In reality Get Rich or Die Tryin' offers a lot more depth than other mainstream rap albums. Most people that share this sentiment have no doubt only heard the three big singles In Da Club, 21 Questions and P.I.M.P.
Admittedly, Get Rich of Die Tryin' is largely considered another generic modern rap album.
Luckily for 50 Cent, his tutelage from Jam Master Jay a member from the legendary Run DMC has taught him how to recapture a bit of that 80s and early 90s rap essence. 50 Cent, you know how I gets down.' In non-mainstream circles, modern mainstream rap is often looked down on considered bland generic trash. We can get the drama popping' It's going down, cause I'm around. Pointless Intro aside, Get Rich or Die Tryin' starts out introducing 50 to the rap world in What Up Gangsta, proclaiming 'G-Unit we in here. It isn't the most original musical recipe in the world, but somehow Get Rich or Die Tryin' manages to avoid the usual trappings of bland mainstream Hip-Hop albums. Dre's influence is clearly felt in Get Rich or Die Tryin' most of the songs revolve around catchy repeating hooks with his rough and slightly slurred hard rapping over the top. Whether he wanted it or not (and he certainly did), Eminem had grand plans of fame, glory and a top selling album with Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
Many people today criticize Eminem's latter albums, but one must appreciate the genius in his vision for 50 Cent. That highly illegal lifestyle that rappers always write rhymes about was something that 50 Cent had actually been through: drug dealing, felonies, imprisonments, stabbings, and the infamous shootings. With such a violent and chaotic past, 50 Cent made the perfect subordinate for Eminem and Dr. In his time in the mainstream Hip-Hop industry, Curtis Jackson has also built up feuds with well known gangsters Lil' Kim, The Game, Fat Joe and Jadakiss. His conflict with fellow New York rapper Ja Rule has been well publicised, and stemmed from claims that 50 Cent stole jewellery off Ja Rule, which led to several mix tape 'disses' and 50 Cent's stabbing. In the years prior to Get Rich or Die Tryin' being released, 50 Cent built up a number of rivalries and feuds in the mainstream Hip-Hop scene. This hasn't been the only controversy surrounding 50 Cent, otherwise known as 'Fiddy' and to his mother as Curtis James Jackson. Nobody steps on Fiddy's turf and gets away with it. Even 50 Cent himself has hinted that his assaulter was killed in retaliation. A man by the name of Darryl "Hommo" Baum was the alleged assailant, who was coincidently shot and killed three weeks later. The catalyst for 50 Cents shooting was drug related. As an impartial commentator, what surprises me is not that he has had nine bullets fired at him, but rather that he can count that high. 50 Cent has also claimed that he has had nine bullets fired at him over his lifetime. Unfortunately for New York 'gangsta' 50 cent, he has been unlucky enough to be shot three times. Tracklistģ Don't Push Me (feat.The chance of getting shot by a gun in your lifetime is less than 1%. Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ was the best-selling album of 2003 and is now certified 6x Platinum.
1 on the Billboard 200 and selling over 800,000 copies in its first week. Dre and Eminem, was a critically acclaimed commercial success, debuting at No. The 2003 album, executive produced by Dr. 50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin’: Deluxe Marvel Edition Vendor: UniversalĪmerican comic book artist Brian Stelfreeze pays homage to Queens MC 50 Cent’s debut studio album, Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, for this Marvel variant hip-hop cover featuring Invicible Iron Man.