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Our Next Cover: 50 Cent Vs. Kanye West

9/5/07, 8:02 am EST


Rolling Stone’s next cover documents the hip-hop story of the year: Kanye West and 50 Cent, whose new albums are coming out on the same date, September 11th. Stay tuned this afternoon for an exclusive behind-the-scenes video from the cover shoot, along with a gallery of photos from the big event, and read the excerpts from the cover stories below:

50 Cent: Taking Care of Business

Kanye West: A Genius in Praise of Himself


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JUST ME | 9/20/2008, 6:00 am EST

KANYE SHITS ON THE LIL PEEPLE MAN,LISTEN TO HIS LYRICS,FINKS HES BETTER THAN EVERY1 ELSE,HE PAYS SO MCH ATTENTION TO GOD,DINT LOOK LIKE GOD LIKED IM WEN THAT SHIT APPENED TO IS MUM…REST IN PEACE THO…..50CENT ALLDAY

lexx | 6/20/2008, 1:38 am EST

50 got MERKED!!!!

TurkishRapUnderGround | 6/13/2008, 1:07 pm EST

Kanye Way Better Than 50

D.ville OSG . | 3/12/2008, 7:38 pm EST

i dont know whast you lo hyping about..

50 is better no.. kanye is… man..
you lot r bitches.
they both winners.. coz at the end of the day.. they both got more doe than all you in this convo.. inlcuding me. i bt ya’ll if you saw 50 cent.. thrs no way you’d be sayin half of the stuff you said on ere.. n likewise.. all you saw kanye.. youd bottle it n run off.. you wouldant go up to him n say ” kanye your shit” youd be bitching yourserlf.

tru | 2/17/2008, 10:23 pm EST

kanye wrecks 50 period.

G-unit warrior | 1/28/2008, 5:08 am EST

Hmm, the battle between 50 cent and Kanye west, if the fact’s are right that Fiddy’s last album sold over 5.8 million more, i suppose 50 cent cant be out sold, but the way things are going with all the interenet download’s and such, im surprised if both artist’s even sell that many, Me myself, am a huge fan of 50 cent / G-unit i really like the artists in G-unit, Lloyd Bank’s Young Buck, Olivia, Tony Yayo, they would deffinatley have 2 be the best the hottest Hip-hop group around by far, 50 cent all the way!!

jizzle | 1/1/2008, 10:12 pm EST

ya both guy are good rapper don have to dis any one

Afromaniak | 12/16/2007, 8:32 pm EST

west is far better n true dan snitchy cent I mean 50 cent.Da Gorilla talkin about bein gansta he ga shat 9 times neva shat back no body. He is just a fake ass havin a bad affect on kids he is not a gansta. On da oda hand, West dont pretend to be gansta he is true wid himself thru all his lyrics and he makes his own beats, das wa I call real not some 2 faced nigga claimin 2 b gansta while he is just a bullet bag. So pls 50 stop twistin da kids, show dem who u really are man das da reaon why ur record sell is droppin.
So da bottom line is West is far better and true dan 50

Oleg-Europe-Ukraine | 12/16/2007, 9:39 am EST

50cent has a lot of class songs all loves the eurostep of him,chas kenny yet will come,.ale zara 50 cent is better

Oleg-Europe-Ukraine | 12/16/2007, 9:36 am EST

50 cent the best

Oleg-Europe-Ukraine | 12/16/2007, 9:31 am EST

50 cent is the best he have a lot of class songs all for him,,kenny is an eurostep also normal but for him nikolt will not be glory such as in 50cent

Bros | 12/14/2007, 12:39 am EST

50cents Hella Bomb!

matthew | 11/24/2007, 11:11 pm EST

kenye is the best!ya wana know?Well becuase i got him on my C.D.!

matthew | 11/24/2007, 11:11 pm EST

kenye is the best!ya wana know?Well becuase i got him on my C.D.!

matthew | 11/24/2007, 11:11 pm EST

kenye is the best!ya wana know?Well becuase i got him on my C.D.!

matthew | 11/24/2007, 11:11 pm EST

kenye is the best!ya wana know?Well becuase i got him on my C.D.!

matthew | 11/24/2007, 11:11 pm EST

kenye is the best!ya wana know?Well becuase i got him on my C.D.!

matthew | 11/24/2007, 11:08 pm EST

i think kenye should win

Lets Get It | 11/21/2007, 11:28 am EST

Kanye mashed 50 and 50 did’t get shot 9 times it was 3 and im surprised there still is any 50/g-unit fans out there where the hell are yall at cuz in this world aint nobody really like 50 no more he will never make a good rap again game killeed his career he is through and kanye i am sorry about your mom i hope you make it through good homie piece

DMY | 11/18/2007, 4:01 am EST

i am from Somali still knows waz goin on In The USA….if i say somethin bout those Mothefuckers i can say kanya knows how 2 rap but 50 is the best after 2pac aight 2 all my niggz and my girlz PEace

LC.THUG | 11/16/2007, 9:45 am EST

I like 50cent, but this time kanye was better… Kanye west songs are amazing.

Spiderman | 11/14/2007, 2:25 pm EST

bitch u cant beat kanye but u could get shot 9 times and live.

Superman | 11/14/2007, 2:21 pm EST

Fuk u 50 cent bitches. Kanye all the way. Srry 2 hear bout ur mom homie. Good luck. Superman out.

Marc | 11/14/2007, 3:36 am EST

Kenya sorry to hear about you mom and i pray for her. 50 you just suck why would you want to talk so much trash to loose yourself in the music the moment just let yourself go……Love…. KANYE WEST

real hip hop | 11/12/2007, 11:57 am EST

You have to understand that kanye creates these amazing beats that go back to the roots of hip hop, before it took the commersial twiast, the lyrics that he spit mean something about hip hop, not about mainstream asthetic shit…. 50 doesnt create shit, dre does, and for sure with some studio working, reconstructing and creating, 50 can be handed lyrics , given a beat and he can spit it, …
you cant compare that to kanye whose shits alive in more artists than you realise, rakim, nas, common.. ..
com- mon, realise this shit and look deeper than vh1 or mtvchart shit

realknow | 11/7/2007, 12:03 pm EST

kanye met the aim absolutely with the rod and staff. KAnye is on top and marvellous, 50 mets his in his pimp @ money measure classifying to be dead and dumb gangster in his imagination just has he feels he is what he is, damn 50 go tell groundma you wanna push back to crap by your strenght

Gorilla Unit | 11/6/2007, 5:28 am EST

lol easy now guys, im from South Africa and dont really know wots going on in the US but both artists have different styles and are both brilliant…. 50’s a good rapper very militant and comes across
as this hardcore gang-star while Kanye is smart and witty.lol i just loved Gold digger… at the end of the day its the amount of records that determines who wins…. unfortunatly Kanye looks like he has the upperhand but thats just my opinion….. G g g g GGGGGGG-unit!

