Get Rich or Die Tryin'

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.

Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Studio album by 50 Cent
Released	February 6, 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: June 24, 2003 "If I Can't" Released: September 16, 2003

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]