Man if you weren’t around to experience this vibe when 50 was coming out… you do NOT understand how big this album was. You cannot compare anyone to how big 50 was coming out

As big 50 Cent fan I would like to thank you for putting so much effort into creating an incredible documentary. Even 50 Cent would be proud of this work, THANK YOU! 🙏🏼

The thing that I appreciate most about Quake is his approach. He doesn’t come across like a Vlad or an DJ Adademiks. He gives you the feel that he truly appreciates Hip Hop and the people he has reported upon. He has an excellent way of doing videos and I hopes he continues to improve. This documentary was truly impressive and the scope of it is absolutely amazing. I had to watch it multiple times because it’s so impressive.

50 and G-Unit got the best stories/history

Been Patiently Waiting for this one 🚀💥🔥

I swear to god this channel is so underrated 🔥

this run will never be duplicated. you had be there to understand how crazy the 50 cent era was. the last true gangster rapper.

Dawg.. from one superfan to another, thank you for this. Growing up on 50 was truly a once in a lifetime experience. The influence that Fif has had at every corner of the globe is crazy to this day. Shout out Quake🫡 Can’t wait for the Massacre 20 year documentary cause that is probably as fascinating as GRODT cause by that point, Fif was so big that the industry was trying to tear him down. Getting insights on the making of that album would be crazy, from the label leaking the album to the change of concept to giving away records to Game to the explosive beefs with everyone from Jada to Fat Joe and G-UNIT growing as a label, I need to see that.

The 50 Cent wave is something I was honored to see. GRODT is a soundtrack to his life. Gritty and witty. Charismatic. Like Quake said half man half machine who never backed down from anyone or anything up to this very day. 50 has earned his success.

I was 13 in 2003 Living in New York City when “Get Rich Or Die Trying Came Out and 50 Already had a Buzz in New York in 2002 from appearing in Eminem 8-Mile Soundtrack and also the mixtapes and all street activity in the mid to late 90’s early 00’s so when this hit the streets in 2003 overnight everyone was wearing G-Unit Sneakers 👟 , T-Shirts , Hats , I remember my dad stopping at the light we was playing “In Da Club” and the car behind had Wanksta , the car in front 21 questions and the car next many man and I swear on my kids life I wouldn’t lie or cap for likes you had to be there to truly understand the impact this album I was living in the heart of New York in Manhattan Baruch Projects close to where True Life were from which was Smith Projects near China town and seaport, I got Chills when this man said this album change his life because that’s exactly how I feel about this album I just remember walking around with my radio and big huge batteries 🔋 it needed having 50 Cent GRODT playing from beginning to end without the need to skip a song because u couldn’t Skip a single track I’m so happy I got to see this happen if u didn’t and think us old heads in our 30’s now are exaggerating Trust me we are NOT This man ran hip hop from 2003-2007 50 Cent was a menace

This Documentary was just 10/10. Shout out to Sha Money and all of the other producers. GRODT is one of my top 10 albums of all time. I put it on the same level as Thriller and Bad from Michael Jackson. Listen to it 4-6 times a year. So glad to see it receive the respect/appreciation it deserves.

Bro I just wanna thank you for taking me back to my high school days I’m 37 yrs old now I was a junior in high school (17) when GRODT came out and instantly 50 became my favorite rapper of all time and still is. I’m from Chicago and I’m definitely going to his final lap tour! So keep going bro you did a phenomenal job with this Doc and your beef series is fire as well 🔥👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💪🏾💯

The work you have put in here is just monumental. This is up there with Trap Lore Ross's King Von video. As for 50 I was 12 when Get Rich or Die Tryin came out and the hype was real and the album lived up to it. I remember I spent 2002 downloading the Mixtapes off limewire risking my Dad's PC just to hear 50 and G-Unit.

Dude, this documentary is at another level!!!!!!

Get rich, or Die tryin is the best hip hop Album ever dropped since 2003. Nobody does it better than 50

Imma say it again 50 did all this before social media, now imagine the 50cent wave during the Social Media Era. Think about everything he accomplished but x5. His music, Features, clothes, games, drinks, list goes on.

I remember being 12 years old and going to buy this CD. I got home and put it in my little crappy CD player and listened to to whole album front to back. The album was so good I sat and listened to the whole album 3 times front to back.