J | 11/5/2007, 12:36 pm EST

50 FUCKS KANYE UP. 50 Cent is waaaaaaaayyy better than kanye.

50 soldier | 11/5/2007, 8:59 am EST

I hope both of them sell more albums than before. Plz don’t be emotional like bitches!

gonzo | 11/3/2007, 1:59 pm EST

i m french. someone told me that american people knows what real music is.its wrong.how can it be possible to thnik that 50 is a better rapper as kanye?fuck, kanye is a producer too, he makes is own music 50 is just a poser he hasnt a flow he only have cars and bitches.

Ayo! | 11/2/2007, 1:14 am EST

And FYI, I bought 50’s album!!

Ayo! | 11/2/2007, 1:11 am EST

Fuck ya Kanye! 50 Cent’s a real rapper. kAnye west rappin’? Everyone can do that ! Its so slow! 50 Cent rocks. He raps better. And he rapped earlier than Kanye! Go 50!!

Nate | 10/31/2007, 12:00 pm EST

who cares. Dirty South all the way baby yeeaaaahhh T.I is King, lil jon and the eastside boys KINGS OF CRUNK, Three 6 mafia, mannie fresh is where its all at

THUG | 10/31/2007, 12:08 am EST

5OCENT WHATS UP FUCK KANYE

50 | 10/27/2007, 3:25 pm EST

50cent is the best mennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn n

kalmephil | 10/23/2007, 7:45 am EST

you guys are all lame, u don know nothin about hip hop. 50 the king of chorus and kanye, what? you kiddin me, that dude understands music and he knows what he’s doing. He’s just not rapping cus he knows how to? He is smarter. 50’s got what he wants already - money. Kanye want’s to control rap in the future like 2pac. he’s building that up.

Kanye can Rap? | 10/20/2007, 9:51 pm EST

50 doesn’t just do shit like that, he knows that he’s goin 2 win or HE WANTS 2 retire either way its 50s choice

50 Cent already won! | 10/20/2007, 9:45 pm EST

50 is alot more xperinced than that kanye piece a SHIT, Knaye sucks dick and he should know you can’t just through 50 off balance, I am worried because Def Jam might but Kanye’s SHIT to get 50 out.

sexyblackgirl | 10/19/2007, 5:21 pm EST

50 told kanye go ahead and switch the style if them hate let the money pile up

sexyblackgirl | 10/19/2007, 5:21 pm EST

50 told kanye go ahead and switch the style if them hate let the money pile up

kanye raps??? | 10/18/2007, 8:59 pm EST

hey i bet nun of u ppl even bought one of the cd’s. man u 50 supporters, buy his shit, support him.. kanye isnt a rapper, but a SINGER. look up the definition of “rap”. but ya i wish 50 coiuld still rap. hes the shit, and eminem and lloyd banks wont let gunit split.

simi | 10/18/2007, 4:30 am EST

50 and kanye west are both don they both have broken jaw problem.50 is a gang star player while kanye is a philosopher and a good look preacher.so what about the beef.if beef com,fight com,distruction follow between the gunit and the rocafellas .i love the both so no more yabing or abusing the don of raps because they are born to rap simoi01

P-dogg | 10/17/2007, 12:27 am EST

I’m with 50
Kanye west man pleaseeee!!!!! so 50 u da bomb 4 sheezz!!

Yeeaa | 10/16/2007, 3:14 pm EST

I know huh when is 50 retiring it’s long past time he better not come out with no more songs cuz he got his ass whooped i’m actually suprised that there still is any 50 cent fans anyway as for the denver bz game killed 50’s career so yea and 50 sucks hasn’t come out with anything good since get rich or die tryin anyway kanye won he’s philthy

gatiia | 10/16/2007, 1:37 pm EST

50 cent you is wack for goin out wit cierra. you is ugly. thats why kanye is goin to woop your azz now. ugly raccon

gatiia | 10/16/2007, 1:36 pm EST

50 cent you is wack for goin out wit cierra. you is ugly. thats why kanye is goin to woop your azz now. ugly raccon

! | 10/16/2007, 1:30 pm EST

50 cent is the best and kanya aint shit

luis martinez | 10/15/2007, 7:17 pm EST

kanye is tha shizzness screw 50 cent 50 cent is wack he a wanna be gangster and he rapps about shyt i dont give a dam about his money its all about kanye and true life the people what we wanna here not not phony 50 cent GGGGGGG UUUU NOTTTT

ALLL BOUT KANYE HOMEBOY 4 LIFE

blonde bombshell | 10/13/2007, 12:17 am EST

so wens 50’s retirement start…. KANYE all the way

olivia frm: denver 303 | 10/10/2007, 5:49 pm EST

GGGGGGG-unit!!!!!!!!
fuck kanye the fu suck like BIG time 50 is hella fine and even though he lost i think that 50s album is way better cuz it has better songs and its gangsta kanye can go suck dick.
by the way g-unit is my favorite rap group and the game is tight but he doesnt have that much cool songs. p.s 50 is my man so FUCK OFF!!!!!

