50 Cent plans to release the movie "Before I Self Destruct" on the same day as his fourth solo album of the same title. The movie will be directed and also produced by the rapper. He recently spoke about in an interview and stressed that the movie was not an autobiography but more of an urban themed one.....but with a twist.
“When [movies] portray certain lifestyles they don’t show cause and effect,” 50 explained. "I showed characters under pressure in scenarios where they felt like there were no other options, even though there were. There are always options. People just usually start to see them while being incarcerated — for not seeing them in the first place.”
He said that the soundtrack and album would not have any of the same material. For the soundtrack, 50 says he gave unsigned artists some opportunity by letting them record their material and said he did that so that Interscope would not have any rights to the movie soundtrack.
“It’s not Purple Rain,” 50 said.“But it was inspired by the actual music...I kept the music up to standards....I worked with it until it was right.”
This will be 50's last contractual album obligation to Interscope. Before I Self Destruct, the movie and the album, will be released on December 9th.
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ITS BOUT TIME CUZ I FEEL LIKE THIS ALBUM GONNA B GOOD...AS FAR AS THE MOVIE GOES....I JUST SAW THE TRAILER FOR NOTORIOUS AND IM NOT GOIN TO DA MOVIES UNTIL DAT SHYT DROP
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i think its cool of fif to give unsigned artists a chance, i reckon the movie will be good, a lil gutter
^ What's so good about G-Unit? :S, TOS was alright, none special...
the cd might be alright but i dont think the nigga can produce a movie hes a rapper and not even a great one
50 cant rap nemore, he in ja rules catergory now n he's an even worse actor.
Man who the fuck cares about 50 or his shitty boy band..
Hes tryin to make another Killa Season
Just wait til Crime Pays album & movie comes out
yo he bout to sell on that...he gonna make mad money regardless cause most people are gonna buy at least one of those, ill prolly cop the actual album and the movie, DL the soundtrack unless its real hot
if 50 brings out the shit that he brong out the massarce and get rich or dye tryin its going to be good den instead of Curtis album was trash and TOS
before i destruct=FLOP!
PLIES DA REALEST=CLassic
UUUUUMMMMMM
MIAMI BEG FOR MERCY WAS FYAA....AND MASSACRE WASNT GREAT BUT THERE ARE MADD BANGERS ON THERE...CURTIS WASNT GOOD BUT STILL HAD A FEW BANGERS...AND GET RICH SOUNDTRACK WAS TUFF AND T.O.S. WAS ALSO HARD
You haven't even gave either a chance yet... though you may not like his music, his business sense is genius.
-tkizzle
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it's a shame because The Massacre had a lot of underrated songs on it, especially a Baltimore Love Thing. those are real intense lyrics.
^^and position of power
Hmmmm....I'm Really Thinkin That This Album He Got Comin Up Will Determine Tha Fate Of His Career As A Solo Artist Instead Of A Group Member (G-Unit) As We All Saw They Did Fat Joe Numbers So That's That. As For Him I Do Think This Is It .He Gotta Find Lil Side Shyt To Do Or Different Husltes Cuz Tha Rap Game Hustle For Him Is Pretty Much A Tired Run..Can't Stay On Top Foreva Especially When Your Buzz Grabbing Stunts Get Old Boring And Pedictable...I'll Just Wait And See. Scream At Me,1..
I agree. But fif is a very smart guy, so it's possible he woke up and realized his formula isn't working anymore. we'll see. looking forward to the movie though.
His biggest problem, along with the rest of G-unit, is all of the music sounds the same.
^ Lol that's exactly what my friend said, and even I think that too, shit is boring.
in the past 50 has both inpressed me and let me down so i'll check his shit out give it a chance but who knows...
ill have to read reviews on the cd to decide... if its like get rich or die tryin ill get that but if its like curtis its not even worth leaving my room
You read reviews on a cd to decide if your gonna grab it or not? lol wtf is that shit. critics don't know shit.. you listen to what you like to.. not because a critic told ya too dumb ass..
And for his album.. Curtis had some alright tracks but was nothing like his earlier work.. hopefully his new album will sound like his earlier days.
he gunnin for spike lee job now. i think people will go waych or rent the dvd or cop the bootleg like me.
