My first Blog will be on......... The New 50 cent album: BEFORE I SELF DESTRUCT.

50 cent is back people. YES THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER.
I personally remember those words being spoken by everyone when Get rich or die trying was coming out in 2003. The 50 cent brand has definitely changed since his beginnings in the music industry. We see a man who has overcome adversity for the sake of benefitting himself and those around him. His new album is coming out on November 17th and is arguably being called better than get rich or die trying.
Can that happen? Or rather, can that be true?
No albums in this millennium have topped get rich or die trying and I doubt any album will. That of course includes 50 cent himself. Get rich was literally something magical. Here you have a man who embodied all the stereotypical characteristics of a rapper. Du rag, tattoos, etc, etc. But what 50 had this bill gates type of attitude which literally shot down everyone in his path. The debut album sold 7 million records worldwide and 13.5 million to this point. Now for a rapper that’s good. And for a debut album, that’s good. So what attributed to those sales? Most people would say his feuds, some would say the bullet wounds, some would say Eminem, some would say Dr. Dre. What do i say? Well the music dumb ass. Every single song was amazing. In Hiphop, it is rare for you to find an album with a 100 percent approval rating. Dont believe me? Look at the albums today. The carter 3, blueprint 3, nigger, etc, etc. I specifically mention those albums because people consider these albums classic. Well jay z is classic, lil wayne not so much. But back to subject at hand. No album today is selling and no album had prefect music. IN FACT, no hiphop album is done by the rapper himself. It seems like every album is a compilation album among every artist.

So the question remains: will 50’s new album(Before I Self destruct) top get rich. The answer is no. Sales wise no album in hiphop has yet to hit the 6million mark and i doubt it ever will again. Musically i don’t think 50 can recreate a master piece. Its not just topic structures that make up successful songs. It is the emotion and desire of the artist himself. The passion fif had was irreplaceable. He still has that passion but its more tamed. Will it be classic? I think it will hit the classic mark. I say that because its the only album of its kind coming out in a long while. Which other artist has released aggressive music by himself? ....jada?no. fab?no.jay z?hell no. Etc. Etc.

This album will attract peoples attention because its something different. Of course his first song “baby by me” has a pop feel, but thats just to attract attention.

The 50 cent brand is amazing and its scary to think that he has only been doing it for 8 years professionally. Jay z had been doing it for 15 years. Man..... that’s scary. The beef and the feuds is really a benefit for 50 because he shows the stupidity of these rappers. Rick ross: stupid. Game: bi-polar, ja rule:no comment, Fat joe: confused, etc, etc.

Say what you want but 50 cent is one the last real rappers standing. The new generation of the waynes and t.i’s are all r&b rappers. Not dissing them, just saying what i see. Definitely check out Before i self destruct on November 17. It s worthwhile album.