"albums, ""Graduation"" and ""Curtis"" respectively, has since been accredited to the decline. The competition resulted in record-breaking sales performances by both albums and West outsold 50 Cent, selling nearly a million copies of ""Graduation"" in the first week alone. Industry observers remark that West's victory over 50 Cent proved that rap music did not have to conform to gangsta-rap conventions in order to be commercially successful. West effectively paved the way for a new wave of hip-hop artists, including Drake, Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole, who did not follow the hardcore-gangster mold and became platinum-selling artists. The American music industry"
"albums 50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television producer, entrepreneur, and investor. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of the borough of Queens, Jackson began selling drugs at age twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. He later began pursuing a musical career and in 2000 he produced ""Power of the Dollar"" for Columbia Records, but days before the planned release he was shot and the album was never released. In 2002, after Jackson released the compilation album ""Guess Who's Back?"", he was discovered by"
"50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television producer, entrepreneur, and investor. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of the borough of Queens, Jackson began selling drugs at age twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. He later began pursuing a musical career and in 2000 he produced ""Power of the Dollar"" for Columbia Records, but days before the planned release he was shot and the album was never released. In 2002, after Jackson released the compilation album ""Guess Who's Back?"", he was discovered by Eminem"
"hop culture in the United States. He sees hip hop as a vehicle to communicate an authentic message, rather than a space to pursue street credibility. ""As well as simply being great songs, people are really getting into the lyrics, really understanding his message, and he is a great role model."" He has expressed concern about the message being sent by American hip-hop artists, saying ""American hip hop is still entwined with gang culture, drugs, sexual violence, and greed. It's a battleground."" His song ""50 Cent"" speaks to the successful American rapper to change his violent messages, which have a"
"yet to master the art of making a satisfying album rather than delivering a random assortment of demographic-pandering tracks"". Allmusic's David Jeffries wrote that ""Curtis"" ""is entertaining but only impressive in that 50 can run in place and still be on top"". ""The Boston Globe"" stated that, ""artistically, [Kanye] West is always moving, while 50 is at a standstill"". ""Chicago Tribune"" critic Greg Kot wrote that ""at a time when consumers are expressing their dissatisfaction with music-industry product"", ""Curtis"" provides ""exactly what they say they don't want: More of the same"". Chase Hoffberger of ""The Austin Chronicle"" found 50 Cent"
"Curtis (50 Cent album) Curtis is the third studio album by 50 Cent; it was released September 11, 2007, by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records and Universal Music Group. The album features production from Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Timbaland, among others. Music writers have noted that 50 Cent divides between ""hard"" and ""soft"" songs on the album. ""Curtis"" received generally mixed reviews from music critics upon release. The album debuted at #2 on the US ""Billboard"" 200 chart, selling 691,000 copies in its first week. After years of slumping sales, the album's competition with Kanye West's ""Graduation"" (2007) and"
"Curtis (50 Cent album) Curtis is the third studio album by 50 Cent; it was released September 11, 2007, by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records and Universal Music Group. The album features production from Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Timbaland, among others. Music writers have noted that 50 Cent divides between ""hard"" and ""soft"" songs on the album. ""Curtis"" received generally mixed reviews from music critics upon release. The album debuted at #2 on the US ""Billboard"" 200 chart, selling 691,000 copies in its first week. After years of slumping sales, the album's competition with Kanye West's ""Graduation"" (2007) and"
"That's What's Up"" is included in. The mixtape was named the #7 best mixtape of all time in the ""XXL Top 10 Mixtapes"". 50 Cent Is the Future 50 Cent Is the Future is the second mixtape released by 50 Cent and G-Unit. The mixtape was recorded after his unreleased album ""Power of the Dollar"" was recorded and 50 Cent was dropped from his label Columbia and blacklisted from the recording industry due to his controversial song Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me). He then traveled to Canada to record the mixtape. The mixtape mostly revisits material by Mobb Deep and features"
