50 Cent Album: “Get Rich or Die Tryin' [Bonus DVD]”

I remember back when this album came out, everybody loved it. I mean, even the rockers liked a few songs on this album. But then, after about a year and a half of GRODT being out, every started sippin on the G Unit haterade, and all the sudden 50 Cent is hated by many people. I checked on this cd on Amazon back when about 750 reviews were written, and it had 5 stars! Now, after 50's Massacre, people decide that they don't like GRODT either (Only 3.5 stars), after selling 11 million records. You can say what you want about The Massacre, but anybody who knows what their talking about knows that GRODT is a very hot album and is an example of how good a rapper 50 was during his underground stage, back when he was the best underground rapper alive. (If you haven't heard his mixtapes, you should, they are great, 50's flow is explosive and fast). This was 50 before the haterade, and he really exploits his talents on this cd. Most of the songs on here are very gritty, gangsta, and gutter, the way 50 should have it, not pop records. His lyrics are actually pretty good (the best you can get from a Jamaica Queens gangster) and like I said his flow is much better than in the Massacre. The beats are the biggest thing on the album though, Dr Dre put out his best beats for 50, and anybody who appreciates rap music will love the beats on this album, they are crazy good! Some of the best songs, other than the singles, because you've probably heard a few of them before are Patiently Waiting, Many Men, High All the Time, If I Can't, and Back Down. It's a shame I had to spend half of the review explaining why 50 had only 3.5 stars, but just remember, those are just Gunit hater freaks giving it 1 star and only writng 2 lines just to be idiots. Don't get me wrong, 50 has plenty of fans, but some jealous ones had to envy. There was a time, when GRODT was on top and if you buy it you will know why. It was gangsta rap at it's finest and 50 when he was a really hot rapper. So, as I said before, this was 50 at his best when everybody loved him, before the haterade was passed around. You will love this album if you get it, the beats are off the chain-crazy and you will like every song, it's definitely one of the best albums of 2003 if not the best.

50 Cent is the worst rapper of all time. He can't rhyme or tell a story. anyone who thinks he's good is either 5 years old or dosen't know what real rap is. he's been around for years. where have you people been. eminem could have picked anyone and you idiots would like whoever it was. If eminem said the moon was made of cheese most of you people would probably believe him. this album is a joke.

"In Da Club" is a fun song to dance to. And that is where the fun of this album ends. 50 Cent's rap style has been done before (I-20, anyone on the Cash Money label). The only reason his hit song is catchy is because it sports an awesome beat created by someone other than 50 Cent. Of all of the famous rappers I have heard, 50 Cent has the least talent by far. Everything he says sounds grumbled and there is no change in the tone of his voice. In addition to his lack of talent, his lyrics are poor. There is neither depth, nor substance. Nobody will ever care what 50 Cent raps about. All they want to hear is the beats.

I gave this album 2 stars only because the beats are generally pretty good, but 50 Cent had nothing to do with them.

There is no other way to describe my feeling that 50 and his incorherent babble sell millions of albums while acts like Tribe Called Quest could never break big.....

At first I was skeptical about 50's debut, I had heard "Wanksta"

and "In Da Club" and production wise it doesn't get better, however lyrically it seemed like there was little to no substance rather than the usual sex, drugs and guns theme most Rappers have today. That's cool and I'm straight with it, but to spend 19 bucks on a CD, for me atleast it have to be deeper than that. I kept hearing how great it was, so I broke down and copped it. I put it in and the first track was already bumpin (althought the intro was useless), then the CD progressed and Eminem appeared and as it went on he told about his life, his struggles and his time in the hospital after being shot several times. All in all this album is solid and deserves 5 stars, and 5 mics in "The Source" no less, but Benzino will cheat him out of that. The only downsides were poorly laced vocals by Nate Dogg on "21 Questions" and the three bonus tracks have already been released for over a year atleast. In my opinion the best songs are "Many Men (Death Wish)", "Back Down" and "Patiently Waiting" featuring Eminem. This is definaley a must have for any Dr. Dre/Eminem production fans, and any hip hop fan for the most part. The first time you hear it, it's hot.

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