Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Stabbed, shot, assaulted and now with a million-dollar record deal, 50 Cent lives up to the title of his latest album Get Rich or Die Trying. The New York native comes from the same school as B.I.G, Shine and Mobb Deep--a raw street rhymer who mixes the thug and poet in one perplexing package. 50 cent earned extra cred by coming up through mix-tape popularity after his first album was dropped when the ex-boxer was shot on the eve of its release. Guns, threats, drug deals and misogyny populate 50 Cent's outlaw world, but it's a popular mix--hence his recently sealed link with Eminem's record company.

The excellent "Wanksta" was pulled onto the 8 Mile soundtrack and Dr Dre produced the crunching first single, "In Da Club". Jamaican Sean Paul puts his now familiar patter on the hypnotic "Dem Not Ready". "If You Want It" is a ridiculously rude party joint, while "Cocaine Dreams" takes a pop at Ja Rule. "Got the Hood on Smash" is, undoubtedly, damn funky. Sadly his first single "How to Rob an Industry N***A" (reminiscent of B.I.G's equally scabrous "Dreams") doesn't appear. Even the most hardcore have to tone it down sometimes. --Jake Barnes

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-07-08 rating:
Some underground praise...
I didn't pick this album up until this year (2008) as I'm not normally into this kind of hip hop. I mainly listen to things like Talib Kweli, The Roots and other underground/intelligent stuff.

But I have to say I was surprised by this album, yes 50 raps about the stuff everyone else has said, but he does it in quite an intelligent way and over some dope beats. There are a number of standout tracks and this album is definitely worth listening to.

Just don't expect it to be A Tribe Called Quest, 'cos it definitely isn't. But if you take it for what it is you will enjoy it, and it's great for the car!

(A few too many people on their high horse about this album)

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review by: Big Marv date: 2008-06-04 rating:
oh dear
Put ya hands in the air if you admit to listening to this abomination. Really, oh dear, what are you thinking. Eject now, snap the cd in half, "it's time to "STOP THE PAIN". You know guys like kurtis blow, Eric b and rakim, kool moe dee, slick rick, Big daddy kane,(the list is endless)tread the boards, paved the way for the next generation of rap. And oh my God is this what hip hop's come down to, muscle bound freaks that can't rap have no flow no talent and endless droning in gangsta cliche (yawn). Hip hop's a seriously powerful medium and if used in the right way can invoke emotion and reactions other forms of music can only dream of achieving, it can be a positive influence. Take "Jedi mind tricks" for example (pure talent), these guys are truly gifted, yeah there's bad language (in context), but it's modern, flowing, positive and refuses to sell out , the way rap should be, true to it's roots. I've never had anyone admit to me they listen to 50 cent. So who the buys this junk. Is it sad loners throwing gang signs in a mirror in the privacy of their bedrooms? (probably). Among educated hip hop fans 50 cent is considered a real joker, so if you profess to like hip hop and listen to this pollution to the ears, shame on you my friends, cos' this ain't hip hop. Avoid like the plague. And what is with the front cover, is this one 4 the ladyboys or what? Sickening. Avoid. Very very sad that hip hop's come down to this.

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review by: date: 2007-12-26 rating:
I can only give 5 stars unfortunately!
Brillaint album, a must buy for any 50 cent or rap fan & I think there is about 1 track on this album which is a bit rubbish, but hey whats one track?

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review by: date: 2007-12-08 rating:
So many haters.... so little time.....
.... But this album deserves praise, not childish ranting and whining on how hip-hop is today and how this album promotes certain topics that you don't agree with.

You people should tie yourself to a tree and start running away from it, because your really digging your own ditch, trying to offer silly reviews to a legitimate purpose.


GRODT - Excellent beats, 50 cents flow is at its highest peak on this album. Very few tracks to skip.

You will love this album if you:

1) Like hip-hop.