"increasingly clueless 50 Cent himself: that his success was built on bona fide gangster rap swagger rather than incredibly accessible club bangers."" Ian Cohen of Pitchfork Media said, ""There may not be much Curtis Jackson on ""Animal Ambition"", but it does give an accurate survey of where 50 Cent is at right now."" Eric Diep of ""XXL"" said, ""50 Cent’s credibility as a viable solo artist is still being tested every day. In a rare occasion for Fif, ""Animal Ambition"" has got everyone back on the 50 bandwagon and rooting for the second wind in his career. Now, with talks"
"Spider Loc Curtis Williams (born January 21, 1979), more commonly known as Spider Loc, is an American rapper and actor. He was formally signed to G-Unit Records. Loc was also the CEO of G-Unit West. Spider Loc was discovered by Suge Knight and tagged along with Death Row Records, which appears on the Dysfunktional Family soundtrack, and Kurupt Against tha Grain under the name ""Spider"", but never signed an agreement. In September 2004 Spider Loc met rapper Young Buck in Atlanta and performed for him. A week later in Los Angeles, Young Buck introduced him to 50 Cent on the"
"Curtis Jones Curtis Alan Jones (born April 26, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. His style of house and techno music has been compared to and inspired by the likes of Kraftwerk, Prince, Gary Numan, and Nitzer Ebb. Jones is also known as Cajmere, Geo Vogt, Green Velvet, Half Pint, Curan Stone, and Gino Vittori. Before becoming a professional musician, Jones studied chemical engineering at the University of Illinois. In 1991, he left a Master's program at UC-Berkeley to move back to Chicago, releasing his first song (""Coffee Pot"" on ClubHouse Records) the same year. Up until"
"50 Cent Is the Future 50 Cent Is the Future is the second mixtape released by 50 Cent and G-Unit. The mixtape was recorded after his unreleased album ""Power of the Dollar"" was recorded and 50 Cent was dropped from his label Columbia and blacklisted from the recording industry due to his controversial song Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me). He then traveled to Canada to record the mixtape. The mixtape mostly revisits material by Mobb Deep and features New Orleans rapper Juvenile's group UTP. After ""50 Cent Is the Future"", he recorded his 2002 compilation album ""Guess Who's Back?"", which ""G-Unit"
"announced bankruptcy on July 13, 2015. On March 31, 2017, Interscope Records released 50 Cent's final album for the label, a greatest hits album titled ""Best Of"". Jackson cites Boogie Down Productions, Big Daddy Kane, The Juice Crew, EPMD and KRS-One as his rapping influences, while citing LL Cool J as an inspiration behind his writing of ""21 Questions"". Jackson also states that he drew influences from Nas, Rakim and The Notorious B.I.G. while working on ""Animal Ambition"". Jackson has had a highly successful business career. He is financially invested in a highly diversified variety of industries. Jackson is now"
"in the 1970s. Primarily an African-American genre, it was characterized by the heavy use of bass and ""wah-wah"" pedals. Rhythm was emphasized over melody. Artists such as James Brown, The Meters, Parliament-Funkadelic and Sly And The Family Stone pioneered the genre. It then spawned artists such as Stevie Wonder, The Brothers Johnson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Bootsy's Rubber Band, King Floyd, Tower of Power, Ohio Players, The Commodores, War, Kool & the Gang, Confunkshun, Slave, Cameo, the Bar-Kays, Zapp, and many more. The Jackson 5 became one of the biggest pop-music phenomena of the 1970s, playing from a repertoire of"
"commercial success of his first three studio albums, only selling 160,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States, peaking at number five on the ""Billboard"" 200. To help promote the album, 50 Cent went on The Invitation Tour; while on the European leg of the tour, he visited nightclubs and was impressed with the vastly changing styles of music played. Because of this, 50 Cent began to write and record material for an album called ""Black Magic"" while still on tour. This new album's music would be influenced by number of genres, including dance, rock and"
"new style by working together.” Release title / Record label / year Curtis Jones Curtis Alan Jones (born April 26, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. His style of house and techno music has been compared to and inspired by the likes of Kraftwerk, Prince, Gary Numan, and Nitzer Ebb. Jones is also known as Cajmere, Geo Vogt, Green Velvet, Half Pint, Curan Stone, and Gino Vittori. Before becoming a professional musician, Jones studied chemical engineering at the University of Illinois. In 1991, he left a Master's program at UC-Berkeley to move back to Chicago, releasing his"
