Get Rich or Die Tryin '(Album)

Get Rich or Die Tryin '
50 Cent studio album
Publication (s)	February 6, 2003
Label (s)	Shady Records , Aftermath Entertainment , Interscope Records
Format (s)	CD , LP , download
Genre (s)	Gangsta rap , hip hop
Title (number)	19/20
running time	69:32 / 74:20
production	Dr. Dre ( Executive Producer ) Eminem (Executive Producer) Mr. Porter Sha Money XL among others
chronology Guess Who's Back? (2002) Get Rich or Die Tryin ' The Massacre (2005)
Single releases May 6, 2002 Wanksta January 7, 2003 In the club April 29, 2003 21 questions August 12, 2003 PIMP September 16, 2003 If I can't

Get Rich or Die Tryin ' ( English " get rich or die trying ") is the official debut album of the American rapper 50 Cent . It was released on February 6, 2003 on the Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment labels .

content

The album belongs to the gangsta rap genre . Recurring themes are violence, drugs and the pursuit of wealth.

Production and samples

Various producers were involved in the production of the album. Dr. Dre created the beats for the songs In da Club , Heat , If I Can't and Back Down , while 50 Cents label boss Eminem produced the songs Patiently Waiting and Don't Push Me . Both acted as executive producers on the album . There are also Rob Tewlow ( What Up Gangsta ), Darrell Banch ( Many Men (Wish Death) ), DJ Rad ( High all the Time ), Sean Blaze ( Blood Hound ), Mr. Porter ( PIMP ), Rockwilder ( Like My Style ) , Sha Money XL ( Poor Lil Rich ), Dirty Swift ( 21 Questions ), Megahertz ( Gotta Make It to Heaven ), John Freeman ( Wanksta ), Red Spyda ( U Not Like Me ) and Terence Dudley ( Life's on the Line ) with each represented one beat.

Two songs on the album contain samples of songs by other artists. Many Men (Wish Death) samples the track Out of the Picture by Tavares and 21 Questions contains elements of It's Only Love Doing It's Thing by Barry White .

Cover design

On the album cover, 50 Cent can be seen bare-chested, in the foreground a pierced glass pane. The background is red, with Get Rich Or Die Tryin ' at the top left and 50 Cent at the top right .

Guest Posts

Five tracks on the album feature guest contributions from other rappers. The G-Unit -members Young Buck ( Blood Hound ) and Tony Yayo ( Like My Style ) appear on each one song. 50 Cents discoverer Eminem can be heard on the song Patiently Waiting and alongside Lloyd Banks on Don't Push Me . Nate Dogg also appears at 21 Questions . The remix for the song PIMP , which is included on some versions of the album, also features guest appearances by Snoop Dogg , Lloyd Banks and Young Buck.

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Get Rich or Die Tryin '   DE 4th 03/03/2003 (42 weeks)   AT 16 03/09/2003 (30 weeks)   CH 8th 02/23/2003 (57 weeks)   UK 2 03/01/2003 (83 weeks)   US 1 02/22/2003 (106 weeks)

Singles

Wanksta   US 13 11/30/2002 (20 weeks) In the club   DE 1 03/31/2003 (21 weeks)   AT 3 03/30/2003 (27 weeks)   CH 1 04/06/2003 (36 weeks)   UK 3 03/22/2003 (32 weeks)   US 1 01/11/2003 (30 weeks) 21 questions   DE 35 07/14/2003 (9 weeks)   AT 39 07/13/2003 (7 weeks)   CH 14th 07/13/2003 (14 weeks)   UK 6th 07/12/2003 (11 weeks)   US 1 03/22/2003 (23 weeks) PIMP   DE 5 10/13/2003 (18 weeks)   AT 12 10/12/2003 (17 weeks)   CH 4th 10/12/2003 (28 weeks)   UK 5 10/18/2003 (16 weeks)   US 3 05/31/2003 (25 weeks) If I can't   DE 34 03/29/2004 (9 weeks)   AT 48 03/28/2004 (7 weeks)   CH 15th 03/28/2004 (18 weeks)   UK 10 03/06/2004 (8 weeks)   US 76 04/10/2003 (8 weeks)

