FYI - I suffer from some 'gangsta rap fatigue' during this listen, which is my bad. I was so focused on not picking a trap album this week (having done 2 last week) and wanting to sit down with a huge album, I forgot to consider the kind of content this album would hold. However, I'm going to use this as an opportunity to give The College Dropout a good, fresh listen and see how that shift in sound effects said fatique. Enjoy!
That is a brilliant idea. Contrasting 50 Cent with College Dropout puts the two albums in context and in conversation. You have the heart of a historian.
This is the ultimate commercial album. But it’s the best of both worlds because 50 really lived everything he’s talking about, (except for the fact the he made a song called High All the Time even though he didn’t smoke weed). So even though you may say there’s no lyrical content, there is! Which is why it’s one of the most popular rap album of all time. Commercial but real at the same time.
50 cents is in my opinion the greatest Rap persona of all time. I am not talking about skill and all that I am talking about looking like, acting like and all that. Pac and NWA probably created the abstract idea of a gangster rapper in pop culture but for me 50 is the personification. Get rich or die trying is the ultimate gangster rap album for me and a personal mantra.
Love 50 cent because while he doesn't have the fastest flow or the most complicated rhymes, every line in every song feels like a punch to the face (in a good way)
this album is supposed to invoke a sort of power fantasy in you. its not conscious lyrical master level wordplay. its just strong solid ego boosting music.
Bob it was so thoughtful of you to upload this reaction to one of my favourite albums of all time on my birthday. Thank you for the gift. Gonna watch this later, I hope you enjoy the album otherwise my birthday is ruined and I’m unsubscribing❤
Get rich was such a big album because the lyrics were raw and deliberate and his delivery and production matched it. Listening to it from your perspective its easy to miss the gravity of the lyrics he's saying but everyone knowing where he came from and living in the reality of what he's saying they hit a bit harder. The album was played all through he streets for a long time.
“Life’s on the Line” was a single from 50 Cent’s shelved original debut album, ‘Power of the Dollar.’ It was recorded before he got shot nine times, including one shot to the face/mouth, which is why his voice and flow are different. Columbia dropped him after the shooting and never released the album despite a handful of songs/videos having been put out; and then Em and Dre signed him to make this album. (‘Power of the Dollar’ did leak in full tho and was sold via bootleggers)
For me the best and emotional line of this album is: „He got hit like i got hit but he ain’t fucking breathing“ I take so much strength and power from this line everytime I hear this line.
One album I would recommend after listening to 50 is Pop Smoke’s, ‘Shoot for The Stars Aim for The Moon’. He is essentially the protégé of 50 Cent and even has sampled some of 50’s songs. Great review by the way!
FINALLY! Ive been following your channel since the Ready To Die Review, and Ive been waiting for this video, this was the first album I ever owned, much love from Spain. Edit: 50 Cent's catchy hooks, straight forward lyrics, amazing voice and the great production is what made this album so succesful internationally. Life's On The Line was recorded in 1998-99 before he got shot. U Not Like Me & Wanksta was recorded shortly after he got shot.
Bob youre the GOAT of reactors. Ive been with you from the very start of your journey and its been such a joy to watch you grow and appreciate the genre. Bob youre part of the culture now and your kdot reactions are certified hood classics. On that note, i highly recommend the album Free 6lack by 6lack. Imo one of the most criminally underrated debut albums there is.
Heat's one of my favorite rap songs of all time- very chilling; but this is the second reaction I've seen recently where the reactor is totally out of depth on or just not feeling Heat; it doesn't even feel like typical gantster rap song in my opinion. Espeically the second verse, there's a lot of passion and the beat works for me. The organs especially.
@@loutzzzz I don't know what it is about 50 Cent but he's lowkey one of the most overrated rappers of all time. Up there with Eminem, Jay Z, and Drake in terms of overratedness
When this album dropped 50 Cent completely took over the rap game, Jay-Z said he told his label to drop all their work before 50 dropped in da club because he knew it was going to be a bomb
Thanks Bob. Another classic! In Da Club was actually a returned favor by Dj Quik after the legal issues with the sample from Truth Hurts - So Addictive. But Dre built his career on putting his name on other peoples creativity.