jd | 10/9/2007, 10:10 pm EST

bit ya’ll trippin, lisin pay close attention to kanyes lyrics… dey is wack an dont make sincer i mean lisin to dis

i had a dreem i went to heavent
when i woke up i spent it on a neclace

dat shit is wack

Tyler | 10/9/2007, 12:00 am EST

50 sucks the one song that was ok on his album was i get money and that song got old after the second time you hear it on the other hand West had many good songs and guess who lost 50 haha

g-unit wanna b | 10/8/2007, 2:28 am EST

ya man g-unit in da house
kanye west man don’t compare ur self to 50 man he is da real gansta.kanye man get reedy to be smashed down.
g- unit in da house

stephanie c | 10/5/2007, 4:38 pm EST

“cuuuuurtissss. you look like a gorilllla with rabbit teeeth”

50 snitch is good.
kanyes better. (faster stronger)

50S WACK | 10/3/2007, 11:53 am EST

50 aint nothing the homie is all about the paper and kanye is all about music and the peoples. all 50 do is brag about him getting shot and his money but he aint nothing. KNAYE ALL THE WAYYYYYYYYY!

the ckid | 10/3/2007, 11:51 am EST

fuck 50 we all knew he was gonna lose. kanye is the new king of hip-hop. 50 gostah retire hes getting old.

wizzy | 10/3/2007, 3:09 am EST

like really now!!!!!!! who the hell does West theink he is? Fiddy is the best from the rest! TRUTH BE TOLD…..FIDDY IA THE BEST!! BIG UPS FIDDY!

50 blows | 10/2/2007, 2:31 pm EST

the name says it all

esa | 10/2/2007, 2:28 pm EST

kanye is the shiz and makes fity look like a poser

Mate | 10/2/2007, 8:18 am EST

g-unitttttttttttttttttttttt

Mate | 10/2/2007, 8:16 am EST

50 cent is king and he is best

str8 outta compton | 10/1/2007, 1:29 pm EST

stand up………………………. ………………………… ………………………for kanye

Eric | 9/30/2007, 7:17 pm EST

50 has far more talent. Kanyes music is noise polution. Compare the number of hits. Compare the number of songs you can listen to off each cd. Kanyes music sucks.

l8terhaterz | 9/30/2007, 9:11 am EST

like 4real kanye is totally wack 50
is so better than him if kanye calls that hip-hop he crazay cause he aint got nothin on 50 kanye new music sucks

West side | 9/28/2007, 3:32 pm EST

all u lil hold on gangstas ha ha ha ya’ll aint no g’s west side put out the best music thas the end of it if u bump 50 u fake cuz he aint a g far from it matter of fact and kanye won whooped 50’s ass kanye sold a lil over a mill in the first week while 50 was at 600 sum thousand ha ha ha ha ha

jack | 9/26/2007, 8:40 pm EST

xzibit is mad icecube suks balls. who likes choclate? 50c is heaps better the kanye… he takes it in the boot daily!!!!!!!!!!!!!

anthony | 9/26/2007, 8:38 pm EST

p.s ice cube sucks. dick

Tony YAYo | 9/26/2007, 7:00 pm EST

g

bored | 9/26/2007, 9:55 am EST

rap and hip hop sucks these days…

Unknown Rullez' | 9/25/2007, 2:17 pm EST

Kanye West RULLEZ! Kanye West it’s best of 50 Cent! ;) ^^

jon | 9/24/2007, 11:24 pm EST

i think that kanye sucks at raping 50 cent is the best and always will be kanye is nothing but a little b itch that gose home and sucks on his mommys tity so i dont care what enyone says so f uck yas all

TAZER | 9/24/2007, 10:26 pm EST

kanye has this

zana | 9/24/2007, 8:56 am EST

kaney si shit
50 cent is wonderful rap singer i love his songs so much

SHONETT | 9/21/2007, 10:32 pm EST

KANYEA IS THE BEST AND I LIKE ALL OF IS SONGS AND 50 CENT IS HATING BECAUSE KANYE IS BETTER THAN HIM AND HE CANT STANDS THE TRUTH

SHONETT | 9/21/2007, 10:32 pm EST

KANYEA IS THE BEST AND I LIKE ALL OF IS SONGS AND 50 CENT IS HATING BECAUSE KANYE IS BETTER THAN HIM AND HE CANT STANDS THE TRUTH

J | 9/21/2007, 4:15 pm EST

well if you want to get technical about it i would say that ice cube is the best rapper then game jeezy then doc dre

G-$tylz (GIORGIO) | 9/21/2007, 12:29 pm EST

Yo, both these rappers are hella good. But da BEST RAPPER OF ALL is my man DR. DRE. Look out 4 hisfinal album, DETOX. Itll do way betta den these two combined!!!!

West West | 9/20/2007, 8:40 pm EST

Lil wayne is alright but game is best rapper i don’t care what anybody says/thinks i don’t care and 50 already lost don’t belive me go to mtv.com and look around there is a mtv news video verifying it and i even have the numbers 50 sold 691,000 and kanye sold 957,000 50 better leave if he don’t he’s a sucka and game will kill his career again….OUT

Anthony | 9/20/2007, 5:46 pm EST

It looks like 50 Cent lost his bet to Kayne. I dont see him retiring anytime soon but, the competition is far from over. According to www.globalgrind.com 50 plans to drop a album every time Def Jam releases one. I cant wait to see how this plays out.

jtank | 9/20/2007, 2:58 pm EST

wat the hell. 50 has fell under the only cd that was banging is beg for mercy now if he he start rapping like that again then he would be good.that song i get money is the shit but his lyrics was kinda off.But i just like the beat.see he cant rip a good beat or a bad beat.the only one that can do that iz lil wayne alday every day.but kanya west talks about reality and stuff that be hitting u n yo face if u no wat i mean?50 just think he’s the shit and tryed to challenge west just because of that song i get money.and 50 sad if konya west win he will stop rapping which iz good he the type that u wouldn’t expect to be rapping he needs to be a damn body gaurd.but lil wayne iz the best so dont hate he can make a part 2 to any nigga shit.and i bet it will sound way better.and its really true if u dont have wayne on yo shit then it aint hot as it will be if he was.but ludachris can rip the mic if he wanted

You already know!! | 9/20/2007, 2:09 pm EST

50 aint shit. He basin his success off of what Kanye is gonna do..get on some grown man type shit!! When it comes to Kanye and 50, there’s no competition!! Kanye is a great lyrists, 50 is a great publicity stunt, and WAYNE IS THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE… YA DIGG!!!!

marete | 9/20/2007, 1:36 am EST

50 is a wanker.Screw him and all his G-Unit bitches.Kanye is the real shit.Mogwete wa gao 5 bob.

