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UK bonus track from BISD
UPDATED: 50 Cent's "Before I Self Destruct" Moves 161K (Lands No. 5)
After much anticipation building for some months now, 50 has finally decided to release his fourth record, (which also is the last album under the Interscope umbrella) Before I Self Destruct.
The G-Unit general loads up the project with production by Dr. Dre(of course), Ty Fyffe , Tha Bizness, Havoc, Polow Da Don, Rockwilder, andDJ Khalil amongst others.
As for MC guest spots, "Fiddy" keeps them down as usual, remaining in-house with artists such asEm & Lloyd Banks.
With that said, 50 Cent gets right down to business with his BooBoo personna leading the record off with the Ty Fyffe-produced 'The Invitation.'
Going away from his signature sound, and patented scratch-in hooks, the one-half of the now defunct Gang Starr laces Jimmy Iovine's star employee with a beat reminiscent of a horror movie, while 50 Centdrops lines like:
"When you see me in the street, *********** don't talk to me/unless you're gonna talk about using the hawk for me."
From there, Lab Ox (producer of 50's Part Time Lover) shows his Hip-Hop, side by providing the backdrop for 'Then Days Went By.'
The momentum then begins to pick up with 'Death To My Enemies' (prod. by Dr. Dre). Behind an unorthodox guitar string arrangement, 50 Cent lets you know exactly where you are with lines like:
"This ain't the Carter, ***** this is Sparta/it's harder/I die, I'll be a martyr/respect me like your father."
The diss track comes in the form of 'So Disrespectful,' where he continues his attacks on Young Buck, Game, and even Jay-Z.
Eminem then makes his presence felt on 'Psycho,' where he has his way with the English language, by bending syllables forward and backwards. 50 and em goes back in forth on the track.
As always, 50 Cent spreads the wealth, and songs like 'Get It Hot,' 'Hold Me Down,' 'Could've Been You' (feat. R. Kelly ), and the insightful 'Do You Think About Me' are all focused on women, in a positive way, or negative one.
Afterward, the man with his very own flavor of Vitamin Water finishes his destruction with contributions like, 'I Got Swag,' 'Gangsta's Delight,' and the hustler's mentality of 'Stretch.'
When it's all said and done, 50 Cent won't go down in history as the top lyricist of all time, but he will go down in history as an architect when it comes to cockiness, song structure, themes, and hooks.
His ability to combine all of the aforementioned is once again on display when you listen to Before I Self Destruct, and it's that formula that's made him a staple on the Forbes List, along with having an actual reason to read the Robb Report.
With his contract now fulfilled with Interscope Records, it will be interesting to see what his next move will be. And one thing is for certain; regardless of what it is, you can guarantee that everyone will be watching.
You can say that BISD is better than Curtis but is not yet up to par with The Massacre. 50 had claimed this was a prequel to GRODT. Some songs you coulda thought was from GRODT and some songs you coulda thought it was from Curtis too. 50 hyped it up alot for what it is but its a decent album. 50s mixtapes way better than his studio albums. Don't know why though.
War Angel & Forever King > BISD
Rating: 3.5/5
50 threw up the ROC! LOL....
http://realtalkny.uproxx.com/2009/11/topic/topic/concerts/video-50-cent-brings-out-beanie-sigel-during-his-release-concert50-cent-throws-up-the-roc/
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