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50-556: Worldwide Angel is the second mixtape by Spanish singer-songwriter Bad Gyal . It was released on 23 February 2018 by Puro Records and Canada Editorial . A 10-minute version of the album, mixed and edited by Rudeteo, was released along with the album on Bad Gyal's YouTube channel. Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork stated that Worldwide Angel "largely sticks to the template established on previous Bad Gyal songs: synth -heavy, sticky-sweet dembow grooves tinged with airy melancholy", and "is clearly meant to signal [her] arrival as

100-653: A concept album . Mixtapes have become staples in the music industry and are sometimes released as holdovers or low-key releases between studio albums . Lesser-known artists may release them free online on more accessible streaming platforms like SoundCloud to gain exposure, while well-known industry artists who release mixtapes usually promote them as "commercial mixtapes" as they are released on profitable streaming platforms such as Spotify or Apple Music . Notable examples of commercial mixtapes include Street Gossip by Lil Baby , MMM (Money Making Mitch) by Puff Daddy , and Dark Lane Demo Tapes by Drake . While

150-478: A gangsta rap album. 50 Cent has stated that his goal was to write lyrics that were evocative enough to capture listeners' imaginations, while also being "vague enough not to daunt them". Despite this, he does venture into more explicit detail on some tracks, like "Many Men" and the Ja Rule diss "Back Down". On the whole, the writing on the album has been described as "smooth[ing] out" the feel of his mixtapes into

200-428: A label . This also allowed for more artistry as mixtapes were not confined by the legal restrictions of a record label. As a result of his mixtapes' success, he released his critically acclaimed album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' . By the mid-to-late 2000s, the definition of the original mixtape in the 1970s seemed to vanish, and instead became the term for any musical project to promote rising artists. The creation of

250-418: A 2013 retrospective, Billboard states that the album "rewrote the hip-hop rulebook". Neil Kulkarni of Crack states that Get Rich or Die Tryin ' combined "Southern-style textures with gritty East Coast lyrical content" in a way that many succeeding artists would strive to replicate, and argues that the album's success paved the way for future gangsta rap artists including Jeezy , Rick Ross , and

300-448: A full album rollout. As an example, R&B artist 4Batz released his debut mixtape U Made Me a St4r shortly after his significant mainstream blowup from his single, " Act II: Date @ 8 ". While mixtapes used to be distributed for free, Spotify , Apple Music , and Soundcloud have blurred the line between what is considered a full-on album versus what is considered a mixtape. However, artists typically distinguish an album from

350-548: A global force." Sherburne found her melodies "often about as emphatic as a shrug", and noted that her lyrics "seem hesitant to stray far from themes she's already explored." Mixtape Prior to the decline of physical media , mixtapes were defined as homemade compilations of music played through a cassette tape , CD , or digital playlist and became significant in hip-hop culture . The songs were typically beatmatched and consisted of seamless transitions at their beginnings and endings with fades or abrupt edits. It

400-492: A mixtape in two ways: The marketing of a mixtape is usually minimal, spontaneous, and unorthodox. In contrast, studio albums often have more professional media campaigns, music videos and a set release. Because of a mixtape's "unpredictability" that varies from artist, mixtapes may entertain fans with excitement due to surprise releases. On streaming platforms, mixtapes are nearly identical in format, as both include album art, titles, and track lists. However, mixtapes may lack

450-419: A more generally accessible format; tracks such as "In da Club" show 50 Cent particularly aiming to depict widely relatable experiences. 50 Cent has stated that he limited the amount of vulnerability he would display on the album; on tracks like " Many Men ", he aimed to balance the vulnerability of the lyrical content with aggressive deliveries and production. The single " 21 Questions " was initially added to

500-483: A new sound to their original counterpart. In the 1990s, mixtapes eventually moved to CD burners and MP3 players as the cassette tape declined. The curation of mixtapes became more intimate as well, as many curators would assemble songs in their tapes as an overarching theme that they could send to their audience. This was highlighted in Nick Hornby's novel High Fidelity , released in 1995: To me, making

550-400: A precursor to an upcoming album for artists. As an example, Travis Scott released his mixtape, Days Before Rodeo as an anticipation project for his debut album, Rodeo . Another example is While We Wait by singer and songwriter Kehlani . The name of the tape highlights the informal circumstances of the mixtape, which was released in interim to give her fans music to listen to before

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600-401: A shirtless 50 Cent standing behind a broken glass pane, it has been described as "among the most recognizable [album covers] in rap history". 50 Cent commented about the title: "When you listen to that title, it might feel a little negative, right? But if you're a working class person and you say 'get rich or die trying' then it means that you're determined." Get Rich or Die Tryin ' is