Donomite | 9/19/2007, 5:12 pm EST

When I first looked this cover, I saw a vase…

Muisc | 9/19/2007, 9:03 am EST

Kayne is the shit 50 is ok but kayne got him kayne is the shit he be talking about some real shit

Big G | 9/19/2007, 3:03 am EST

Kanye West sucks and 50 is the shit. Kanye’s album sucks and “Stronger” is horribly bad. 50’s album is another classic. He switched it up and people still hating. Now, watch the money pile up. Kanye stop stealing 50 Cent’s rhymes.

degkwild100s | 9/18/2007, 10:36 pm EST

Yeah yall spelling is terrible. But 50 has the hottest hooks and that’s all he has. Kanye is good too, a lil better than 50 but Lil wayne is “so far ahead of the game he don’t know which lap he’s on” hahahah damn that being said they both drama queens.

Flii Tray | 9/18/2007, 8:00 pm EST

1st things first kanye is gonna win fuck whoeva think othawise n lil wayne is a beast 50 aight but kanye betta

north_philly_all_day_er_day | 9/18/2007, 4:25 pm EST

fuck 50 cent ,young bull still ridin off that got shot shit ,please man wats new kenya west is gonna when any way so who gives a fuck

PostStopper | 9/18/2007, 1:46 am EST

Ok Kids, true lil wanye would blow both out of the water but not because he’s better but because he has more appeal. Secondly GAME couldn’t out sale Kanye, he didn’t with his last album and he won’t in the future. Thirdly People, Kanye maybe creative but he is a whiny bitch who raps educated but don’t say nothing. Lastly, If we are talking about the greats then the list would consist of those like talib, common, mos def, and andre 3000, those who not only bring content to hiphop but also try to live in the way that they rap. Hiphop has many forms, there are those who entertain and some who want to make a statement, know the difference.

PostStopper | 9/18/2007, 1:46 am EST

Ok Kids, true lil wanye would blow both out of the water but not because he’s better but because he has more appeal. Secondly GAME couldn’t out sale Kanye, he didn’t with his last album and he won’t in the future. Thirdly People, Kanye maybe creative but he is a whiny bitch who raps educated but don’t say nothing. Lastly, If we are talking about the greats then the list would consist of those like talib, common, mos def, and andre 3000, those who not only bring content to hiphop but also try to live in the way that they rap. Hiphop has many forms, there are those who entertain and some who want to make a statement, know the difference.

PeaceMaker | 9/18/2007, 12:26 am EST

I think both Kanye and 50 are lyrical geniuses and can’t be compared to one another because of the different styles they each represent. They are from two different cities and therefore their views of music will not be and are in no way alike. I admire and respect both of them. I consider 50 to be the “rapper” out of the two. I see Kanye as being a poet. The way he uses his words is powerful and deep. Lastly, instead of bringing more war into the world, we as a people need to search for peace whether it be in the middle east, between Mr. Jackson and Mr. West or any other aspect of life. Think about it.

PeaceMaker | 9/18/2007, 12:26 am EST

I think both Kanye and 50 are lyrical geniuses and can’t be compared to one another because of the different styles they each represent. They are from two different cities and therefore their views of music will not be and are in no way alike. I admire and respect both of them. I consider 50 to be the “rapper” out of the two. I see Kanye as being a poet. The way he uses his words is powerful and deep. Lastly, instead of bringing more war into the world, we as a people need to search for peace whether it be in the middle east, between Mr. Jackson and Mr. West or any other aspect of life. Think about it.

Holding the game down | 9/17/2007, 11:33 pm EST

It’s funny how so many ppl who have commented can’t even spell. How are u going to judge 50 and Kanye? There’s nothing more to say than look at the NUMBERS!! Who has sold the most record, and the winner is DUH

d | 9/17/2007, 9:37 pm EST

kayne sucks, 50s ok, lil waynes better.

west coast | 9/17/2007, 7:06 pm EST

Ha ha ha ha that was funny i thought i just read that lil wayne was the best rapper alive ha ha oh that’s funny Naw Pimp it goes like this #1 The Game #2 Jeezy #3Ice Cube thas what it realy is

west coast | 9/17/2007, 7:06 pm EST

Ha ha ha ha that was funny i thought i just read that lil wayne was the best rapper alive ha ha oh that’s funny Naw Pimp it goes like this #1 The Game #2 Jeezy #3Ice Cube thas what it realy is

JordOn | 9/17/2007, 6:57 pm EST

Good thing for both 50 and Kanye that Lil Wayne didnt drop his album cuz there would be no contest…We all kno Lil Wayne is the best rapper in the game now and close behind is The Game

fiDDyHAteRs | 9/17/2007, 5:21 pm EST

Fiddy haters are gators full of crock you waitors, serving Kanye sweet dishes, like of hopes and wishes. You love your boo and he loves you to, but do you stick him or do he stick you. While he go to showout on the video awards you wait at home in his leotards, but when he gets home, Maaaaan its going down, so go booty up so he can climb that mound.
Props to you for holding it down man.
keep posting fa ya boooooyyyyy.

fiDDyHAteRs | 9/17/2007, 5:21 pm EST

Fiddy haters are gators full of crock you waitors, serving Kanye sweet dishes, like of hopes and wishes. You love your boo and he loves you to, but do you stick him or do he stick you. While he go to showout on the video awards you wait at home in his leotards, but when he gets home, Maaaaan its going down, so go booty up so he can climb that mound.
Props to you for holding it down man.
keep posting fa ya boooooyyyyy.

