Kanye Vs. 50

[Uganja]

Got both albums yesterday,

As expected, in my opinion Kanye Wins hands down.


50 - I've heard it all before. You even managed to make a Timbaland produced track sound shit - I guess thats an achievement in itself


Anyone heard them? What are your feelings?

[dave]

kanye west album is hot
heard some of 50s new stuff...shit as useall

[Puppy Dogs and Ice Cream]

kanyes is better, its ok i like it nothing great to me..50's is trash from the few songs i heard..i couldnt listen to the whole thing

[Spork!!!]

kanyes is good. not 1/2 as good as he thinks it is, but whats new. It amazes me he can maks such good music with his head so far up his own arse.

[Ero-Sennin]

50 rocks

[Shiro Ishii]

well, 50 is an idiot and a fake pussy. just cuz he got shot doesn't make him a bad ass or a good rapper. he has a little talent as a rapper and a performer, but kanye takes it to a new level in talent as an artist and producer. much more creative guy, he just has to work on his temper tantrums haha

[Puppy Dogs and Ice Cream]

kanye is ok he aint the savior of rap or the best or anything.. he is just better than 50 but then again who isnt?....honestly they both can fuck off and die for all i care

[Dymond]

I dunno.. I heard the first track off Kanye's album and wasn't impressed. I haven't heard 50's tho.

[TJ60]

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[TJ60]

yahoo music says these are the best off the albums so i added them too..

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[Uganja]

everyone's been ranting and raving about that big brother track, i'm not so sure about it. Its a cool track, because of the whole story telling thing between him and JayZ, well written and that but the beat's a bit too repetative for my liking.


Couple of 50's songs have grown on me & are actually quite catchy (suprise suprise), but its still not anything i havent heard him do before.

[Pleb]

Kanye - fairly shite rapper, very good producer

50 - a front for a very polished production team, massively untalented, only reason that he's successful is that his voice and accent fit right in with the gangsta sound which is being marketed.


(of the what I've heard of the two albums I reckon 50's probably has a better sound)

[Melbourne Made]

Wouldnt Mind taking My Vote back I Was Going From 50 Old Work Still Classic And Does It Well But Afetr hearig That Not To Sure And Im loving kanye West -Stornger Video Atm

[glamgurl36]

kanye hands down...50 lost his groove

[TJ60]

the difference between the 2 is 50 is using the "don't fix it if it isn't broken" style and his shit just starts sounding the same. While Kanye takes big chances.

[TJ60]

West's "Graduation" sold an estimated 437,000 copies during its first day of release Tuesday, ahead of 310,000 for 50 Cent's "

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[Pleb]

West's "Graduation" sold an estimated 437,000 copies during its first day of release Tuesday, ahead of 310,000 for 50 Cent's "

come on Kanye! http://smilieland.com/graphics/cheerleader3.gif

When's the cutoff date for him to have sold more albums than 50?

[TJ60]

next tuesday...they says 50 and kenny chesney are projecting the same numbers 400k-550k records in the first week while kanye is projecting 700k

[Vprez]

Got both albums yesterday,

As expected, in my opinion Kanye Wins hands down.


50 - I've heard it all before. You even managed to make a Timbaland produced track sound shit - I guess thats an achievement in itself


Anyone heard them? What are your feelings?

If you didn't vote for 50 or didn't buy his cd your fuckin crazy a you need to go an see the wizard for a brain.HA! HA!

[TJ60]

i think i see a winner that nobody saw coming

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[dave]

he sounds a bit like 50

[TJ60]

50 isn't even going to keep his word...imagine that:glare:


While 50 proclaimed that he would retire if he was outsold by Kanye, he appears to have had a change of plans. He reportedly told New York radio personality Angie Martinez Wednesday that if he comes in second, he would respond to Kanye's label Def Jam by releasing a new album on the same day as each of their big releases.

"Hypothetically, if I came in under Kanye West, I would release a new album every time Def Jam had a priority," reports Allhiphop.com. "I would release a record verses every one of their top priorities."

50 expressed disappointment with how his label, Interscope, set up the promotion for the album. "It was the label," 50 Cent said. "Their dropping the ball all over the place. I'll release my next album and then I'm a free agent."

[dave]

i wouldnt be surprised if he droped another album next week just so he cant leave. it would proberly be just as shit as this one tho

[PunkRock]

I Dislike Both Of Them, I'm More Into PunkRock And Stuff [No Shit] And Metal. But I Still Would Rather Listen To Kanye Than 50 Cent, I Hate Him.

[Shanna]

is the contest over yet? who won?

[Uganja]

in the uk charts, kanye took it

[Vinay]

in USA im sure 50 would take it

and + no matter wat.. he will still sing anyways.. he just wanted some attention so he made this deal lol

[TJ60]

it doesn't matter if it's usa or uk it's global sales. and the deadline is tomorrow. from fridays numbers kanye had a 172k lead over 50 and kenny chesney doubled his first day sales lol

[Shanna]

ok its tuesday!!! who won?

[0siris]

i favor 50 on CD but voted for kanye because he doesnt suck total cock live like 50 does... 50 dont even sound like 50 live lmao. and kanyes shit is all the same.imo kanye sounds great live and that is what it comes down to. any tracks with Mos Def on the new one??