#	title	Guest Posts	Producer (s)	Duration
1	Intro			0:06
2	What Up Gangsta		Rob Tewlow	2:59
3	Patiently waiting	Eminem	Eminem	4:48
4th	Many Men (Wish Death)		Darrell Branch	4:16
5	In the club		Dr. Dre	3:13
6th	High all the time		DJ wheel	4:29
7th	Heat		Dr. Dre	4:14
8th	If I can't		Dr. Dre	3:16
9	Blood Hound	Young Buck	Sean Blaze	4:00
10	Back down		Dr. Dre	4:03
11	PIMP		Mr. Porter	4:09
12	Like my style	Tony Yayo	Rockwilder	3:13
13	Poor Lil Rich		Sha Money XL	3:19
14th	21 questions	Nate Dogg	Dirty Swift of Midi Mafia	3:44
15th	Don't push me	Eminem & Lloyd Banks	Eminem	4:08
16	Gotta Make It to Heaven		Megahertz	4:01
17th	Wanksta		John Freeman	3:39
18th	U not like me		Red Spyda	4:15
19th	Life's on the line		Terence Dudley	3:38
20th	PIMP (Remix) ( bonus song )	Snoop Dogg , Lloyd Banks & Young Buck	Mr. Porter	4:48

Chart successes and singles

The album entered the German charts at position 45 in the 10th calendar week of 2003 and improved to number 21 in the coming weeks; 10 and 5 before reaching the highest position 4. In total, Get Rich or Die Tryin ' stayed in the Top 100 for 42 weeks. In the United States, the album debuted at No. 1 and stayed in the Top 200 for 106 weeks with interruptions. In the German annual charts for 2003, the sound carrier was ranked 23rd.

As singles were wanksta , In da Club , 21 Questions , PIMP and If I Can not decoupled. In Da Club received triple gold status for more than 450,000 units sold in Germany .

Sales figures and awards

Get Rich or Die Tryin ' sold around 15.6 million copies worldwide. The album received a gold record in Germany for more than 100,000 units sold . Get Rich or Die Tryin ' has sold over nine million copies in the United States, earning it nine times platinum .

The Grammy Awards 2004 was Get Rich or Die Tryin ' in the category Best Rap Album nominated, but lost Speakerboxxx / The Love Below by OutKast .

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	20,000
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(50,000)
Denmark (IFPI)	3 × platinum	(60,000)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(100,000)
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
France (SNEP)	gold	(100,000)
Greece (IFPI)	gold	(10,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	6 × platinum	600,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Russia (NFPF)	3 × platinum	(60,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(30,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(40,000)
United States (RIAA)	9 × platinum	9,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	(1,200,000)
All in all	7 × gold 33 × platinum	11,890,000

Main article: 50 cents / awards for music sales

reception

Professional reviews
Average rating
source	rating
Metacritic	73%
More reviews
source	rating
laut.de
Juice
Rolling Stone
allmusic
RapReviews

Get Rich or Die Tryin ' received mostly positive reviews from critics. The side Metacritic calculated from 19 Reviews of English-language media is a section of 73%.

Stefan Johannesberg from laut.de rated the album with three out of a possible five points. 50 Cent would make up for “his lyrical narrowness” with “charisma”, a self-confident demeanor and “arrogant flow”, which “despite gangsta clichés provide for entertaining moments”. Dr. Drs productions are tailored to his body.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Get Rich or Die Tryin ' on Shadyrecords.com
2. ↑ album cover
3. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
4. ↑ Get Rich or Die Tryin ' at billboard.com
5. ↑ DE: Annual charts # 23
6. ↑ ^{a b} IFPI : search result gold and platinum awards of 50 cents
7. ↑ Worldwide album sales on statisticbrain.com, March 24, 2015, English. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
8. ^ RIAA : search result gold and platinum awards of 50 cents
9. ↑ Rating: metacritic.com (English)
10. ↑ ^{a b} Evaluation: laut.de
11. ↑ Rating: Juice
12. ↑ Rating: Rolling Stone
13. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
14. ↑ Rating: RapReviews