Posts Tagged ‘Before I Self Destruct’

“Crime Wave” - Review Of 50 Cent’s Before I Self Destruct

It’s been a long yet lucrative road to the release of Before I Self Destruct, 50 Cent’s much documented final record on his Interscope contract. Possibly the genre’s last mega-star before Hip-Hop was regressed by the digital age, 50 saw endless mounds of success through business ventures,...

November 21st, 2009 | ALBUM REVIEWS, GENERAL | Read More

50 Cent Has A Change Of Heart Regarding Album Sales & Artistry

I really didn’t want to speak on this until his official first week numbers came in because, outside of water cooler banter, it doesn’t really matter much. At least not to the average listener; I imagine first week numbers can make or break a TI’s week nowadays. But in doing what...

November 20th, 2009 | DIGITAL NEWS, SMOKE BREAK, THE NEW MODEL | Read More

Video: 50 Cent’s Before I Self Destruct Movie Teaser

Boo-Boo’s life, your entertainment. “Inspired by 50 Cent’s latest album of the same title, Before I Self Destruct is a gritty 90-minute film, written, directed and starring Curtis Jackson (aka 50 Cent). The film is a coming of age story about an inner city youth raised by a hardworking...

November 17th, 2009 | SMOKE BREAK, TV/Movies, Videos | Read More

Let’s Be Honest, Who Didn’t See This Coming?

First off take a long, hard (II) look at the picture above. Notice the date? Friday the 13th, as in four days prior to Before I Self Destruct hitting store shelves and about 400 days since the first stalled it’s original single “Get Up” surfaced. I was wondering what 50 had up...

November 11th, 2009 | GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

50 Cent - “Man’s World”

A bonus joint off Fif’s recently pushed up BISD, available now on iTunes and all over the place on 11.16. As much as I like it, it’s tough to talk the brash talk seriously knowing that Boo-Boo spends $20K per week (roughly $1M a year) on security measures.

November 9th, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

The Crime Wave Continues…

G-Unit Films continues to ensure their viral product is flooding the e-streets as Before I Self Destruct is set to blow like sticks of nitro. What we have here is an ambitious Curtis Jackson getting his Kane-in-Menace on so he can “stretch” his revenue longer than this video clip.

November 6th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

Video: 50 Cent Breaks Down…

…on Connecticut Radio Morning Show. Fiddy is such the emotional cat these days. You saw his passion when pertaining to Fat Joe’s lastest clunker and now, with word that the Rick Ross PD only moved 4,000 units, it’s Niagra Falls all over again.

November 3rd, 2009 | GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, Videos | Read More

50 Cent Feat. Ne-Yo - “Baby By Me” Video

Let the campaign for Before I Self Destruct get underway. The album’s been pushed up to November 16th, 2009 for one reason…or sixteen. When Beyonce doesn’t return your calls, you settle for the next best thing: Kelly Rowland. Which is exactly what 50 did for this make-or-break single. Download...

November 2nd, 2009 | GENERAL, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

50 Cent Feat. Eminem - “Psycho” (Prod. By Dr. Dre)

Oh, Fifty. You got your life so right and your bars so wrong. We haven’t heard you spit anything but cheap shots in months years, but now you’re trying to claim insane daisy-chained double-time rhymes like this? Really? I know you could sell fur coats to people at PETA, but I ain’t...

November 1st, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Notable Quotable - 50 Cent’s “So Disrespectful”

“That nigga Buck like me Tell momma he done smoked the TV I ain’t know he fucked with more dope than B.G. Plus a nigga sip more syrup than Pimp C

October 29th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC, NOTABLE QUOTABLES, Videos | Read More

50 Cent - “Crime Wave” Video

A feature presentation by Curtis Jackson. For added measure, Gucci gets the call to add a legitimate illegal element to Boo Boo’s mundane BISD single. Really?

October 22nd, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

50 Cent - “Crime Wave”

Maybe he felt he had something to prove after their lil Twitter spat disagreement. But for whatever reason, 50 Cent utilizes a beat previously wrecked by Fabolous & Desert Storm Co.

October 22nd, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Video: VH1’s 50 Cent Behind The Music

Probably the most enticing quality of 50 Cent’s Behind The Music special is its lack of pitfall. Where VH1’s storied series is renown for going into depth of the industry’s biggest stars and their descension, as well as their triumphs, Curtis Jackson really can’t count his losses...

October 15th, 2009 | GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, Videos | Read More

O.K…You’re Right

We go through the same ball n’ chain routine everytime a rapper is set to release a new album. “It’s better than I’ve ever been” they say. “It’s a classic” they boast. Knowing damn well the recording process was about as sporadic as their last consecutive...

September 25th, 2009 | SMOKE BREAK | Read More