msnbc.msn.com — “Let’s raise the stakes,” the 31-year-old rapper told hip-hop Web site SOHH.com in an interview posted Friday. “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 anymore solo albums.”
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skyfire1Aug 12, 2007
50 cent sucks. Bring back Public Enemy.
domomikeAug 12, 2007
Amen to that! There are a lot of great Hip Hop artists like the ones you listed. The only reason I started liking Hip Hop was thanks to Hieroglyphics' fresh sound and lyrics. It's not hard to find such great artists. Heak, Common's inspiring music video for "The People" plays on MTV all the time now. Even Lupe Fiasco has a few touching, inspiring songs. Try listening to Fiasco's "He Say, She Say." Gangsta rap is pure crap and shouldn't be listened to by anyone. I for one hope that Kanye West sells many more CDs than 50 Cent. At least West doesn't play "tough gangster" and doesn't have such hateful, disrespectful, disgusting, degrading lyrics. And at least West can produce music and not just cuss into a mic. West is no hero, but compared to "gangster" crap like 50 Cent, Kanye looks pretty darn good.
coldfusion1970Aug 12, 2007
I've been listening to Hip Hop since Doug ? Fresh & The Show and i can tell you that its all Hip Hop. Just because you dont like some of it, doesnt make it any less relevant.
coldfusion1970Aug 12, 2007
Bulls**t man. We're still strong.
thinksojoeAug 13, 2007
I'm not a fan of either of them, but I'd rather hear Kanye West than 50 Cent - so I'll be buying a copy of Kanye's new "joint" when it "drops" on September 11. For the record, I hate when people release things on the anniversary of a tragedy, don't you?
mtxprimeAug 13, 2007
the marketing worked on me, I will defiantly buy a Kanye cd, and post a 50 on BT after I download, f**k 50 cent,
fordiAug 14, 2007
Not working either - though, since I'm a freelancer, the only reason for that is so that I can go up to City Hall and protest.
salgatAug 14, 2007
Exactly!
vobbsikNov 13, 2007
50 Cent the best forever !
magnanimouslsgJul 24, 2009
Kanye is much better than 50 cent
jhonnqNov 25, 2009
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