After Death Row, Dre became more of the traditional music producer (being like "raise the drums in the mix", "remove everything below this range on the snare" etc) and not what we consider hip hop producer (e.g. compose or sample, doing all the mixdown, controlling the final product) Plus all Quik claims is that he did the drums
You know Quik gonna be too modest. Listen to Fixxers project with AMG. And then show me a Dre song that sounds like this beat. Nah man. Even Quik admitted being frustrated all these years with this one. Nowadays Dre credits him. Then, nope. I can even remember Quik DJing in an early video of This is How we Do video with Game. Try to find something about that in the internet. Also a beat that sounded from him at the time. We prolly don’t know the half of his influence. Cause Quik always been about the music. Not the politics.
I think another album for you to listen to that would contrast between the “Bling/Gangsta” era of rap with 50 Cent and a more internal perspective is “The Black Album” by Jay-Z. It’s sort of Jay Z’s response to 50’s dominance of hiphop in New York with Get Rich Or Die Trying with his own spin on it that I think you will enjoy listening to and have more to pick apart. It also has some of Kanye’s best beats imo so it would be fun watching you react to that. Great reaction as always!
I love how you went on the Drake rant and then immediately listened to 21 questions which is the exact reason I love Drakes music. I remember first hearing 21 questions and realizing how much I enjoys melodies and Nate Dogg with the voice of an angelic gangster, less than 10 years later drake took that blueprint and perfected it, in my opinion Great listen Bob!
This was all we were playing in high school back in 03’. You could hear this damn near in every car. I can’t believe this is 20 years old cause I was 15 when this came out. I feel old at 35 lol
This album is a big part of my childhood. Love 50 even now. But now it has a tinge of nostalgia obviously. Love that you lyrically analyze the music even if you don’t always love it. Subbed!
In a documentary about this album they said dre and Eminem would send 50 skeleton tracks with just the drums and 1 or 2 sounds on it then they would build the beat around 50s lyrics
Oh man, you gotta deep dive into the ja rule/50 cent beef and the crazy energy they brought anywhere they went. There’s PLENTY stuff on TH-cam to show u how crazy it got. Then add the toll this took on Eminem and Benzino (the source magazine owner) career. 50 was, and still is one of the VERY few rappers that was legit about the stuff they were rapping about.
Oh and btw, I’ve been goin thru some stuff man and ur reactions and deep dives into a lot of the music I grew up on just brings a smile to my face and keeps me distracted which I need rn. It’s so authentic, it doesn’t pander to popular artists fan bases which a lot of reactors do for clicks. Even songs that I like, I love hearing why u don’t like it. Like this “heat” song on this album, prob one of my favs on this album. Appreciate the authenticity mah dude. .
This is one of my favorite albums of all time. I heard it when I was a kid first getting into rap music and its only gotten better the older I’ve gotten. The criticism towards the lyricism is fair but what rly makes this album so great to me is the hooks, the beats, and especially 50 Cent’s conviction.
In 2003, I was ten years old. For Christmas, I got a nice non-skip portable CD player. Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park, The Eminem Show and Get Rich or Die Tryin. Best Christmas ever and really sent me into the stratosphere of hip hop. The first song I remember hearing at 3 or 4 years old is "Can't Touch This" MC Hammer
I've probably heard 21 questions over 1000 times now over the past 21 years (coincidentally) and this whole time I thought he said "if I fell off the mall would you still love me" and this clears up some confusion Ive had for the past 2 decades with that line 😂😂😂
1 - blasphemous to not heart Wangsta 2 - G units first album is a GREAT listen 3 - you were spot on with noticing his voice change , that was part of him going mainstream, the south had almost taken over hip hop by then so he put a little country in his voice to capitalize off that demographic
His vocals on "Life's on the line" sound differently because it was before he got shot. When he got shot he lost piece of his tongue causing the drawl in his new sound
“50 told me, go ahead switch the style up, and if they hate then let ‘em hate and watch the money pile up” - Kanye West (Good Life) It’s insane how big of an artist 50 cent was in the early 2000’s
It’s not surprising that the only verse and you went back and read line for line was from Banks. The PLK’s albums won’t be a suggested reaction but he’s top 5 dead or alive at this. So glad he gave away the limelight to make music that he enjoys.
