Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Special Edition) [ECD] [PA] - 50 Cent

...on Eminem's Shady Records, entitled Get Rich or Die Trying, has more bark than its bite. Even Aftermath CEO and legendary producer / rapper Dr. Dre was quoted in saying that this album was going to be another hip hop classic, along the lines of Reasonable Doubt, Illmatic, The Chronic, and Marshall Mathers LP. Boy was he ever so wrong... Get Rich or Die Trying is nothing but a big cloud of hot air. Even I myself expected a lot from this album, but ...
...and immediately started work on Get Rich or Die Tryin. Track List & Rating 1. Intro (NOT RATED) 2. What Up Gangsta? (3 Stars) 3. Patiently Waiting f/ Eminem (3 1/2 Stars) 4. Many Men (Wish Death) (4 Stars) 5. In Da Club (2 Stars) 6. High All The Time (1 Star) 7. Heat (2 1/2 Stars) 8. If I Can't (3 Stars) 9. Blood Hound f/ Young Buc from G-Unit (1 1/2 Stars) 10. Back Down (4 Stars) 11. P.I.M.P. (1 1/2 Star) 12. Like My Style f/ Tony Yayo from G-Unit ...

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Review of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Special Edition) [ECD] [PA] - 50 Cent

...himself. No one else can get the rumbling threatening bark off pat like DMX really. It does work well though on its own, I like the vocals Of Young Buck and hope to hear more from this guy in the future. 10 Back Down ************** This track amuses me, in a good way of course. The prime culprit of bringing humour into the track is the lyrics: 'It's easy to see when you look at me If you look closely, 50 don't BACK DOWN Everywhere I go both ...
...is very funny, nice to get some sarcastic humour laced with derision, cynicism and disdain. Just my kind of wit. 11 P.I.M.P. *********** This track has also been a hit single, and I must admit I vastly prefer the album version to the one featuring Snoop. P.I.M.P is all about being in the 'bling bling' world of whores and pimps. I'm not too keen on the thought of rappers glorifying the concept of pimps- makes me feel pretty uncomfortable to be honest. ...

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Review of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Special Edition) [ECD] [PA] - 50 Cent

...simply the best way to get this album started as it gets him bursting through with hardcore rhymes in order to show what he represents and which sub-genre to Hip Hop he is a part of. Here he aligns himself with the Gangsta Rap side of things, and it is clear through the way he comes through with this bassy opener with raps which centre on links to all gangs in his area. **Four Stars** 3. "Patiently Waiting" (feat. Eminem) From a banger to kick ...
...a debut single, you can't get much bigger than this one as this tne did exactly as it aimed to do by tearing up the clubs and putting all attention to the then-newcomer with a banger of a recording where he gets everyone moving as he raps about just having fun whilst in the club and doing what he does when he gets there. You can't really complain about any aspect of this as it is just well done as a whole. **Five Stars** 6. "High All The Time" ...

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Review of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Special Edition) [ECD] [PA] - 50 Cent

50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin Tracklisting 1. Intro (skit) 2. What Up Gangsta 3. Patiently Waiting - feat. Eminem 4. Many Men (Wish Death) 5. In Da Club 6. High All The Time 7. Heat 8. If I Can't 9. Blood Hound - feat. Young Buck of G Unit 10. Back Down 11. P.I.M.P 12. Like My Style 13. Poor Lil Rich 14. 21 Questions - feat. Nate Dogg 15. Don't Push Me - feat. Lloyd Banks of G Unit & Eminem 16. Gotta Make It To Heaven 17. Wanksta ...
...Cut) 19. Life's On The Line (Bonus Cut) Well its safe to say that no rapper since 2pac himself has had such exposure and attention that 50 cent has been getting in the past years since he outed his first debut LP "Get Rich Or Die Trying" as the album is aptly titled. The album is his first debut with the Shady/Aftermath Crew but 50 cent did have albums before this which included the underground classic "Power to the Dollar" and "Guess Who's Back" ...

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Review of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Special Edition) [ECD] [PA] - 50 Cent

...this talent to a tee. Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ is 50 Cent’s follow up on his previous underground release entitled Guess Who’s Back. It tells the tale of an aspiring rapper who has been ‘Patiently Waiting’. Now that wait is over. Once a single copy of one of 50 Cent’s various mixtapes made its way into the hands of controversial rapper Eminem, it was inevitable that an all out bidding war for his services would ensue. Major record labels, including ...
...with a definitive purpose: to get rich or die trying. Tirades of hip-hop musicians have boasted of doing it, still not many of these have been shot nine times. Nor is it likely that they had a mother ply her trade as a drug dealer, even though a couple have probably sold drugs themselves. Curtis Jackson, as 50 Cent is otherwise known, undoubtedly had a tough childhood surviving in the ghetto. He is currently dealing with the courts over a weapons ...

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Review of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Special Edition) [ECD] [PA] - 50 Cent

...patiently waiting to blow and get his chance to shine. The beat speeds up on Eminem's verse with a hospital life machine beeping in the background. It’s Eminem so the lyrics are as usual, amazing. He sounds dark and real and a great addition to the track. Track 4 is one of the best on the album 'many men' (wish death) has a mellow piano based beat which again matches the vocals very well. The hook is very catchy 'many men, many many many men, wish ...
...included. You can currently get this on CD everywhere and 12’’ in the major music outlets. The CD cost me £11.99 but can be found at many prices from £8.99 up to £16 depending on where you buy it. Overall this is one of the most promising hip-hop artists to come out in a long time and being signed to Shady/Aftermath certainly wont do his bank any harm. Buy this album if you are a hip-hop fan it is a must even if you think its commercial, it really ...