[TJ60]

yea there is one

[Puppy Dogs and Ice Cream]

mos def is the man....he needs to drop a new alblum .. i would buy it in a heartbeat

[Dan]

both are a disgrace to "rap"

[Ero-Sennin]

Ghetto ROCK!!!

[TJ60]

kanye wins numbers to be released tonight....


It's not like Kanye West needed an ego boost, but here it comes: Sales figures appear to confirm his "Graduation" album outsold 50 Cent's "Curtis" in the much-hyped rap sales showdown.

Although Nielsen SoundScan figures for the albums' first-week sales were to be released Tuesday night, West's label was already proclaiming victory.

But West was hardly rubbing it in 50's face. In fact, he said he was humbled by the apparent win.

"It feels overwhelming," West told The Associated Press, as he walked to Def Jam's offices on Tuesday afternoon. "Everyone is coming up to me and telling me how proud they are of me."

"We're not gloating," Def Jam President Jay-Z told AP. "He's celebrating his win. ... in his mind, he believed he could win the whole time."

Both albums appeared to have sold well over 500,000 copies since being released Sept. 11, but 50's performance was still a considerable letdown. His last album, 2005's "The Massacre," sold 1.1 million in its first week.

Last month, 50 didn't think of West as much of a competitor: "It's great marketing on Def Jam's part, by putting us out there at the same time and make like we can actually be compared on some level," he told The Associated Press. In another interview, he said he would retire if West outsold him.

But while West is enjoying a No. 2 position on the charts with his hit "Stronger," 50 has struggled to connect with radio. None of his songs have matched past smashes like "In Da Club"; even his single "Ayo Technology," featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, is languishing at No. 19.

50's album was originally scheduled to be released in June on Interscope Records, a division of Universal Music Group, but was pushed back to Sept. 11. Soon after, Kanye West, whose album was supposed to come out sometime in late summer, pushed his date to Sept. 11 as well. But Antonio "L.A." Reid, chairman of Island Def Jam, also a division of Universal, says it wasn't initially intended to be a jab at 50.

"The decision was really driven by the (MTV Video Music Awards), because the VMAs were on Sept. 9 ... we wanted to use it as a launching pad again for this album," he said.

West said it was his idea to go directly against 50.

"I was the underdog because I sold less records in the past, so it was a win-win for me," he said. "If I lost, everyone would be happy that I even went up against him. People have this perception of me being arrogant, but would an arrogant person risk the chance of coming in the second spot just to be a part of history? To me, it's more about fans and the entertainment value and good music."

It ended up the music industry version of Ali-Frazier, with the avalanche of pre-fight hype to match. 50 routinely trash-talked West, but it seemed to be in good fun: The pair appeared on the MTV Video Music Awards and BET's "106 & Park" together, and on the cover or Rolling Stone. Both admitted the battle was a great marketing tool.

"The rivalry helped both of them" said Jay-Z. "It was definitely one of those moments in the game that was exciting, everybody could pick a side and weigh in on and have an opinion ... it garnered a lot of attention."

West said the quality of his music was the key reason he apparently prevailed: "I think my music is really inspirational and I really made it for the people. I really understood that in this Internet age people are their own superstars ... the best bet that we had was to make a soundtrack to their own lives."

West said he was especially touched that he had such a groundswell of support given some of the negative media attention he's gotten of late; namely, his meltdown at the VMAs after being shut out (though he poked fun at himself during Sunday's Emmy Awards).

"With all the negativity that the press tries to put on me, this perception that they try to create of me being a really bad person. For so many fans to go out and say, 'We still want to buy Kanye's album,' means a lot to me," he says. "This is a really pivotal moment for me emotionally."

50 Cent, who's planning a tour for his album, was conciliatory: "I am very excited to have participated in one of the biggest album release weeks in the last two years. Collectively, we have sold hundreds of thousands of units in our debut week. This marks a great moment for hip hop music, one that will go down in history.

Whether he would make good on his threat to retire wasn't addressed; Reid said he hoped he wouldn't: "I'd like to see him making music for the next 25 years, he's that talented."

Jay-Z, who is featured on a new 50 Cent remix of his hit "I Get Money," said this setback could actually benefit 50 in the long run.

"The worst thing about success is it makes you complacent. I think when you face any type of adversity it makes you dig deep ... everyone goes through it, all the greats go through it," he said. "In his music, he hadn't gone through any type of adversity. ... he'll come back and make great music."

If so, 50 may end up being a thorn in Def Jam's side. In a recent interview, a miffed 50 threatened to release projects whenever Def Jam had a high-priority release.

In light of West's victory, Jay-Z considered that threat a good thing.

"We would really appreciate that," he quipped. "If he can do that, I will fax over our release dates effective immediately."

[Uganja]

50's cancelled his european tour dates.... wonder why :D

[Puppy Dogs and Ice Cream]

possibly cause europe sucks ass

[tca]

Both are utter rubbish n a disgrace to rap.

[Dymond]

So how did Kenny Chesney's compare to Kanye sales wise?