"the century, both in the United States and United Kingdom. The 1950s also saw doo-wop style become popular. Doo-wop had been developed through vocal group harmony with the musical qualities of different vocal parts, nonsense syllables, little or no instrumentation, and simple lyrics. It usually involved ensemble single artists appearing with a backing group. Solo billing was given to lead singers who were more prominent in the musical arrangement. A secularized form of American gospel music called soul also developed in the mid 1950s, with pioneers like Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke leading the wave. Soul and R&B"
"Kelvin Martin Kelvin Darnell Martin (July 24, 1964 – October 24, 1987), also known as 50 Cent, was an American criminal from Brooklyn, New York City, New York. He is primarily known as the inspiration for the name of the rapper, 50 Cent. Born in 1964 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, Martin later moved to Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Martin was possibly known as '50 Cent' due to his reputation of being prepared to rob anyone, regardless of how much money they were carrying at the time. Another story is that it came from an"
"about how Michael Jackson was a huge fan of ""In da Club"". In the 2017 video game ""Paradigm"", one of the records found inside Paradigm's home is ""Get Rich or Die of Natural Causes"", a reference to the album. Get Rich or Die Tryin' Get Rich or Die Tryin is the debut studio album by American rapper 50 Cent. It was released on February 6, 2003, by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Prior to the album, 50 Cent gained initial recognition as a producer, producing several songs alongside the Trackmasters on an unreleased album widely believed to be"
"Kjay Savage 2 Mixtape & STR Record's upcoming film ""Paid In Full 2"" which portrays Kelvin Martin's life in Brooklyn. Kelvin Martin Kelvin Darnell Martin (July 24, 1964 – October 24, 1987), also known as 50 Cent, was an American criminal from Brooklyn, New York City, New York. He is primarily known as the inspiration for the name of the rapper, 50 Cent. Born in 1964 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, Martin later moved to Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Martin was possibly known as '50 Cent' due to his reputation of being prepared to rob"
"house in South Jamaica, Queens. He flew to Florida to work on the track titled ""Ayo Technology"" with Justin Timberlake, and the song was finished in Houston, Texas. While ""Get Rich or Die Tryin'"" and ""The Massacre"" featured mostly G-Unit and G-Unit Records artists respectively, ""Curtis"" features artists that 50 Cent has never worked with before, such as Dr. Dre, Akon, Justin Timberlake, Mary J. Blige, Robin Thicke, Timbaland and Nicole Scherzinger from Pussycat Dolls. When asked about his choice of working with artists outside of his company, 50 Cent stated, ""The album, for me, was finding a space where"
"pop music; it would have a ""higher tempo"" than his previous work, although he claimed that the predominant genre of the music would still be rap. However, 50 Cent later revealed to the Brazilian edition of music magazine ""Rolling Stone"" that he was unsure whether to continue with the recording of the album, which he had begun while in the European venues of the tour, as he had begun to write material that he claimed ""didn't quite fit the concept"" of the album. He later revealed the release of ""Black Magic"" had been postponed indefinitely, although he stated the album"
"noise, 50 Cent is heard saying, ""This is 50 Cent"", ""You are now rapping with 50 Cent"" and ""New York City.“ Source: Discogs 24 Shots 24 Shots is a compilation album by artist 50 Cent, following his professional debut album, ""Get Rich or Die Tryin'"". 24 Shots features tracks recorded before his professional debut with Shady Records & Aftermath Entertainment, and during his venture there. It has tracks from various other albums and mixtapes, including the unreleased ""Power of the Dollar"" and various G-Unit mixtapes. It also features unused tracks for ""Get Rich or Die Tryin'"" and mixtape tracks. Some"
"Ayo Technology ""Ayo Technology"" is the fourth single from 50 Cent's third album, ""Curtis"". The song, featuring Justin Timberlake and uncredited vocals from Timbaland, who also produced the song, is about a man who is tired of using technology, and peaked at number five on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Internationally, the song peaked within the top ten of the charts in many countries, including Australia, Denmark and the United Kingdom. The song has since been covered by Milow, a Belgian singer-songwriter whose version was successful in a number of countries, including Belgium, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. The song"
"encouraging other hip-hop artists to incorporate house and electronica elements into their music, but also for playing a part in the revival of disco and electro-infused music in the late 2000s. Ben Detrick of ""XXL"" cited the outcome of the sales competition between 50 Cent's ""Curtis"" and West's ""Graduation"" as being responsible for altering the direction of hip-hop and paving the way for new rappers who didn't follow the hardcore-gangster mold, writing, ""If there was ever a watershed moment to indicate hip-hop's changing direction, it may have come when 50 Cent competed with Kanye in 2007 to see whose album"
