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Mark your calendars. This September brings a grudge match between Kanye West and 50 Cent - both rappers have new albums being released on September 11 and they've made it into a competition. Kanye and 50 Cent had a "presidential" style debate on BET and now 50 Cent says he'll stop releasing solo records if he loses to Kanye. Now this is high stakes action on the charts! We just need Jay-Z to suddenly release an album on the same day to make him the Michael Bloomberg of hip-hop.
{Thanks to TMZ for this news bit.}
1 The Grim said on August 10, 2007
I don't know the first thing about hip-hop, and don't have any clue if 50 or Kanye is better. Nor do I care. But the option of putting 50 out of biz makes me want to buy Kanye's album.
2 Imaginary-Kiku said on August 10, 2007
Kanye is definately my fav. I mean, just the fact that he made Mike Meyers wet himself!
3 greggoir said on August 11, 2007
Is that to say that Kanye West is really funny, or that Mike Myers has poor bladder control?
Kanye for the win!
4 Imaginary-Kiku said on August 11, 2007
Oh no, I'm referring to the time when he said "George Bush hates black people" and Mike Meyers was terrified standing next to him ahaha. And then the SNL skit that followed! Pure genious
5 Erik Gonzalez said on September 12, 2007
Have we seen the last of Fitty?
Kanye West sold over 100,000 more copies of Graduation in its first day than 50 Cent's Curtis.
Remember, 50 Cent said he'd stop making music if Kanye sells more in this showdown. Dare I say 50 will turn to spoken word? Books on tape? Comedy?
6 imaginary dana said on September 12, 2007
Ooh -- I sure hope he gets called on this, and hard!
7 ChrisB said on September 12, 2007
That's awesome! I think I'll pick up Graduation later this week to help the cause.
8 Erik Gonzalez said on September 13, 2007
Now this seems like an AP writer trying to be very sensational, but this article implies that the lower sales of Kanye's and Fifty's new discs are a sign of hip-hop potentially going the way of disco.
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