I'm going to be honest-I don't remember that many details about it because it's been so long (I literally just noticed its been 20 years) and things were so frantic that day, that alot of things were a blur so hopefully BX vets on here can chime in and share their experiences on this also, but I'm going to try.

After doing some research, I can't honestly say whether this happened on Jan. 26th, 2003 (which was a Sunday), or if it was Jan. 28th, which was a Tuesday. I lean toward Tuesday, but supposedly there was a rip that dropped on the 26th, as a 'Pre-Superbowl' surprise. You see back then, people would label bullsh*t like it was the highly anticipated album only to make you get it, and realize it was some BS. Whatever day it was that I remember, it was the actual day it dropped because BX quite literally, ended up getting so much traffic it was knocked the hell offline at a certain point. EVERYBODY had been anticipating this release, from the bootleggers to the fans that couldn't get enough of 50 and G-Unit at that point, to even people like me who thought this n*gga was overhyped like a mothafu*ka, but wanted to see if it was going to deliver.

I want to say I believe it was around 6 P.M. that night, when people started posting that the album had been ripped. Back then, damn near every release was TWO WEEKS prior to it hitting stores, or at least a week. If you knew where to find releases, you were looked at like a god by the peons who were using sites like Limewire, Bearshare, Kazaa etc. because at least from what I remember, those sites didn't really have whole albums, much less scene releases. One group in particular, who was THE STANDARD for getting quality releases
[spoiler - click to view]
was the one who actually ripped it. EVERYBODY was in a damn frenzy trying to grab it. There were various ways tracks got hosted, and most people back then (myself included) did NOT have high speed internet, so they're trying to get real audio files which were compressed mp3's which sounded like sh*t overall and had to be converted to wav or mp3 again, or if you had the time (or at least the high speed connection) you could get the original top of the line 192 kbps mp3s which sounded great at the time, but took HOURS to get if you were on 56K.

Anyway, most people knew it was a classic album on first listen. The hype was something never really seen before, except maybe by Snoop's Doggystyle album and I'm not sure if that is even true. For at least six to nine months, that album was literally heard EVERYWHERE you would go. Clubs would play damn near the whole album, it got pumped out of cars riding by etc. Tracks were always played on TV, freestyles over the beats etc. I was never really a fan, but it had a few jams. This was originally supposed to come out on Feb. 11th of that year, but they had to push it up to the 6th because of the HEAVY bootlegging that was occurring. But to be honest, I don't think it hurt sales that much because people just wanted to HEAR it...they were still going to support.

For the record, I never downloaded it myself. My boys would just let me hear the copies they had.

Anyway old heads, share your stories about this release/rip etc.

1. "Intro"

2. "What Up Gangsta"

3. "Patiently Waiting" (featuring Eminem)

4. "Many Men (Wish death)"

5. "In da Club"

6. "High All the Time"

7. "Heat"

8. "If I Can't"

9. "Blood Hound" (featuring Young Buck)

10. "Back Down"

11. "P.I.M.P."

12. "Like My Style" (featuring Tony Yayo)

13. "Poor Lil Rich"

14. "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg)

15. "Don't Push Me" (featuring Lloyd Banks and Eminem)

16. "Gotta Make It to Heaven"

Bonus tracks

17. "Wanksta"

18. "U Not Like Me"

19. "Life's on the Line"

Was Watch The Throne first album not to leak??

BreakkerSzn said Was Watch The Throne first album not to leak??

You know, that is a very good question. Of course there were some albums (that no one cared about) which may not have been ripped, but as far as mainstream releases, that may be true. Personally, I could have swore that the bootleg of that was out prior to release date, but looking it up, the release date was August 8th, 2011, and the earliest scene release of it occurred the same day, so I doubt it was actually out prior. I think I remember that being a big thing about that album that it never got leaked.

Obadiah1Verse18 said You know, that is a very good question. Of course there were some albums (that no one cared about) which may not have been ripped, but as far as mainstream releases, that may be true. Personally, I could have swore that the bootleg of that was out prior to release date, but looking it up, the release date was August 8th, 2011, and the earliest scene release of it occurred the same day, so I doubt it was actually out prior. I think I remember that being a big thing about that album that it never got leaked.