"year; this did not occur. 50 Cent said on a Instagram post that ""Still think I'm nothing"" is the first single off of ""Street King Immortal"". Originally, 50 Cent's fifth studio album was set to be ""Black Magic"", an album influenced by several genres including rock and dance music. However, its release was postponed as 50 Cent began to write more material based on a different concept. As a result, recording sessions for a brand new album began from scratch, and material recorded for ""Street King Immortal"" is reportedly of a traditional hip hop nature, involving producers such as Alex"
"of the two main countries in the creation and development of many genres of popular music, including rock music: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks; hard rock: Led Zeppelin, Cream, Def Leppard, Whitesnake; prog rock: Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes, King Crimson; glam rock: David Bowie, Queen, Elton John, T. Rex, blues rock: The Yardbirds, The Animals, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits; heavy metal: Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Motörhead, Judas Priest; punk rock: Sex Pistols, The Clash, Billy Idol; new wave: The Police, Elvis Costello, Culture Club, Duran Duran; goth rock: The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees,"
"Best Of (50 Cent album) Best Of is the first greatest hits album by American hip hop recording artist 50 Cent. It was released on March 31, 2017, by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. The compilation includes tracks from five of his previous studio albums: ""Power of the Dollar"" (2000), ""Get Rich or Die Tryin'"" (2003), ""The Massacre"" (2005), ""Curtis"" (2007) and ""Before I Self Destruct"" (2009). Also included are songs from the soundtrack to the film ""Get Rich or Die Tryin'"" (2005). It also includes the non-album singles ""Get Up"" and ""I Get It In"". ""Best Of"""
"Guess Who's Back? Guess Who's Back? is a debut official mixtape by American rapper 50 Cent, released April 26, 2002 on independent label Full Clip Records in the United States. It is his first official release after his 2000 effort ""Power of the Dollar"" went unreleased due to Columbia Records' discovery of a May 2000 shooting where 50 Cent was struck by nine bullets, and was subsequently dropped from the label as a result. The album features production by Trackmasters, DJ Clark Kent, Father Shaheed, Sha Money XL, Red Spyda, and Terence Dudley. ""Guess Who's Back""? received generally positive reviews"
"Curtis Harding Curtis Harding (born June 11, 1979) is an American singer and songwriter. Primarily a soul artist, his ""slop 'n' soul"" style carries the influence of genres including blues, gospel, psychedelia, R&B, and rock. His first album, ""Soul Power"" (2014), was followed by ""Face Your Fear"" in 2017, with production from Danger Mouse and Sam Cohen. He was born in Saginaw, Michigan, and his family settled in Atlanta when he was a teenager. He was exposed to music at an early age as his family toured with his mother, who was a gospel singer. In the 2000s, Harding backed"
"borough of New York City, and began rapping together as teenagers. After 50 Cent was blackballed from the music industry in 2000 and lost his record deal, the group began recording music independently, and released several mixtapes between 2002 and 2003, the most prominent of these being ""50 Cent Is the Future"", ""God's Plan"", ""No Mercy, No Fear"" and ""Automatic Gunfire"". In 2002, 50 Cent was discovered by Eminem and signed a $1 million contract with Shady Records, under the aegis of Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. After the success of his commercial debut album, ""Get Rich or"
"G-Unit G-Unit (short for Guerilla Unit) is an American hip hop group originating from South Jamaica, Queens, New York that is currently on hiatus, formed by longtime friends and East Coast rappers 50 Cent, Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks. After releasing a string of mixtapes in the early 2000s, including 50 Cent is the Future, God's Plan and No Mercy, No Fear, the group released their debut album ""Beg for Mercy"" in 2003, which went on to sell over 2,000,000 copies in the US and was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album, which"
"Michigan newspaper The Morning Sun, Anderson said, ""I love people and I think music is the vehicle God gave me to be able to love people and impact them in some way."" He has written songs for other artists, including KJ-52, Tricia Brock of Superchick, and Satellites & Sirens. Curt Anderson (musician) Curtis William ""Curt"" Anderson (born June 6, 1984) is an American Christian musician and worship leader, who primarily plays Christian pop and contemporary worship music. He has released one studio album, ""Every Moment"", in 2016, with Dream Records. Anderson was born Curtis William Anderson, on June 6, 1984,"