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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
50 Cent- Power of the Dollar, February 5, 2004
50 Cent's debut EP "Power of the Dollar" (2000) is ill. You know 50 Cent has so much overexposure these days, and with that one cannot help getting tired of hearing tracks like "In Da Club" when they are played excessively on the radio. One of the things I like about 50 is he came up from nothing and made it big, listening to his past work was refreshing. I only came across this release after 50 Cent blew, the first time I heard 50 was on "How to Rob" which was featured on the "In Too Deep Soundtrack", back then my first thoughts were this is most likely a talentless cat just trying to get his fifteen minutes by creating controversy and tearing into other MC's. Since then my view has changed ,50 Cent does create controversy but at the same time he is an entertaining, hard working, talented and at times humorous artist, who deserved to blow and made it on his own when the record executives turned there back on him. This EP has a hungry 50 dropping some memorable rhymes, backed by some impressive production. 50 starts the album off strong with early tracks like "The Hit" & "Good Die Young", the later has 50 talking about how close death can be, its all relative especially considering 50 got blasted and almost died just before this one was supposed to drop. "Your Life's on the Line" is another standout, and 50's collabration with Bun B "As the World Turns" is a good cut. Laidback "Ghetto Quaran" flows through smoothly, 50 takes things back in his day talking about life in his hood, giving shout outs, and paying tribute to those who passed. 50 reps himself cockily on "Da Repercussions" and drops another solid cut with "Make Money by Any Means". 50 then addresses the ladies who are in it for the money on "Material Girl" and collabrates with Destiny's Child on the laidback "Thug Love". "Gun Runner" is a grimey track where 50 kicks some gun knowledge and finishes the track with a jack. My favourite track on this album is the excellent title track "Power of the Dollar", the beat, 50 lyrics and chorus all make this a cut to remember. 50 drops some of the rules of the game on "I'm a Hustler", while using Jadakiss and Jay-Z samples. The album closes off with "How to Rob", nowadays I feel this track more, maybe because I know what 50's about. Overall I highly recommend "Power of the Dollar" to 50 Cent fans, and to those who want to see what 50 Cent was like before he exploded on the Rap scene.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Track Listing & Info, April 1, 2003
So if you're reading this, you already know that the full-length "Power of the Dollar" CD was finished, but scrapped by Columbia Records a few years back. The tracks were done mostly by Trackmasters, and the results were pretty good. This item is the legit CD-EP released by Columbia which only featured a few tracks that were to have appeared on the album. The full-length album itself never dropped, but bootleggers took it to the streets anyways. The track listing for this actual legitimate CD-EP is as follows:01. Thug Love (featuring Destiny's Child)
02. I'm A Hustler
03. Da Heatwave (featuring Noreaga)
04. Your Life's On The Line
05. How To Rob (featuring The Madd Rapper) It's a good CD. If you're looking for rare 50 Cent tracks, be sure to also try and get a hold of Kandi's single for "Cheatin' On Me" which features a 50 Cent remix. I think her voice is horrid, and the song is lame, but 50 gave is some life in the remix. And remember, there's a whole bunch of mixtapes, some are bootleg and some are commercial. So just keep an eye out. This CD is the older style of 50 Cent. He lays it in hard to the backpack rappers, and makes a good debut in the commercial game with this release.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An EP for "true" 50 Cent Fans, September 6, 2003
Before 50 Cent was a mainstream success and literally everyone and their mothers was singing "Yo, shorty, it's your birthday!", he was just a promising talent from Southside Queens with a deal on Columbia. I can remember watching the video for one of his early tracks on an edition of WWF Sunday Night Heat and being blown away, like, "Who is that?". When I read the video credits for the little highlight montage, I saw the name 50 Cent and the album name, "Power Of The Dollar". It stuck in my head and I began to await his album.Back then, there wasn't much known about 50. He was never on MTV and was given little coverage in any hip-hop magazines. One day, I checked out his first big hit, "How To Rob" off The Madd Rapper's album. This track blew me away. He was talking about robbin' all of the big rappers from NYC and a few from elsewhere. I started reading up a little bit on 50 Cent and discovered he had had beef with Ja Rule. Back then, it was a very low-profile feud and I was fans of both. This was before Ja crossed over to R&B. Then, I heard about his shooting and many felt that he was going to die. I read Ja's article in "The Source" and heard his version of his war with 50. I assumed from reading it that 50 wouldn't be heard from for a long time if ever. In the summer of 2001, I came across a real crummy-looking bootleg called "50 Cent: Power Of The Dollar". I was excited because I had always been waiting for this LP but it never got released. I purchased it with a few others but with all the CD's I owned back then, I didn't have much time to play it track by track. One day, I just let it play while I was reading and it amazed me. I started including its tracks in all of my mixes and trying to pass it on to my friends. While browsing a Tupac website one day, I saw a news article on 50 Cent. It said that he had a new album dropping in the next week called "Guess Who's Back". I knew it was too good to be true as it would be on a little-known independent label. I tried searching for it but few stores in my area had it until one day at a Sam Goody, an employee saw me browsing the rap section and suggested I check it out. Little did he know, I had been looking for this album. After hearing "Power Of The Dollar", I was expecting another classic record. At first, I was dissapointed but the more I listened, the more it grew. Soon, "Guess Who's Back" was a favorite. It was around this time that I learned through MTV News and a few other websites that Dr. Dre and Eminem would be signing 50. This was so great to me. Dr. Dre is one of my all-time favorite figures in rap and having 50 on his team would be huge. I kept telling people that he was gonna be the next big thing in rap. Now, the same people who never wanted to hear my 50 Cent tracks back in the day are asking to borrow my "Get Rich Or Die Tryin" CD. Everyone loves him because he's signed with Eminem and people who aren't even really fans bump his music everywhere. Now, when I tell to people that I have known about his music for years, these "bandwagon" fans act like he's just some new artist. I always hoped he'd "blow up" like he deserved. Well, like they say, be careful what you wish for.
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