Overview

• On Complex’s GOAT Talk, Barry Keoghan chose 50 Cent’s 2003 debut Get Rich or Die Tryin’ as his greatest rap album.
• Ed Sheeran said his go-to rap albums come from the Aftermath/Shady/G‑Unit run, naming The Game’s The Documentary, Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP and Dr. Dre’s 2001 as records he can play in any setting.
• Sheeran recounted listening to Get Rich or Die Tryin’ with his father in Italy and highlighted the six‑bar chorus structure of 50 Cent’s song If I Can’t.
• Both guests said their favorite rappers are from the U.K., with Sheeran citing Wretch 32, Devlin, Skepta and JME, and Keoghan naming Stormzy and Dave.
• Sheeran echoed Skepta’s recent UK‑vs‑US rap stance by calling the question cultural and saying he relates more to British artists; Billboard also noted Sheeran’s Play album is due Sept. 12.