I think it was, remember every major album prior were leaking weeks earlier and WTT was still not leaked even a couple days out, if I remember correctly

BreakkerSzn said I think it was, remember every major album prior were leaking weeks earlier and WTT was still not leaked even a couple days out, if I remember correctly

I think you're right.

BreakkerSzn said Was Watch The Throne first album not to leak??

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In January, 2003, Glover leaked 50 Cent’s official début, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” to Kali. It became the bestselling U.S. album of the year. He followed that up with albums from Jay Z, G Unit, Mary J. Blige, Big Tymers, and Ludacris, and then began the following year with Kanye West’s début, “The College Dropout.”

BreakkerSzn said I think it was, remember every major album prior were leaking weeks earlier and WTT was still not leaked even a couple days out, if I remember correctly

I remember most songs leaking beforehand, like Thats My bi*ch and Who Gon Stop Me. I remember a lot of people thought Illest Motherfu*ker Alive was fake since it had the long a*s silence at the end too. But nah, I don't think the project leaked in full before release date.

Obadiah1Verse18 said I'm going to be honest-I don't remember that many details about it because it's been so long (I literally just noticed its been 20 years) and things were so frantic that day, that alot of things were a blur so hopefully BX vets on here can chime in and share their experiences on this also, but I'm going to try. After doing some research, I can't honestly say whether this happened on Jan. 26th, 2003 (which was a Sunday), or if it was Jan. 28th, which was a Tuesday. I lean toward Tuesday, but supposedly there was a rip that dropped on the 26th, as a 'Pre-Superbowl' surprise. You see back then, people would label bullsh*t like it was the highly anticipated album only to make you get it, and realize it was some BS. Whatever day it was that I remember, it was the actual day it dropped because BX quite literally, ended up getting so much traffic it was knocked the hell offline at a certain point. EVERYBODY had been anticipating this release, from the bootleggers to the fans that couldn't get enough of 50 and G-Unit at that point, to even people like me who thought this n*gga was overhyped like a mothafu*ka, but wanted to see if it was going to deliver. I want to say I believe it was around 6 P.M. that night, when people started posting that the album had been ripped. Back then, damn near every release was TWO WEEKS prior to it hitting stores, or at least a week. If you knew where to find releases, you were looked at like a god by the peons who were using sites like Limewire, Bearshare, Kazaa etc. because at least from what I remember, those sites didn't really have whole albums, much less scene releases. One group in particular, who was THE STANDARD for getting quality releases [spoiler - click to view] was the one who actually ripped it. EVERYBODY was in a damn frenzy trying to grab it. There were various ways tracks got hosted, and most people back then (myself included) did NOT have high speed internet, so they're trying to get real audio files which were compressed mp3's which sounded like sh*t overall and had to be converted to wav or mp3 again, or if you had the time (or at least the high speed connection) you could get the original top of the line 192 kbps mp3s which sounded great at the time, but took HOURS to get if you were on 56K. Anyway, most people knew it was a classic album on first listen. The hype was something never really seen before, except maybe by Snoop's Doggystyle album and I'm not sure if that is even true. For at least six to nine months, that album was literally heard EVERYWHERE you would go. Clubs would play damn near the whole album, it got pumped out of cars riding by etc. Tracks were always played on TV, freestyles over the beats etc. I was never really a fan, but it had a few jams. This was originally supposed to come out on Feb. 11th of that year, but they had to push it up to the 6th because of the HEAVY bootlegging that was occurring. But to be honest, I don't think it hurt sales that much because people just wanted to HEAR it...they were still going to support. For the record, I never downloaded it myself. My boys would just let me hear the copies they had. Anyway old heads, share your stories about this release/rip etc. view image 1. "Intro" 2. "What Up Gangsta" 3. "Patiently Waiting" (featuring Eminem) 4. "Many Men (Wish death)" 5. "In da Club" 6. "High All the Time" 7. "Heat" 8. "If I Can't" 9. "Blood Hound" (featuring Young Buck) 10. "Back Down" 11. "P.I.M.P." 12. "Like My Style" (featuring Tony Yayo) 13. "Poor Lil Rich" 14. "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg) 15. "Don't Push Me" (featuring Lloyd Banks and Eminem) 16. "Gotta Make It to Heaven" Bonus tracks 17. "Wanksta" 18. "U Not Like Me" 19. "Life's on the Line" view image

