50 Cent Is the Future

50 Cent Is the Future is the second mixtape by American rapper 50 Cent and first one by his rap group G-Unit. It was released on June 1, 2002 via Street Dance/Thurd World Muzic. The lone guest appearance is provided by UTP, which marks the first collaboration between the group and future member Young Buck.

50 Cent Is the Future
Mixtape by
G-Unit
ReleasedJune 1, 2002 (2002-06-01)
Recorded2001 in Canada
Genre
Length49:37
Label
  • Street Dance
  • Thurd World Muzic
50 Cent chronology
Guess Who's Back?
(2002)		 50 Cent Is the Future
(2002)		 No Mercy, No Fear
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
RapReviews7/10[1]

In September 2004, the album was charted at number 59 in Switzerland and at number 65 in the United Kingdom. In 2006, the album was ranked at #7 on the 'Top Ten Mixtape List Of All Time' by XXL,[2] and at #22 on 'The 50 Best Rap Mixtapes of the Millennium' by Pitchfork.[3] The irony of the album is that despite collaborations with Jay-Z, it wasn't 50 Cent that survived as the future of hip hop.

Background

The mixtape was recorded in 2001 after 50 Cent was dropped from Columbia Records and blacklisted from the recording industry due to his controversial song "Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me)", leaving his debut studio album Power of the Dollar unreleased.[4] He then traveled to Canada to record the mixtape due to being unable to find a studio in the United States that would allow him to record. The project mostly revisits material by Mobb Deep and features Southern hip hop group UTP represented by Skip, Young Buck and Juvenile. After 50 Cent Is the Future, he recorded his 2002 compilation mixtape Guess Who's Back?, which "G-Unit That's What's Up" is included in.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original song and artist(s)Length
1."U Should Be Here"G-Unit"Be Here" by Raphael Saadiq and D'Angelo3:33
2."Bump Dat Street Mix"50 Cent and Tony Yayo"Bump Dat" by Mobb Deep3:06
3."The Banks Workout"Lloyd Banks and 50 Cent"Lyrical Exercise" by Jay-Z4:01
4."Whoo Kid Kay Slay Shit!"50 Cent"Crawlin'" by Mobb Deep2:33
5."50 Cent Just Fucking Around"50 Cent
2:12
6."G-Unit Soldiers"G-Unit"Losin' Weight" by Cam'ron and Prodigy3:06
7."Got Me a Bottle"50 Cent and Lloyd Banks"Got Me a Model" by R.L. and Erick Sermon2:52
8."Tony Yayo Explosion"50 Cent and Tony Yayo"Eye for a Eye (Your Beef Is Mines)" by Mobb Deep, Nas and Raekwon2:45
9."Clue/50"50 Cent 1:30
10."A Lil Bit of Everything U.T.P."G-Unit and UTP"Little Bit" by Juvenile, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Skip, Tony Yayo, Wacko, Young Buck4:09
11."Cut Master C Shit""50 Cent"No Nuts, No Glory" by the Geto Boys2:56
12."Call Me"50 Cent and Tony Yayo"Call Me" by Tweet3:03
13."50/Banks"50 Cent and Lloyd Banks"They Ain't Ready" by Jadakiss, Bubba Sparxxx and Timbaland2:45
14."Surrounded by Hoes"50 Cent"Round & Round" by Jonell2:10
15."G-Unit That's What's Up!"G-Unit"Y'all Been Warned" by Wu-Tang Clan4:13
16."Bad News"G-Unit"Feeling Good" by Nina Simone4:33
Total length:49:27

Charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 59
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 65

References
  1. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (May 8, 2007). "50 Cent :: 50 Cent Is the Future :: Third World Music/BCD Music Group". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. "Top Ten Mixtape List Of All Time - XXL". XXL. April 17, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. Drake, David (June 29, 2016). "The 50 Best Rap Mixtapes of the Millennium - Page 3". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  4. Matthews, Adam (May 24, 2000). "SOHH Exclusive: 50 Cent Shot In New York | Daily Hip-Hop News | SOHH.com /". SOHH. Archived from the original on 2007-05-10. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. "Swisscharts.com – G-Unit feat. 50 Cent – 50 Cent Is The Future". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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