17 Years Ago, 50 Cent Released His Debut Studio Album 'Get Rich or Die Tryin''

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17 years ago, 50 Cent released his debut studio album ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’’. The album debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200, selling 872k copies in its first week.

In it’s second week, the album sold an additional 822k copies.

Get Rich or Die Tryin’ remains 50 Cent’s best-selling album, selling over 12M+ by the end of the year.

As of 2015, the album has sold 15M+ copies globally. It was the best selling album of 2003. 50 Cent signed with Eminem’s Shady records in 2002.