Bought at store the day of release but still bootlegged and sold the sh*t....



$$$$$$$$'

BreakkerSzn said Was Watch The Throne first album not to leak??

fu*k no.... had that sh*t weeks before release....

marcchrome said Bought at store the day of release but still bootlegged and sold the sh*t.... $$$$$$$$'

Yeah, it was very lucrative from what I hear, but the thing is, most n*ggas was the CD man on a low level meaning most didn't have the ability to burn multiple CDs at once, and the burn speed was SLOW AS fu*k back then. Burning was a job in itself...allegedly.

I remember boxden had a spike in New member's when this leaked

Site was wild

Was a great time lol.

Was in HS and at that time CD burners still wasnt around and affordable like that.I had one in 2000 and it was on $2000 Computer.When 50 cd drop it was maybe 4-5 people in school with 1 but I was already that dude.

Idk how many I sold but enough to make $3500-$5000.Cause I remember using that money and buying my 1st car.

CD was fire and played the hell out of it so much I rarely listened to it after years later.Idk if its really been a Huge buzz for a star or cd since.Maybe wayne cd but he was established already

marcchrome said fu*k no.... had that sh*t weeks before release....

Uhhh…you sure???

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marcchrome said fu*k no.... had that sh*t weeks before release....

Actually nope, you couldn’t have.

Jay-Z and Kanye West Avoid Watch The Throne Leak

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I think it was that Sunday that it leaked. I remember when I got it I called all my friends, burned it to a disc, and we went riding around pg county that sunday night blasting it everywhere.

It was good day. Cant remember if I got it from Jukebox or elsewhere. Probably here. Ive been on this joint since 2002.

As far as watch the throne, pretty much all the leaks were from kanye's MBDTF sessions. Nothing from WTT proper leaked early, and I think a big part of it was because they released it online before they released the physical.. if im not mistaken, I remember it popping up on streaming a week or 2 before the physicals were in stores.

damn yall some old heads for real lol

jr high I had a g unit shirt for everyday of the school week.

when I got them g unit sneakers the 3 baddest bi*ches fu*ked with me heavy, we called them the 3 K's- kyla, katylnn, and katie.

2 of them look crazy now......damnn homie, in jr high you was the man homie...

Recent BX thread:

How yall old heads 2005 custom Mix CD's from Limewire use to turn out..

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I bought a copy , my cousin bought me a copy and I stole a copy Classic

That album is what brought me to BX, back in 03. At first, I was on like D12sWorld and other sites like that -- wasn't even a fan of them n*gga's, it was just about getting the newest and latest music. I stumbled on BX, in search of that 50 album, and been on this bi*ch every since.

I still got my access to my account from back then, too. Cept his site got heavy on the troll side at one point, and someone said some racist sh*t & I responded back on some fu*k you too type vibe, and somehow my account ended up getting banned. I got Ronnie to reverse/unban it, cus my account got banned on some fu*k sh*t and he did. Cept, I felt too wronged about it even getting banned in the first place, so I just switched up and got a new account -- matter fact, I still gotta whoop that n*gga a*s, now I think about it.

Bought this album 3 times. Had a huge CD collection but lost a lot moving around. Always had to replace Get rich and Dre 2001.

Boxden on Feb 10, 2003

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Obadiah1Verse18 said Actually nope, you couldn’t have. Jay-Z and Kanye West Avoid Watch The Throne Leak view image

n*gga please...... the sh*t still leaked... and guess what??? Got it from here...

Obadiah1Verse18 said Uhhh…you sure??? view image view image

Post is pointless



All u did was post the release date... had the leak 2 weeks before. And?

@ OP, who you study with if you don't mind me asking? That Obidiah only for the woke woke lol

marcchrome said Post is pointless All u did was post the release date... had the leak 2 weeks before. And?

why are you dying on this hill?

stupid n*gga lying just to lie, just say you were mistaken and move on dummy