650-412: A tape is like writing a letter — there’s a lot of erasing and rethinking and starting again. A good compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do. You’ve got to kick off with a corker, to hold the attention ***, and then you’ve got to up it a notch, or cool it a notch, and you can’t have white music and black music together, unless the white music sounds like black music, and you can’t have two tracks by

700-469: A wider audience to the hip-hop sound. These cassettes eventually became colloquially known as mixtapes. The introduction of the Sony Walkman in 1979 saw major improvements in the mobility and practicality of mixtapes. In the 1980s and 1990s, mixtapes evolved as recordings of exclusive tracks, freestyles, and remixes. They also started becoming a visible element of youth culture . This blended both

750-505: Is "an appealing, mischievous character" whose talent for threatening raps aimed toward rivals is also limiting thematically. Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic in his consumer guide for The Village Voice and gave it a two-star honorable mention, indicating a "likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy." He cited "What Up Gangsta" and "Patiently Waiting" as highlights and said that 50 Cent "gets no cuter as his character unfolds" on

800-612: The Billboard 200 , selling over 872,000 copies in its first week of sales. The album's singles also saw worldwide success, with both " In da Club " and " 21 Questions " reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 , while " P.I.M.P. " became a number one hit in several countries. The album was ranked number one on the Billboard Year-End 2003 and received general acclaim from music critics. Get Rich or Die Tryin'

850-682: The Billboard Hot 100 , where it remained for four non-consecutive weeks. It spent seven weeks on top of the Billboard Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. Outside the States, "21 Questions" reached number six in the United Kingdom. It was certified gold by the RIAA. The third single " P.I.M.P. ", which was released to urban contemporary radio on June 24, was shipped with a remix featuring rapper Snoop Dogg and trio-group G-Unit . It

900-465: The 280th greatest album of all time. In the 2017 video game Paradigm , one of the records found inside Paradigm's home is Get Rich or Die of Natural Causes , a reference to the album. Get Rich or Die Tryin ' debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 872,000 copies in its first week. In its second week, the album sold an additional 822,000 copies. It was the best-selling album of 2003, selling 12 million copies worldwide by

950-476: The Game . 50 Cent has also been credited with inspiring later rappers to write more overtly about their "personal turmoil". Sha Money XL credits the album's success to the memorability of 50 Cent's background: A lot of rappers, they just come out with a song. And you either like the song or you don't. 50 not only came out with songs, he came out with a story that people could relate with – not getting shot, but

1000-678: The United States, building hype for 50 Cent's forthcoming album. Both Eminem and Dr. Dre had started producing tracks on his debut album with additional help from producers Mike Elizondo , Sha Money XL, and others. 50 Cent's second single, " In da Club ", was the first of seven tracks he recorded in five days with Dr. Dre. Eminem was featured on two songs, "Patiently Waiting" and "Don't Push Me". His songs also featured rappers within G-Unit such as Lloyd Banks ("Don't Push Me"), Tony Yayo ("Like My Style"), or Young Buck ("Blood Hound"). "Back Down"

1050-609: The ability to be released on major streaming platforms. Some of these include Acid Rap by Chance the Rapper , Live. Love. ASAP by ASAP Rocky , and So Far Gone by Drake . Get Rich or Die Tryin%27 Get Rich or Die Tryin ' is the debut studio album by American rapper 50 Cent . It was released on February 6, 2003, by Interscope Records , Eminem's Shady Records , Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment , and 50 Cent's G-Unit Records . After signing with Eminem, 50 Cent also worked heavily with Dr. Dre acting as

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1100-474: The album is worthy of the hype 50 Cent had attracted because of how he "delivers, in vivid detail, stories of the violent life he led as a crack dealer and speaks with the swagger of one who has been shot nine times and lived to tell about it." AllMusic 's Jason Birchmeier described it as "impressive" and "incredibly calculated", and identified it as "ushering in 50 as one of the truly eminent rappers of his era". Rolling Stone magazine's Christian Hoard praised

1150-531: The album number 280 on their updated 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. Prior to the release of his first studio album, titled Power of the Dollar , 50 Cent was shot nine times in Queens, New York, on May 24, 2000. He survived but was dropped from his label, Columbia Records , who canceled the album's release. Seeking to avoid another encounter with his shooter, 50 Cent traveled out to Westbury, Long Island at

1200-529: The album's executive producers, who worked to combine the gangsta rap and R&B combo prevalent in New York hip hop . Additional production is provided by Mike Elizondo , Sha Money XL (who also executive produced the album), Mr. Porter , Rockwilder , Dirty Swift , Megahertz , and more. The album also contains guest appearances from Eminem, Young Buck , and Nate Dogg , as well as features from G-Unit co-members Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo . Prior to

