50 Cent: “If Kanye Sells More Records … I Won’t Put Out Any More Solo CDs”
Author: Staff | Date: August 10th 2007 | Filed: Celebrity Quotes, News & Gossip
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50 Cent tells SOHH.com, the internet’s longest running and leading hip-hop website with over 4.5 million visitors a month, exclusively: “Let’s raise the stakes. If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11, I’ll no longer write music. I’ll write music and work with my other artists, but I won’t put out any more solo albums.” That sounds like a challenge to me! Now, think about it … imagine a world without 50 Cent. Wouldn’t that be nice?? Hell, instead of buying 2, I think I might end up buying 5 at the store, and 5 from iTunes. Sounds like a plan to me! Do your part too. You don’t have to buy 10 Kanye albums like me (lol), but at least buy ONE! YOU CAN END 50 CENT’S SOLO CAREER!!!
missintuitive
August 10, 2007 at 3:28 PM
Really? Is that all we have to do in order to get rid of 50?? I’m with you…I know that this declaration is all part of selling more records but I’m willing to pay $15 in order to get rid of 50 cent!
Apollo!
August 10, 2007 at 3:37 PM
What a moron. As if we need an incentive to end his career. Say Kanye does sell more records? Then where will 50 be? Acting? Haha, what a joke.
Choua
August 10, 2007 at 3:54 PM
What a fuckin dumbass! Is he that worried about the competition between him and Kanye? I know selling records is a big deal, but when did it come to the point of ending your solo career? LMAO! What a prick. He’s making this such a big deal.
Basing on past history records, 50 did mange to sell more than Kanye during their first weeks of release for both their 1st and 2nd albums. But times have changed, and I feel Kanye will take the #1 spot.
Forget that, I’m literally going to buy 15-20 copies to assure 50 doesn’t win. It will feel good knowing that I helped in ending 50 Cent’s solo career. Haha. He doesn’t deserve the top spot.
Dustin
August 10, 2007 at 4:02 PM
How many of y’all think 50 will actually keep his word?
dafuture
August 10, 2007 at 4:07 PM
i think 50 cent has a 5th grader mind. kanye is a better rapper then him only reason y 50 sells album i don’t even know why ppl buy his albums. he raps about the same thing. at least kanye trys to motive the young and talk about wats on his mind. i think 50 thinks dat hes to much..
Choua
August 10, 2007 at 4:16 PM
Hmm… I don’t know Dustin. In a way, I can see 50 trying to play it off later on “when he does get beat.” But then again, he could be serious about it.
Unless he’s going to try and pull a Jay-Z. Saying how he retired, and then 3-5 years later come out with another album. Cause you know what they say supposedly, the longer you’re away, the more anticipation it builds. Like you gotta make them really want you. Make ‘em desperate. So it could go either way.
Whatever. 50’s a piece of shit anyways. I really didn’t like 50 in the first place, but at the same time I could tolerate him to a certain extent. But after this ridiculous comment, I want him to lose just so that he can shut the fuck up for once.
anna
August 10, 2007 at 5:38 PM
He needs to grow up. Kanye west sounded more mature on TRL about the situation. I’m planning on buying Kanye west cd anyways & NOT 50’s.
J
August 10, 2007 at 5:42 PM
lol r u serious ima laugh so hard if he got beaten we all know his solo carerr is ova his music is so fake man let kanye should u 50
J
August 10, 2007 at 5:43 PM
show*
Gina
August 10, 2007 at 5:50 PM
dayum that is a commercial nig’ka!!!
Ima wit u i already decided ima buy 3 kanye cd’s
50 needa juss go away no body likes his nonsence music..
i swere if 50 sells more records
ima stop listening to hip-hop. i listen to real hip-hop nd that exactly what kanye ALWAYS delivers
wootman
August 10, 2007 at 6:44 PM
man what a arrogant mofo :P….”imagine life without 50 Cent”. Dude really loves himself
neiceyb
August 10, 2007 at 8:32 PM
Oh Wow…that’s not a good idea…maybe 50 should have made this plan full proof…i’m not gon say i dnt enjoy some of his music…but i do like Kanye’s better. But why is he taking this so seriously? Kanye isn’t taking this seriously at all…so what happens if he actually doesn’t sell more…thats crazy…i think the whole thing is stupid though…this is your career on the line.
jon
August 10, 2007 at 9:55 PM
This nigga is lyin!! if anything he’ll wait like an extra year for his next album to come out. THink about it, how many times ppl say they have retired.. or have waited like 5 yrs for a follow up album to come out. THis is just publicity for 50 2 sell more records.. DOesn’t really matter who wins. Remeber this dude already has 4oo+ mill in the bank.. selling more on not selling, he probably doesn’t give a damn! long as the cash is comin in!
mandaboo.
August 10, 2007 at 10:03 PM
wow; this really goes to show just how insecure 50 is about his music career.
I mean if he really wasen’t he would take this Kanye thing as a challenge to actually do better,
instead of making it a war between album sells.
