50 CentBest 50 Cent Albums Ranked

The Massacre

rollingstone

8.0

“Ever since he rode to fame on the epochal party groove of "In Da Club" two years ago, 50 Cent has been living a double life. On the one hand, he’s the former crack dealer who, as he claims on his new album, has your mama hogtied in the other room. At the same time, […]”

Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Bonus Track Version)

rollingstone

8.0

“By now, 50 Cent’s coronation as the new king of hardcore hip-hop is all but assured. Check his credentials: Years before the 8 Mile soundtrack introduced him to the world, 50 Cent established himself as one of the underground’s best MCs, turning out dozens of bootlegs and mix tapes full of hilarious disses and first-rate […]”

The Massacre

pitchfork

7.0

“It's been a hell of a week for Curtis Jackson: He dropped The Game from G-Unit, was involved in a shooting outside Hot 97, continued verbally sparring with Nas, Jadakiss, Ja Rule, and Fat Joe-- and even found time to release his second album.”

Curtis (Bonus Track Version)

rollingstone

7.0

“"I ain't fresh out the hood/ I'm still in the hood," 50 Cent rhymes in "Fully Loaded Clip," feeling the heat even if he just sold 5 million copies of The Massacre a couple of years ago. He's out to prove he's everything he used to claim ("Still in da club, still sipping bub") while rocking "more whips than a runaway slave." Like The Massacre, Curtis divides between hard songs ("Man Down," "Fire," ”

Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture)

pitchfork

7.0

“Whether the motivations stem from a Derrideian desire to transform our monsters into pets, a post-feminist need to latch onto a lost sense of dominant masculinity, the streets' unquenchable thirst for heroes, or simply a quest for a compelling urban narrative, hip-hop's obsession with the gangsta has dominated the genre for more than a decade. It has resulted in political pundits-- many, it must b”

The Big 10

rollingstone

6.0

“Released to toast the 10th anniversary of his first mixtape, 50 Cent Is the Future, the fallen star’s latest street album time-warps back to his glory days, when he was gangsta rap’s premier beefcake. 50 snarls uncouth come-ons over some of his sunniest hooks in years, gushing, "Bedroom superhero – naked, I’m Batman," on the […]”

The Massacre

Miguel

6.8

“Not much of a change in topic or subject matter from his previous & debut album ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ but the rapping and production as a whole is a lot weaker. Some of the rapping sounds straight up lazy and uninteresting especially on the first half of the album but the second half of the album really picks up. ‘Candy Shop’ ft Olivia ‘Ski Mask Way’ ‘Ryder Music’ ‘Just A Lil Bit’ ‘My Toy Soldier’ ft Tony Yayo ‘God Gave Me Style’ ‘So Amazing’ ft Olivia”

Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture)

Miguel

8.7

“So many classics in this iconic album. Some of the best gangster rap and one of the best gangster rap album of all time, and what makes it better is that he backs it up as well. For its time it holds up really well and hasn’t aged badly at all. Top hits are ‘What Up Gangsta’ ‘Many Men (Wish Death)’ ‘In Da Club’ ‘P.I.M.P.’ ‘21 Questions’ ft Nate Dogg ‘U Not Like Me’”