50 came up big as a hip hop bully but was so smart to have other business ventures. 2 video games, the vitamin water, a movie. Now more movies and TV Series, hate or love em gotta respect him.
100%, people forget In Da Club is the name of that song just because it's such a cultural phenomenon. 50 is timeless and was always gonna be a star, this album is so damn good
The "It's your birthday" part of In Da Club isn't from 50 actually. That's a common thing people have been singing to each other since at least the late 80's to early 90's in black communities. Uncle Luke actually made a whole song using it back then too.
Another great reaction! Consider doing a reaction to the BEEF series. It's a short Hip-Hop documentary from the 2000s that covers rap beefs. They go deep into lyrics and will explain the 50/Ja beef! I think there are 3 BEEF episodes and you should be able to find them all on TH-cam! (Beef 1, Beef 2, Beef 3) 🤘🏿
It was a big album because rap at the time was mostly baller fake stuff. There wasn't a big gangsta rap album since 2Pac. Him getting shot 9 times, being cosigned by Eminem & Dr. Dre(who were on a big run with 2 eminem albums, chronic 2001, eminem's movie), dissing Ja Rule and basically ending his career and getting Eminem involved in the rap beef is what made this album big and a breath of fresh air at the time. Then it was packed with hard bangers, lived up to the hype. The album sold out in stores day 1, you couldn't find a copy anywhere. Radio stations would report where copies were restocked. Bootleggers burning CD's were making lots of money. It was a massive hit and a great experience hearing it for the first time while everyone else was listening.
“In da club” is the song Kanye references in “Send it up” on Yeezus and then proceeds to reference the chappelle show skit with prince riding his bodyguards shoulders in the club
I appreciate what you said about unconditional love. I struggled with my relationship with my father before cutting off contact with him two years prior to his drug addiction ending his life. Without those two years of freedom from the chains of unconditional love, I could have never achieved the personal growth I needed to deal with his death and move on with my own life. It was absolutely a selfish thing to do, but sometimes you must be compassionate for yourself.
The point you made about someone is telling them to rap like this. I hear it too. Majority of music was marketed so it could be the main thing. It’s crazy how we see the same thing today
One of my top of all time. For the exact reason u said... it just sounds great...u just throw it on from the coin drop and enjoy the ride. 50 isn't the best rapper, but he is one of the best songwriters. All the choruses....they really carry the album along with the production. Mix that with surviving being shot nine times...instant star
That Ja and murder inc vs 50 cent beef was the closest thing we got to the Tupac and biggie scene. A lot of people almost ended up dead over this beef and they continue to gues although much more in a trolling way today.
Back Down is one of the tracks that is just so good to listen too, especially when verse 2 comes. "The rap game is all fucked up now, what are we gonna do now? How we gonna eat man? 50 back around" and just yelling the next line like THAT'S JA LITTLE PUNK ASS THINKIN OUT LOUD S'SIDE 'TIL I DIE LMAO love the reactions!
This time in hip hop saw a change. More commercial pop rap to get on MTV's TRL program. The music industry churned out wannabe gangsters to capitalize on the streets. 50 pretty much dominated the game for 2 -3 years. Then came along Kanye and that really began the emotional rap and gave new rappers an avenue to get into the rap game.
I waited till the end to comment, this was my high school album and it was interesting to see how you would react lyrically. 50 strength is in the hook and choruses the lyrics are not meant to overpower the beat. But it’s nice to see you want more substance in your music. But I am glad you enjoyed the last few tracks that came off of his earlier mixtapes
FYI - I suffer from some 'gangsta rap fatigue' during this listen, which is my bad. I was so focused on not picking a trap album this week (having done 2 last week) and wanting to sit down with a huge album, I forgot to consider the kind of content this album would hold. However, I'm going to use this as an opportunity to give The College Dropout a good, fresh listen and see how that shift in sound effects said fatique.