Lol hell yeah .
i saw an interview with "the game" and he said gunit is dead.lol
why is g-unit doing shows everywhere and everyone seems to be well paid? where is BWS and who are they, were they on LAX-ative?i see these niggas still doing way more than 90% of all these artists.and they been around for a while..i just had to address this becasuse am tired of hear the unit is dead.if thats so then where is your faovorite rapper?
The thing is, G-Unit is dead to folks that're on Defsounds and other hip hop sites. Although, to the main mainstream audience out there..that don't give a shit of what's goin on. Like beefs, mixtapes and what not, they don't care. Those are the people that keep G-Unit 'alive'.
I'm in the Southern California area, and I do hear people bumpin 50's I Get Money track now and then still. Other then that, they're bumpin what's new out.
Shit, I still bump 50's Power of the Dollar and GRODT. Them albums are hot as fuuuck. Not gonna lie though, 50 has fell off, but not completely off. He's still relevant whether you like it or not.
As for Game, he's always gonna be claiming the Units dead. At all his concerts, he still disses G-Unit lol. It's not funny anymore, it's just dumb. Considering he claimed he was gonna stop a long ass time ago. But no doubt they're both doing their thing though. As long as they keep bringing music to out for people to listen to, it's all gravy.
I find it funny for those that tell 50 to just quit and stop making music. Yet, they get curious of what 50's new shit sounds like and listen to it regardless, when they don't have to lol.
4 of my favorite rappers are dead.(Pac,Biggie,Pun,and Big L)
Yeah 50 fell of from what he was, but who hasnt, Jay fell off, Em fell off, hell even Jeezy fell off from what he was on his first album.
People just hate 50 so much they bring it out more. Shit Nelly was on the level of all the heavy hitter when it came to sales. He just did 83,000 the first week i bet we dont here people talking about that. But let 50 do 83,000 the internet is going to go hard on 50. But i doubt he go do 83,000
yo imma have to disagree with u about jeezy...recession is straight crack
there werent any songs i really disliked and he stayed on point and went with the concept of the album really well
And Curtis is double plat, wtf where is all the hate coming from, niggas acting like 50 aint still making rap money.
quality > album sales any day if you ask me..
get 'em 50... i'll check it out fa sho
I gave up on 50 when he used autotune. That sound doesn't mesh with what he tries to portray himself as.
Damn! A movie sdtk, film an completely seperate album? That's how you put in work. I haven't felt his music much lately, but I think this next album will be a return to form. Can't knock 50's hustle, he syays on his grind.
man this is a great hip hop year for me, the game LAX was a flop, ice cube, nas, and jeezy put out a hot album, plus ludacris, t.i. eminem, dr.dre and 50 cent are about to drop a album
is offical baby, game lost to 50 cent, he killed him n sales
Sales mean nothing. Only the music counts.
i think that the movie an album is gonna be a classic 50 haves something 2 prove....
50 has nothing to prove to anyone but himself, he aint gotta prove to me and you if he can make good music his done that, make a film his done that, become the worlds most recognisable rapster his done that, ask yourself what he hasnt done to prove himself
G UNIT , 50 album should be great
He looked like a gorilla wit rabbit teeth
call him bugs monkey
yo guy brewer, u get much propz from me! im sooooo glad u said that shit, cuz its absolutely true. how the fuck is g-unit dead when they STILL sell out big ass arenas?
Yo i cant wait for this shit im looking foward for this shit the most for the forth quater more than jay, kanye, luda and jada but i am gonna cop that luda and jada album wif in november or december when eva they come out wif that Before I Self Distruct and the movie i might even cop the soundtrack if it have good music on it
i think 50 fell off curtis was weak idc how many he sold...i got a good feeling bout this album though look like he goin back to his old self on get rich or die tryin....movie looks ill too
You've seen a preview to the movie?
cant knock the hustle
yeah my nigga 50 hitting us up with some new shit nigga he got 2 make it better than LAX cause that is da best album this year
I'm checking out for the album, not for the movie.