1250-404: The album's production and 50 Cent's "thug persona" and rapping ability. Brett Berliner of Stylus Magazine felt that he is versatile as a rapper and wrote that, "while not even close to perfection, [the album] is one of the freshest to come out in years." It is one of only 19 rap albums to receive a perfect rating from XXL magazine. Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times wrote that 50 Cent

1300-504: The album's release, 50 Cent toured extensively in its support. Throughout 2003, he performed 84 concerts in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Get Rich or Die Tryin ' received highly positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic , it holds an aggregate score of 73 out of 100, based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In his review for USA Today , Steve Jones believed that

1350-419: The album's tracklist against Dr. Dre's wishes. According to 50 Cent, "Dre was, like, 'How you goin' to be gangsta this and that and then put this sappy love song on?'" 50 Cent responded saying, "I'm two people. I've always had to be two people since I was a kid, to get by. To me that's not diversity, it's necessity." "21 Questions" has also been noted as, along with "Many Men", one of the few slow-tempo tracks on

1400-553: The album, 50 Cent released several mixtapes alongside the Trackmasters and an unreleased album widely believed to be his debut in 2000. However, after suffering legal troubles and being blackballed from the music industry, 50 Cent found difficulty in securing another major-label recording contract, until he signed with Eminem's Shady Records in 2002. Released a week in advance to combat bootlegging and Internet leakage , Get Rich or Die Tryin' debuted and peaked at number one on

1450-524: The album. In December 2009, Billboard magazine ranked Get Rich or Die Tryin ' at number 12 on its list of the Top 200 Albums of the Decade. In 2012, Complex named the album one of the classic releases of the last decade. The single, "In da Club", earned the number-one spot on Billboard 2003's single and album of the year charts, the first since Ace of Base had both in the same year. "Back Down"

1500-704: The album. The album's lead single, "In da Club", which was released to digital download on January 7, 2003, was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), becoming 50 Cent's first song to top the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks and remained on the charts for twenty-two weeks. The track also reached number one on the Top 40 Tracks , Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs , and Hot Rap Tracks charts. The song reached number one in Denmark, Germany, Ireland, and Switzerland and

1550-457: The end of the year. It remains 50 Cent's best-selling album, with certified sales of 9 million copies in the United States, and is the tenth best-selling hip hop album in the country. The album was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2003 for shipping six million copies in the US. In 2003, Get Rich or Die Tryin' was ranked as the number one album of

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1600-399: The fast pace of social media . One song can blow up an artist, and mixtapes give the ability for artists to answer quickly to their recent success and ride their wave of fame. Because of the flexibility that mixtapes allow, releasing them on platforms like TikTok can instantly increase an artist's mainstream recognition and reach a broader audience, and of course, without the expectations of

1650-460: The invitation of producer Sha Money XL and began recording mixtapes there. During this period, 50 Cent also recorded several songs that would ultimately appear on Get Rich or Die Tryin ' ; he recalls that, when he completed a song that he was especially impressed by, he would decline to release the song and instead save it for his eventual studio debut. According to 50 Cent in March 2002, he

1700-415: The pressures of a record label or commercial appeal. The absence of formal promotion, industry-standard production, or chart performance makes mixtapes often feature more raw and experimental sounds, which may be preferable to their fans. The value of a mixtape lies in its ability to define the artist rather than an industry standard, making it an important concept in music. Mixtapes can also serve as

1750-480: The proper promotion and radio play that traditional albums offer. Artists may informally promote their mixtapes by posting to their own social media (as opposed to having a management team do it) or by directly engaging with their fans online. For independent and emerging artists, mixtapes are a gateway to building a fanbase and experimenting with their sound. For established artists, mixtapes can be used as an outlet for personal expression and experimentation to escape

1800-402: The rapid decline of physical media such as CDs and cassettes have significantly altered the definition of a mixtape and rendered the physical mixtape obsolete. Today, mixtapes are generally considered an alternative to studio albums, especially in genres of hip-hop, R&B , and indie music. They allow artists to release music without industry-level expectations expected from the likes of

1850-546: The release of her album, It Was Good Until It Wasn't . Many well-known mixtapes are ineligible to be released on streaming platforms due to sample clearance issues or any licensing issues . This has prevented many praised mixtapes from being released on bigger streaming platforms. Examples of mixtapes that aren't available on major streaming platforms for these reasons are Friday Night Lights by J. Cole and Nostalgia, Ultra by Frank Ocean . However, some mixtapes have overcome their sample clearances, granting them

