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ConstantElevation

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50 Cent is facing retirement after being beaten by rival Kanye West in the pair's chart battle.

The hip-hop stars both released their third studio albums on Tuesday (11.09.07), and Kanye's 'Graduation' is currently outselling 50's 'Curtis' by over 200,000 copies, when figures are added together from the US and UK.

50 - real name Curtis Jackson - recently vowed to retire if he did not come out on top in the chart battle.

He boldly announced: "If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11, I'll no longer write music. I'll work with my other artists, but I won't put out anymore solo albums."

When it was revealed 50 was losing to Kanye, the 31-year-old star was reluctant to honour his promise, and instead blamed the defeat on his record label.

He said: "To be honest, the process of selling this record hasn't been fun. I'm happy with the performance, but I'm not happy with the set up. It was the label. They're dropping the ball all over the place. I'll release my next album and then I'm a free agent."

Rather than retire, 50 has vowed to "put his face paint on", and "go to war" with Kanye's record label Def Jam.

He said: "If I ended up selling less than Kanye, I would release a new album every time Def Jam had a priority. I would release a record verses every one of their top priorities each time."

(C) BANG Media International
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ConstantElevation

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More Info:
50 CENT ORDERS INTERSCOPE TO PURCHASE 300K COPIES OF CURTIS!!!


September 13, 2007. If you thought the battle between 50 Cent and Kanye West was over, you'd be wrong. While just about every expert is projecting that Kanye West will sell more albums, 50 Cent isn't taking his apparent loss sitting down.

MediaTakeOut.com exclusively learned that the Queens rapper has ordered executives at his record label Interscope to go out to record stores and purchase 300K copies of his album Curtis.

According to an Interscope insider, 50 Cent laid down the gauntlet to the record company on a conference call yesterday. The tipster told MediaTakeOut.com, "[50 Cent] basically told us that we were being too cheap with his project ... He laid out an ultimatum, either we go out and, using our own money, buy up 300K copies of Curtis. Or he'll leave [the label]."

And 50 Cent's strong-handed tactic may just work. The tipster explained to MediaTakeOut.com, "For [Interscope] to do what [50 Cent] is asking, we'd have to significantly increase our post-production budget ... But 50 Cent is our most important artist, so we're looking for ways to make accommodations."

Right now music industry experts are speculating that Kanye will sell approximately 750K copies of his album Graduation this week. Without Interscope's 300K album purchase, 50 Cent's Curtis is projected to sell only 600K.

Developing...

http://mediatakeout.com/11778/50_cent_orders_interscope_to_purchase_300k_copies_of_curtis.html
 
Rob S4

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I would walk back into his office and chuck mad copies at him. FUCKING LOSER. WHen is this cat going to get shot.
 
Rob S4

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He is a baby. Waaahhhhhhh, nobody is buying my album cause Iam a bitch. FUCK 50. I would buy 3 of cds just to throw them at him.
 
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KillaClown said:
50 Cent is the biggest walking contradiction of the rap world. Period.
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But he gets money. Ya really didn't think he would retire right? Come on get real. Rappers never retire. He better make quaility shit on his next album. His shit is getting old.
 
The Visualizer

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50 was boasting like this album was going to be fire and then comes the release day and he's bitching saying he didn't have fun with the promotion and the label didn't do enough...

If he knew he wasn't going to sell then why release that bummy ass statement. His reputation is going to sink fast and other rappers are going to poke fun at that.
 
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If you thought 50 was gonna retire, you might as well eat ice cream with a fork. He can say whatever the fuck he wants and people will still buy his album? Why? Because he's 50 Cent. Plain and simple.

Hip Hip Still Being Alive = Idiots believing what rappers say and adding opinions and publicity to the already stupid shit that rappers say.
 
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Lol @ yall lil whiny asses. 50 and Kanye been sittin back laughin together at stupid mothafuckas like yall who eat this shyt up and take it serious. There was never a real rivalry, it was just somethin to get yall gullable asses out to the store and buy the albums. Dumb ass clowns...steady cryin bout this bullshit when their plan worked to perfection.
 
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