Legend has it... 50cent somewhere watching this and smiling... as he does at the accuracy👏🏽👏🏽

50 Cent is my favorite rapper of all time. This is my favorite album of all time. You made an incredible documentary. Really learned so much about how this album was put together and all of the people behind it. Thank you for paying homage to this classic. 🙏🏾

As a 50 fan AND a Diverse Mentality fan on top of that, I just want to thank you, the effort and detail and in depth info surrounding this is amazing!!! You are a voice for all the 50 fans around the world and I pray that 50 somehow recognises you in some way and you get to meet him, in that way as fans we’ll meet him too THROUGH you. All flowers to you bro and much love to the DMP family, can’t wait for you to get back. All love from SA 👊🏾

Only one thing I can say Quake, wow... I can see why you got emotional watching this back.. The Massacre got the 'the making of' video, Curtis and Before I Self Destruct were mentioned in others but of all the albums 50 made, this was absolutely the one that deserved this type of documentary. I said it on twitter and this has just convinced me of it even more, The Massacre might have sold more than GRODT first week, but it is, was and always will be THE biggest and best album in 50's discography. The sheer impact that it had on so many people, yourself included, along with the culture itself has meant that even 20 years later it is still getting talked about and recognised like it first came out, and documentaries like this done on it. For your efforts on this Quake, thank you. I said on Twitter that like all your other content, I am not expecting you to disappoint and you most certainly did not. If Netflix were going to put anything of yours on their platform, this should be it. You have absolutely done justice to the legacy of this masterpiece of an album, and I actually hope this reaches 50's radar and he does an interview with you from it. I certainly hope he doesn't have a problem with it or anything, because this needs to stay up and reach a lot of people. Bravo my friend, bravo.

Congratulations bro! one of the best documentaries and the effort put in it is insanely huge, i'm proud to be one of the background music producers in this, really well done and worth waiting for!

The work put in to get the producers nad those who helped produce this album is great. Amazing work Diverse Mentality. Appreciate this!

Here was the first place I saw the real story of 50 and Ja beef and all that and now you deliver this... man, this is priceless. Thank you.

Get Rich Or Die Trying, Power Of The Dollar, Guess Who's Back, Automatic Gunfire, 50 Cent Is The Future, God's Plan, G Unit Radio Volumes One Through Eight, And The Get Rich Or Die Trying Soundtrack are all Master golders.

My respects to those who worked so hard on making this album this album was a classic

Thank you so much for dropping the documentary! It completely destroys the narrative that if was just Em and Dre. Most people who dont understand music has this narrative. There were plenty of other people who put their blood sweat and tears into making this MASTERPIECE of an album. Thank your for highlighting that. Obsolutely incredible!!

I’m a huge 50 cent fan and this doc is amazing! You really captured my exact feelings! 50 cent is the greatest.

Glad to hear Banks get the recognition for writing In Da Club hook. Amazing documentary

50 Cent and G Unit mixtapes were better than most artists studio album.

This was a tremendously well done documentary. I’ve been a fan of 50 since 99 since I heard Rowdy Rowdy on the radio during a DJ’s mix show, ironically I also heard JA Rule’s Holla Holla during the same mix show. From the mixtapes to now I’ve followed 50’s career very closely and his music was the soundtrack to so much of my late teens to early twenties. During the good, bad and ugly experiences of those times. Get Rich Or Die Trying was more than an album it was 50’s crowning achievement as a new artist and those of us who followed and supported know him know how much this meant and still means. So many people played so pivotal roles in that album and to see them highlighted is tremendous as well. Much love and respect to Quake for this awesome documentary and continue to keep up the good work my brother.

This documentary was wicked! And the people behind the whole process of making this classic album seem all so humble! I don’t care what anybody says GRODT is one of the greatest rap albums of all time if not the greatest! 🔥🔥🔥

🔥 This documentary is elite level work! Congratulations on premiering this work to the public.

Knowing the way 50 is i bet he gonna give you some interview or send Yayo for this channel to give yall some love.... mad respect to yall

46:39 man props to you!! I still remember where I was when THIS DROPPED!!! I was driving there Austin TEXAS on 6th street and ON GAWD!!! EVERY CAR was playing the album. On the freeway. JAMMED PACKED! And everyone was outside yelling and singing. I NEVER seen anything like it! I’m a OLD head lol. Born in ‘79, so I REALLY WAS IN MY MATURATIONAL stage! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS 🙌🏾💪🏾✊🏾

I never get tired of watching another 50 doc/story.. Learned a lot from that man growing up ✊🏽

How the F did he not win a Grammy for this Album

Congratulations Quake. Wow! What a beautiful body of work. Worthy of getting extensive coverage from the Netflix & Paramount of this world. As a creative myself who comes from South Africa, I am so inspired on how you incorporated Hip Hop at navigating the business world. Thank you bro. It's content like this that I still remain a staunch subscriber of your work. Hats off to you.

