Released May 6, 2003 Length 4:16 | Recorded 2002 | |
Genre Gangsta rap
conscious hip hop Label Shady, Aftermath, Interscope Writer(s) Curtis Jackson, Luis Resto, Darrell Branch | ||
"Many Men (Wish Death)" is song by American rapper 50 Cent, featured on debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003). The song was produced by Darrell "Digga" Branch, Eminem and Luis Resto.
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Music video
The video was directed by Jessy Tererro and produced by Jill Hardin and Darrell "Digga" Branch. The song's music video is about 50 Cent's shooting from May 24, 2000, when he was shot 9 times in Queens, New York, United States. Mekhi Phifer appears in the video as 50's hitman. Adam Rodriguez appears as a detective. Gabriel Casseus appears as a person who is allied with the person that shoots 50. Tommy Lister appears as one of 50's associates. Lloyd Banks and Young Buck make cameos.
Commercial performance
The song peaked at number 11 on the US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. As of June 14, 2006, Many Men (Wish Death) has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for selling 500,000 copies.