Kanye West and 50 Cent albums release date coincide on 9/11

Posted on July 20, 2007 
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Kanye West vs 50 Cent

Kanye West’s Graduation and 50 Cent’s Curtis will share the same release date.

Pushing back of both stars’ third albums have meant a release coinciding on September 11th.

Graduation reportedly features Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Jon Brion, among others. The album’s lead singles, “Cant Tell Me Nothing” and “Stronger,” are currently being play on US radio.

50 Cent has questioned West’s sexual orientation. “He said because he was raised by his mother, he has feminine ways,” said 50. “That right there is who Kanye West is to me. That statement is stuck in my head. He said it like he meant it”.

“He puts together witty phrases and he’s a great talent as a producer. By listening to the record, I don’t know who he is — I know he’s been in a car accident, that’s what I know.”

He has also described the rapper’s music as non-threatening “I feel like Kanye West is successful because of me. After 50 Cent, [hip-hop fans] was looking for something non-confrontational, and they went after first thing that came along. That was Kanye West, and his record took off.”

He has also disagreed with West’s infamous statement that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.”

In response Kanye West has either maintained a dignified silence and has actually praised 50 Cent claiming that he deserves more credit at award ceremonies.

Talking about the 2004 Grammys, he said, “I remember being there and Evanescence won… and it’s like ‘who?’” Kanye told MTV’s TRL. ”

“When that first album came out, it was 50 Cent by a mile. How could you have the audacity to let anyone [else] win? He was a sure win for any competition he was in so anything he didn’t win that year, he was robbed.”

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4 Responses to “Kanye West and 50 Cent albums release date coincide on 9/11”

  1. admin on July 27th, 2007 3:59 am

    Here’s a quote from Kanye: “I’d rather come out on a day like that, up against 50 — where people are excited about going to the stores and it’s an event and people talk about it — and be #2 on that day rather than come out and be #1 on a day nobody cares about,” West said. “It’s about things going down in history. It’s not that much exciting stuff in hip-hop right now. I think people are going to make it more than what I’m making it myself. At the end of the day, I’m making music and I’m trying to sell.”

  2. D3pree on July 31st, 2007 5:49 am

    Who cares?

  3. william on October 22nd, 2008 3:40 pm

    50>>>kanye, but this is all just a publicity stunt anyways

  4. Body~Detox Diet on July 9th, 2009 11:18 am

    50 Cent is the greatest gangsta rapper of all times. I love his song specially Candyshop.

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