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Artist 50 Cent Type Album Released February 06, 2003 Rating 2.52 from 1184 ratings Genres East Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Hip Hop Pop Rap Next > The Massacre

2003 Get Rich or Die Tryin' [Bonus CD], [Bonus Tracks], [Limited Edition] CD 493564-2 2003 Get Rich or Die Tryin' [Bonus DVD] CD Shady 0694935390 2003 Get Rich or Die Tryin' CD Shady 0694935442

Drofmop Oct 30 2009 [Rating25826316]	The only 50 cent album which I wouldn't burn on a fire. Many Men and 21 Questions are quite good, If I Can't and a few others are average. It would be harsh to rate this down because most people hate him, the album as a whole is pretty dire though, especially PIMP which is horrifyingly cheesy.
Colum Oct 30 2009 Great [Rating21076031]	"They say I walk around like I got an S on my chest. No that's a semi-auto, in the vest on my chest." It's pretty funny, because as a kid I wasn't feeling this album at all. I was more interested in the stuff my older cousin got me into, which was abstract hip hop and turntablism with the occasional classic boom bap record. Well, after being heavy into gangsta rap for a number of years I decided to revisit this album to find that I was missing out on a lot. This album's pretty fucking hard, considering how mainstream it is. The first thing I think when listening to this is how good it is to hear something like this in the post-Bad Boy East Coast. This album's about as far from Ma$e as could be. Well, there is the one love joint '21 Questions' but it's still strong and catchy, with a good beat. But the best tracks are the non-singles, Wanksta and Many Men. The first has a crazy hypnotic synthline that's so addictive to listen to (you won't get that melody out of your head) and the latter has good lyrics and a fantastic hook, pretty deep. Then there's Patiently Waiting, featuring Eminem (he's actually spitting hard aswell, none of that silly comedy shit he normally does post-2000). Then there's What Up Gangsta, U Not Like Me, Back Down and the two classic singles P.I.M.P. and In Da Club (okay, that last ones a bit pop, but it's still good). Really, it's understandable why 50 blew up so big, this album has such a unique (for it's time) swagger and even though Fiddy's been pretty washed up recently and the gangsta rap scene has turned into a very watered down version of this album, this album can't be touched. It ain't perfect but it's a great album and if you're into gangsta rap at all (and not just the old East Coast classics) I'd give this album a listen with an open mind, ignoring Fiddy's awful odes to candyshops and collaborations with Justin Timberlake.
madstatic414 Oct 26 2009 Digital [Rating25752414]	If you could compare this album and all of 50 Cent's material before this album, from the mixtapes, to Power of the Dollar to the diss records, to the music 50 makes now...you would easily see the decline of not only 50's magic touch for strong melodies and abilities to breathe new life into already tired themes and concepts but with his later projects, his hunger just isn't there anymore. However, we as hip hop fans, can always look back at this album and remember the times, because who didn't have this album back in 2003? It all starts with a flip of the coin and then it begins. "What Up Gangsta" is only the calm before the storm as it sets up "Patiently Waiting" with one of the more memorable Eminem features in history. Following the somewhat auto-biographical "Many Men", is in my opinion 2003's club anthem "In Da Club". Then you have those underrated gems such as "High All The Time", "Heat", and "Don't Push Me". Also, there is the infamous Ja Rule diss, "Back Down". A little something for the ladies as well, such as the follow-up single to "In Da Club", the Nate Dogg-assisted "21 Questions". At the end of the album, is the song that started all the buzz, "Wanksta", which had late 2002 rumbling with anticipation, the way that song blew up and at the very end, is the 2003 remake of "Life's On the Line" from Power of the Dollar. This is 50 at his very best, his most vicious, and his most hungry. It is just a shame that as the years went by...well let's just say...50 Cent got rich...and STOPPED tryin'.
blu3print Oct 25 2009 Very Good Digital [Rating25720887]	5 years ago 50 Cent ruled the world. I chose to ignore him. I didn't "hate" the guy or his music, but I didn't like the idea of his music. Whatever that was. It's now 2009 and I'm in love with hip hop music. I love the hardcore side and I love the pop side. So why not finally give a listen to one of the biggest names in hip hop, 50 cent. I went in expecting one of two things...A) It sucks ass (meaning all the hate is warranted) or B) It's pretty damn good, only hated because it's popular and catchy (meaning most people have an opinion without even listening). The answer is B. This is good stuff! Just about every track is bangin' in that way you hate to love.The key to enjoying this music, and any other music, is to "take it for what it is". 50 Cent isn't trying to be anything he's not. And you can't hold anything against him for that. It's clearly over-the-top topics meant for entertainment. Do you really expect some deep life changing stuff with this? No, it's just fun. And fun is one of the biggest reasons music is so great. If the only way you can get off is with complex progressive rock, or for the hip hop heads Nas or ATCQ, then good for you. Everybody is impressed. But if are looking for, say, a mindless comedy film instead of a dark drama, then 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' will hit the spot. There's a reason he was once a household name and blasting from every car stereo and party in town.
