Could 50 Cent – banking on his name value alone – beat out [||] a radio-dominant Kanye West in a first-week sales competition? Will he pull a sore loser move and retire? Is it possible for Tony Yayo to sound thoughtful when speaking?
In a groundbreaking documentary screened exclusively online, WREL-TV answers many of these questions…with questionable answers.
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haha i dunno man i dont think thats gona happpin.. my odds are on 50s side but i guess we will see at the end of the week..
hahahaha thts hilarious, im geddin kanye tho but i always thot 50 was gonna double sell kanye first week denf all off but amazon.com believees 50 is selling 5 times more in pre orderS?
ok...thats not what its lookin like now....it looks like best buy is gettin 2000 more copies then 50cent!!!! you cant tell me nothin!!!!!!!!!!!lol fuck curtis!!!
that waz funny az fuck!!!
lol wtf lmfao curtis sep 11
kanye shit goes hard. no homo. but 50 will outsell him tho.....and funny ass shit
have you seen something stupid like that before !!! Cant believe people is loosing their times with this kind of shit... But anyway 50 cent sept 11 Curtis
LMAO....dats exactly wats gonna happen
that joint was nice. bravo
50 has a much better album than Kanye...But these days that has nothing to do with who sells more...Who knows who will sell more and who cares....They're both on Forbes list already.
Extremely valid point. I downloaded Kanye's joint on LIMEWIRE, yesterday... I mean, it was Kanye... I didn't expect more or less.. I mean, it's "okay"... nothing fascinating at all... And, since I'm neither a "fan" of either, nor a PUPPET psyched up by this INGENIUS MARKETING PLOY,
I'll purchase: NEITHER album. I don't feel like hearing either talking about all the cars and cribs I helped 'em buy, lol.
here goes minister farakhan and his god given morals about not being a puppet. talking about you deaded me months ago? i dont have time for you front page interns, i stay where its really poppin...the forums ho!
Haha, thats some funny shit. This one was by far the best.
I'm a 50 fan til the day I die, but right now I'm feeling like fuck the music industry. The whole industry is fucked up now anyway. The way I see it is ain't none of our favorite rappers puttin no money in our pockets, so why should I go by their album and keep makin them richer when I can get it 4 free!!!
I Feel You If You Taklin Bout Someone You Dont Like....But If You Talkin Bout Your Fave Rapper They Are Doin Somethin For You They Providin You With Music You Wanna Here. Without Muzic Ya Life Would Be Missing A Element.......Dont Bootleg ya Fave Rappers Stuff Thats Wack
i agree with production.
thats right
"50 Cent was blown down brick by brick... no homo" LOL classic
britney spears is so sexy
they must really not have much to do with their time lol
am sorry to say that everyone who buy Kanye shit will be dissapointed because after 5 songs the rest are gabbage. Get ready to press skip, fast forward, and skip again and skip and skip and skip, and skip, and ajip. so u play 5 tracks you skip 7 and fast forward 1.
naaa, kanye's shit is light years ahead of CURRTISSSS, 50 got good production but cmon every song is the same content, kanye is talkin about different things, n hes doin his own production, been listenin to both for a week now, kanye is the shit
when is that G-Unit radio mixtape for 50 album coming
oh shit man wtf! ahahhahahah
omg...these guyz really put in work to make those pictures of 50 with the colonial masters and everything fit. Great video. I wish I could download it. lol...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- Kanye West says he'll never return to MTV.
The 29-year-old rapper, who was shut out at the Video Music Awards on Sunday night, threw a tantrum in front of media and crew backstage as the MTV show was ending.
West, waiting for an elevator in a crowded hallway, began yelling about losing all five categories for which he was nominated, including male artist of the year.
"That's two years in a row, man ... give a black man a chance," said West, stomping around his entourage and directing his comments at a reporter. "I'm trying hard man, I have the ... No. 1 record, man."
It was the latest outburst from West at an awards show. Last year, he crashed the stage at the MTV Europe Awards after not winning for best video.
^ THATS WHY PPL DONT LIKE KANYE LOL
SHIT IS FUNNY 50 WILL B #1
50 will outsell kanye by the thousands. kanye has never sold more than 50, why would tomorrow be any different?
