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:
...love d two of them...whoever wins..I'm ok with it
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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..
And I need a thousand bucks for everytime someone comes on here thru my pg o!
Apparently not..Kanye's outselling 50 by ratio of 2:1 so far(Day 2)
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.
...These two chaps are just psyching folks.No matter the outcome they are both winners(smiling to the bank).
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