Fa Kanye | 9/17/2007, 5:15 pm EST

Fuc Kanye with his Bitchy Azz

dawn | 9/17/2007, 3:35 pm EST

Kanye already one 50 sucks ha ha ha ha

XRIS | 9/17/2007, 3:15 am EST

Cant tell me nothing is the best record of the year. fiddy is just making noise. KANYE 4 LIFE. THATS WHATS UP

Fuc 50 | 9/16/2007, 11:43 pm EST

Fuc 50 cent fake ass

Salt & Pepa | 9/16/2007, 10:54 pm EST

Hey Folk, there’s salt in the game. you can’t tell what’s going on no more. It’s about the money both sides but the bottom line is this if you want salt 50 gotcha, if you want Pepa kanye gotcha.
50 is trying to give you what you want but it may not be everyones taste, Kanye is a creative little bitch so he got some things to tell y’all. So here’s to 50salt and Kanyepepa.

ELAWSEMZ | 9/16/2007, 9:07 pm EST

50 ALL DAY!! F**K THA HATERZ!!

mr. solutions | 9/16/2007, 9:01 pm EST

i think the beef started with 50 cent dissing killa cam on his album. yea… they had bin alot of rumors about how cam wears pink. I never like killa cam never did his cause of his ego, this new generation likes humbled rapers because about 2 much lust will put alot of hate in others we all know its all about the (money) duh! stfup! lol… camron dissed 50 on his album but 50’s album had got more sails than killa cam. killa cam lost alot of money in that battle and record label began to fall killa cam rap career is falling because of the rumors and his ego
LAH….. LAH…..LAH.. LAH… whait till i get my money right/ let that man get cash let that man get pass he dont even stop to get gas while he move through the rumors he can drive off a fuse cuzz.
50 dissing killa cam he’s dissing the hole rocca fella rec wich is part of JZ thing, kanye,damion dash. kanye’s album was’nt supose to come out the same time as 50 but kanye knows that dropping his album the same time as 50’s will turn into a competition as a a way for the rocca fella crue 2 meet 50 retaliation for killa cam and rocca fella.
i dont like camron never did because of his ego and dont like 50 cuase he’s 2 arragant all the real people will see that kanye west is real fuck 50 is’nt 2pac cent
(and u cant tell me nothing right???what are you…? you…? lame! lame!)

buck | 9/16/2007, 4:28 pm EST

all and all both sick albums

buck | 9/16/2007, 4:26 pm EST

yea try adn say 50 sucks and ain’t gangsta who are you, they both have a different stlye of hip hop and rappin, kanye is very origanal and is winning for a resion that dont mean hes any better its one album ,50 is also origanal and just as good look at his past albums he just got a little cocky

Anon. | 9/16/2007, 3:27 pm EST

I cant read what half of you people are trying to say. Kanye brings meaning, originality, and talent. He is much more involved with his music, musically and emotionally. 50 worries too much about the bussiness and the numbers and lets his label over produce his albums. Fifty cent is not hip hop. He’s generic radio rap I’m very happy to see Kanye is winning, I guess the world isnt hopeless.

HipHop101 | 9/16/2007, 8:42 am EST

50 Cent is not gangsta, he’s a fugazzi. If you get street credit from selling drugs and getting shot. Then I’m a gangsta. 50 hasn’t banged his gun. He just likes to workout and make fun of Kanye. It’s funny how hip/hop is dead to a lot of ppl saying fiddy is hiphop. That’s like ALMOST saying Vanilla Ice is Hip/Hop. Once 50 loses he’s not gonna hangup the mic either he’s a talentless b*tch.

HipHop101 | 9/16/2007, 8:32 am EST

It’s funny how everyone is sayin’ 50 is going to win. If you think 50 cent is good then you have no clue about hip/hop. Kanye is way better, way talented. 50 knew he wasn’t going to win that’s why he’s tryin’ to sell 300,000 copies of his album to record companies. 50 Cent is an embarrassment to hip hop. 50 Cent isn’t hip-hop, 50 Cent = same shit different beat. Kanye West is hip-hop, almost any song you like Kanye produced it. If 50 Cent is so much better, why is he behind almost 200,000? Ne 1 know? bc he sucks. The Game killed 50’s career and 50’s song Candy Shop. Notice 50 isn’t in G-Unit anymore bc G-Units Dead. LMAO Hangup the mic 50.

HipHopSoldier | 9/16/2007, 6:13 am EST

Mr Cell.
Looks like ur the one dats gonna be crying. kanye is outselling that dumb gorilla 50 by 200,000 records. the people have spoken. west is the shit. 50 is just shit. btw, “kanye east” lame fuckin joke mr. 40 year old.

GrittyCity | 9/16/2007, 2:59 am EST

Hey it’s this simple Kanye raps opra and Fiddy is Hip Hop so it’s like comparing apples and potatoes.
Kanye is more creative but it’s not true hiphop it’s more like britney spears on rap but Fiddy is pure hard rap. What’s going on in the hood. Do Kanye like women?

Poostanka | 9/16/2007, 2:44 am EST

There are those that think that 50 should change up his style but they have to realize that fiddy have to stay true to his form. G-Unit is comprised of 50 “Cent”, Young “Buck” and Lloyd “Bank” which tells us that he’s about money and the fact that he was a drug dealer says he’s probably gansta. So why is it odd that this is carried over in his music. On the flip side Kanye is Political and that’s what he’s gonna rap about, why isn’t that odd? 50 on this album did try and show a more creative side by giving us all sides of him and he deserves a fair listen.

Audrey | 9/15/2007, 4:40 pm EST

je trouve que 50cent c le meilleur rappeur o monde faike ceutt qui l’aime po ben aller vous faire voutree

tevin | 9/15/2007, 3:52 pm EST

forget kanye 50 is the boss G–UNIT

SpawN | 9/15/2007, 3:37 pm EST

50 cent gots it all day i heard a rumor the roca-fella wont lose to 50 no matta wut they said they willbut a million copies jus to beat 50 fuhx dat shyt haters i dont like kanye 50’s album is tha shyt i listenin to it right now and all the songs r pimp

SpawN | 9/15/2007, 3:37 pm EST

50 cent gots it all day i heard a rumor the roca-fella wont lose to 50 no matta wut they said they willbut a million copies jus to beat 50 fuhx dat shyt haters i dont like kanye 50’s album is tha shyt i listenin to it right now and all the songs r pimp

King Mel | 9/15/2007, 3:04 pm EST

Say i brought both albums both albums was the shit but 50 brought more to the tabel then Kanye did 50 brought a whole new style showing he can be gangsta but at the same time change up and get crunk but on the other kanye raps the same on all his albums every song they’re good but it just sounds the same.

