(This week's "FAILURE")
There comes a time in everyone's life where they have to grow up and move on to bigger and better things. However, at the age of 32, 50 CENT still hasn't figured that out yet...and instead, he decides to release music that no one is really interested in.
After having been pushed back since 2007, "Before I Self Destruct" completely lost its appeal. And why is that? Why is it that someone who sold over twenty million albums combined with his first two releases all of a sudden isn't worth anything? Well...maybe because he whines more than a bitch in heat. Before I get to the point where I really give my thoughts on this album, let me just reiterate the fact that it's been pushed back approximately ELEVEN times...and is now on the verge of having its fifth and sixth single released from it!
"Before I Self Destruct" is supposed to be a much more "darker" and "aggressive" album than anything else he's released...but to tell you the truth, 50 CENT's cowardice shines brightly on this new effort. It just really gets to me how he has nothing else better to do but to bash several other rappers out there, for instance, Game (formerly The Game) ("So Disrespectful"). I've always understood the concept of "gangsta" rap...may even secretly like it for MANY reasons...but talking shit and threatening someone over a beat is the equivalent of "false-flagging"...and it isn't intimidating whatsoever. I'm a firm believer that if you want talk bullshit, you better bring it. And all 50 CENT does is hide behind the music...'cause he know better than to try to get his ass stabbed and/or shot nine times like he has before.
The album is full of top-notch production from artists like Dr. Dre, Polow Da Don, Rockwilder, DJ Khalil, and more. Honestly, this is the reason why this album received a rating of "2/5". Songs like "Do You Think About Me" and "Strong Enough" take you way back with their old school sound...but the lyrical content will readily make you want to tune out 50 CENT's voice altogether. Added vocals from Eminem ("Psycho") create an overplayed sense of bravado from both artists. And no matter how much Ne-Yo can liven up any situation, "Baby By Me" is NOT one of 50's strongest singles.
If he is one of those individuals who wants to play the "I wasn't raised by my father so I have to act like an asshole" card, 50 CENT needs to grow up. In his memoir ("From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens"), 50 CENT stated that "after [he] got shot nine times at close range and didn't die, [he] started to think that [he] must have a purpose in life". Well, prove it. Hyping up the murderous, dangerous life you lived (and may still currently be involved in...if your music is a testament to reality) doesn't inspire anyone unless they want to become "wanna-be thugs". And Lord know there is too much of that already out on the streets. If you're going to buy this album...it's strictly going to be because you're as ignorant as 50 CENT is and you have no life...or you're curious and will, in the end, be highly disappointed.
I rarely use the label "...FAILURE" when it comes to reviews...but 50 CENT is the prime example of that. This album is pure garbage, fake, and really is just a definition of what the word "pussy" has come to be known as. Seriously, 50 CENT ain't worth shit...and he never will.
Songs That I Found Somewhat Minutely Enjoyable From the Album:
• Then Days Went By
• So Disrespectful
• Crime Wave
• Baby By Me featuring Ne-Yo
• OK, You're Right
• Could've Been You featuring R. Kelly
From 50 CENT's new album "Before I Self Destruct", here's "Strong Enough..."
Also from the same album, here's the FIFTH single "Do You Think About Me..."
BONUS TRACKS
(iTunes Store)
• Flight 187
• Baby By Me (Remix) featuring Jovan Dais
• Before I Self Destruct (Feature Film)
• 2 Turntables and a Microphone: The Life and Death of Jam Master Jay (Documentary)
• iTunes exclusive interview with 50 CENT
50 CENT featuring Ne-Yo
"Baby By Me"
From the 2009 album "Before I Self Destruct"
Directed by Chris Robinson
(3.56)
REVIEWS to be POSTED TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 17th, 2009:
NORAH JONES-- "The Fall"
JOHN MAYER-- "Battle Studies"
KRIS ALLEN's self-titled debut album
JUSTIN BEIBER- "My World"
LEONA LEWIS-- "ECHO"
ONEREPUBLIC-- "Waking Up"
BOYZ II MEN-- "Love"
PRETTY RICKY self-titled fourth studio album
It's been a LONG TIME since I had to review this many albums for one date! NORAH JONES and JOHN MAYER both claimed to have taken a different direction with their music...will it work for them in the end? Then we have KRIS ALLEN...the American Idol winner...versus the adolescent talent JUSTIN BEIBER...what do they have to offer? LEONA LEWIS was another who decided to take a different direction with her music...leaving aside the ballad-driven melodies of her last album for a more pop/up-tempo sound...will she end up being forgotten altogether...especially since ONEREPUBLIC's new album is coming out? (Keep in mind Ryan Tedder from ONEREPUBLIC produced part of her album.) What does that leave us with...BOYZ II MEN and PRETTY RICKY. Two male R&B groups...one releasing a cover album...the other releasing new material...BOTH are not even mentioned anymore when it comes to the music industry. Are their respected albums going to be worth anything? Check back here TOMORROW for the answers to these questions and many more on the next blog I will be posting.
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Written by Felix-Lee "Campbells" Andrades, III
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