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.

 Critical reception 

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".

 Track listing 

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.[ Credits: Get Rich or Die Tryin]. Allmusic. Retrieved on February 28, 2010.

 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)PeakpositionAustralian Albums Chart4Austrian Albums Chart16Belgian Flanders Albums Chart3Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart14Canadian Albums Chart1Danish Albums Chart6Dutch Albums Chart5Finnish Albums Chart11French Albums Chart12Greek Foreign Albums Chart3Hungarian Albums Chart17Italian Albums Chart13New Zealand Albums Chart3Norwegian Albums Chart5Swedish Albums Chart8Swiss Albums Chart8UK Albums Chart2US Billboard 2001US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums1

 Certifications 
CountryCertificationAustralia2× PlatinumBelgiumPlatinumCanada6× PlatinumDenmarkGoldEuropePlatinumFranceGoldGermanyGoldGreeceGoldIrelandPlatinumJapanGoldNew Zealand2× PlatinumNorwayGoldRussia5× PlatinumSwedenGoldSwitzerlandPlatinumUnited Kingdom3× PlatinumUnited States8× Platinum

 References 
 Footnotes

 Books



Category:2003 albums
Category:50 Cent
Category:Debut albums
Category:Hip hop albums
Category:Gangsta rap albums
Category:R&B albums
Category:Aftermath Entertainment albums
Category:Interscope Records albums
Category:Shady Records albums