obvious filler tracks and a lot of album cuts are nearly as strong as the singles. Some great Eminem features on this too. Man, I’m always just so blown away by him. Really good album and I bet it would be in classic territory for me if I’d grown up with it. This is my first time hearing it aside from the singles and I was really impressed and very entertained. Looking forward to playing it more.
I love that this album is here. When I think of 2000's rap, I think of 50 Cent maybe more than any other rapper (okay maybe Eminem). I really like 50's flow on this album. "Patiently Waiting" is a good example of this; he takes his time and slithers around the instrumental, which itself has this same snakelike slow movement to it. Great beats too, it's so easy to listen to. Like every facet is inviting- the lyrics, the flow, the beats, the production is super tight. Nothing stands out that makes you want to say "I like everything except for X". It's all good. I think this is close to being a modern classic. Great rap album cover without overdoing it (see most 90's rap album covers). It's hard. I think I heard once that 50 Cent would be broke if it wasn't for his investments in vitamin water. Little pop-up video for you there.
I know this is considered a landmark album in early 2000s hip hop, and for a lot of people it defined an era. I went into it fully aware of its reputation and cultural impact, hoping I might find something in it that connected. It just did not land for me. The production is polished and confident, and you can hear why it dominated at the time. There is swagger, hooks and plenty of attitude. But across a full album listen, it all felt very one dimensional to my ears. The themes, the tone and the overall vibe never really shift, and I found myself disengaging rather than getting pulled in. I can respect its place in music history and the impact it had commercially and culturally. It is clearly an important record for the genre. It just does not align with my personal taste, and I cannot see myself returning to it. Favourite song: None stood out enough for me Least favourite song: Most of the album blends into one for me Album artwork: Instantly recognisable and iconic for many, but not one I would choose to display
Not my jam at all
Totally a sucker for old school rap. It was pretty solid, but for this era, it wasn't my favorite.
Didn’t expect this on the list, but it was better than I remembered, and I actually enjoyed some of the songs!
College anthem album that doesn't work as well as an album as the memorable songs do.
It was all going so well until Eminem showed up.
I was 20 when this came out and it was huge. I've heard basically all of these songs but I don't think I've ever just listened to the album through. It's not my favorite but it's pretty good. I like it more than most modern hip hop. But not a top hip hop record for me. Would be a 3.5 if I could.
the features on this album... damn. haven't listened to this album since high school - bringing back some strong memories.
not bad, many men was the highlight for me
Nostalgia album as this was incredibly popular while I was in high school. A lot of classics.