Real Talk if 50 wants to win this time around, he needs to sticks to the formula that worked the 1st time around i.e: work with The producers that worked on get rich: Sha Money, Em, Dre, Red Spyda,…then he will win ½ the battle.
2nd Keep the Gimicks to a minimal & 3 please no Justin Timberlake or Robin Thiclke,…I mean in the club was radio friendly but still had a street edge to it.
Now as far as this Movie thing goes,...(where should I start), Listen the Man can’t act, what makes him think he can direct a damn movie? Now if he did it like Jay-z’s Street’s watching (classic), yeah I’d fuck wit it, cuz That was a hip-hop musical, No need to act when ¾ of the shit is rappin over hard beats.
But never less, I’ll give the album a chance, if it’s not worth it, then you damn right I’ll download the shit of it, The economy is tight sonn.
i hope its better than get rich or die trying because that movie sucked man and especially his video game
Co sign JustBlaze
Alotta nigga is still caught up in the Hype that is 50 cent and not actually paying attention to the material that he has been putting out as of late
Str8 fuckin trash for the most part
And 50 never could flow! Not even when he had hot songs!
are u stupid? that movie was inspirational as hell IF U CAN RELATE TO IT
it might not mean anything to a bum who sits on the computer all day but if u really watch it and understand it then its a real motivational movie
If it's anything like his old material or his mixtapes it should be ballin
TOS was straight and curtis was wack, hopefully we see 50 back to his old self.
Bom Bom! 50 still at it, ima cop his album and see da movie, but if da soundtrack looks wack im not coppin dat shit..
it's funny to see folks say 50 can't act so that means he can't direct. lol do yall think most or the directors or producers in Hollywood can act? check those folks records and see how many movies they made that flopped but they kept working and became great at what they do. it's one thing not to like a person, but to trash everything they do is just hate. all the hustlers know it's about getting out there and getting paid, that's what hustlers do. how many of your favorite rappers is putting out a movie and cd, along wit other money making ventures? and how many of your favorite rappers is opening the door for unsigned artist? 50 and G Unit get more hate from the bloggers and fans than they get from the other rappers. lol how many rappers have gone at them and then the flip side is how many of those rappers are still doing anything?
50 cent cant act .....................
This shit is also funny, people who be sayin...
"50 can't act, 50 can't rap, 50 ain't got a flow, 50 ain't this, 50 ain't that."
Fuckin' irony.
In all respects, 50 isn't stellar in the fields of MCing and acting...haha...but here's the clincher:
50 CENT KNOWS HOW TO SELL AND MARKET HIMSELF AND ALL ASSOCIATED ACTS.
He uses a business system that appeals to the masses. It's just like McDonalds: sure most of us can make better burgers than the franchise...but can YOU make a sales and marketing system that's equal to or better than them?
50 Cent is verrry smart, but not in the traditional way that most of you are probably thinking...
Honestly speaking I liked 50 for the 1st 2-2 1/2 years he was in the industry and even before that when he was in the underground scene. Now if anybody knew about pre-indusrty 50 they would definitely tell you he's nice. But over the year he fell off hard; but just like Mr. Green Wings said up there, he's a marketing genius. He did produce somewhat listenable material over the past years. I'm gonna give his New album a listen. If it sucks it sucks.
Imma def check out this flick too.
Y is Game even a comparison to 50! He's trash! Thois nigga Game is wack and 50 is responsible for his 1st album so y are we even discussing this all over the net? As for 50 this may well be his best album although I liked Curtis it wasnt exactly wat I expected from 50 but at the end of the day he's a smart nigga and he knows when and where to drop hot ass music! He's gonna bang the hood with this album and he's gone do it wise! Movie plus Soundtrack plus album whether he sells or not he's going to get paid big money and because HIP HOP is not selling thats what makes 50 a smart nigga! He want the money out of it and in order to get it you gotta grind harder than the rest...........And anybody that knows HIP HOP knows the 3 hardest working young men in the game right now is 50, Diddy & Jay-Z! Before I Self Destruct Is gone be fire I think go cop it when it comes out support Hip Hop!
dis man juss neva ceases to get money
would you? lol
he needs to juss stick with the music , his movie is dumb