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Review of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Special Edition) [ECD] [PA] - 50 Cent

This was 'Fiddy's' first album, a collaboration with a fair few aother artistes and on the back of his sucessful single 'In da club'. Produced by Aftermath records, an Eminem, Dr Dre outfit, it was bound to be sucessful. It is hard, gritty; many conservative Americans wanted it banned, not just because of the gratuitous talk of guns n 'ho's' but because of the constant swearing. Track 1. Intro. Simply a 6 second coin spinning....why? Track 2. ...
...brushes with the law and DA and how no one can 'match him', not bad, but a slow burning opener really, heavy drum n bass line. 6/10. Track 3. Patiently waiting. Nice back beat and almost movie like suspense riff to match his quite staccato rapping, building on the last track, bit more of a story about him, yep, the ego is starting to show!. 6/10 (mainly dues to the music). Track 4. Many men (wish death). Now this is a great track, really great ...

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Review of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Special Edition) [ECD] [PA] - 50 Cent

50 cent is an artist from the "ghetto" in New York. Previously to being a rapper he was a gangster and has been shot over 5 times!!! This artist burst onto the scene with this, his debut album "get rich or die tryin'" in 2003. He comes from a very poor background and was forced to "run the streets" as a youngster. 50 cent is in a group called "g-unit", if you like fifty you will definately love g-unit, i suggest you buy their album also, this is ...
...Up until 2004 g-unit consisted of only three members - 50 cent, Young Buck and Lloyd Banks - but there are now two extra members - The Game and Tony Yayo. This album is full of amazing rap tracks including, "In da Club", "P.I.M.P" "21 Questions" and "If i Can't". The tracks are: 1. Intro (skit) 2. What Up Gangsta 3. Patiently Waiting - feat. Eminem 4. Many Men (Wish Death) 5. In Da Club 6. High All The Time 7. Heat - feat. Lloyd Banks of ...

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Review of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Special Edition) [ECD] [PA] - 50 Cent

...a xxl or 5 mics get it yourself if you havent heard it because not many come along as good as this 1! If you are new to Hip-Hop or have been living on another planet for the past few years and havent heard this album I highly recommend you do so, you will not be disappointed! Hope this helps, Adam ...

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Review of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Special Edition) [ECD] [PA] - 50 Cent

...features little to no filler. Get Rich or Die Tryin' boasts 18 tracks that should appeal to the hardcore as well as to the mainstream. It's one of the deepest, dopest rap records since Eminem's "Welcome to the Eminem Show" and the must-own rap CD of the year so far. It's also the first time a dollar is proved to be worth less the 50 Cent. ...

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...when it does you can't get it out of your head. A word of warning to those who don't like violent music this is NOT an album for you. It has everything from drugs to violence, from sex to murder, from drug deals to hits, and so on and so on. He does tend to brag about his money from time to time, but nowhere to the extent that alot of other rap artists do. I think 50 Cent has much more interesting things to say than most rappers. You can definitely ...
...I think it tends to get a lot more attention than it should. However, it's still a really good album and I don't believe that hype has damaged it that much, but it is still a determining factor in liking the album or not for most. "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" is a raw album with "gangsta" written all over it. If you like rap and hip hop then there is a really good chance that you'll like it. As I said, it took a bit for it to grow on me, but when it ...

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Review of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Special Edition) [ECD] [PA] - 50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson lll, more familliarly known as 50 Cent is one of the HOTTEST rappers around. He stormed the UK cahrts in March 2003 with the hit "In Da Club" which featured on his earlier released album "Get Rich or Die Tryin" along with other hot tracks such as "Wanksta" and the new release "If I can`t" For the few of you who haven't heard of 50 Cent, his flow is "A billow of smoke filtered through crushed glass, gleeful and menacing, with ...
...and to be honest they hit the nail on the head. Many people compare him to Eminem, but I'd say his style is uniquely different and he seems to rise above the rest. Now that I've introduced you to him, let me tell you a bit about the album. "Get Rich or Die Tryin" was released in February 2003, the album comprises of 17 tracks (18 if you include the introduction) and in my opinion none of them can be faulted, for each and every track 50 Cent uses ...

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Retired Gangstaa 50 cent is back! with his debut album "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" he is saying that now he is rich he wont die he is great. The singles include the club hit "In Da Club" proving he cant be stopped in "If I Cant" and a ladiez man in "P.I.M.P." Its a great debut and by selling one album has out sold missy eliot. But Starting Beef With Ja Rule but luckily 50 cent put an fork in ja's career and made it so he will never sell aswell again. ...
...in it by saying "I got guns the size of lil bow wow" that is coming from the songs Wanksta which is a bonus cut and is used on the 8 mile sound track after. I was wondering if im the only person to realise that in stead of saying Frerari at the start he says "Fewawi"? Also a leader or G-Unit with Young Buck,Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and The Game starting there solo albums he surly has done the system of eminem got the knowledge from dre and passed ...

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Great first album to start out a career, really good songs by a great artist, i would recommend buying this even though it is an old album of his by now. Great artist, great album. ...

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Review of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Special Edition) [ECD] [PA] - 50 Cent

This is a remix review of my first - i used to like 50 cent and the whole aftermath shabang - but now well i seriously dont I would not recommend this album to anyone because its full of rubbish that will mess your head up- I became the result of listening to gangsta rap - i spoke like them starting writing raps like them and pretended to be like them=-and this is what is happening all across the globe- these guys are role models to people and ...
...nobody - one would argue but no wait thats how his life is he is rapping about his life -- his life is no longer gangster he should be rapping cos hes happy to be alive encourging kids to stick in head for there dreams - not promoting the life of violence saying - yeah its all good -- mmm think not ...

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