Enjoy!
will u ever listen "Donda"? and the new albums that's coming? or u are still offended by Ye's statements?
College Dropout 😍
Will there be a second rection to TCD? or is it more for a pallete cleanser
That is a brilliant idea. Contrasting 50 Cent with College Dropout puts the two albums in context and in conversation. You have the heart of a historian.
@@georgesummer536I mean if he’s gonna listen to College dropout I don’t see why he wouldn’t listen to donda
When he said “I don’t know if I’ve heard this one” to In Da Club I gasped 😭
😂 this is exactly why this is the best reaction channel with his love for music
I said to myself " Oh you've heard this song"
@@kevoncoxturns out he had, in fact, heard it before
Same. I was like is Bob really living under a rock.
@@kevoncoxEven if he doesn't know he heard it he heard it. The thing was so massive.
21 Questions is an all time classic song. 40 years from now, it will still sound good. Super relatable as well.
It's not even top 3 on this album, gtfo of here.
@@Teraxx23 it’s ok to be wrong
@@Teraxx23trippin’ champ
@@Teraxx23”LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER SOUND”
@@milagomez55 says the loser who has no clue on rap history, get lost young.
One line you didn’t really talk about on Many Men “cause he got hit like I got hit but he ain’t ****** breathing” that line hits so hard
One of the hardest lines in hip hop history
goosebumps every time.
Was waiting for that line then he just showed the chorus after
This is the ultimate commercial album. But it’s the best of both worlds because 50 really lived everything he’s talking about, (except for the fact the he made a song called High All the Time even though he didn’t smoke weed). So even though you may say there’s no lyrical content, there is! Which is why it’s one of the most popular rap album of all time. Commercial but real at the same time.
High All the Time showed his skill as an overall songwriter because if you didn't know you'd think Fif was smoking as hard as Snoop on that song lol
Plus the title is Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. How could it not be a "commercial" album lol.
50 cents is in my opinion the greatest Rap persona of all time. I am not talking about skill and all that I am talking about looking like, acting like and all that.
Pac and NWA probably created the abstract idea of a gangster rapper in pop culture but for me 50 is the personification.
Get rich or die trying is the ultimate gangster rap album for me and a personal mantra.
Well said- this and illmatic are my favorite
Heat is one of the most cold songs ever 🥶 the beat is so hard 😂
Love 50 cent because while he doesn't have the fastest flow or the most complicated rhymes, every line in every song feels like a punch to the face (in a good way)
this album is supposed to invoke a sort of power fantasy in you. its not conscious lyrical master level wordplay. its just strong solid ego boosting music.
Classic album, classic beats, "Patiently Waiting" is one of the great tracks from the last 25 years or so
yes man W
lmao its a good track but greatest in 25 years is crazy and absolutely not true
@@bigdraco2390they say that because Em had a nice verse on it lol.
@@TheSizNation Eminem fans rly damned if they do and damned if they don’t
@@TheSizNationno one mentioned Eminem. He rent free in your head 😂
Bob it was so thoughtful of you to upload this reaction to one of my favourite albums of all time on my birthday. Thank you for the gift. Gonna watch this later, I hope you enjoy the album otherwise my birthday is ruined and I’m unsubscribing❤
Happy birthday bro. Enjoy the good life.
No pressure Bob
Hey that’s crazy bro get rich or die trying is my favorite album of all time and my birthday was yesterday too!
My birthday is today and this popped up in my feed. I had to listen.
I was never HEAVY into 50, but his prime was a big part of my childhood listening so this really takes me back
Get rich was such a big album because the lyrics were raw and deliberate and his delivery and production matched it. Listening to it from your perspective its easy to miss the gravity of the lyrics he's saying but everyone knowing where he came from and living in the reality of what he's saying they hit a bit harder. The album was played all through he streets for a long time.
Heat is the song that grew the most on me in this album. Originally didn’t like it but became one of my favorites later down the road
always loved heat prob my fave on the album, my friend called it the worst song hes heard in a while lol
Heat is hilarious.
