50 Cent goes for No1 spot on US albums

NEW YORK (50 Cent Fans Website) - 50 Cent is currently one of the hottest acts in music. The rapper released his highly anticipated Shady Records/Aftermath Entertainment debut, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', on Thursday (February 6). The set is expected to debut at the top of the USA albums chart with only a weekend's worth of sales.

An even greater indication of how hot the rapper has been of late is the success of his 2002 independent release, Guess Who's Back? The album doesn't feature any of the rapper's current radio hits, which include "In Da Club," "Wanksta," and his collaboration with the late Notorious B.I.G., "The Realest N--ga."

Guess Who's Back? also features guest appearances from Nas, the Bravehearts, and UGK, and it sold more than 30,000 copies last week. Since the set was released independently, 50 Cent earns approximately $5 for each copy sold.
To date the release has sold 202,000 copies according to Nielsen Soundscan.