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Released on Jan. 7, 2003, “In Da Club” became 50’s first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song at the 2004 Grammys. The Dr. Dre-produced song served as the lead single off
Get Rich or Die Tryin’.
In November, the video for “In Da Club” reached 1 billion views on YouTube, becoming the second hip-hop music video from the pre-YouTube era to achieve this milestone following Eminem’s “Without Me.” In 2020, the video was averaging over 400,000 views per day.
Nearly two decades later, 50 is still on the grind. He recently teamed up with NLE Choppa and Rileyy Lanez on “Part of the Game,” the theme song for his upcoming Starz series, “Power Book III: Raising Kanan.”
“1 Billion views. Not Bad for a kid from South Side. LOL,” the Queens rap legend wrote at the time.
1 Billion views Not Bad for a kid from South Side. LOL #BRANSONCOGNAC#lecheminduroi#abcforlife Nov 18 pic.twitter.com/yuOqEeMc2M
“In Da Club” became 50’s first track to top the Billboard Hot 100 in his illustrious career. The Dr. Dre-produced single made its way to the Grammy Awards, where it earned nominations for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song.
Watch the restored Philip Atwell-directed video below.
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