Even if you survive your bones will still f**kin hurt when it rains!
same i listened to it my first time and then listened to it again years later and was like "THIS IS FIRE" LOL
“Life’s on the Line” was a single from 50 Cent’s shelved original debut album, ‘Power of the Dollar.’ It was recorded before he got shot nine times, including one shot to the face/mouth, which is why his voice and flow are different.
Columbia dropped him after the shooting and never released the album despite a handful of songs/videos having been put out; and then Em and Dre signed him to make this album. (‘Power of the Dollar’ did leak in full tho and was sold via bootleggers)
Power of the Dollar has some actual fin bangers on it too. Super underrated. Getto Quran an all time fav.
@@DeeLuxistIt was an underground fav as a bootleg 'mixtape' at the time that gave him all his buzz. how to rob was all over the internet.
@@mediumvillainoh man there's some bangers on there hey. And because it's not on streaming services people really are missing out.
Watching this man react to hip hop brings me so much joy. We love you Bob!
I wonder if Bob knows how likeable guy he is. I mean every streamer has his following and compliments. But Bob really is special.
This is the album that really got me into listening to hip-hop/rap music. I love this whole tape so much! Shoutout 50!
Listening to Many Men makes me want a Pop Smoke reaction! I know the chances are slim but I'd love a song reaction. RIP WOO
Nah Meet the Woo will probably happen.
The chances aren't slim at all. He's said that Meet the Woo is on his list
Oh shit really???
@@default3252Really? I hope he makes it before the year ends
Bobs wife is really just bout that life I guess
lmao right?
One time 50 bought 200 tickets (3000$) to a Ja Rule concert, forcing Ja to perform in front of a empty front row, best rap troll moment of all time
Empty front row*, not entire empty venue.
@@blondymonk1535 my bad king, rectified
Dope album! Lloyd Banks is one of the most underrated lyricists of all time btw, that deep dive on his verse was dope.
Yeah. Banks was definitely the best pure rapper in G Unit. He still drops fire. Definitely underrated.
This is quite literally one of the most perfect rap albums its not even a matter of opinion
One of the few you can start and never skip a song
This is in my opinion one of the best rap albums of all time.
100% this album took over the industry when it came out.
For me the best and emotional line of this album is: „He got hit like i got hit but he ain’t fucking breathing“ I take so much strength and power from this line everytime I hear this line.
Bruh that line hits hard to this day.
and the dude aint even show it in the clip
The line about getting tired of looking for someone so you shoot up their moms house so they look for you is chilling.
From now on I will always refer to Gunit as “Fifty’s circle of friends” 😂
One album I would recommend after listening to 50 is Pop Smoke’s, ‘Shoot for The Stars Aim for The Moon’. He is essentially the protégé of 50 Cent and even has sampled some of 50’s songs. Great review by the way!
Maybe first react to meet the woo 1 or 2 before Shoot for the stars. Due to the fact that he passed before that album was made.
FINALLY! Ive been following your channel since the Ready To Die Review, and Ive been waiting for this video, this was the first album I ever owned, much love from Spain.
Edit: 50 Cent's catchy hooks, straight forward lyrics, amazing voice and the great production is what made this album so succesful internationally.
Life's On The Line was recorded in 1998-99 before he got shot.
U Not Like Me & Wanksta was recorded shortly after he got shot.
Bought the illegal copy from an African dude on the Costa Brava. Worth every euro. Just 10.
Bob youre the GOAT of reactors. Ive been with you from the very start of your journey and its been such a joy to watch you grow and appreciate the genre. Bob youre part of the culture now and your kdot reactions are certified hood classics.
On that note, i highly recommend the album Free 6lack by 6lack. Imo one of the most criminally underrated debut albums there is.
Heat's one of my favorite rap songs of all time- very chilling; but this is the second reaction I've seen recently where the reactor is totally out of depth on or just not feeling Heat; it doesn't even feel like typical gantster rap song in my opinion.
Espeically the second verse, there's a lot of passion and the beat works for me.
The organs especially.
Plus the gun getting cocked adds so much to the beat
One of the best hip hop albums ever,glad you got witness it for the first time!.