white guy | 9/15/2007, 2:37 pm EST

white guys like kanye and black guys like 50
who do you thinks gonna win

white guy | 9/15/2007, 2:37 pm EST

white guys like kanye and black guys like 50
who do you thinks gonna win

Msz.Anqqell | 9/15/2007, 10:35 am EST

Ok ii thiink that 50 cent should win becuz Kaynye West CCANNOT RAP FOR NUFFIIN! my brother bought his album tha cover was bangiin the fuckin songs were wack!!! ONLY ONE SONG I LIKED IT WAS NUMBER 6 ON THA ALBUM
50 CENT SHOULD WIN ATLEAST HE MAKES SENSE RAPPING UNLIKE KANYE WEST WHO DOESN’T MAKE ANYSENSE AT ALL THATS ALL I HAVE TO SAY OH AND AL DA WAY TO BDA OR W/E SDFU U DONT MAKE ANY SENSE EITHER TALKIN BOUT SOME OH 50 CENT IS WANK DF LEARN SOME ENGLISH THEN COME BACK AND TALK LIKE YOU HAVE SOME SENSE MAYNN

Anonymous | 9/14/2007, 10:05 pm EST

kanye shit is not good at all maybe 3 tracks 50’s album is so much better anybody want to buy kanye from me holla

All the way from Bda. | 9/14/2007, 7:37 pm EST

yooooo Kanye has this all the way…50 is a WANK and I HATE his music…I mean he raps about nuffin…vitamin water is crap and don’t talk about clothing line, boo don’t boast about iron on g-unit logo’s..plz been whack from start…Kanye has been had this boo…ha ha ha laugh str88 2 de bank about dat 1!!!!!

Crissy | 9/14/2007, 4:53 pm EST

kanye album is hotttttt… 50 is iight…kanye got this in da bag

livefromvegas | 9/14/2007, 3:43 pm EST

it’s funny, 50 used to beef with Kanye, and kanye don’t do beef, what does Ye do? Give 50 a beat… haha, of course 50 accepts it, but i don’t think he used it on this album. Ye is about music, 50 is about the money. Hip Hop is becoming an epidemic, we need good vibes like Common.

gggG-unit | 9/14/2007, 1:14 pm EST

fifty is tha shit!! he can tear some shit up and he’ll flow it to your face, him and eminem, yea you better shut-up….

Anonymous | 9/14/2007, 9:20 am EST

I like 50 and Kanye. I like Kanye’s music better because most of his songs have some kind of meaning to them. So what he samples beats or lyrics, he’s not the only one. Most hip hop artist sample beats and lyrics. I liked 50’s first album, the second one was okay, but he sings way too much now. After he talked all that sh*&% on Jarule for singing so much. To sum it up, I think Kanye is the better lyricist to me. It’s funny how 50 starts some kind of beef with someone, just to boost record sales, because he know his sh*&^ is all watered down now.

ATH | 9/14/2007, 3:10 am EST

Just cause 50s harder dont mean hes better. He wouldnt be shit if it werent for eminem and dre. at least kanye isnt doin the same old stuff album after album after album and it shows in the sales.

Biggie | 9/13/2007, 8:18 pm EST

Pok34 — dead right. Hip hop is like blues music in that way. Blues artists who really haven’t experienced hard times just don’t have the level of credibility that comes with living what you’re singing. Most rappers these days just show off their bling, talkin’ bout “I got money in the bank, shorty, whatchu drank?” Come on. I need to FEEL you. And I’m not feelin that. We need more Common. We need more Mos Def. We need hip hop with merit and authenticity, not the stuff that’s being passed of these days.

G unit is fake | 9/13/2007, 8:07 pm EST

Ha Ha if 50 wins which he won’t he is already getin banged on by kanye hard in album sales even thow 50 aint winninany time soon we all know that 50 baught hella of his own coppies just to gert hype up for his album it sucked curtis got a 3 and a half star kanye got a 4 star see forget 50 he weak 50 fell off as soon as the massacre dropped get rich was a banger but these last 2 weeeaak any way kanye gonna beat him so piece

both albums | 9/13/2007, 6:32 pm EST

If Kanye West wins its only beacuse Def Jam bought 150,000 units just to pump the debate……

Females LOVE 50…… and guys Burn CDS…..LOL

both albums | 9/13/2007, 6:26 pm EST

It is just disapointing because Kanye WEST WAS a SUPER producer Remember that????? Lets not forget he helped Jay-Z becaome Jay-Z!

And Kayne west last album was just crazy message and banging beats, Jesus walks ,Gold digger, Touch the sky, Diamonds are forever it is a classic…Compare the two and you cry!!

To really deliver a meesage over a wack beat you have to be a NAS or Luda. Jay-Z.. KRS one or some lyrical gaint. Put abc rymes with a message and Kanye’s new album is what you get.. I think on one song number 5 I think he ABCS the whole song talking not even rhyming sad just sad!!

Hear a meesage at church put 50 cent riding in the car!!! LOL

Its not even a single yet but I Still Will Kill Ft.Akon is a banger next single released Watch!

Dylon | 9/13/2007, 5:44 pm EST

50 owns kanye in the music buis he may not be selling as much albums as kanye west but sooner or later his album sales will go up Massive like all his other albums to destroy kanye west

david adewumi | 9/13/2007, 4:45 pm EST

kenya is my man but 50 and the gunit are tight both are good i can’t pick but i prefere 50 than kenya i think both should sing together

david adewumi | 9/13/2007, 4:41 pm EST

50 4 life yo no matter what he gat lyrics kenya west is just a small boy in terms of music up 50

W C R | 9/13/2007, 3:57 pm EST

All you little cracks on 50’s joc get off because he’s losin he already lost is what i might as well say because kanye beatin him over 200,000 in the difference between how much they sold and kanye gonna win thas the end of it and 50 does not have the game in a choke hold game killed him game is 100 times better then 50. 50 a punk claimen he wrote the documentary W T F NOOOOOOOOOOO way there styles are completely different any way Ive herd so many people say it because it’s true 50’s style is different day same Lyrics he sucks get out of rap and sit back shut up and watch kanye and game shine beeznotch.