When this album did 870k that first week and then did ANOTHER 800k that second week- MAN! That shit was crazy. And the album had everything u needed. They all knocked it out of the park.

This is big! Congratulations on being able to put this together. Get Rich or Die Tryin' is easily one of the greatest albums ever created.

Cant wait to see 50 again in concert this year! 🔥

Your love for hip hop really shows with everything you put out

Bruh this should have millions of views. This is an amazing documentary with lots of stories that I hadn't heard before. Admittedly I'm not Fifth's biggest fan, but when that album dropped it was a moment you couldn't deny. That shit spread all way out to UK even before GRODT dropped. If you had Limewire, you know what I'm talking about. Monumental.

You went above AND BEYOND for this one quake. I was not expecting this much work with interviews and all. Props once again bro.

Well worth the wait diverse mentality never disappoints this is best get rich or die tryin documentary ever made

We as fans need the official GRODT instrumentals. I've been waiting since 2003 for this to drop.

Bro that’s a 10000/10 documentary!!!! 50 and G-Unit changed our lives literally for ever ! Maybe sometime you can make something similar for the other G-Unit members or for G-Unit as crew 💯

That album didn’t leave my CD player for 6 months. Every track had something about it that I enjoyed. Unreal album, the In Da Club video when he was on the ceiling was just so creative. With Dre. And ‘Em in the lab coats, just dope!!

Quake this is a movie bro. Must have been both fun and a lot of hard work to put together. Brilliant documentary...respect to you and your team for delivering a classic

Love your dedication, Happy 20th Anniversary of “Get Rich or Die Tryin” Masterpiece

This definitely deserves to be the 1st of many documentaries of classic albums. U did ya MF thing cuzzo!!! S/O to u. Good work!

Rap is full of good guys, 50 cent is the villain, one of the realest bars that came out of 50’s mouth

This just proves that 50cent was a real gangster before he started rapping.

I remember in 2003 when I bought GRODT.. I played it non stop in my Walkman, every day and every second I would play this album.. I was 15 at that time. I remember when I accidentally dropped my walkman and my CD broke I freaked out and walked an hour and a half to Target in my city just to buy another copy

50 Cent was the last gangsta rapper…. He had the flow the image….. and the street credit to back it up

I love this documentary family! I was in middle school when this album dropped and the hype was real! Especially in NY where I grew up. You’re definitely a fif fan and did your homework. As a documentary this is super official to the point it’s better than those Netflix ones. Please keep making more award winning content and viewers like me will stay dedicated and support you bro☮️🙌🏾🎉🎊

Congratulations on completing this! The effort that was put into this 🔥🔥

I had to share this on Twitter... This doc deserves waaayyy more views... This was PERFECTION, sir... 💯

I got a challenge for everyone…get GRODT up alongside watching this documentary. When the individual tracks are being spoken about, play the track being referred! You feel it on a whole other level!! Amazing documentary!! 👏🏿👏🏿

I was literally a 12 year old white boy from a small town in Kentucky before the internet and social media was prevalent at all, MySpace wasn’t even poppin quite yet, and I was aware of 50 cent’s arrival and the complete backstory, and was greatly anticipating GRODT. That should tell you how huge this was. There has never been a single album as big as this release since it came out. When he signed with Shady/ Aftermath the buzz went nuclear. It was insane.

Thank you for covering from beginning to the end of one of my top 5 Albums of all time for me. Came out when i was in the 4th grade. Know i was too young to listen, but still didn't care thanks to my uncle buy the album bump it in his car driving around and was amazed from the jump. Specially the Songs If I Can't, Many Man, 21 Questions, Patiently Waiting, Don't Push Me repeat all day. No skip songs on this album. And thank for everyone who contributed this once in lifetime Classic. And specially Thank You 50 Cent. Specially for get through hard times, motivations, gym workouts as well. overcome adversity to now successful overcome the odds. Once again Thank You.

