ARTIST

50 Cent

The anticipation for 50 Cent's album, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', can be compared to that of debuts from Snoop Dogg, Notorious B.I.G., Eminem (The Slim Shady LP), and Tupac (All Eyez On Me).

The excitement surrounding Get Rich Or Die Tryin' was largely due to the announcement, in 2002, that 50 Cent (born Curtis Jackson) had tapped a $1 million recording deal with Eminem's Shady Records and Dr. Dre's Aftermath Records. The kings of hip-hop controversy were undoubtedly impressed with 50 Cent's own fearless ways.

50 Cent first made waves on the hip-hop scene in 1999 when he released the song "How To Rob" that took painful, though hilarious, verbal shots at all the big names in rap. The song appeared on his unreleased debut...
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