Chi-town | 9/13/2007, 3:46 pm EST

Why do people hate kanye for uisng smaples in his production? You guys remember the RZA, Pete Rock,Just Blaze, or alchemist? As far as rapping Kanye is better. As far as music u listen to while drving your car 50 cent might win. One song the glory by kanye west will shit on any 50 cent song. and… why is 50 cent beefing with people he can’t beat in a rap battle? Jadakiss? what is he thinking…Nas?

STR8TODABANK | 9/13/2007, 3:20 pm EST

BOTTOM LINE 50 IS THE BOSS..HE TOOK OVER THE GAME AND HAS IT IN A CHOKE HOLD…HATE ALL YOU WANT, AT THE END OF THE DAY U KNOW HIS NAME..EVEN IF YOUR NOT A FAN AND YOU HATE HIS MUSIC.YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM!!! THATS ALL HE NEEDS TO GET PAID..HIS TACTICS ARE OBVIOUSLY WORKING…”DO YOUR THING GENERAL”…GGGGG G-UNIT!!!

360 | 9/13/2007, 1:17 pm EST

to ms. west…. thant has to be the stupidest comment i have read on this whole page. not only because 50 is a better rapper but because of the whole fact that your tryin to say 50 is less of a g than kanye. the man got shot 9 times and you want to call him out on bein hard? and your basin your input off what you have herd from press and critics, do any of us really know either of them on a personal level? no. but being able to read people is a good attribut and im sorry to tell you this ms. west but you just clowned your self out by leavin that comment. 50 is way more street then kanye could ever dream about bein.

Pok34 | 9/13/2007, 1:08 pm EST

Choosing between Kanye and 50 is like choosing between Aids and Brain Cancer…I hate them both and I will not buy either album. BUT, if we look at the singles that they had already released, creativly my hat goes to Kanye for successfully SAMPLING a Daft Punk song and having them in the video.

To be truthful DAFT PUNK is the driving success behind the single but in the end Kanye gets the credit.

50 is tired and using new ways to re-invent old tricks. Yawn, boring.

Kanye is a mouthy li’l girl who fkn cries everytime he doesnt get his way and is probably one, if not THEE most irratating rapper I can remember…and 50..50 is just a walking commercial…he’s a JINGLE…he’s flashy, he’s catchy but with no substance…

I honestly think that rappers should retire after two albums because there is really nothing left for us to hear once they start living the good life.

am I wrong?

qirving00 | 9/13/2007, 11:59 am EST

Kanye will be around for a long time 50 will not and ill tell you all why. Kanye changes up his lyrical deliver and his flow, yes he may sample some words and some beats but who does not. He tells stories and is very cleave with the way he uses the vocabulary. Also the music you play anywhere at any type of party and most people will not be offended. On the other hand with 50 just about all his big hits are remixes of the previous hit. Candyshop- magicstick window shopper- I get money all the same songs. I do admit 50 does have some really good beats (no thanks to Dre and Em) but all his lyrics are the same i think the only some where he used a story or other words was baltimore love thang.(I know my music)last but not least you can only play 50 in your car or in the club, if your parrents or anyone else is around you’d turn it down. Holla back.

It Doesnt Matter | 9/13/2007, 11:47 am EST

50 cent is more of a fucken R&B artists now than arapper. The guys albums are shit so he has to create hype so people go out and by it. Kanye West on the other hand creates “Good” music. Like compare there singles. Ayo Technology?? what the fuck is that? Like 50 Cent is suppose to be the big gangsta of rap? 2 Pac Would roll in his grave if he could see this.

flavs | 9/13/2007, 11:38 am EST

50 is on top… end of discussion

hahaha | 9/13/2007, 11:27 am EST

you guys are all sheep.

2Pac | 9/13/2007, 11:20 am EST

If Pac were to put out another album, he’d smoke both of these

bones | 9/13/2007, 10:30 am EST

50 gon win

JD | 9/13/2007, 9:47 am EST

The sad thing is that people are taking this way too serious. I know 50 and he’s a cool brother…..I see someone forgot to take their anti hate pills……slow ur roll lil homie!!!

Mr Cell | 9/13/2007, 5:53 am EST

Hip Hop-G u are dead wrong, go & tell “the little boy” Kanye to change his style. Maybe if he was to copy 50’s style he would have a better chance of winning. Oh! in the mean time tell him to change his name also. But we both know that nobody can copy F50.Tell Kanye to go after unrecognised artists cause never have I ever seen a little puppy challenge a fully grown lion. Now if u’ve got a problem with this call Mr Cell on his very very private number. This is also directed to all of those people who think that 50 is not good enough to beat Kanye East.ha ha ha ha 50 will be laughing straight to the bank & Kanye will be complaining as always wee wee wee

HipHopSoldier | 9/13/2007, 4:22 am EST

only wanksters, suburban white kids, and the g-unit crew ride on 50’s jock. anyone with intellegence and good taste in music will buy kanye’s cd. fuck a fitty. his shit is worth his name. 50’s only good album was get rich and dats cus it was produced by dre and em. 50 leeche soff other peoples talent. fuck him. i’m glad kanye outselling

HipHopSoldier | 9/13/2007, 4:17 am EST

50 hadnt made a good album since “get rich” that was his only album. I listened to the entire “curtis”. it only has like 5 hot tracks most of them ya’ll already heard. kanye’s “graduation” just like all his albumbs are original and just plain “good” music. 50’s new shit is a duplicate of the massacre which is pretty much a downgraded “get rich” repetetive “gangs, hoes, guns, money, cars, and clothes” bulshit. kanye whooping 50’s bitch ass right now

HIPHOP-G | 9/13/2007, 1:40 am EST

50 change your style, your gangster attitude is just an act to sell yourself. Kanye live it up, he’s cocky but his music is foreal.

HIPHOP-G | 9/13/2007, 1:40 am EST

50 change your style, your gangster attitue is just an act to sell yourself. Kanye live it up, he’s cocky but his music is foreal.