My favorite album of all time! Loved this documentary. The footage from 41:00 gave me chills, that listening session is historic and so dope to watch 🔥🔥

Wow am really surprised u made this documentary on your own, it looks like a netflix or a big studio documentary, keep up the good work, just know u have fans from Africa.

This doc is fire! Honestly it's inspiring how you keep producing quality content. Looking forward to see more.

Outstanding effort. Excellently put together. This must taken months to put complete. Keep up the great content and greetings from the UK 🇬🇧.

Thank you for this documentary bro!! This is Epic. 50 Cent sparked my interest in music, I grew up listening to him, and he has always been my favorite rapper and celebrity. That's how it will be forever!!!! 💯

Refreshing to see and hear stories being told by the unheard. Great job Quake!! 🔥🔥🔥

Really enjoyed this documentary it really shows how he came up and what steps he had to take to debut this album like I said on Twitter Goated documentary🔥🔥🔥

This was beautiful and informative. Thank you for creating and putting it out.

You’ve out done yourself with this one! As a huge 50 fan and someone who’s life also was impacted, I appreciate you bringing this to life

This documentary was definitely worth the wait! Loved it!💯

WE NEED THAT OG VERSION OF BACK DOWN. That shit must have been worse then How to Rob if Dre said no to it.

Bro, been with you from the jump. Congrats and as always you crushed it!! Love this man, keep killing it.

I was 12-13 during the Tupac and Biggie era of Hip Hop and remember how polarizing that period was, even though I was still a bit too young to FULLY understand. But I was 18 starting my 1st year of college during the 50 Cent/G-Unit era of Hip Hop and remember THIS TIME, being 1 of the best in my generation. The Jay Z and Nas era was coo too, but it’s something about this one; something about 50, that gives me chills and memories of times that will never be forgotten or replaced.

I was born in ‘96 in southern Cali I grew up on this album and this documentary is PERFECT….Shoutout Quake for the Diverse Mentality channel. SHADY/AFTERMATH ‘03 til infinity!💿💿💿

This was a GREAT DOCUMENTARY

Amazing work on this Documentary. I’m grateful to have been DJing professionally during the time this record came out. Til this day I haven’t felt a crowd response like I did whenever I would play ‘In Da Club.’ I’d have to rewind it every single time. What a special time!

Thanks alot for the documentary & hard work behind it putting this together🙌🏿 It brought back alot memories as a kid. He most def influenced me growing up in Africa just like those kids in brazil i was wearing clothes just like him...hat,walk,talk,laugh & all🔥

I will never forget the feeling of hearing In Da Club for the 1st time on tv, i was like what is this sound?? Then 50 appeared hanging in the gym with go go go it was over... 50 looked like a terminator, i didn't blink once watching the video it was too dope, everything was perfect, once in a lifetime music experience

An exceptional piece of work you put together! and big respect for shining a light on the OG producers that don't normally get credit as they should. Hope you can continue making more like this, positive side of hiphop

This documentary is soooo incredible thank you so much for all the work and energy you put into this 🙏🏾

this is sooo good dude! I love that you got perspectives from the relatively “unknown” parties who were involved. All time great work!

I’m going to watch this tonight while I struggle to fall asleep on this London heat

@Diverse Mentality stays putting out fire content for us to enjoy! Shoutout to the boys for keeping it real! Let's gooo 👍🏻🇦🇱

Worth the wait good break down was not expecting this breakdown of the whole album song by song We don’t be getting this type of videos when it comes to our favorite albums keep this type of content coming

Fantastic video, love the track by track breakdown and the talks with the producers. Best documentary on a rap album

Been watching you from the start of ur career, i noticed ur respect of 50 but i never knew this. 2003 was a magical time and that G-Unit run from 2001-2007 was LEGENDARY! Going to subscribe to your patron, DOPE documentary. Hope Curtis sees this shit 👊🏾

This was a great Documentary on one of the Greatest Rap Albums of All-time "Get Rich Or Die Trying"

