Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

2003年2月6日，历经磨难的50 Cent终于发行了自己的第一张正式唱片《Get Rich Or Die Tryin\'》。受到Eminem提携的50 Cent从此平步青云，首周87万张的销量成为了整个2003年首周战绩最佳的专辑，不仅如此，他还是整个2003年全年的销量冠军，作为2003年美国流行音乐的最大焦点，50 Cent成为了最耀眼的说唱音乐明星，他频繁的亮相于各种娱乐场合，风头甚至盖过了师傅Eminem，唯一的遗憾只是在最受关注的格莱美颁奖典礼上空手而回。 　　　　　 成为说唱音乐最大暴发户之后，50 Cent开始致力于所属的G-Unit乐团的发展，成立了G-Unit公司，乐团在2003年底也发行了首张专辑，而他乐团里的成员也纷纷在2004年里发片，并且成绩都非常不错。随着2005年初，G-Unit人马中唯一的西海岸说唱歌手the Game的成功发片，50 Cent的G-Unit帝国已经初现端倪。2005年3月8日，经过与众多说唱歌手的口水骂战之后，50 Cent计划发行第二张专辑《The Massacre》，但是由于专辑歌曲提前泄露到了网上，因而被迫把发行日期提前到了3月3日，即便如此，这张高期待值专辑发行之后仍然轻松取得商业上的巨大成功。 Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the debut studio album of American rapper 50 Cent, released February 6, 2003, on Aftermath Entertainment under a joint venture with Shady Records and distribution by Interscope Records. Its initially planned release was pushed seven days ahead due to heavy bootlegging and Internet leakage. The album featured production from Dr. Dre and Eminem, among others and featured guest appearances from Eminem and then-newcomers Young Buck, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo.   The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 872,000 copies in its first week.[1] It spawned four singles, including the number 1-hits "In da Club" and "21 Questions", and the international single "P.I.M.P.". By December 2003, Get Rich or Die Tryin' had sold six million copies in the United States and was certified eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. As of 2013, it has sold eight million copies in the US, making it the fourth best-selling hip hop album in the US.[2] Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from most music critics and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, losing to OutKast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below at the 46th Grammy Awards.