2) Are not a biased British fan who used to like American rap (especially 50 cent) and have just discovered other musical genres associated with urban music or other, (ones which may be even more pants), then you will enjoy this and appreciate it.



review by: JS-BOY date: 2007-10-30 rating:
EASILY THE BEST RAP ALBUM FOR YEARS!!!!!! by a TRUE hip-hop fan
IF U THINK THIS IS RUBBISH, YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY EITHER DEAF, STUPID OR PREJUDICED AGAINST 50 CENT. I AM NOT BLACK, I AM NOT A GHETTO GANGSTER. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SHOT. OR STABBED. OR BEEN IN PRISON (EXCEPT FOR ON SCHOOL TRIPS) BUT I STILL ADORE THIS ALBUM BECAUSE IT IS BRILLIANT. EVERYONE WHO GIVES THIS ALBUM BAD REVIEWS ARE ONLY REVIEWING THE PERSON, CURTIS JACKSON, AND NOT THE ALBUM WHICH IS AMAZINGLY GOOD. YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE THE MAN BUT 50 IS A DAMN GOOD RAPPER AND HIS CLASSIC, MEMORABLE RHYMES ON THIS (ONE OF THE BEST DEBUT ALBMUS EVER) ARE COMPLIMENTED EXCELLENTLY BY THE FANTASTIC PRODUCTION SKILLS OF 2 RAP HEAVYWEIGHTS, DR. DRE AND EMINEM AMONGST OTHERS. I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I LOVE EVERY SINGLE SONG ON THIS ALBUM, EVEN 2 OF THE 3 BONUS CUTS ("WANKSTA" AND "U NOT LIKE ME" ARE AWESOME BUT LIFE ON THE LINE IS REALLY RUBBISH). FROM GRITTY, HARDCORE TALES OF HIS AMAZINGLY TOUGH STREET LIFE, LIKE "MANY MEN" AND "HEAT" TO CLUB CLASSICS LIKE "IN DA CLUB" (OBVIOUSLY!) TO THE TWISTED LOVE STORY OF "P.I.M.P." AND THE BEAUTIFULLY SOFT GUITAR RIFF OF 21 QUESTIONS, THIS ALBUM DELIVERS IN EVERY AREA. THERE ARE SONGS FOR THE BONA-FIDE GANGSTA'S OF NEW YORK AND ELSEWHERE TO REALTE TO AND ALSO MORE MAINSTREAM HITS WHICH HAVE TOPPED THE CHARTS AROUND THE WORLD. IT'S A BIG SHAME THAT, JUST BECAUSE 50 CENT'S THIRD ALBUM (CURTIS) WAS RELATIVELY POOR AND BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE TURNED AGAINST 50 RECENTLY, HIS DEBUT IS GOING TO BE REMEMBERED AS A BAD THING FOR MUSIC. IT IS AN OUTSTANDING ALBUM EASILY BETTER THAN ANY OTHERS ON THE MARKET EITHER AT THE TIME OR NOW, IT IS GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY AS NOWADAYS U CAN BUY IT REALLY CHEAP AND IT HAS OVER 19 TRACKS ON IT UNLIKE ANYTHING FROM THE AMAZINGLY POPULAR BUT AMAZINGLY UNTALENTED KANYE WEST. IN MY OPINION THE ONLY ALBUMS BETTER THAN GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' IN RECENT TIMES ARE DR. DRE'S 1999 AND EMINEM'S THE EMINEM SHOW. ALSO, EVEN THOUGH UK HIP-HOP IS FAR BEHIND THE U.S. SCENE BOTH CRITICALLY AND COMMERCIALLY, I THINK IT IS ON THE UP AS AMERICA'S BIG ARTISTS SUCH AS 50, EMINEM ETC... ARE LOSING POPULARITY AND THE UK'S LETHAL BIZZLE, DIZZEE RASCAL, KANO AND AKALA TO NAME JUST A FEW ARE RIGHT ON TOP OF THEIR GAME. ANYWAY, GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' IS ALREADY A CLASSIC ALBUM NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT EVERYONE CAN ARGUE ALL THEY WANT ABOUT 50 CENT AND WHETHER HE HAS "SOLD OUT" OR NOT AND WHETHER HE WILL RETIRE OR NOT AND WHETHER HE'S A GOOD RAPPER OR NOT ETC ETC BLAH BLAH BLAH BUT THE FACT IS EVEN IF HE ISN'T ANYMORE HE WAS ON TOP OF HIS GAME AND MUCH BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE WHEN HE RELEASESD HIS DEBUT SO EVERYONE NEEDS TO REMEMBER THAT. IF U DONT'T LIKE THIS ALBUM U NEED YOUR HEAD SORTING OUT IT'S WICKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Accessories

50 Cent: Bulletproof (PS2)
50 Cent: Bulletproof (Xbox)

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