Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack)

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Get Rich or Die Tryin': Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
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ReleasedNovember 8, 2005
Genre
Length65:05
Label
Producer
Singles from Get Rich or Die Tryin': Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
  1. "Hustler's Ambition"
    Released: August 9, 2005
  2. "Window Shopper"
    Released: November 6, 2005
  3. "Best Friend"
    Released: January 19, 2006
  4. "Have a Party"
    Released: March 2, 2006
  5. "I'll Whip Ya Head Boy"
    Released: May 24, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly [2]
HipHopDX Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
PopMatters (6/10) [4]
RapReviews(7.5/10) [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Get Rich or Die Tryin': Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 2005 film of the same name, released on November 8, 2005, on Interscope Records and 50 Cent's G-Unit Records. It features artists on the G-Unit label such as 50 Cent (who also executive produced the album), Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, Tony Yayo, Olivia, and Mobb Deep. The album sold 320,000 copies in the first week, debuting behind country singer Kenny Chesney's The Road and the Radio . In December 2005, the RIAA certified the album platinum. [7] To date, the album has sold over three million copies worldwide.

Contents

Singles

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [8]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hustler's Ambition" (50 Cent)B-Money "B$"3:57
2."What If" (50 Cent) Nick Speed 3:05
3."Things Change" (Spider Loc featuring 50 Cent & Lloyd Banks)
3:59
4."You Already Know" (Lloyd Banks featuring 50 Cent & Young Buck)
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • David Brown
  • Jonathan Williams
  • Peterson Dennis
The Outfit4:15
5."When Death Becomes You" (M.O.P. featuring 50 Cent)
  • The Kickdrums
3:05
6."Have a Party" (Mobb Deep featuring 50 Cent & Nate Dogg) Fredwreck 3:55
7."We Both Think Alike" (50 Cent featuring Olivia)
DJ Khalil 3:05
8."Don't Need No Help" (Young Buck)2:50
9."Get Low" (Lloyd Banks)
  • Lloyd
  • Allen Gordon
  • Joel Campbell
Allstar "The Big Beat Maker"3:56
10."Fake Love" (Tony Yayo)
K.O.3:20
11."Window Shopper" (50 Cent)
  • Jackson
  • Teraike Crawford
  • Jason Horace Turnbull
  • Bob Marley
  • C. Styles
  • Sire
3:10
12."Born Alone, Die Alone" (Lloyd Banks)
  • Lloyd
  • Muchita
  • Raeford Gerald
Havoc 3:00
13."You a Shooter" (Mobb Deep featuring 50 Cent)
  • Clervoix
  • Jackson
  • Johnson
  • Muchita
Sha Money XL3:05
14."I Don't Know Officer" (50 Cent featuring Lloyd Banks, Prodigy, Spider Loc & Ma$e)
Jake One 4:32
15."Talk About Me" (50 Cent)3:41
16."When It Rains It Pours" (50 Cent)
  • Jackson
  • Young
  • Pope
  • Elizondo
  • Dr. Dre
  • Che Vicious
  • Mike Elizondo
4:02
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Best Friend" (50 Cent)Hi-Tek4:11
18."I'll Whip Ya Head Boy" (50 Cent featuring Young Buck)
Ron Browz 3:56
UK & Japan Bonus Tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
17."Cloud 9" (50 Cent & Olivia)DJ Khalil4:35
18."Best Friend" (50 Cent)Hi-Tek4:11
19."I'll Whip Ya Head Boy" (50 Cent & Young Buck)Ron Browz3:56

Sample credits [8]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [29] Platinum50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [30] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [31] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [32] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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