Tuesday, September 11, 2007

And The Winner Is...

Sept 11th.A date that many around the world would never forget.The day America was humbled by terrorists.Although today marks the 6th anniversary of that terrible tuesday in New York & Washington,it would also be remembered for something less life-changing,but still significant to many.Well,to hip-hop lovers & music fans in general.

Hip-hop heavyweights 50 Cent & rapper/producer Kanye West both release their eagerly anticipated,third CDs today.And everyone wants to know who'll come out tops,sales-wise.
50 Cent has even gone on record to say that he'll retire from doing solo albums if Kanye's 'Graduation' CD outsells 'Curtis',his self-titled album.
Both gentlemen also make front cover of acclaimed mag,Rolling Stone 's current issue,posing like boxers a la Ali & Frazier back in the day.This has only helped to fuel the excitement & anticipation across the music industry.
Clearly,50 has sold more records than Kanye,largely assisted by huge club hits like 'In da Club' &'Candy Shop' while Kanye is a 6-time grammy winner who's critically acclaimed for his creativity & production skills.
Vocally,i feel 50 cent has an edge but Mr.West has gained valuable first-hand tips while producing countless hits for label mate & close friend,Jay Z.Also,his innovative style earns him priceless respect from critics as well as peers.
They both have a huge fan base & are viewed by many to have taken arrogance to new heights.To buttress this fact,Kanye's nickname is 'Louis Vuitton Don',while 50 can hardly record a track without the words 'money' or 'bank' in its content.

The weekly album sales figures are to be released by music chart mag,Billboard,next week wednesday.
Now that's a date the music world(including Kanye & 50,of course)can hardly wait for.

6 comments:

EDNUTEY said...

...love d two of them...whoever wins..I'm ok with it
found dis blog tru Mocha

Mocha said...

So the "Louis Vuitton Don" is up on 50 huh? Lets see how this plays out..
But I still feel its a collabo PR effort tho..
Thats just me..

Mocha said...

And I need a thousand bucks for everytime someone comes on here thru my pg o!

Chakams said...

Apparently not..Kanye's outselling 50 by ratio of 2:1 so far(Day 2)

Jigga said...

It is to be expected... Kanye is more mainstream than 50. I know alot of women personally who despise his music and say he insults and denigrates women.

Love them both... Think its too early to say who would win but I think it would probably be Kanye.

Anonymous said...

...These two chaps are just psyching folks.No matter the outcome they are both winners(smiling to the bank).