50 Cent: The New Breed

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50 Cent: The New Breed
Directed by
Produced by
  • Don Robinson
  • Damon Johnson
Starring
Music by50 Cent
Distributed by Interscope Records
Release date
  • April 15, 2003 (2003-04-15)(U.S.)
LanguageEnglish

50 Cent: The New Breed is a 2003 documentary and video album by rapper 50 Cent directed by Don Robinson and Damon Johnson. It was distributed by Interscope Records and released in the United States on April 15, 2003.

Contents

Background

50 Cent: The New Breed stars 50 Cent, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, Obie Trice, D12 and others, distributed by Interscope Records. 50 Cent: The New Breed is directed and produced by Don Robinson and Damon Johnson.

The DVD documents the making of the songs and albums by 50 Cent, especially his Get Rich or Die Tryin' album released that year. Some of the footage featured on The New Breed is from the Get Rich or Die Tryin' documentary that was in the limited release of his first album. The DVD charted at number two in the US and sold over 645,000 units as of December 2003. [1]

Contents

DVD

1. The Documentary

2. The Music Videos

3. Live in Detroit

4. Bonus Material

Bonus CD

01. True Loyalty (featuring Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo) (Produced By Red Spyda)

02. 8 Mile Road (G-Unit Remix) (featuring 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo) (Produced By Eminem; Additional Production By Luis Resto)

03. In Da Hood (featuring Brooklyn) (Produced By Dr. Dre and Scott Storch)

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)Position
US Billboard 200 [2] 118

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