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{{Short description|2002 mixtape by 50 Cent}}

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{{About|the mixtape Nameby 50 Cent|other = uses|Guess Who's Black?Back |(disambiguation)}}

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Type = [[Compilation album]] |

{{Infobox album

Artist = [[50 Cent]] |

| Covername = 50 Cent - Guess Who's Back.jpg |?

| type = mixtape

Released = [[April 26]], [[2002]] <small>([[United States|US]])</small> |

| artist Recorded = 1998-2002[[50 |Cent]]

| cover = 50 Cent - Guess Who's Back.jpg

Genre = [[Hip-Hop]] |

| alt Length = 56:30 |

| Label released = [[FullMay Clip]]21, |2002

| recorded = 2001–2002, Canada

Producer = N/A |

| studio =

Reviews = [[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|4}}

| genre =

[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:nqfibk09aakq link]|

* [[Gangsta rap]]

Last album = ''[[Power of the Dollar]]''<br />(2000) |

* [[East Coast hip hop]]

This album = '''''Guess Who's Back?''''''<br />(2002) |

| length = 56:11

Next album = ''[[50 Cent is the Future]]''<br />(2002) |}}

| label = Full Clip

| producer =

* [[Trackmasters]]

* Kurt Gowdy

* [[DJ Clark Kent]]

* [[Father Shaheed]]

*[[Nottz]]

* [[Sha Money XL]]

* [[Red Spyda]]

* Terence Dudley

* [[Haas G|Fantom of the Beat]]

| prev_title = [[Power of the Dollar]]

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = [[50 Cent Is the Future]]

| next_year = 2002

}}

{{Music ratings

'''''Guess Who's Black?''''' is a 2002 compilation album by [[U.S.]] [[rap music|rap]] artist [[50 Cent]]. Its release was the first in a barrage of mixtapes that helped attribute the dramatic rise of 50 Cent. Some of the cuts are songs from the shelved album ''[[Power of the Dollar]]''. Many years later, 50 cent took the image of this album and put it in his video "Piggy Bank".

| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]

| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Birchmeier">Birchmeier, Jason. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r587005|pure_url=yes}} Review: ''Guess Who's Back?'']. [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved on 2009-12-28.</ref>

| rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Weiner">Weiner, Jonah. [http://www.blender.com/guide/new/50771/guess-who146s-back.html Review: ''Guess Who's Back?'']. ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''. Retrieved on 2009-12-28. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227231423/http://www.blender.com/guide/new/50771/guess-who146s-back.html |date=December 27, 2010 }}</ref>

| rev3 = [[Robert Christgau]]

| rev3score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}<ref name="Christgau">Christgau, Robert. "[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=50+Cent Consumer Guide: ''Guess Who's Back?'']". ''[[The Village Voice]]'': March 9, 2004. Archived from [http://www.villagevoice.com/2004-03-09/music/edges-of-the-groove/2 the original] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615095515/http://www.villagevoice.com/2004-03-09/music/edges-of-the-groove/2/ |date=2013-06-15 }} on 2009-12-28.</ref>

| rev4 = RapReviews

| rev4score = 8/10<ref name="Juon">Juon, Steve. [http://rapreviews.com/archive/2002_10_guesswho.html Review: ''Guess Who's Back?'']. RapReviews. Retrieved on 2009-12-28.</ref>

| rev5 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''

| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Hoard">Hoard, Christian (ed.) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PT297&dq= The Rolling Stone Album Guide]". ''[[Rolling Stone]]'': p.297. November 2, 2004.</ref>

| rev6 = ''[[The Village Voice|Village Voice]]''

| rev6score = favorable<ref name="Ex">Ex, Kris. [http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-02-11/music/original-pirate-material/ Review: ''Guess Who's Back?''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522220200/http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-02-11/music/original-pirate-material/ |date=2013-05-22 }}. ''[[The Village Voice]]''. Retrieved on 2009-12-28.</ref>

}}

'''''Guess Who's Back?''''' is the debut official [[mixtape]] by American rapper [[50 Cent]], released May 21, 2002 on independent label Full Clip Records in the United States. It is his first official release after his 2000 effort ''[[Power of the Dollar]]'' went unreleased due to [[Columbia Records]]' discovery of a May 2000 shooting where 50 Cent was struck by nine bullets, and was subsequently dropped from the label as a result. The album features production by [[Trackmasters]], [[DJ Clark Kent]], [[Father Shaheed]], [[Sha Money XL]], [[Red Spyda]], and Terence Dudley. ''Guess Who's Back''? received generally positive reviews from music critics and peaked at number 28 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r587005/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Billboard Albums: ''Guess Who's Back?'']. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-12-28.</ref>

==Background==

The mixtape was recorded in [[Canada]] after 50 Cent was "[[blacklisting|blacklisted]]" in the [[recording industry]] and was unable to find a studio to work with in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/surveilling-50-cent |title=Surveilling 50 Cent |work=[[The Smoking Gun]] |date=September 6, 2005 |access-date=December 15, 2021 }}</ref>

After releasing the mixtape, 50 Cent was discovered by Detroit rapper [[Eminem]], who listened to a copy of the album through 50 Cent's attorney, who was working with Eminem's manager, [[Paul Rosenberg (music manager)|Paul Rosenberg]], and he was signed to [[Interscope Records]].<ref>Ninja (December 2007) [http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/50cent/ 50 Cent Interview]. Dubcnn. Accessed 22 May 2007.</ref>

The tracks "[[Life's on the Line|Your Life's on the Line]]", "Corner Bodega", "[[Ghetto Qur'an (Forgive Me)]]" and "As the World Turns" were originally to be released on 50 Cent's shelved album, ''[[Power of the Dollar]]''. "Killa Tape" and "That's What's Up" would later appear on the mixtape, ''[[50 Cent Is the Future]]''. "U Not Like Me" and "Life's on the Line" would later appear on 50 Cent's debut studio album, [[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (album)|''Get Rich or Die Tryin''']].

