The track was released in January 2003 as the album's lead single and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming 50 Cent's first number one single on that chart.
At the 46th Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song.
The song's music video won Best Rap Video and Best New Artist at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.
In 2009, the single was listed at number 24 in Billboard's Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.
It was listed at number 13 in Rolling Stone's "Best Songs of the Decade".