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Wow wow wow woooooooooooow wow wow WOW Let me explain = 50-cent SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS WITH HIS GAY UNIT Period
i think kanye gonna lose by a few thousand copies in america and by millions worldwide....
curtis
Kayne all tha way
kanye
Shaman: Hip Hop fans gonna cop Graduation. Wanna be gangstas gonna cop Curtis. The wannabes idolize Curtis because he shows that you can be a gangsta to the white folks and still be a snitch to the ni99as. 50 snitching on everybody who's hotter than him so that he can snatch their places. That's just how the slaves did so that the Massa would let them sleep on the porch instead of make them sleep in the stables. 50 a house nigga stepping on other people to move up. There just might be a Michael Jackson #2 on the way.
Curtis: I'm snitching. You talking bout me Shaman. I'm snitching. MASSA!!! MASSA!!!
^Curtis: I'm snitching. You talking bout me Shaman. I'm snitching. MASSA!!! MASSA!!!^ LOL
I'm getting both albums. I don't care who wins even though I'm more into the conscious rap type of thing. This is good for hip hop.
I guess it's gonna be Like TUPAC vs BIGGIE tryin to out sell each other but i don't think they never release at the same day
I LIKE 50 AND KANYE,BUT YOU GOTTA LOVE HOW EVERYBODY IS GOING AGAINST 50 AND JUST A FEW YEARS AGO EVERYBODY WAS ON HIS DICK. LOOK AT HOW EVERYBODY WAS ON JA RULE'S DICK NOT SO LONG AGO UNTIL 50 CAME ALONG.I AM STILL A FAN OF JA RULE,KEEPIN 100,BEFORE 50 CENT CAME ON THE SEEN MURDER INC. WAS ALL OF THE DAMN PLACE.BUT 50 CAME THROUGH LIKE HURRICANE KATRINA AND WIPED THEIR ASS OUT.AND NOW FAST FORWARD TO TODAY AND EVERYBODY IS ON KANYE'S SIDE,WANTING HIM TO OUTSELL 50.TO BE HONEST I DONT CARE WHO OUTSELLS WHO BECAUSE THEY BOTH HAVE GREAT ALBUMS.BUT 50 IS THE BETTER BUSINESS MAN,AND I THINK HE IS A LOT SMARTER THAN A LOT OF PEOPLE GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR.SHIT THE NIGGA IS FILTHY RICH MAN!!!AND I GET SO TIRED OF PEOPLE SAYING 50 IS NOT LYRICAL 50 IS LYRICAL IN MY OPINION BUT LOOK ALL THE RAPPERS WHO VERY LYRICAL AND TELL ME HOW MANY OF THEM HAVE EVEN WENT GOLD IN THE PAST YEAR. 50 DOES WHAT HE HAS TO DO TO SELL MILLIONS OF RECORDS AND HE HAS OFFICIALLY SOLD 20 MILLION RECORS WORLDWIDE OFF OF 2 ALBUMS.AND I THINK THIS TIME HE WILL SELL ANOTHER 10 MILLION,BECAUSE BOTTOM LINE EVEN IF THE REST OF THE G-UNTI CAMP DOESNT SELL.50 WILL MORE THAN MAKE UP FOR IT BECAUSE AFTER ALL HE IS G-UNIT AND ALL OF YOU MUTHAFUCKAS SCREAMIN SAYING FUCK 50 CENT AND SCREAMIN THAT G-UNOT SHIT,JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP AND STOP FOOLING YOURSELF,AND DO THE I GET MONEY DANCE ALL THE WAY TO STORE AND COP THAT CURTIS.AND OH YEAH PICK UP KANYE'S NEW JOINT TO B/C HIS SHIT IS JOHN BLAZE TOO.LETS SUPPORT HIP-HOP AND GET IT BACK TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.AND IF YOU SEE ANYBODY COPIN THAT COUNTRY DUDES ALBUM(KENNY WHATEVER THE FUCK HIS NAME IS)KNOCK SOME SINCE INTO HIM AND LET EM KNOW HIP HOP IS WHERE ITS AT.
I guess some people don't no when there is a hint pushed in their face.
50 might lose people just look at it there are to many inside hints to how this is going to turn out and thats coming from alot of Corp inside shit.They already no how its going to turn because they can make it turn out that way these white people run this shit not us the buyers and downloaders.
Oh and kanye will kill 50 outside of the country, i live in japan right now and they love the shit out of kanye...so they will go out and buy his music out here.
go and cop 50 & kaney BITcheZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
First 6 songs on Curtis is fire,the rest ain't that good.