olejeezy Oct 18 2009 [Rating25576951]	50 Cent Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 2003; Shady 01. Intro 02. What Up Gangsta? | 4 03. Patiently Waiting (feat. Eminem) | 5 04. Many Men (Wish Death) | 5 05. In Da Club | 5 06. High All The Time | 4 07. Heat | 3 08. If I Can't | 4 09. Blood Hound (feat. Young Buck) | 3 10. Back Down | 4 11. P.I.M.P. | 4 12. Like My Style (feat. Tony Yayo) | 4 13. Poor Lil Rich | 14. 21 Questions (feat. Nate Dogg) | 4 15. Don't Push Me (feat. Lloyd Banks, Eminem) | 4 16. Gotta Make It To Heaven | 4 17. Wanksta | 5 18. U Not Like Me | 4 19. Life's On The Line| 3 Song Average: 4.056 Album Vibe: 4.75 Final Score: 8.806
rapreviews Oct 10 2009 [Rating25398547]	Even the 10-10-220 commercials say it - what can you get for just a dollar? Now split that. Come up the hard way like Curtis Jackson did; trying to make a dollar out of fifty cents. He hustled in Queens to survive, yet ironically his burgeoning fame as a rap artist may have overexposed his dirt on the street and almost cost him his life in May of 2000 when he was shot nine times. It's hard to say whether this hurt as much though as being dropped from a major label deal by Columbia Records, right as his "Power of the Dollar" debut was about to hit stores. Either way, in his 26 years on this planet, the aspiring rapper has had more ups and downs than your favorite Coney Island ride. No one would have blamed him for cashing in his two bits, and getting out of the rap game permanently. They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger though, and for 50 Cent that's literally true. After making the rounds of New York's mix tape circuit and garnering enough money and credibility to independently release an LP entitled (appropriately enough) "Guess Who's Back," Jackson was approached by numerous record labels and rap factions eager to ink the unsigned rapper to a deal. In what might seem like poetic justice to some after once being shunned by Columbia, 50 flipped them all the bird and inked a deal with Eminem's imprint Shady Records. Having been put on by Dr. Dre after years of struggling in the underground, one could even say the oft-criticized white rapper had repaid the debt in kind. To date the relationship has been a good one - raising 50's profile in the mainstream and getting his song "Wanksta" from the 8 Mile movie soundtrack into heavy rotation coast to coast. 50 has not been resting on these laurels. In fact, to feed an ever larger and hungrier audience he's been releasing a slew of underground albums that feature him and his G-Unit click; albums with titles like "No Mercy, No Fear" and "50 Cent is the Future." Amazingly enough he was recording a debut album for Shady Records at the same time, the aptly titled "Get Rich or Die Tryin'." Truly blessed with a work ethic second to none, 50's prodigious output may even exceed Nasir Jones and Shawn Carter for most rap songs in a 12 month span. And there's no doubt the two of them are on his mind on "High All the Time": "There's no competition, it's just me 50 Cent motherfucker I'm hot on these streets If David could go against Goliath with a stone I could go at Nas and Jigga, both for the throne" Where his previous independent releases had been filled with his wit and style but occasionally lacked in beats, this mistake has been rectified by his linking with Shady Records - which naturally results in his being tied into Aftermath as well. Dr. Dre's big thumbprint can be seen all over this release, from his production on 50's current single and party anthem "In Da Club" to his "clak clak gun-clap" beat on "Heat" and the pounding piano chords of "If I Can't" among others. The latter showcases his determination to make it by any means, and even includes a lil' tribute to the old school: "Now Peter Piper picked peppers, and Run rocked rhymes That 50 Cent'll write a little bit, but I pop nines I tell niggaz get they money right, cause I got mine When I'm around quit playin nigga, you can't shine You gon' be that next chump, to end up in the trunk After bein hit by the pump - is that what you want? Be EASSSSSY nigga, I lay your ass out Be-LIEEEVE me nigga, that's what I'm about" The rapper even shows a penchant for occasionally busting his hooks and lines in a sung delivery, not unlike his label CEO. And just like him, 50 would never win a Grammy for best solo male vocalist, but he doesn't hurt the ears like Guru did on "Brainstorm" or Biz Markie does on.. well, anything. So when 50 croons "I don't know what you heard about me, but a bitch can't get a dollar out of me [...] I'm a motherfucking P.I.M.P." on Denaun Porter's track of the same name, you won't hate. No love is lost at hearing him open the Eminem produced "Patiently Waiting" either: "I've been patiently waiting for a track to explode on You can stunt if you want and yo' ass'll get rolled on It feels like my flow's been hot for so long If you thinkin I'ma fuckin fall off, you so wrong" Eminem wasn't content to just do the track though - he had to jump on the beat with his newest recruit croon a little himself. The sounds of a breathing tube and heart monitor sync perfectly with his track at his introduction, punctuating his delivery as well as his words and showing that he keeps getting better at all three: "You've been patiently waiting to make it through all the hatin Debatin whether or not you can even weather the storm As you lay on the table they operatin to save you It's like an angel