50 Cent: I'll Quit if Outsold by West

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50 Cent believes his new album will outsell Kanye West's upcoming disc, and he's betting his solo career on it. Both 50 Cent and West have albums due out Sept. 11. 50 Cent, who has sold better than West, has been riled by forecasts that sales of West's "Graduation" could rival those for his "Curtis" CD.

 

"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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[Sportz Addict]

Can you say ego? I don't think this is smart when probably have the record sales are gone to online downloaders now.

[titletownclown]

Hopefully West will outsell half-dollar and we will have one less talentless hack producing records.:thumb:

 

Only in the rap world, would a challenge such as this even occur.

[sportsfan41]

Hmmm yea 50 seems like he's fading, I hate Kanye, he's a punk alot I think. But his new song "Stronger" is pretty good.

[HammerTime]

50 will out sell him easily.

[cshs81]

Should Mr. Jackson lose his bet and actually retire , I think the $400M he took in as a result of the Vitamin water sale will allow him to "get by."

[sportsfan41]

Should Mr. Jackson lose his bet and actually retire , I think the $400M he took in as a result of the Vitamin water sale will allow him to "get by."

 

For those of us unfamiliar with this, care to elaborate?

[cshs81]

For those of us unfamiliar with this, care to elaborate?

 

My limited understanding (as I don't follow Calvin very closely):

 

He likes a Vitamin drink and had it in one of his videos. The company that made the drink approached him about being a spokesman (or is that Spokes OG?) . He agreed. However, instead of taking cash he took a small percentage of the company (0.5% I believe). The company was bought by Coke or Pepsi and his stake was worth somewhere around $400M.

[STRIKE3]

Here's my $.25 cents on $.50 cents.....He's better than Kanye, any day.

 

I can't rap, can I.

[UKPat02]

I would buy Kanye's album first.

[BoondockSaint]

He'll retire just like Jay-Z...

[Ms Liberty]

Lord-a-mercy

[Qryche11]

Fitty will outsell Kanye

[cvillecat]

Maybe they will sell the same amount and both will quit.

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Maybe they will sell the same amount and both will quit.

 

We can only wish. :thumb: :lol: