Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 6, 2003
Recorded2002
GenreEast Coast hip hop, gangsta rap
Length69:32
Label
Producer
  • Dr. Dre
  • Eminem
  • Sha Money XL
  • Sean Blaze
  • Darrell Branch
  • Dirty Swift
  • DJ Rad
  • Terence Dudley
  • Mike Elizondo
  • John "J-Praize" Freeman
  • Megahertz
  • Mr. Porter
  • Red Spyda
  • Reef
  • Rockwilder
50 Cent chronology
Guess Who's Back?
(2002)
Get Rich or Die Tryin' The Massacre
(2005)
Singles from Get Rich or Die Tryin'
  1. "In da Club"
    Released: January 7, 2003
  2. "21 Questions"
    Released: April 7, 2003
  3. "P.I.M.P."
    Released: June 24, 2003
  4. "If I Can't"
    Released: September 16, 2003

Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the debut studio album of American rapper 50 Cent. It was released on February 6, 2003, by Aftermath Entertainment and Shady Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
The Guardian[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Pitchfork Media7/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Stylus MagazineB[8]
USA Today[9]
XXL (XXL)[10]

Get Rich or Die Tryin' gained positive reviews. At Metacritic, it holds an aggregate score of 73 out of 100, based on 19 reviews, which were "generally favorable reviews".[11]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro"     0:06
2. "What Up Gangsta"  
Rob "Reef" Tewlow 2:59
3. "Patiently Waiting" (featuring Eminem)
Eminem 4:48
4. "Many Men (Wish Death)"  
  • Jackson
  • Darrell Branch
  • Resto
  • Darrell "Digga" Branch
  • Eminem (add.)
  • Luis Resto (add.)
4:16
5. "In da Club"  
3:13
6. "High All the Time"  
  • Jackson
  • Mathers
  • Michael Clervoix
  • Conrad Almonacy
  • Resto
  • DJ Rad
  • Eminem (co.)
  • Sha Money XL (co.)
4:29
7. "Heat"  
  • Jackson
  • Young
  • Tommy Coster
  • Elizondo
Dr. Dre 4:14
8. "If I Can't"  
  • Jackson
  • Young
  • Elizondo
  • Dr. Dre
  • Elizondo (co.)
3:16
9. "Blood Hound" (featuring Young Buck)
Sean Blaze 4:00
10. "Back Down"  
  • Jackson
  • Young
  • Ron Feemster
  • Elizondo
Dr. Dre 4:03
11. "P.I.M.P."  
  • Jackson
  • Brandon "Dirtybird" Parrott
Brandon Parrott 4:09
12. "Like My Style" (featuring Tony Yayo)
  • Jackson
  • Marvin Bernard
  • Dana Stinson
Rockwilder 3:13
13. "Poor Lil Rich"  Jackson, Clervoix
  • Sha Money XL
  • Eminem (add.)
3:19
14. "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg)
  • Jackson
  • Kevin Risto
Dirty Swif 3:44
15. "Don't Push Me" (featuring Lloyd Banks and Eminem)
Eminem 4:08
16. "Gotta Make It to Heaven"  
  • Jackson
  • Dorsey Wesley
Megahertz 4:01
17. "Wanksta" (bonus track)
  • Jackson
  • John Freeman
  • Clervoix
John "J-Praize" Freeman 3:39
18. "U Not like Me" (bonus track)
  • Jackson
  • Andy Thelusma
Red Spyda 4:15
19. "Life's on the Line" (bonus track)
  • Jackson
  • Dudley
Terence Dudley 3:38
Sample credits
  • "Many Men (Wish Death)" contains a sample of "Out of the Picture" by Tavares
  • "21 Questions" contains a sample of "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing" by Barry White
  • "Patiently Waiting" contains a sample of "Gin and Juice" by Snoop Dogg feat. Daz Dillinger
  • "If I Can't" contains a sample of "Peter Piper" by Run-DMC
  • "Poor Lil Rich" contains a sample of "Your Life's on the Line" by 50 Cent

Personnel

Credits for Get Rich or Die Tryin' adapted from Allmusic.[12]

Charts

Chart (2003)[13] Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[13] 4
Austrian Albums Chart[13] 16
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[13] 3
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[13] 14
Canadian Albums Chart[14] 1
Danish Albums Chart[13] 6
Dutch Albums Chart[13] 5
Finnish Albums Chart[13] 11
French Albums Chart[13] 12
Greek Foreign Albums Chart[15] 3
Hungarian Albums Chart[16] 17
Italian Albums Chart[13] 13
New Zealand Albums Chart[13] 3
Norwegian Albums Chart[13] 5
Swedish Albums Chart[13] 8
Swiss Albums Chart[13] 8
UK Albums Chart 2
US Billboard 200[14] 1
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[14] 1

Certifications

Country Certification
Australia 2× Platinum[17]
Belgium Platinum[18]
Canada 6× Platinum[19]
Denmark Gold[20]
Europe Platinum[21]
France Gold[22]
Germany Gold[23]
Greece Gold[15]
Ireland Platinum[24]
Japan Gold[25]
New Zealand 2× Platinum[26]
Norway Gold[27]
Russia 5× Platinum[28]
Sweden Gold[29]
Switzerland Platinum[30]
United Kingdom 3× Platinum[31]
United States 8× Platinum[32]

References

Footnotes
  1. Birchmeier n.d.
  2. Mao, Chairman. "Review: "Get Rich or Die Tryin'"". Blender. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  3. Browne, David (February 21, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin' Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on October 9, 2015.
  4. Petridis, Alexis (February 20, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. The Guardian. Retrieved on October 9, 2015.
  5. Baker, Soren (February 9, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on October 9, 2015.
  6. Chennault, Sam (March 4, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Pitchfork Media.Retrieved on October 9, 2015.
  7. Hoard, Christian (February 11, 2003). Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin' Archived 2015-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on October 9, 2015.
  8. Berliner, Brett. "Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin'". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  9. Jones, Steve. "Review: Get Rich or Die Tryin' Archived 2012-07-24 at the Wayback Machine". USA Today: D.05. February 11, 2003.
  10. Staff. "Retrospective: XXL Albums". XXL. December 2007.
  11. "Get Rich Or Die Tryin' reviews at". Metacritic.com. February 4, 2003. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  12. Credits: Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Allmusic. Retrieved on February 28, 2010.
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