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Studio album by 50 Cent
Released March 3, 2005[1]
Studio
54 Sound (Ferndale, Michigan)Record One (Los Angeles)Trans Continental (Orlando, Florida)Larrabee North (Hollywood)Rock Central (Los Angeles)RMP (Orlando)
Genre
Hardcore hip hopgangsta rap
Length 77:22
Label
InterscopeShadyAftermathG-Unit
Producer
50 CentDr. DreEminemSha Money XLBang OutJeff BassBlack JeruzBuckwildCool & DreCue BeatsDangerous LLCDisco DHi-TekJ.R. RotemLuis RestoMike ElizondoNeedlzScott StorchSire
50 Cent chronology
Get Rich or Die Tryin`
(2003) The Massacre
(2005) Bulletproof
(2005)
The Massacre is the second studio album by American rapper 50 Cent, released on March 3, 2005, via Interscope Records, Eminem`s Shady Records, 50 Cent`s G-Unit Records, and Dr. Dre`s Aftermath Entertainment. With production from Dr. Dre, Eminem, Scott Storch, Sha Money XL and others, the album features guest appearances from G-Unit affiliates Tony Yayo, Olivia, Eminem and Jamie Foxx.

Supported by the singles `Disco Inferno` and `Candy Shop` before release, the album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 1.15 million copies in its first four days and staying atop the chart for six weeks after its release. The Massacre received generally positive reviews from music critics.

Background
The original title for the album was revealed as The St. Valentine`s Day Massacre, named after the 1929 Chicago gang murder spree known as Saint Valentine`s Day Massacre. 50 Cent intended the album to be released on February 15, 2005, but Interscope was not interested. He leaked `Disco Inferno` in order to force their hand, and Interscope released it on March 7.[2]

Originally, songs intended for the album included `Hate It or Love It`, `How We Do`, `Higher`, `Church for Thugs` and `Special` but the songs were eventually given to the Game`s The Documentary, causing a majority of The Massacre to be reworked.[3]

After 50 Cent released the Game from his G-Unit Records imprint on live radio February 21, 2005, a shootout occurred.[4] Paul Rosenberg of Shady Records and Jimmy Iovine of Interscope worried that the album would underperform due to the negativity of the Hot 97 shooting. 50 and the Game later entered into a truce six days after The Massacre was released,[5][6] but their animosity rose up again after Game made fun of G-Unit at Hot 97`s annual Summer Jam, where he first used the `G-Unot` insult, later turning to a boycott.[7]

Censorship
The censored version of the album censors out most profanity, violence, and all drug content. The track `Gunz Come Out` has inconsistency in the editing, and contains some profanity. The opening intro removes the shooting sequence, and is cut down to 20 seconds. The album cover also removes guns in the background behind the rapper, being replaced by motifs and a gradient background.[8] In comparison, the album is not as heavily censored as his previous album Get Rich or Die Tryin` (2003).[9]

Commercial performance
With a release in the middle of the sales week, The Massacre sold 1.15 million copies in its first four days of release, becoming the sixth-largest opening week for an album at the time since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991.[10] This is the second largest opening week for a hip hop album, behind Eminem`s The Marshall Mathers LP (2000), which sold 1.76 million copies in its first week.[11] Mariah Carey`s The Emancipation of Mimi replaced it as number one in late April 2005, as The Massacre reached 3 million units sold.[12] In February 2020, The Massacre was certified six times platinum for combined sales and album-equivalent units of at least six million copies in the United States.[13] It has sold over eleven million copies worldwide.[14][15]

In 2005, The Massacre was ranked as the number one album of the year on the Billboard 200.

Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `Intro (The Massacre)` Lindsay Collins Eminem 0:41
2. `In My Hood`
Curtis JacksonTeraike CrawfordPhillip PittsMarshall MathersLuis Resto
C. StylesBang OutEminem[a]Resto[a]
3:51
3. `This Is 50`
JacksonRashad SmithMichael Clervoix
Sha Money XLBlack Jeruz
3:04
4. `I`m Supposed to Die Tonight`
JacksonMathersSteve KingResto
EminemResto[a]
3:51
5. `Piggy Bank`
JacksonKhari Cain
Needlz 4:15
6. `Gatman and Robbin` (featuring Eminem)
JacksonMathersJeffrey BassMark BassRestoNeal Hefti
EminemBass Brothers[a]Resto[a]
3:46
7. `Candy Shop` (featuring Olivia)
JacksonScott Storch
Scott Storch 3:29
8. `Outta Control`
JacksonAndre YoungMike ElizondoChristopher PopeSteve Standard
Dr. DreMike Elizondo
3:21
9. `Get in My Car`
JacksonTony Cotrell
Hi-Tek 4:05
10. `Ski Mask Way`
JacksonDave ShaymanMathersRestoBunny SiglerRyan Presson
Disco DEminem[a]Resto[a]
3:05
11. `A Baltimore Love Thing`
JacksonQuentin StaplesNorma Toney
Cue Beats 4:17
12. `Ryder Music`
JacksonCotrell
Hi-Tek 3:51
13. `Disco Inferno`
JacksonCrawfordPitts
C. StylesBang Out
3:34
14. `Just a Lil Bit`
JacksonStorch
Storch 3:57
15. `Gunz Come Out`
JacksonYoungBashar Barakah Jackson
Dr. DreElizondo
4:24
16. `My Toy Soldier` (featuring Tony Yayo)
JacksonMarvin BernardMathersResto
EminemResto[a]
3:44
17. `Position of Power`
JacksonJ.R. Rotem
J.R. Rotem 3:12
18. `Build You Up` (featuring Jamie Foxx)
JacksonStorch
Storch 2:55
19. `God Gave Me Style`
JacksonCainLeonard Caston, Jr.Tom McFadden
Needlz 3:01
20. `So Amazing` (featuring Olivia)
JacksonRotemJasmin Lopez
J.R. Rotem 3:16
21. `I Don`t Need `Em`
JacksonAnthony Best
Buckwild 3:20
22. `Hate It or Love It (G-Unit Remix)` (Bonus Track) (featuring The Game, Tony Yayo, Young Buck and Lloyd Banks)
JacksonAllan FelderJayceon TaylorAndre LyonMarcello ValenzanoBernardNorman HarrisRon Barker
Cool & Dre 4:23
Total length: 77:22
Sample credits[38]
`Intro` contains elements from `What Up Gangsta` performed by 50 Cent.
`This Is 50` contains elements from `Things Done Changed` performed by The Notorious B.I.G.
`I`m Supposed to Die Tonight` contains vocal samples of `Vocal Planet` performed by Spectrasonics.
`Gatman and Robbin" contains replayed elements from `Batman Theme` composed by Danny Elfman.
`Candy Shop` contains a sample of `Love Break` performed by The Salsoul Orchestra (uncredited).
`Outta Control` contains an interpolation from `Set It Off` performed by Strafe.
`Ski Mask Way` contains elements from `What Am I Waiting For` performed by The O`Jays and resung elements from `Cell Therapy` performed by Goodie Mob.
`A Baltimore Love Thing` contains elements from `I`ll Be Waiting There for You` performed by The Dells.
`God Gave Me Style` contains elements from `Each Day I Cry a Little` performed by Eddie Kendricks.
`I Don`t Need `Em` contains elements from `Nobody Knows` performed by S.C.L.C.
Personnel
Credits for The Massacre adapted from Allmusic.[39]

50 Cent – executive producer, author
Bang Out – producer
Jeff Bass – keyboards, producer
Mark Bass – producer
Steve Baughman – engineer, mixing
Akane Behrens – engineer
Black Jeruz – producer
Buck Wild – producer
Jeff Burns – mixing assistant, assistant
Dave Cabrera – keyboards
Tony Campana – engineer
Larry Chatman – project coordinator
Lindsay Collins – voices, speech/speaker/speaking part
Cool – producer
Ruben Cruz – vocals (background)
Cue Beats – producer
Dion Jenkins – vocals (background)
Disco D – producer
Dr. Dre – producer, executive producer, mixing
Mike Elizondo – bass, guitar, keyboards, sitar, producer
Eminem – producer, executive producer, mixing
Nicole Frantz – creative assistance
Brian `Big Bass` Gardener – mastering
Yvette Gayle – publicity
Zach Gold – photography
Scott Gutierrez – assistant engineer, assistant
Tiffany Hasbourne – stylist
Adam Hawkins – engineer
Marcus Heisser – A&R
Hi-Tek – producer
Lionel Holoman – keyboards
Kameron Houff – engineer
Eric Hudson – bass
Mauricio `Veto` Irragorri – engineer, mixing
Tyrue `Slang` Jonas – artwork
Rouble Kapoor – assistant engineer, mixing assistant, assistant

Steven King – bass, guitar, mixing
Marc Labelle – A&R
Chris Lighty – management
Steve Lininger – assistant engineer, assistant
Jared Lopez – engineer
Mike Lynn – A&R
Andrew Mains – editing
Tracy McNew – A&R
Kyla Miller – engineer
Riggs Morales – A&R
Needlz – producer
Traci Nelson – vocals (background)
Alex Ortiz – engineer
James Oruz – management
Conesha Owens – vocals (background)
Kirdis Postelle – project coordinator
Chuck Reed – engineer
Luis Resto – horn, keyboards, producer
Robert `Roomio` Reyes – assistant engineer, assistant
Roberto Reyes – assistant
J.R. Rotem – producer
David Saslow – video
Kelly Sato – marketing coordinator
Ed Scratch – engineer
Les Scurry – production coordination
Sha Money XL – producer, engineer, executive producer, mixing
Randy Sosin – video
Nancie Stern – sample clearance
Scott Storch – producer
Chris Styles – producer
Rob Tewlow – producer
Patrick Viala – mixing
Che Vicious – programming
Barbara Wilson – vocals (background)
Brandon Winslow – assistant
Ravid Yosef – editing