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Verfasst am: 15.10.2010, 18:33 Aufrufe: 2005

"Crack A Bottle" Sets Digital Record, Will Appear On 50 Cent's 'Before I Self Destruct' "Crack A Bottle”, the latest collaborative single from 50 Cent, Eminem and Dr. Dre, is expected to stand at the top of 'The Billboard Hot 100' when the chart is released tomorrow (February 12). According to Billboard, the song soared from No. 78 to No. 1 on the chart and has set a record for opening week download sa ...

Verfasst am: 30.09.2010, 17:25 Aufrufe: 469

Eminem, 50 Cent, U2, Black Eyed Peas Top The Most-Anticipated Albums Of 2009Even After another year that saw a serious decline in record sales, the music industry is, once again, hoping that 2009 will be the one that turns around a nearly decade-long sales spiral. And, judging from the boatload of marquee talent expected to drop new discs this year, it's possible that the bleeding could at the very least ...

Verfasst am: 24.07.2010, 00:36 Aufrufe: 460

“I feel like I got something to prove again, musically,” he said. “It feels like it’s not based on the actual music. It’s just a weird climate right now.” Admitting that in the past record sales were based on how many plays a particular song received on the radio, 50 explained the industry is even more complex today. “It doesn’t even go based on radio spins,” he explained. “Like it’s so confusing because I wanna sa ...

Verfasst am: 10.06.2010, 13:28 Aufrufe: 508

It did have 'I Get Money,' it did have 'Ayo Technology,' 'I'll Still Kill,' 'Follow My Lead' with Robin Thicke. These records were hit records, but the timing they came out was wrong. If the first record you heard off Curtis was 'I Get Money,' it would have shifted more millions in sales." Another mistake 50 admits to making is not the material he released on the LP, but the songs that didn't come out in advance of ...

Verfasst am: 11.04.2010, 20:19 Aufrufe: 342

" Since the release of his debut album, to his latest release, Curtis, 50 Cent has become one of the biggest and most successful artists on the international hip hop scene. He was recognised at the 2007 World Music Awards as the World's Best Rap/Hip Hop Artist, with the award being presented to 50 Cent based on worldwide sales. Perfect candidate Rashid, a music promoter from New York, added: "I came to Dubai in Ap ...

Verfasst am: 03.04.2010, 21:46 Aufrufe: 265

Having been shot nine times in the past, 50 Cent is no stranger to wounds. The 32-year-old rapper, sporting a Curtis & Co watch (get it?? Curtis??), along with G-Unit pal Lloyd Banks, arrived at Dublin airport sporting a heavily bandaged right arm. In da hospital! Hopefully, Fiddy's arm doesn't hurt as much as losing the album sales battle to Kanye West. tmz.com ___________________________________ ...

Verfasst am: 24.03.2010, 23:26 Aufrufe: 403

The sales battle between 50 Cent and Kanye West has come and gone, but the machine that is G-Unit never stops. The Unit's other Curtis, Spider Loc, gave HipHopDX the exclusive on his crew's upcoming projects. First up, Loc himself will appear on another episode of the CBS show Cold Case. Spider Loc will play a character named Delonte on the episode entitled "Wunderkind" airing October 21. Cold Case airs ...

Verfasst am: 15.03.2010, 19:04 Aufrufe: 346

... the billion dollar remix of “I Get Money” RIGHT HERE! Pretty hot joint, eh? Anyway, you might wonder why this is just coming out with the race being so heated with 50 Cent, Kanye and that country fellow. Anyway, I heard Jay-Z had specific instructions about being on the remix. I heard he said this billion-dollar remix HAD to come out AFTER the first week of release. WHY? Duh, Jay didn’t want to add to 50’s sales ...

Verfasst am: 01.12.2009, 05:24 Aufrufe: 413

And as history has shown, that should mean good material for the bulletproof rapper's forthcoming album, Before I Self Destruct, tentatively due this spring. Responding to detractors who claim G-Unit are over due to a slippage in album sales and rumors about the direction of his project, Fif says he's been feeling the pressure to deliver with Before I Self Destruct. As he explained, he is used to pressure — he alread ...

