Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Studio album by 50 Cent
Released	February 4, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	East Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Length	69:32
Label	Interscope Shady Aftermath G-Unit
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'
"In da Club" Released: January 7, 2003 "21 Questions" Released: April 7, 2003 "P.I.M.P." Released: August 12, 2003 "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 4, 2003, by Aftermath Entertainment and Shady Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
Pitchfork Media	7/10[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Stylus Magazine	B[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			0:06
2.	"What Up Gangsta"	Curtis Jackson, Rob Tewlow	Rob "Reef" Tewlow	2:59
3.	"Patiently Waiting" (featuring Eminem)	Jackson, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto, Mike Elizondo	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"	Jackson, Andre Young, Elizondo	Dr. Dre, Elizondo (co.)	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)	Jackson, Sean Henderson, David Brown	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)	Jackson, Mathers, Christopher Lloyd, Resto	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

Re-release bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
20.	"P.I.M.P. (Remix)" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck)	Jackson, Porter		4:49

Japan release bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
20.	"In da Club (Instrumental)"	Jackson, Young, Elizondo		3:47
21.	"Soldier (Freestyle)" (featuring G-Unit)	Mathers, Resto		3:44

United Kingdom bonus CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"In da Club (Acapella)"	Jackson, Young, Elizondo		3:00

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]

50 Cent – executive producer Justin Bendo – engineer Sean Blaze – producer, engineer Darrell Branch – producer Tommy Coster – keyboards Terence Dudley – producer Mike Elizondo – bass, guitar, keyboards, producer Eminem – producer, executive producer, mixing John "J. Praize" Freeman – producer Marcus Heisser – A&R Steven King – producer, mixing Tracy McNew – A&R

Megahertz – producer Red Spyda – producer Luis Resto – keyboards Ruben Rivera – keyboards, assistant engineer Rockwilder – producer Tom Rounds – engineer Sha Money XL – producer, engineer, executive producer Tracie Spencer – vocals Rob Tewlow – producer Patrick Viala – engineer Sacha Waldman – photography Ted Wohlsen – engineer Carlisle Young – engineer, digital editing

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'^{[permanent dead link]}. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on October 9, 2015.^{[dead link]}
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.
13. Steffen Hung. "50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin'". swisscharts.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
14. https://www.billboard.com/artist/50-cent/chart-history/
15. "Greek Foreign Albums Chart". IFPI Greece. August 6, 2003. Archived from the original on February 18, 2004. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
16. "Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
17. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2003 Albums". Aria.com.au. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
18. "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
19. "Canadian certifications – 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin". Music Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
20. "Hitlisten". Hitlisterne.dk. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
21. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2003". Ifpi.org. September 1, 2005. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
22. "Disque en France". Disque en France. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
23. "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Musikindustrie.de. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
24. Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Ltd. "The Irish Charts". IRMA. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
25. "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会｜各種統計". Riaj.or.jp. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
26. "New Zealand Music Chart". RIANZ. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
27. "IFPI Norsk platebransje". IFPI. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
28. "NFPF International 2003 certifications". NFPF. January 24, 2009. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
29. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2003" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
30. Steffen Hung. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
31. "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
32. "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2015.

Books

• Birchmeier, Jason (n.d.). "Get Rich or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
• Ex, Kris (February 11, 2003). "Original Pirate Material". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2015.