Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the commercial debut studio album by New York City rapper 50 Cent, released through Interscope Records. The album was supposed to be released on February 11, 2003 but due to leakage and heavy bootlegging on the Internet, it was released a week earlier on February 4, 2003. It was produced by Eminem and Dr. Dre, and features the singles "In Da Club", "21 Questions", "P.I.M.P.", and "If I Can't". The single "In Da Club" was... more

Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the commercial debut studio album by New York City rapper 50 Cent, released through Interscope Records. The album was supposed to be released on February 11, 2003 but due to leakage and heavy bootlegging on the Internet, it was released a week earlier on February 4, 2003. It was produced by Eminem and Dr. Dre, and features the singles "In Da Club", "21 Questions", "P.I.M.P.", and "If I Can't". The single "In Da Club" was Billboard magazine's number one single for the year. It was the first time since 1994 that an artist had both the number one song and album for the year (Ace of Base held that distinction last with "The Sign"). The song depicted club culture and its "vibes" and ebbs. Get Rich or Die Tryin' was also released in an edited version that was highly censored. This version of the album completely cuts all violence, profanity, and drug content. Also the track "Heat" is cut from the edited version of the album due to heavy use of violent language... less