Poor 50; but he def. won’t keep his word. G-unit is so 3 years ago and vitamin water is now under another companies hands. I mean he still could do movies . . . . but [cough,cough]
WHATEVER !
50 needs to sit his butt down; promote his album; and just see what the fans like best !
mandaboo.
August 10, 2007 at 10:05 PM
& by the way;
if and ONLY if 50 sells more records then kanye that day/week/month of the release-
it will show us that HIP-HOP is just sooooooooo not what it used to be.
but now that I think about it . . . .
i can’t remember when hip-hop WAS what it used to be.
ONE BLOOD
August 10, 2007 at 10:11 PM
NA NA NA NA,NA NA NA NA HEY HEY HEY GOOD BYE!!!!!
TOPMODEL
August 11, 2007 at 12:01 AM
LMAO… I like 50… well not really. But Kanye, we need his music…
BUY HIS CD PPL
Devin
August 11, 2007 at 1:24 AM
It’s just a publicity stunt…not that big of a deal people.
shadow.wizard
August 11, 2007 at 3:05 AM
Thanks for this anti-campaign and supporting Kanye’s CD :) I hate “half dollar”.
RunninWithScissors
August 11, 2007 at 7:52 AM
50 just made it that more easier for us to buy Kanye’s cd and not his. Yey 4 kanye!!!
T_R
August 11, 2007 at 11:57 AM
I will buy Kanye’s album not to end 50’s career. I really like 50 but Graduation looks like a DoPe CD.
MizKutiePy
August 11, 2007 at 4:10 PM
GOOD! I’M GON SPREAD THE WORD!
lady_tee
August 11, 2007 at 6:00 PM
i doubt he will do that
hes just tryna get attention!!!!!!!!!!
Jowo
August 12, 2007 at 3:58 AM
Kanye is a lyrical genius even as a college dropout he have way more smarts then 50 cent will ever have in his 9 lives. I guess being shot and surviving those many times caused some major brain damage cuz if he think this lil stunt he pulling fenna work wat ever he smoking he needs to stop. What he rap about any way, shooting up people. Man that so old and tired. He just needed an excuse to exit the rap game and I’m going to see to it and make sure Kanye end his career. The only way he’ll sell more is if he buy millions of copies of his own CD or if he get all his home boys to buy some. I bet that’s his plan. He 50 cent he not even worth a dollar, specially not mine.
Jowo
August 12, 2007 at 4:36 AM
All big muscular and stuff looking like a big DUMB bully, but you sure not going to bully me into buying your CD. You don’t scare me!! You should probably go into acting. NAW you suck at that too. “get rich or die trying†you’re gonna die trying to get people to buy your CD and using arrogance, NOT the best way to go buddy. Kanye should thank you apart from his talent and skills you will be the reason his CD surpasses success all Kanye fans thank you for the added publicity.
Jowo
August 12, 2007 at 5:12 AM
I think 50 got it twisted this is Kanye we talking about not Ja Rule.
Jowo
August 12, 2007 at 5:14 AM
50 I really think you should “think2wice†cuz u haven’t thought once. Didn’t you learn arrogance get you no where. But come September 11 you will learn and it will give you more to think about on your free time when your career is over. Matter of fact don’t even work with other artist helping them produce trash. Just go into hiding somewhere off the raider. Please!! Not even having Ciara could “one two step†you to the # 1 spot.
J
August 12, 2007 at 8:58 AM
lol jowo nice way to put it :) think2wice lol
Ryan
August 12, 2007 at 9:21 AM
They both are very different rappers, both extremely talented, both went somewhat commercial, but honestly I see Kanye definately more of an innovator. Its not easy to stray away from the same ol trash everyone else raps about in their songs, and he’s done that. I think the fact that he wears tight shirts refreshing, because I’m a hip hop artist (who has opened for chicago names like twista) and I don’t feel I have to dress gangsta… But then I get critisized for my “white boy” dress, and am not taken as a serious artist until I open my mouth and show what I’ve got…so for that, I have to give it to Kanye, but they are both great artists, I will purchase both albums, bump 50 before I go to a club, and bump kanye when I’m smokin n chillin, cuz he sez some cold @ss $hit…. My “2 cents” I’m out holla
neiceyb
August 12, 2007 at 5:27 PM
^^ i’m with Ryan…they are both very talented, but Kanye is rapping about something more people wanna hear about, while 50 is rapping about…well his music is like party music…while Kanye’s is kick it music…if i had to choose one i would still buy Kanye’s but i doubt i’ll buy either one…hmm limwire…nah, just playing….but not really…
mrstreysongz103092
August 13, 2007 at 12:25 PM
son, i will buy 500 copies just to get rid of that cocky ass nigga 50. i’m on Team Graduation/End 50’s solo “career.” GO EVIL KANYEVIL, LOUIS VUITTON DON, WHATEVER HE WANNA BE CALLED!!! TEAM GRADUATION/END 50′S SOLO “CAREER”. that’s all i gotta say.
September 11th, 2007: do or die