Every Wed. night on Fuse TV is a full-scale HIP HOP INVASION. Tune-in as 50 Cent comes to Fuse for a provocative and EXCLUSIVE interview with Toure about his long-awaited new album, Before I Self Destruct. Get the inside scoop on all things 50, including his inspirations for the new album, influential music and what’s next for him.
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Back when Nas was rollin wit Will/ n Cube made Kill at Will
Snoop had the Coupe Deville/ sittin on three wheels
I was bangin that 50 Cent/ when I ain’t had 50 cents/
But fuck G-Unit, nigga/ I love G-Unit, nigga
And it’s still fuck Jigga/ Jay, holla at a nigga
Me and Dre up in the studio/ workin on new material
It’s the Chronic 3/ Chuck T and D.R.E.
We in the stu with the weed and the d. o. double g.
Bangin that Weezy/ just got a call from Jeezy
Told him I feel like I’m the next resurrection of Eazy
Got the West on my back/ I can’t let this shit stop
Rakim told me/ I’m the one who gon save hip hop
Back when Scarface had that green shirt on on the cover of the Source
Issue #74/ May 1994
I was standing in the store/ only had 4 dollars on me
So I stole it and spent the 4 bucks on 2 O.E.s
-Game “R.E.D. Intro”
It’s funny, 50 did all this shit talking about Def Jam spending so much money on Ross to promote his album and having bad sales yet this fool is projected to do 160k on the first week(technically two weeks), lmao. I can’t wait to see how he spins this. More money definitely went into promoting this then Ross album.
Like 50cent says the bloggers change one minute you love 50cent the you hate him when it is all going right for him (oh 50 back he that nigga) projection sale 150,000 (oh fuck 50 he don ross killed him) Alright I get you hate guess what you dont have to be hear
My thing is you can’t succeed off one single. You can’t have one record on the radio and expect to sell off just your name alone. If, “Baby By Me”, got him over 150K tha first wk then think about if he was only ready on his 3rd single. That would project over 450K if you are going off singles. That’s just me, you can’t survive in this game off one single, real talk. It has been shown. Especially with 50’s career putting out at least 2-4 singles out before the album. Then of course, it’s not a commercial album either. So it goes hand in hand.
Imo, Officer Ricky didn’t have no take in this. For tha sole purpose, if he did 50 wouldn’t have sold as much or is going to sell as much as he is going to. He has said before, times are changing especially digitally. So, it was going to happen frm my point of view, cuz you can’t survive off one single. He should already be on his 3rd single. He has a very dope album. He gave his fans that muzik that he was known for. And now, not being as commercial as he used to is biting him in thee ass, real talk.
who cares about this 50 cent nigga.. he suck at rappin, all he duz is talk shit, and think hes a boss or somethin man fuckin gay ass niggas these days.
There’s no way this is gonna be his last album. Any doubt about that will be erased when BISD’s numbers come in. It’s gonna be humiliating when his “last” album sells fewer total copies than his first album did in a week.
The game’s done changed. The album is dope. I don’t understand why it’s getting hate. People say they want the hardcore more traditional boom-bap sound and when it’s given to you by an artist they bitch and say it’s mixtape material.
I don’t feel sorry for 50. His shit talking allowed this scenario as a possibility.
@Tasvis Smiley: Damn you a fool for that one! lmfao!
i think fif ain’t selling cuz of the material on the album – it’s that raw shit!nobody in the hood got money to buy cds so how the fuck are white girls and boys supposed to buy that shit? i mean, many of them will buy it, but to sell records you need to drop that commercial shit. i guees he exchanged the sales for respect which is what he probably wanted, after doing the opposite on Curtis album!