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Get Rich or Die Tryin'

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 17.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Tough, raw, and X-rated street rap.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.

What Parents Need to Know

This review of Get Rich or Die Tryin' was written by Cynthea Riesenberg

Parents need to know that this CD should be reserved for mature teens, and may offend all but the most rap-hardened parents.

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  • Families can talk about 50 Cent's tough tongue. Although his music is available in edited form (with bleeps reminiscent of the Osbournes), don't kid yourself. Teens mostly get what he's talking about, so find a way to discuss it with them so you at least get your 2 cents' worth.
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What’s the Story?

GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' begins with the sound of a 50-cent piece spinning on a table. That's the last sound some parents will feel comfortable with in this raw and energetic album produced by rap icons Dr. Dre and Eminem. "Don't Push Me" sizzles: "Pistol in hand homie, I'm down to get it popping/ Once I squeeze the first shot/ No I ain't stopping till my clip is empty." Teens seem to like the way 50 Cent scornfully observes the world of the street. Drug users, prostitutes, label-obsessed consumers, and religious converts -- everyone gets skewered. In "Heat," the rat-a-tat of automatic weapons and the squealing tires of a car chase are set to hymn-like chords, a "dis" to gangstas who find themselves seeking God only after bullets penetrate their vital organs.

Is It Any Good?

50 Cent creates a one-stop shop of crude references to genitalia, drugs, violence, obscenity of the 4- 10-, and 12-letter variety, and, in the CD's explicit version, the N and F words. The album lives up to its prerelease buzz, thanks to 50 Cent's clever lyrics and the swagger born of surviving the hood, multiple stabbings, nine bullets, and time in the joint -- or, as he drawls in "In Da Club," "Been hit wit' a few shells but I don't walk wit' a limp."

Music Details

Released on: 02/06/2003
Parental advisory: Yes, Edited version available: Yes

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it 3.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate language

    profane but overall just another rap cd

    this album breakes no new major ground except with the songs don't push me , paitiently waiting , 21 questions and the best song on the album the hit in da club. all these songs prove he is one of the best rappers the rest are just fillers

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in California
    I rate this title pause for age 12 and give it 4.0

    Good album

    This is the only 50 cent album i listen to. the other are not very good. The lyrics do have violence, and sex, and profanity but the music is genius. the beats are great and this probably 50 cent's best album. There are lines like "I'm into having sex but not into making love." great album pretty profain but i love it.

  3. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 5.0

    Amazing but explicit

    A ton of language, sex, drugs and violence.

  4. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 15 and give it 5.0

    A Masterpiece.

    This CD is what a rap cd should sound like. 50's gun talk and catch phrases are amazing. I still can listen through this whole cd, 6 years after it came out. Paitently Waiting, High All The Time, Heat, Back Down, Your Life's On The Line, Wanksta, and Poor Lil Rich are all classics. If your 16 and you can deal with the content, Buy it and listen to it.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 18
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 0 and give it 4.0

    great album

    Well this is about as good as 50 cent will ever get in his career. We finally see what he can talk about besides women and money and he does a good job. The song patiently waiting with the guest appearance of eminem is a milestone in hip hop. Overall a great album lots of violence and sex talk but whatever

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