50 Cent sounds fired up with return to grittier era
50 Cent, 'Before I Self Destruct' ★★ (out of 4) While amassing a $400 million fortune that encompasses everything from vitamin drinks to condoms, 50 Cent (born Curtis Jackson III) has gone from a "shot-nine-times" thug to a hip-hop impresario, trading in his Kevlar vest for an Armani suit. But his sales have been sliding since "Get Rich or Die Tryin' " put him on the celebrity A-list in 2003. He has been trafficking in pop novelties such as "Candy Shop" and "Amusement Park" ever since, a wo...
USA Today Music — Eminem protg 50 Cent is banking on the familiar tropes and narratives of '90s gangsta rap to hike interest in his stagnating ...
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AllHipHop — The feud between 50 Cent and Rick Ross continues, as pictures of Rick Ross' family posing with 50 and boxer Floyd Mayweather recently hit the internet.
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Chicago Tribune — 50 Cent, 'Before I Self Destruct' ★★ (out of 4) While amassing a $400 million fortune that encompasses everything from vitamin drinks to condoms, 50 Cent (born Curti... more info
411 Mania — 50 Cent is back with Before I Self Destruct, his first album since losing the sales war against Kanye West in 2007! Has he produced an album worthy of topping the charts,... more info
MTV.com News — Fif insists he won't share bars with Game on Dre's upcoming Detox album.By Shaheem Reid
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