1900-405: The same artist side by side, unless you’ve done the whole thing in pairs and… oh, there are loads of rules. In the 2000s, mixtapes transitioned from physical media to a synonym for unofficial albums that may have legal issues being officially released. They also became significant to developing artist recognition. Artists like 50 Cent used mixtapes to build their reputation before being signed to

1950-420: The streaming platform DatPiff introduced the publishing of mixtapes online and for free, which made mixtapes easier to obtain. In 2015, Canadian rapper Drake released his mixtape If You're Reading This It's Too Late significantly muddling the line between mixtapes and albums, setting the precedent that an album-like project could be promoted as a mixtape. The popularization of streaming platforms and

2000-542: The top five in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. It received two Grammy nominations for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song . It was listed at number 18 on VH1's "100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time". Its second single, "21 Questions", which was released to digital download on March 4 of that same year, became 50 Cent's second chart topper on

2050-500: The traditional album might stick to one theme, mixtapes have allowed artists to present more diverse music, atypical from the conventional concept album. For example, the debut mixtape Drunken Babble by Kali Uchis was described by GQ as "dreamy R&B vocals with tough-talk rap lyrics, DIY beats, samples and influences spanning soul, reggae , doo-wop and synth-pop ." In an era of short-form content, mixtapes are valuable in that they give room to maintain relevance and adapt to

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2100-454: The underground and commercial appeal of mixtapes together. A notable development in mixtapes at this time was the " chopped and screwed " technique created by DJ Screw in Texas . This technique created a slow-tempo sound for mixtapes, later becoming a staple of Southern hip-hop . Another development of the mixtape were the creations of the remix and the mashup , which gave pre-existing songs

2150-574: The year on the Billboard 200. Get Rich or Die Tryin ' is credited with restoring gangsta rap to prominence in an era when prevailing trends favored "slick, flashy ladies-man rappers" and radio-friendly R&B collaborations. Denaun Porter states that the album "shifted everybody's view of music" and led to a wave of stylistic imitators. 50 Cent's swaggering, unrepentant persona on Get Rich Or Die Tryin ' has led him to be described as "rap's most charming antihero since 2Pac ". In

2200-430: Was already in talks with J, Universal, and Jive Records to release his debut album titled Get Rich or Die Tryin' via his own then imprint, Rotten Apple Entertainment. In 2002, Eminem listened to a copy of 50 Cent's Guess Who's Back? mixtape album through Jackson's attorney, who was working with Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg . After being impressed with the mixtape, Eminem invited 50 Cent to Los Angeles where he

2250-459: Was an instrumental originally composed by Dr. Dre . It was originally intended to be used on Rakim 's debut Aftermath album, Oh My God, but due to creative differences was not released. Early pressings of Get Rich or Die Tryin ' included a limited edition bonus DVD. The album title originates as a tattoo on Sha Money XL's arm. The album artwork of Get Rich or Die Tryin ' was designed by Julian Alexander and Sacha Waldman. Featuring

2300-410: Was introduced to producer Dr. Dre . 50 Cent signed a one-million-dollar record deal with Eminem and Dr. Dre; 50 Cent then released his next mixtape, No Mercy, No Fear . It featured his own 8 Mile single, " Wanksta " (in addition to appearances on three other tracks from the album), which was later put on Get Rich or Die Tryin ' . "Wanksta" began to attract attention from radio DJs throughout

2350-490: Was listed on XXL ' s list of the greatest diss tracks of all time. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . Get Rich or Die Tryin' was also ranked as the 139th best album of all time on the Billboard Top 200 Albums of All Time. In 2020, in their second revised edition of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, Rolling Stone ranked Get Rich or Die Tryin' as

2400-467: Was ranked by several publications as one of the best albums of the 2000s. In 2020, it was certified 9× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was the best-selling album of 2003 in the US , and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 46th Grammy Awards . It won Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album at 2003 American Music Awards and Top Billboard 200 Album at the 2003 Billboard Music Awards . In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked

2450-604: Was the third single that peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on "Hot Rap Tracks", becoming the third single from the album to peak in the top ten on the "Hot 100" chart. It also reached number one in Canada. It was certified Gold by RIAA. The album's final single, " If I Can't ", peaked at number seventy-six on the Billboard Hot 100 and thirty-four on the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. After

2500-517: Was then defined as relatively any musical project by an up-and-coming artist. Now, mixtapes have become a label of promotion and marketing for album-like projects. The idea of mixtapes was conceived in the early 1970s with the genesis of hip-hop . In the 1970s, DJs such as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five , Afrika Bambaataa , and DJ Hollywood would often distribute recordings of their club performances through cassette tapes, bringing

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