God's Plan was released during 50 Cent's and G-Unit's 2002 mixtape run and is the last mixtape released before 50 Cent's official debut album,Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003).[6][7] According to Billboard magazine,the mixtapes caused "tremendous buzz amongst hip-hop fans and artists".[8]Vancouver Sun wrote that the mixtapes "widely circulated" for several years after the release.[9] By rapping over instrumentals from other artists and then releasing it for free,with God's Plan and the other contemporary releases 50 Cent revolutionized hip hop mixtapes,[10] creating a blueprint for later artists,such as Lil Wayne,Young Jeezy,and Drake.[11]God's Plan was named the 9th best mixtape ever by XXL magazine.[12]
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