50 is a legend in the streets and in the rap game. I still bump Get Rich Or Die Tryin, shits a classic. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Thank you so much, I rarely like KZfaq videos, but I really had to show some love on this one. Couple of months ago, when I saw you were working on the Documentary of the making of "Get rich or die tryin' " I was so excited because 50 is the only reason I can recall all of my childhood memories. Every time one of his song from 2000s era is playing, my brain automatically unlocked some of the memories I didn't even know I had. I am so grateful his still alive because when I look at all the beefs he had, I am surprised he made it through. I love 50, he is the first rapper I knew and listened to. I love 50's laugh in his songs. When I was a kid, I use to think 50 was the creator of Durag because he was the first person I saw wearing one. And sometimes I will think the only reason 50 is still alive is because everywhere is was written "there will be someone in the future that has already sacrificed his life for you (50) meaning you go through everything and still be alive" and the person I'm referring to is Pop Smoke because when I saw Pop Smoke I saw 50 at one point I even thought Pop Smoke was 50's son. Basically, what I am trying to say is, I saw Pop Smoke like the Jesus. Just like Jesus died so that mankind can have the opportunity to live forever, Pop Smoke death was like a sacrifice to 50. I know it's stupid, but no don't know I think that way.

After watching this, I had no idea how much goes into making a album. I mean damn. Good job on your research to create this documentary 👏

1:08:57 Kim Osorio who slept with 50 Cent in 2003 and is a former editor of The Source magazine, talks about when 50 Cent played her the original version of Back Down, in her 2008 book Straight From The Source This is what she wrote in her book: When we got back into the rented SUV,50 popped in a CD and started adjusting the knobs on the car stereo. "I want you to hear something." Then, with his baseball cap cocked to the side covering his doorag (as if a doorag were a fashion statement), he started nodding his head as the beat started to play. "G-g-g-g-g-Unit." Now he was lip-synching the words to a song called "Back Down." This was a different version from the one that would make the album. The song dissed everybody. Not just Ja Rule and Murder Inc., but Jay-Z, Cam'Ron, and others. In particular, the lines that stood out were a reference to Ja Rule sounding like the Cookie Monster, a line where 50 called Jay-Z gay, and a dis to Cam'Ron's pink fashion sense, and sudden weight loss. I knew from 50's first album (which never came out) that this was the formula to his success. It was all about putting everyone on blast and talking recklessly on records. But this was song was worse than "How To Rob" "Are you really going to put that out?" "I don't care. I'll put it out, but Dre and Em don't want me to," he replied, before quickly switching the subject 50 put his CD back into the car stereo and I heard the "Back Down" record play again. I only heard that version twice while I was in Los Angeles, but I never heard the same version again. When the album came out, an edited version of the song was on it. It kept the disses to Ja Rule and Murder Inc., of course, and chopped out all the rest. The song is like a pink elephant in hip-hop, because no one will admit that it actually existed. The vibe felt really friendly, so I started fishing for information. So I heard you ran into Dipset out here and something popped off. You think they heard about the record you did?" Sha Money XL overheard our conversation and interrupted, "What record? There's no record." "The Back Down' record I heard in L.A., where he's dissin' Cam" "He ain't dissin' Cam on that record" Sha Money interjected. I was confused. I knew I had heard the dis on the song, but it was like a jedi mind trick because I started second-guessing what I'd heard. Did I really hear him mention Cam? I looked at 50 for validation, but he didn't say anything. Then when Sha turned his back, 50 rolled his eyes back and waved his hand. "I don't care, but he gotta act like that" "What's the big deal deal? You already said it." "They probably gonna take it off

Bro, this was so well done, and I would like to thank you so much for doing it. I remember when GRODT came out, and they used to bump it at this one particular after hours club, the entire album on a loop, and the shiiiiit was hella dope! I ain't going to lie, I'm a West coast guy, don't really like much from the East coast, but, I got to admit that this was a definite classic album, and when it came out, 50 ruled the game... Shady/Aftermath/G-Unit, were untouchable, and nobody could compete with them.

Bro I have mad respect for you man the material you constantly put out is dope! And this documentary was amazing man. Keep doing your thing looking forward to more projects in the future.

Damn wish we could hear that original back down version 50 made‼️

I appreciate you for doing this documentary this album means the world to me too I got it tattooed on my arm , I met Tony Yayo In February showed him it , I hope I get to meet 50 cent one day 💯🔥

This is probably your best documentary yet! A lot of heart went into it and it shows 🙏50 is such an interesting artist

I loved this doc and love how you connected with everyone who worked on this classic album. I appreciate the drive and passion you put in to make this great doc. Thank you 🔥🔥🔥💯 #getrichordietrying20 🎉🎉🎉

Eminem was a production GENIUS back then man

5 Star Documentary. Well done, man. 💯🔥