One of the personifications of “gangster rap,” was also able to use his melodic versatility in songs like “Candy Shop” and “21 Questions”. Here were two artists at the top of their game. If there were a sense of foreshadowing it might’ve been the fact 50 Cent’s second album, The Massacre lost to West’s Late Registration for best rap album in the 48th Grammy Awards. 50 Cent was the music equivalent of Ali vs Frazer. Taking action required just that – action.Īt the time, Kanye vs. This was long before streaming would take over music, so sales had to happen in stores or online through actual retailers. Kanye and 50 Cent wanted to best one another, and their fans were into it, which gave the world what we now know as the Graduation vs Curtis sales battles. For some, this might be any other sales week as it’s not uncommon for two big names to share a release date, but that was not the case here.
Two of the genre’s biggest names, Kanye West and 50 Cent, were set to release their albums on the same day. On that date any year after 2001 there is a need for remembrance, but in the annals of hip-hop history that particular day in 2007 was one that arguably changed the future of urban music.
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