Verfasst am: 01.12.2009, 05:24 Aufrufe: 455

"People bought into me and who I am," he said. "I'm gonna keep doing aggressive music. And you know who told me to do that? My grandmother." While everyone seems to be concerned with G-Unit's decline in sales lately, and their supposed demise, 50 shrugged the lower numbers off as just a temporary pitfall. He confirmed that Young Buck and Young Hot Rod's projects will be the next two G-Unit albums to hit shelves, but ...

Verfasst am: 04.11.2009, 01:53 Aufrufe: 691

They know what it is, people hear the joints is classic and you ain’t gonna hear s**t that you don’t like." Album leaks are not a new phenomenon for artists, who have seen and adverse affect on sales. This year has seen albums from Lupe Fiasco, the Roots and Pharrell pushed back due to unauthorized leaks.

Verfasst am: 30.10.2009, 22:01 Aufrufe: 566

The money goes back to the people who actually encounted and created it. So you can say what you wanna say. He says he sold 5 million records. He ain't sold 5 million records! Dubcnn: How many– 50 Cent: Almost 4! Almost 4! Dubcnn: So why he keeps saying 5 then? 50 Cent: Because it makes him look better! And I ain't had to answer that question for you to know! Dubcnn: So he was lying about the record sales? 5 ...

Verfasst am: 20.10.2009, 11:06 Aufrufe: 353

" He said "Focus on your album, focus on how you're going to perform and focus on how you're going to be successful." So right now, I'm not even putting my energy towards the whole beef situation. Dubcnn: Sounds like you got your head on straight! Oh yeah, fo sho man. Dubcnn: G-Unit has had insane success since the release of "Get Rich Or Die Tryin", but the last releases have went down sales wise. Does that worry ...

Verfasst am: 11.10.2009, 06:56 Aufrufe: 317

... Artist - Female: Mariah Carey (Island/IDJMG) Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Duo Or Group: Destiny's Child (Columbia/Sony Music) Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - New: Young Jeezy (Corporate Thugz/Def Jam/IDJMG) Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist: Mariah Carey (Island/IDJMG) Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist: Mariah Carey (Island/IDJMG) Top RAP Album: Kanye West, "Late Registration" (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG) Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Sales ...

Verfasst am: 19.08.2009, 23:44 Aufrufe: 787

Anyone who collaborates with Murder Inc becomes his weapons of mass destruction. His oil is record sales and fans he gains by destroying them. He has a Vice President in Yayo who, like **** Chaney, is the center of a inexplicable murder case where no one is being charged.

Verfasst am: 29.07.2009, 17:24 Aufrufe: 286

Say What You Want No Mercy No Fear G-Unit Yo, niggas be askin me "yo 50 who you got beef wit?" I'm a tell yall niggas who I got beef wit I got beef wit any nigga I can't make no money wit If I can't make no money wit you, fuck you nigga G-Unit nigga, thats whatsup cause I said thats whatsup You can say what you want about me As long as you don't get in the way of my money Cause all that talking shit to ...

Verfasst am: 17.07.2008, 17:38 Aufrufe: 329

In fact, to have taken a record in which no one – least of all the artist himself – seems to have had very much interest and placed it at the centre of America’s cultural life was a master-stroke of showbiz hucksterism. Shifting nearly 700,000 copies in one week in the current austere CD sales climate is the kind of second place most of his peers would gladly settle for. The prevailing image of West as the thinking ...

Verfasst am: 13.05.2008, 09:00 Aufrufe: 472

They are now learning to peddle ringtones, not records..They don’t understand the value of a perfect piece of art.” The key parts: file sharing doesn’t hurt the artist, concert and merchandise sales are the key to profiting from music, not direct music sales and the music industry is clueless and busy peddling ringtones. Now if only the record industry would pay attention. Those looking to support 50 Cent can find h ...

Verfasst am: 26.04.2008, 16:27 Aufrufe: 185

"That's really an unfortunate situation and I hope he can work his way through it," 50 told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday. "It's good to see him actually touring: You can work your way back into a comfortable space where you can deal with those situations." As has been widely reported, Kanye and 50 faced off in the sales battle of 2007 September 11 when both of their new albums were released on the ...