It’s a classic for sure but I wouldn’t go that far saying it’s one of the best hip hop albums OAT now that’s a stretch
@@loutzzzz I don't know what it is about 50 Cent but he's lowkey one of the most overrated rappers of all time. Up there with Eminem, Jay Z, and Drake in terms of overratedness
@@default3252don’t forget Kanye
This album is such a classic 🐐🐐🐐
My brother bought the album when he was 13 i was 10 at that time. i saw 50 a couple weeks back in Amsterdam. The show was great
When this album dropped 50 Cent completely took over the rap game, Jay-Z said he told his label to drop all their work before 50 dropped in da club because he knew it was going to be a bomb
Thanks Bob. Another classic!
In Da Club was actually a returned favor by Dj Quik after the legal issues with the sample from Truth Hurts - So Addictive.
But Dre built his career on putting his name on other peoples creativity.
he gotta do some dj quik
@@flip_130 I know bro. Tell em. Cause I'm alrdy that annoying dude.
After Death Row, Dre became more of the traditional music producer (being like "raise the drums in the mix", "remove everything below this range on the snare" etc) and not what we consider hip hop producer (e.g. compose or sample, doing all the mixdown, controlling the final product)
Plus all Quik claims is that he did the drums
Not true, Quik only did the drums on In Da Club
You know Quik gonna be too modest. Listen to Fixxers project with AMG. And then show me a Dre song that sounds like this beat. Nah man. Even Quik admitted being frustrated all these years with this one. Nowadays Dre credits him. Then, nope. I can even remember Quik DJing in an early video of This is How we Do video with Game. Try to find something about that in the internet. Also a beat that sounded from him at the time. We prolly don’t know the half of his influence. Cause Quik always been about the music. Not the politics.
I think another album for you to listen to that would contrast between the “Bling/Gangsta” era of rap with 50 Cent and a more internal perspective is “The Black Album” by Jay-Z.
It’s sort of Jay Z’s response to 50’s dominance of hiphop in New York with Get Rich Or Die Trying with his own spin on it that I think you will enjoy listening to and have more to pick apart.
It also has some of Kanye’s best beats imo so it would be fun watching you react to that. Great reaction as always!
Let this album play straight through at the gym, a religious experience
I love how you went on the Drake rant and then immediately listened to 21 questions which is the exact reason I love Drakes music. I remember first hearing 21 questions and realizing how much I enjoys melodies and Nate Dogg with the voice of an angelic gangster, less than 10 years later drake took that blueprint and perfected it, in my opinion
Great listen Bob!
This was all we were playing in high school back in 03’. You could hear this damn near in every car. I can’t believe this is 20 years old cause I was 15 when this came out. I feel old at 35 lol
It's amazing how 50 sounded different on every track, So Majestic.
When I die they'll say a genius wrote it.
Facts.
Seminal album.
Patiently waiting was the standout track for me.
This album is a big part of my childhood. Love 50 even now. But now it has a tinge of nostalgia obviously. Love that you lyrically analyze the music even if you don’t always love it. Subbed!
Checks to see what Bob posted this Friday and sees he’s about to hear arguably the most accessible gangsta rap album ever….LFG
In a documentary about this album they said dre and Eminem would send 50 skeleton tracks with just the drums and 1 or 2 sounds on it then they would build the beat around 50s lyrics
i was born in 98 and 50 cent was like a hero to me lol as crazy as that sounds. i had all the g unit gear and no one could tell me shit about him
Oh man, you gotta deep dive into the ja rule/50 cent beef and the crazy energy they brought anywhere they went. There’s PLENTY stuff on TH-cam to show u how crazy it got.
Then add the toll this took on Eminem and Benzino (the source magazine owner) career.
50 was, and still is one of the VERY few rappers that was legit about the stuff they were rapping about.
Oh and btw, I’ve been goin thru some stuff man and ur reactions and deep dives into a lot of the music I grew up on just brings a smile to my face and keeps me distracted which I need rn.
It’s so authentic, it doesn’t pander to popular artists fan bases which a lot of reactors do for clicks. Even songs that I like, I love hearing why u don’t like it. Like this “heat” song on this album, prob one of my favs on this album.
