50 Cent Breaks Down ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin,’ 10 Years Later [Video]

50 Cent Breaks Down ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin,’ 10 Years Later [Video]
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50 Cent Breaks Down ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin,’ 10 Years Later [Video]

In celebration of  the 10 year anniversary of ‘Get Rich Or Die Trying,’ 50 cent sat down for an interview with MTV in which the rapper fully explained the reasoning behind each track on his debut album.

“Get Rich Or Die Trying” sold an incredible 872,000 copies in its first week alone, and sold six million copies within 10 months of its release.

The album has since sold over eight million copies, making 50′s debut the fourth best selling hip-hop album in the country!

Check out the video below to see what Fif had to say!

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