came to you sent from the heavens above.. {*flatline*}" The best treat is yet to come though, hearing 50's pleasantly musical flow on "21 Questions" be accompanied by none other than the king of rap hooks himself - Nate D-O-Double-G. Don't think that 50 forgot to rap though, or that his own prowess on the streets and trash talking are his only subjects. This song slyly asks what many men would like the answer to - girl, will you stay down with me no matter what? He searches long and hard to find the truth: "If I got locked up and sentenced to a quarter century could I count on you to be there to support me mentally? If I went back to a hooptie from a Benz; would you poof, and disappear, like some of my friends? If I was hit and I was hurt would you be by my side? If it was time to put in work would you be down to ride? I get out and peel a nigga cap, then chill and drive I'm askin questions to find out how you feel inside If I ain't rap cause I flipped burgers at Burger King Would you be ashamed to tell your friends you feelin me?" Even thugs need love, and 50 isn't ashamed to tell you how he feels no matter what the topic is. For those who have missed out on why 50 is so popular now, his stark honesty in lines like "Some say I'm paranoid I say I'm careful how I choose my friends; I've been to ICU once I ain't goin again" from "Gotta Make it to Heaven" play a part. It's also his sense of fun, a certain reckless abandon that may only come from having already brushed so closely with death; the attitude you can hear on songs like the bonus track "Life's on the Line": "These cats always escape reality when they rhyme That's why they write about bricks and only dealt wit dimes Leave it to them, and they say they got a fast car NASCAR, truck wit a crash bar And TV's in the dash, pa See 'em in the five wit stock rims - I just laugh, pa I catch stunts when I ain't tryin, I ain't lyin I sip Dom P 'til I split up, keep my wrists lit up Get outta line, I get you hit up (wooooo!) Now if you say my name in your rhyme, you better watch what you say" Whether produced by the well known names of Eminem and Dr. Dre's clique, or lesser knowns like Rob Tewlow and SixFigga on "What Up Gangsta" and "Many Men (Wish Death)" respectively, the album is very solid musically. Onle a few tracks really lack. "Blood Hound" has an electronic beat that makes progressive steps down in the background behind bars that's really boring over several minutes - duhhhh, duhhhh, duhhhh, duhhhh - over and over. Rockwilder's "Like My Style" seems to be trying a little too hard to be jiggy, and is not typical of the banging beats he makes for Redman. Eminem's "Don't Push Me" is decent; just not exceptional. It's hard to complain when these are spread out over 19 tracks, with only the "Intro" not qualifying as an actual song. If you already knew 50 Cent from back in the days when his comical "How to Rob" made a sensation in the rap world, or heard any of his underground albums in 2002, the best of what he did before has been distilled and purified into a thorough CD. For those who don't already know him but have heard "Wanksta" or "In Da Club" this album will undoubtedly be more than they expected, but also a window into the eyes of a man whom even 9 shots couldn't hold down for long. 50 Cent IS the future.
Kenny__C Oct 08 2009 [Rating25361792]	This album made me forget why 50 Cent gets hated on so much. Pretty much every song on here is great
soap_putin Oct 07 2009 John Obi Mikel [Rating25343863]	Shit was awesome back in the day when I was a spotty 13 year old who thought guitars were for weirdos (I was probably right, actually, but never mind). I guess it's OK.
SeaJaiye Oct 06 2009 Caligynephobia: Fear of BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. Digital [Rating22612142]	"I can't go commercial - they love me in the streets" "If you think that I'mma fuckin' fall off, you so wrong" Etc., etc. This album gets so much hate because of 50 Cent, himself. I'm sure no rap fan is hating on the actual music. How can you? This is the definition of that dumbass term "banger". I frequently found myself having to go back and re-rate songs individually because of how high a score I initially gave them just for the beat alone. The production is some of the best this decade and although 50 isn't the best lyricist, he took the gangsta rap role and it complimented the beats in a perfect way. There's like one or two duds, but for an album with so many classic tracks, you can overlook the sub-par parts. Sick production, good choruses, great mic presence and even the guest appearances do an awesome job. I wonder how many people Google'd Big L after the mention in Em's Patiently Waiting verse (Em stole the show, btw). Nate Dogg is perfect, as usual, and there's not much else I can say about how good the album is. Get Rich or Die Tryin' is just really nice sounding music. This is the album that made it cool to get shot.
Larvi Oct 01 2009 Average [Rating25219799]	Back in my teen years, I used to love 50 Cent and Eminem. And this album was Fifty as good as he could get. First 5 songs kick the album off nicely, but rams in to the wall of fillers with tracks 6 and 7, picks the pace up with "If I Can't" but only "P.I.M.P.", "21 Questions" and "Wanksta" are the tracks worth hearing from the rest of the album. But, this is rap. It's supposed to be like this, am I right? After this Fifty's downfall started.

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