Appreciate the authenticity mah dude. .
Bob, you did it again!! Top Tier Video. I enjoyed all 3:08:24 on Patreon. You are the man 👊
If you want early 2000’s, Lord Willin and Hell Hath No Fury by the Clipse are incredible
'Finally Rich' by Chief Keef is probs the closest thing we have to a modern companion to this
“All those other hard ninjas, they come from Yonkers” he talking about Jadakiss , Styles P, Sheek Louch, and DMX , The lox and Ruff ryders
This is one of my favorite albums of all time. I heard it when I was a kid first getting into rap music and its only gotten better the older I’ve gotten. The criticism towards the lyricism is fair but what rly makes this album so great to me is the hooks, the beats, and especially 50 Cent’s conviction.
Jarule had a number 1 album "Pain is Love." It was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Album. He was huge.
And then came bully 50
In 2003, I was ten years old. For Christmas, I got a nice non-skip portable CD player. Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park, The Eminem Show and Get Rich or Die Tryin. Best Christmas ever and really sent me into the stratosphere of hip hop. The first song I remember hearing at 3 or 4 years old is "Can't Touch This" MC Hammer
I've probably heard 21 questions over 1000 times now over the past 21 years (coincidentally) and this whole time I thought he said "if I fell off the mall would you still love me" and this clears up some confusion Ive had for the past 2 decades with that line 😂😂😂
This was bling era at it's finest.
Damn I completely agree with the unconditional love thing.
God damn he got me. I comment as I watch lmao.
1 - blasphemous to not heart Wangsta
2 - G units first album is a GREAT listen
3 - you were spot on with noticing his voice change , that was part of him going mainstream, the south had almost taken over hip hop by then so he put a little country in his voice to capitalize off that demographic
Lloyd Banks first albums is fire as well
His vocals on "Life's on the line" sound differently because it was before he got shot. When he got shot he lost piece of his tongue causing the drawl in his new sound
i love Heat cuz its so hard its peak "50 cent violent gangster"
"You Not Like Me" was recorded before he got shot which is why he sounds so different.
this is one of the last true gangster rap albums. You believed when 50 cent says those things, because he was about that life. Scary dude
Early but 21 questions my fav song of all time and I’m 16 lmao never gets old can listen to over an over greatest album ever
I remember when this dropped on my sixtieth birthday. The clubs were packed! All they played was 50 🔥
“50 told me, go ahead switch the style up, and if they hate then let ‘em hate and watch the money pile up” - Kanye West (Good Life)
It’s insane how big of an artist 50 cent was in the early 2000’s
The weight of Patiently Waiting coming out a couple years after 9/11 was so crazy at the time. Record still holds so much weight. Timeless song.
It’s not surprising that the only verse and you went back and read line for line was from Banks. The PLK’s albums won’t be a suggested reaction but he’s top 5 dead or alive at this. So glad he gave away the limelight to make music that he enjoys.
This was a cool era because there were a lot of mixtapes and skits around this that mention 9/11 and real ominous events….
Jarule was huge in the early 2000s
50 came up big as a hip hop bully but was so smart to have other business ventures. 2 video games, the vitamin water, a movie. Now more movies and TV Series, hate or love em gotta respect him.
100%, people forget In Da Club is the name of that song just because it's such a cultural phenomenon. 50 is timeless and was always gonna be a star, this album is so damn good
I remember the chokehold this album had on my middle school 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
54:04 50 had beef with like 90% of the rap game. Not a surprise, if you listen to "How to Rob" that came out before this
The thing with 50 Cent's vocals is that he's voice and speach changed after he got shot, remember he said that he also got shot in the jaw aswel
The "It's your birthday" part of In Da Club isn't from 50 actually. That's a common thing people have been singing to each other since at least the late 80's to early 90's in black communities. Uncle Luke actually made a whole song using it back then too.
Great that you noticed in the last song his vocals were different b/c I believe that’s what he sounded like before he was shot in he face.
CLASSIC Album! Every track BANGS!!! LOVE your reactions!
