There are many unforgettable moments in 50 Cent’s amazing career, but one in particular he would cherish the opportunity to revisit.
The G-Unit boss was asked which part of his hip-hop career he wished he could relive during an interview with Big Boy’s Neighborhood. One particular instance from his Get Rich or Die Trying days stands out for 50 more than others.
“The first time I realized the numbers on Get Rich or Die Tryin’, that was it for me,” he said. “We had a short first week, and it came back, it was like 830,000 something. And then we didn’t have the decrease that you would have, meaning they under-shipped it.”
He continued: “The 60 percent, 30 percent decrease that would be there for every album wasn’t there because the following week, it came in with a whole other 800,000. I was on a bus riding in the back, and I remembered [thinking], ‘This is never going to feel like this again.’”
Get Rich or Die Tryin’, which was released on February 6, 2003, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 872,000 copies in its first week, and 822,000 units in the following week.