As of May 2004, the album has sold over 400,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chery |first=Carl |url=http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/5851 |title=50 Cent's a Fake, Says Ex-G-Unit Member, Bang Em Smurf |work=[[SOHH]] |publisher=4Control Media |date=May 18, 2004 |access-date=2011-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613211619/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/5851 |archive-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=unfit }}</ref> The album's cover art was later used in the video for 50 Cent's song, "[[Piggy Bank (song)|Piggy Bank]]".

==Track listing==

{{Track listing

#"Killa Tape Intro"

| headline = ''Guess Who's Back?'' track listing

#"Rotten Apple"

| extra_column = Producer(s)

#"Skit/Drop"

| title1 = Killa Tape (Intro)

#"That's What's Up" (featuring [[G-Unit]])

| length1 = 2:58

#"U Not Like Me"

| extra1 = [[N.O. Joe]]

#"50 Bars"

| title2 = Rotten Apple

#"Life's on the Line"

| length2 = 3:08

#"Get out the Club"

| extra2 = [[Haas G]]

#"Be a Gentleman"

| title3 = Drop (Skit)

#"Fuck you"

| length3 = 0:16

#"Too Hot" (featuring [[Nas]] & [[Nature (artist)|Nature]])

| extra3 = 50 Cent

#"Who U Rep With" (featuring Nas & [[The Bravehearts]])

| title4 = That's What's Up"

#"Corner Bodega"

| note4 = [[G-Unit]]

#"Ghetto Qua Ran"

| length4 = 4:09

#"As the World Turns" (featuring [[U.G.K.]])

| extra4 = [[True Master]]

#"Whoo Kid Freestyle"

| title5 = U Not Like Me

#"Stretch Armstrong Freestyle"

| length5 = 4:10

#"Doo Wop Freestyle"

| extra5 = [[Red Spyda]]

| title6 = 50 Bars

| length6 = 3:33

| extra6 = [[Sha Money XL]]

| title7 = [[Your Life's on the Line]]

| length7 = 3:38

| extra7 = Terence Dudley

| title8 = Get Out the Club

| length8 = 4:22

| extra8 = [[Poor Righteous Teachers|Father Shaheed]]

| title9 = Be a Gentleman

| length9 = 2:40

| extra9 = [[Nottz]]

| title10 = Fuck You

| length10 = 3:55

| extra10 = [[DJ Clark Kent]]

| title11 = Too Hot

| note11 = featuring [[Nas]] and [[Nature (rapper)|Nature]]

| length11 = 3:45

| extra11 = Chop Diesel

| title12 = Who U Rep With

| note12 = featuring Nas and [[Bravehearts]]

| length12 = 4:21

| extra12 = Trackmasters

| title13 = Corner Bodega

| length13 = 1:34

| extra13 = [[L.E.S. (record producer)|L.E.S.]]

| title14 = [[Ghetto Qur'an (Forgive Me)]]

| length14 = 4:29

| extra14 = Trackmasters

| title15 = As the World Turns

| note15 = featuring [[Bun B]]

| length15 = 4:15

| extra15 = Red Spyda

| title16 = Whoo Kid Freestyle

| length16 = 1:15

| extra16 = [[DJ Whoo Kid]]

| title17 = Stretch Armstrong Freestyle

| length17 = 1:19

| extra17 = Carlos "Six July" Broady & Nashiem Myrick (samples "[[Forever (Puff Daddy album)|Reverse]]" by [[Sean Combs|Puff Daddy]] featuring [[Shyne]], [[G-Dep]], [[CeeLo Green|Cee Lo]], [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Sauce Money]] and [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]])

| title18 = Doo Wop Freestyle

| length18 = 2:25

| extra18 = [[Erick Sermon]] (samples "[[Out of Business|Symphony]]" by [[EPMD]] featuring [[M.O.P.]])

| total_length =

}}

==External linksCharts==

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* [http://www.50cent-lyrics.com/guess-whos-back.html 50 Cent: Guess Who's Back? Lyrics]

|+Chart performance for ''Guess Who's Back?''

!Chart (2002)

!Peak<br />position

|-

{{album chart|UK|82|artist=50 Cent|album=Guess Who's Back|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2015}}

|-

{{album chart|Billboard200|28|artist=50 Cent|rowheader=true|access-date=March 10, 2023}}

|-

{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|13|artist=50 Cent|rowheader=true|access-date=March 10, 2023}}

|}

==References==

[[Category:2002 albums]]

{{Reflist}}

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