Power of the Dollar (his actual debut album) will always be the best 50 album to me, but its very hard to find, at least the full version
Happy Veteran's Day! Thank you for your service! Love the reactions! Keep it up!
bob can hear classics for the first time its like reliving pop culture moments for the first time
Another great reaction! Consider doing a reaction to the BEEF series. It's a short Hip-Hop documentary from the 2000s that covers rap beefs. They go deep into lyrics and will explain the 50/Ja beef! I think there are 3 BEEF episodes and you should be able to find them all on TH-cam! (Beef 1, Beef 2, Beef 3) 🤘🏿
It was a big album because rap at the time was mostly baller fake stuff. There wasn't a big gangsta rap album since 2Pac. Him getting shot 9 times, being cosigned by Eminem & Dr. Dre(who were on a big run with 2 eminem albums, chronic 2001, eminem's movie), dissing Ja Rule and basically ending his career and getting Eminem involved in the rap beef is what made this album big and a breath of fresh air at the time. Then it was packed with hard bangers, lived up to the hype. The album sold out in stores day 1, you couldn't find a copy anywhere. Radio stations would report where copies were restocked. Bootleggers burning CD's were making lots of money. It was a massive hit and a great experience hearing it for the first time while everyone else was listening.
Bloodhound production was a UTP New Orleans sound at the time.... Buck was signed to UTP at the time
Bobs references to south park always kill me 😂😂
“In da club” is the song Kanye references in “Send it up” on Yeezus and then proceeds to reference the chappelle show skit with prince riding his bodyguards shoulders in the club
Not too long ago I was on a 50 concert where he performed the album,also there was busta rhymes as a special guest and it was great
I love that you’re reacting to this
I appreciate what you said about unconditional love. I struggled with my relationship with my father before cutting off contact with him two years prior to his drug addiction ending his life. Without those two years of freedom from the chains of unconditional love, I could have never achieved the personal growth I needed to deal with his death and move on with my own life. It was absolutely a selfish thing to do, but sometimes you must be compassionate for yourself.
The point you made about someone is telling them to rap like this. I hear it too. Majority of music was marketed so it could be the main thing. It’s crazy how we see the same thing today
Power Of the Dollar was gonna be his first ablum, its on youtube but the label never released because of the dramma being shot
That's a certified CLASSIC!
One of my top of all time. For the exact reason u said... it just sounds great...u just throw it on from the coin drop and enjoy the ride. 50 isn't the best rapper, but he is one of the best songwriters. All the choruses....they really carry the album along with the production. Mix that with surviving being shot nine times...instant star
Bob I love the vids, Keep up the great work! Always makes my day better!
You are absolutely correct in da club is on every hood party or club playlist. If it’s not your playlist isn’t valid & you shouldn’t be allowed on aux
“ I walk around like i got S on my chest naah that’s a semi-auto and a vest on my chest” What up gangsta🏃🏽♂️
I think you would love the new sampha album man. One of the best soul and r&b artists out of the past decade
That Ja and murder inc vs 50 cent beef was the closest thing we got to the Tupac and biggie scene. A lot of people almost ended up dead over this beef and they continue to gues although much more in a trolling way today.
first time my youtube notifications have been on time lol
You need to watch "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" film, you may appeciate this album more when you watch it
Back Down is one of the tracks that is just so good to listen too, especially when verse 2 comes. "The rap game is all fucked up now, what are we gonna do now? How we gonna eat man? 50 back around" and just yelling the next line like THAT'S JA LITTLE PUNK ASS THINKIN OUT LOUD S'SIDE 'TIL I DIE LMAO love the reactions!
This time in hip hop saw a change. More commercial pop rap to get on MTV's TRL program. The music industry churned out wannabe gangsters to capitalize on the streets. 50 pretty much dominated the game for 2 -3 years. Then came along Kanye and that really began the emotional rap and gave new rappers an avenue to get into the rap game.
I waited till the end to comment, this was my high school album and it was interesting to see how you would react lyrically. 50 strength is in the hook and choruses the lyrics are not meant to overpower the beat. But it’s nice to see you want more substance in your music. But I am glad you enjoyed the last few tracks that came off of his earlier mixtapes