Guess Who's Back?

Infobox Album
Name = Guess Who's Back?
Type = Compilation
Artist = 50 Cent


Released = April 26 2002
Recorded = 1998–2002; Canada
Genre = East Coast hip hop, Gangsta rap, Hardcore hip hop
Length = 56:11
Label = Full Clip
Producer = Trackmasters, DJ Clark Kent, Sha Money XL, Fantom of the Beat,Terence Dudley (USA)
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:nqfibk09aakq link]
*"Blender" Rating|4|5 [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=799 link]
*RapReviews (8/10) [http://rapreviews.com/archive/2002_10_guesswho.html link]
*Review-Christgau|hm1|name=50+Cent
Last album = "Power of the Dollar"
(2000)
This album = "Guess Who's Back?" (2002)
Next album = "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" (2003)

"Guess Who's Back?" is a 2002 compilation album by U.S. rapper 50 Cent, and the first album officially released.

Background

"Guess Who's Back?" was part of the first barrage of albums that helped attribute the dramatic rise of 50 Cent. Some of the cuts are songs from the unofficially released album "Power of the Dollar". The album's cover image was later used in the video for 50 Cent's song "Piggy Bank". The album was recorded in Canada after 50 Cent was "blacklisted" in the recording industry and was unable to find a studio to work with in the U.S. [ [http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0906051murder2.html Surveilling 50 Cent] . The Smoking Gun. Accessed 29 July 2007] The album has sold over 400,000 copies in the United States. [Chery, Carl (May 18 2004). [http://sohh.com/articles/article.php/5851 50 Cent's a Fake, Says Ex-G-Unit Member, Bang Em Smurf] . SOHH. Accessed September 26 2007.]

After releasing the album, 50 Cent was discovered by rapper Eminem, who listened to a copy of the album through 50 Cent's attorney, who was working with Eminem's manager, Paul Rosenberg, and he was signed to Interscope Records. [Ninja (December 2007) [http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/50cent/ 50 Cent Interview] . Dubcnn. Accessed 22 May 2007.]

The tracks "U Not Like Me" and "Life's on the Line" were later added as bonus tracks in his commercial debut album "Get Rich or Die Tryin'.

Track listing

#"Killa Tape" (Intro) – 2:58
#"Rotten Apple" – 3:08
#"Drop" (skit) – 0:16
#"That's What's Up" (feat. G-Unit) – 4:09
#"U Not Like Me" – 4:10
#"100 Bars" – 6:66
#"Life's on the Line" – 3:38
#"Get out the Club" – 4:22
#"Be a Gentleman" – 2:40
#"Fuck You" – 3:55
#"No Bitches " (feat. Lloyd Banks, Nature, Nas) – 3:45
#"Who U Rep With" (feat. Nas, Bravehearts) – 4:21
#"Corner Bodega" – 1:34
#"Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me)" – 4:29
#"As the World Turns" (feat. Bun B) – 4:15
#"Whoo Kid Freestyle" – 1:15
#"Stretch Armstrong Freestyle" – 1:19
#"Dop Wop Freestyle" – 2:25
#"Dangerous Nigga Freestyle" (feat. UGK) - 3:45

References

External links

* [http://www.50cent-lyrics.com/guess-whos-back.html 50 Cent: Guess Who's Back? Lyrics]