Verfasst am: 10.04.2008, 17:20 Aufrufe: 155

The World Music Awards featured performances by a number of the worlds top recording acts, including Rihanna, Avril Lavigne, Mexican band Mana and others. 50 Cents latest album Curtis helped him win the Worlds Best Selling Artist Award, which is determined by actual sales figures gathered from countries across the globe, as opposed to a voting process. Akon took home three awards, including Best Selling R&B Male ...

Verfasst am: 09.04.2008, 13:33 Aufrufe: 155

November 4th 2007 marked the 19th World Music Awards, back in the Principality of Monaco for the first time in several years. An emotion charged evening was highlighted by performances by the world’s top recording artists, who received awards not by jury vote, but as recognition for their worldwide sales. MAIN AWARDS: Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to R&B Legend Award for Outstanding Contribut ...

Verfasst am: 27.03.2008, 14:05 Aufrufe: 166

Read an excerpt from 50 Cent's new book, "50 X 50." Click here Sales of 50 Cent's new album have been bested by those of his rap rival, Kanye West, but it's going to take more than marketing to kill this hip-hop king from Queens. Tuesday, he hits town with his latest venture, an intimate, illustrated autobiography that traces his climb from the street to the top of the charts. While his albums are p ...

Verfasst am: 01.03.2008, 17:36 Aufrufe: 372

A.T., next stop is the Billy." The three are scheduled to shoot a video for the song on Tuesday (September 1 Cool

in New York, according to reps for Interscope. As a precursor to 50 and West's sales battle, according to multiple reports, Kanye has bested the G-Unit leader in the U.K. chart battle. Sales tallies weren't included, but West landed at #1 with 50 landing in the second slot. In an interview 50 conducted wit ...

Verfasst am: 17.02.2008, 17:19 Aufrufe: 172

Verfasst am: 15.06.2007, 15:41 Aufrufe: 136

50 Cent has denied the claims that his G-Unit empire is starting to crumble insisting the poor sales of recent releases are not a problem. "I heard them talking on the radio about G-Unit is over, because they seeing some of the artists having difficulties. What you’re seeing is the music business. Nothing just works in the music business," 50 Cent told MTV, "There’s no company that has had a higher succe ...

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Verfasst am: 05.12.2006, 11:07 Aufrufe: 356

Eminem is gonna put out a new album. I heard some of it and its crazy. I'm excited to hear that record. Q: What's your Most Memorable Moment Since Everything Jumped Off In The Past Year?: A: The first week sales on 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'. I acceded everyone's expectations at that point. I was in ATL for the NBA all star weekend at when I found out. Q: What do you do in your free time when you have it?: A: Write Musi ...

Verfasst am: 22.11.2006, 10:17 Aufrufe: 144

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According toForbes, 50 Cent (born Curtis Jackson) earned around $41 million between June of 2005 and June 2006, landing him at the No. 8 position. There he outranked stars like Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Paris Hilton and the cast of HBO's "The Sopranos," thanks to income generated from record and ringtone sales as well as his G-Unit clothing line. The magazine put actor and new dad Tom Cruise in the No.1 spot, ci ...

Verfasst am: 29.09.2006, 10:36 Aufrufe: 238

Case in point was USA Today, which released a feature story entitled, Money in The Mixtape earlier last week. The article shows how hip hop artists build their street credibility and gain sales via the underground scene by feeding the streets' hunger with mixtapes. USA Today cites DJ Clue as a pioneer of the mixtape game, dating back to 1990, in which he had and continues to have a knack for breaking exclusive tr ...

Verfasst am: 21.08.2006, 08:52 Aufrufe: 127

Hip-hop culture is full of expensive designer brands from Mercedes to Louis Vuitton to Courvoisier. You name it, they'll rap about it. For the companies involved, that can lead to a big sales boost or it can lead to some very unwelcome publicity. Brand plugging For Cristal Champagne, it was a bit of a surprise when they became the rappers' champagne of choice. Frederic Rouzaud from Champagne House Louis Roedere ...

Verfasst am: 14.08.2006, 07:54 Aufrufe: 254

... me spokes on the Hummer This heat gon last for the whole summer Running your bitch faster then the Road Runner Rocks on my wrist, rolls gold under Glocks on my hip, those throw thunder Im buying diamond by the pier But when you stop, the only thing still spinning is your ear Yeah, im riding with that all black snub Raiders cap back, all black gloves Im 80s man, but the boy smack thugs These record sales ...