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When Get Rich or Die Tryin’ finally dropped, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling an astonishing in its first week. In its second week, it moved another 822,000 units . At the time, it became the biggest-selling debut album in hip-hop history, dethroning legends in the process. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling an astonishing

In the early 2000s, a single bullet changed the course of hip-hop. Before the shooting, 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) was a promising but volatile street rapper known for the gritty, uncompromising Guess Who’s Back? mixtape. After the shooting—surviving nine bullets in Queens, New York—he became a myth. And when he dropped his debut commercial album, , in February 2003, it wasn’t just a release; it was a coronation.