Curtis will get number 1 man,for real,cos those first 6 tracks gonna carry it through.
kanye and 50 really dont care who sells more... they had to come up with a plan to sell records period....they both know to sell records these days isnt as easy as it used to be... some smart niggas for real..... what im curious about is how many of the millions of people that are supporting their favorite artist are gonna go vote for their favorite candidate to run our country... its a sad thing when you think about it....
i was at the local retailer and most people are copping curtis, and if they buy graduation, curtis is in the other hand. face it, buying kanye but not buying curtis is like buying cereal without milk. its almost pointless.
KANYE'S NEW SHIT WAS A FUCKIN DISAPPOINTMENT. I EXPECTED MORE. 50 IS BACK TO HIS OLD GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' SHIT ON CURTIS! GOTS TO GO WIT 50 ON THIS ONE. BTW, THAT WAS SOME FUNNY SHIT...
i just bought curtis and its fuckin sick
BUY CURTIS
I got both cd's and I only listened to 50 at this point. Shit is ok so far too early to call it fire.
i wanna know when do yayo sound un-thoughtful
if u talkin bout him sayin he might buss u in ur haed, only shows dude still got that hood mentality
or if u talkin bout him exposing ghostface for not writing his shit, dont get mad
"whats down in the dark, MUST COME TO LIGHT"
i heard him speak on interviews and dude speak real shit
Just watch Clash of the Titans tonite at 6 on 106 and Park...decide for urself who's better....
Mad funny. I dunno I'm from New York, just coped both cds. I'll tell u one thing. I don't like Kayne but it looked like more heads coped his album as there were stacks of Curtis CD's and few Kayne CD's. I don't want to believe it but I think 50 is really not going to sell over a million units this time around and that is going to hurt.
charis said proly the smartest thing ive ever heard on this piece. It is a marketing ploy and i bet 1000 dollors to a piece of shit that a lot of people are going to fall for this shit. i too will be buying neither partly because im broke bit also im not going to help them put gas in their 250'000 dollar car
I finally listened to both cd's and first impression is that I give the nod to Kanye. Both albums are very different but music wise Kanye shit sounds better. 50's album is not bad at all. It's typical 50 but I expected a bit more.
I'm sorry but Kanye let EVERYONE down with this album. Not to mention he gets WAAAAY too much credit where he shouldn't.
I bought BOTH CDS yesterday @ Best Buy... Shit they had both of em side by side for 9.99... I was like FUCK IT.
After listening to both on my drive to NC from DC, Ive been trying to sell my Curtis CD for 5 bucks. No one wants it.
Imma be real. the best thing about Curtis is the fuckin album booklet. That was a boring ass CD.
whoozthaboss,is on some hoe shit..and oh yeah you aint the boss bitch.i am........go and cope that curtis everybody that hasnt
I WALKED PASS BOTH OF THEM AT THE STORE
Billboard has learned that today's SoundScan Building Chart indicates first-day sales of 437,000 for West's "Graduation," 310,000 for 50 Cent's "Curtis" and 107,000 for Chesney's "Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates." The Building Charts offer an indication of how races shape up each week for SoundScan's final charts, which post projected national sales each Wednesday morning, extrapolated from a panel of merchants that represents more than 90% of the U.S. music market.
TOO ALL CURTIS OWNERS???
IS THAT CIARA HE'S WIT INSIDE OF THE CD BOOKLET?? LOL..IT LOOKS LIKE HER!!!
OH YEAH DATS DEFINITELY
CIARA
DATS WHY ALL THESE SKITS DON'T MEAN SHIT
YOU CAN'T MAKE FUN OF A NIGGA DAT CAN WAKE UP ONE MORNING COUNT A 100 MILLION DOLLARS
AND THEN GO FUCK CIARA
COME ON DEFSOUNDS
you gotta love it.
Kanye is more talented period. He makes his own beats and writes his own lyrics. 50 just whines like a bitch that he is. Kanye's album is way more original than Curtis. Curtis was okay but the songs were all basically talkin bout the same shit. 50 just talks bout his money. Besides Kanye already outsold 50 cents bitch ass. Graduation>>Curtis.
I wouldn't go that far to say the nigga write his own lyrics, brah. Do ya homework first. True the nigga Kanye write a lot of his stuff...but not all of it.
Yeah Curtis with his Gay-unit