However, after suffering legal troubles and being blackballed from the music industry, 50 Cent found difficulty in securing another major-label recording contract, until he signed with Eminem's Shady Records in 2002. Prior to the album, 50 Cent released several mixtapes alongside the Trackmasters on an unreleased album widely believed to be his debut in 2000. The album also contains guest appearances from Eminem, Young Buck, and Nate Dogg, as well as features from G-Unit co-members Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. Porter, Rockwilder, Dirty Swift, and Megahertz. Additional production is provided by Mike Elizondo, Sha Money XL, Mr. Dre, with the duo acting as the album's executive producers, who worked to combine the gangsta rap and R&B combo prevalent in New York hip hop. After signing with Eminem, 50 Cent also worked heavily with Dr. It was released on February 6, 2003, by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. It was released on February 4, 2003, by Aftermath Entertainment and Shady Records. A New York record store had nearly 100 copies of the CD stolen from its racks by a single perpetrator on the album’s 1st day in stores, though they were later recovered.Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the debut studio album by American rapper 50 Cent. Get Rich or Die Tryin is the debut studio album of American rapper 50 Cent. It's been 17 years since our favorite Instagram troll released his classic magnum opus with appearances from Eminem, Nate Dogg, Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, and Snoop Dogg on P.I.M. 50 was out there, Snoop Dogg was out there, Busta Rhymes, Jay Z, a lot of people and I’m tryin' to find my lane at the same time as goin' through all the ins and outs.ĭuring the first week of ‘'The Hunger For More’‘’s release, a distribution house in Manhattan, New York, New York was robbed of approximately 8 boxes of the CDs (200 copies). 50 Cent wasn't playing around when he came up with a bold statement, Get Rich or Die Tryin, which also served as his debut breakthrough album's name in 2003. I wrote on the road, going through different situations, constantly touring. I feel like I made it already, because I got already what everybody on the corners of the neighborhood I grew up in is striving to.” All those things lead up to that hunger for more, because my more isn’t everybody else’s more. “When I say The Hunger for More, it could be referring to more success. On September 9, 2004, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for selling over 1,000,000 copies in the US, a commercial success.ĭuring an interview Lloyd Banks explained the reason behind naming the album. Get Rich or Die Tryin’ Released Label: Shady Records/Aftermath Records/Interscope Records Format/Edition(s): Album 1. Get Rich or Die Tryin este debutul comercial al rapperului 50 Cent. The album received generally positive reviews. The album was executive produced by 50 Cent & Sha Money XL. Its initially planned release was pushed seven days ahead due to heavy bootlegging and Internet leakage. It was released on February 4, 2003, by Aftermath Entertainment, under a joint venture with Shady Records, and distributed by Interscope Records.
And he had recently been named Mixtape Artist of the Year at the Mixtape Awards-for his appearances on G-Unit mixtapes as well as his own Money in the Bank series-when The Hunger for More was released. Get Rich or Die Tryin is the debut studio album of American rapper 50 Cent.
Lloyd Banks had been featured on 50 Cent’s 2003 album Get Rich or Die Tryin', and on G-Unit’s Beg for Mercy in November 2003. Thanks to 50’s overwhelming popularity, it was only a matter of time before G-Unit got their own album, and late in 2003 Beg for Mercy was the result. He has since released Get Rich or Die Tryin (2003), The Massacre (2006), Curtis (2007) and Before I Self Destruct (2009). Dre and then signed to Interscope Records. The Hunger for More is the debut studio album by G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks, released Jon G-Unit & Interscope. Banks and Yayo were both featured on 50’s Get Rich or Die Tryin' along with G-Unit’s latest recruit, Young Buck. After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he released his debut album Guess Whos Back Again in 2002.