SC | 9/13/2007, 1:33 am EST

Kanye needs to grow up! I’m SO over this baby….50 cent will kick his a**. Kanye try acting :)

SC | 9/13/2007, 1:33 am EST

Kanye needs to grow up! I’m SO over this baby….50 cent will kick his a**. Kanye try acting :)

Dj NortherNLight | 9/12/2007, 9:02 pm EST

I have to say this battle a album battle is what Hip Hop has needed.Instead of takin it on the Street’s thier doing a old school battle ,big ups to 50 and Kanye.But I have to go with 50 on this one.

Chicago Reporter, its official | 9/12/2007, 8:49 pm EST

Wednesday, September 12, 2007
50 Talks Album Sales; Blames Interscope

Rapper 50 Cent recently commented on his first week’s album sales projections, which estimate that his new album Curtis will move 550-600,000 units, about 200,000 less than Kanye West’s new album Graduation.

The two rappers have been engaged in a “feud” over who’s album would top the album charts over the past few months.

50 Cent appeared on Angie Martinez’ Hot 97 show today (September 12) and blamed the album’s second place status on Interscope Records.

“To be honest the process of selling this record hasn’t been fun,” 50 Cent said. “I’m happy with the performance, but I’m not happy with the set up. We had conference calls and after we created this plan, nobody actually had a plan.”

According to first day sales data, Kanye West’s Graduation is outselling 50 Cent’s Curtis by a ratio of 2 to 1.

50 Cent also issued a warning to Def Jam, claiming he would release a new album every time the label had a big release.

“Hypothetically, if I came in under Kanye West, I would release a new album every time Def Jam had a priority. I would release a record verses every one of their top priorities,” 50 Cent said.

50 Cent also said that he was finished with Interscope after the release of his next album, which will fulfill his contractual obligations to the label.

“It was the label,” 50 Cent said. “Their dropping the ball all over the place. I’ll release my next album and then I’m a free agent.”

(Comment from the editor) Don’t blame Interscope, they have done the best as far as marketing. The marketing schemes that were put in place, were better than Kanye West’s marketing schemes.

g-unit soldier | 9/12/2007, 7:48 pm EST

er one kno 50 gonna sell more than kanye. i aint gon lie that kanye album is hott. but 50 is way better.

g-unit soldier | 9/12/2007, 7:47 pm EST

er one kno 50 gonna sell more than kanye. i aint gon lie that kanye album is hott. but 50 is way better.

ms west | 9/12/2007, 6:58 pm EST

like real talk we all have our choice but i think 50 caent uis better at his beats that make you wanna listen to his music but he also is not as bad and a gangster as he make it seem he weak because when he got shot he did not want to do anything about it but his peeps did and he acted total like a ass to them but kayne west have that pop/hiphop beat ya dig that man can meake anything to real music and he is very talented ya dig he just have a bad ass attuide and we all do so go kayne……….

DES | 9/12/2007, 6:49 pm EST

Kanye is a baby!! 50 all the way!

aas17 | 9/12/2007, 6:32 pm EST

im with fifty 100%

Mr. West | 9/12/2007, 6:06 pm EST

50 Pretty much already lost this one and i’m glad he is gonna quit when he does kanye is beatin him badly HA HA HA HA

TT!!! | 9/12/2007, 6:05 pm EST

Um both of them are very good rappers, whether you like 50 or not is between yall!! Fifty is as good as kanye its just their topics of rap are diffrent. Kanye talks about better things but that doesnt make him better!!

TT!!! | 9/12/2007, 6:05 pm EST

Um both of them are very good rappers, whether you like 50 or not is between yall!! Fifty is as good as kanye its just their topics of rap are diffrent. Kanye talks about better things but that doesnt make him better!!

Tom | 9/12/2007, 6:03 pm EST

50 all the way!!!

Paul | 9/12/2007, 6:01 pm EST

50 Cent has this one in the bank.. end of story

graphic | 9/12/2007, 3:36 pm EST

First off i regret to inform all u lil 50 cent fans kanye beatin him already and “gift” 50 could not beat any rapper because game killed his career exposed him for what he realy is he’s no gangsta that’s for sure and i’m not hatin off his money so what who cares. and “john” ha ha haaa 50 aint on top he cant be cuz game killed him so games better but who doesnt know that and 50 is not the best of our generation game destroyed his career and will continue if 50 doesn’t stay true to his word about quiting it would go like this #1The Game #2 Jeezy 50’s far from the top 50’s lyrics are different day same thing there weak nothin is new about it kanye however switches it up anyway kanye is better and he will win PIECE.! ! ! !

ICU_H8N | 9/12/2007, 2:12 pm EST

If its not worth the hype why is everyone on here rantin and ravin, get back to your own lives and let Kanye and 50 do theirs. They usin us anyway…BTW- 50 aint a gangsta, just a pretend pimp. It sells. He talks tough but wouldnt bust a grape

ICU_H8N | 9/12/2007, 2:12 pm EST

If its not worth the hype why is everyone on here rantin and ravin, get back to your own lives and lat Kanye and 50 do theirs. They usin us anyway…BTW- 50 aint a gangsta, just a pretend pimp. It sells. He talks tough but wouldnt bust a grape

50cent | 9/12/2007, 1:17 pm EST

heres the deal, Kanye is alright, but 50 is better. Get rich or die tryin’ was one of the best rap albums ever made. put that up against kanyes first cd college dropuot, which was alright, but nothin compared to get rich. Their second cd releases, the massacre vs. late registration, in my opinion both were fairly bad, but the massacre still blew him away in record sales. see the trend goin here. curtis will sell way more albums than kanye. anyone who says 50 sucks or is talentless or any bs like that, remind yourself how much money is in your wallet right now then remember 50 came from the streets with nothin, and now how over 500 million. it takes talent to do that, and that is what his new album is about, yet he still has time to keep it gangsta.

feisty. | 9/12/2007, 12:45 pm EST

personally.
i like them both.
like most of yall said
Kanye does more unexpected thingz, like u’ll never hear two of his songs sound the same, every track he does.. sounds DiFFERENT!

50.
he’s cool. and i never really liked him like that til i seen get rich or die tryin`. sounds lame. but that movie blew me away, and made me fall in love w// his music. throughout his life, hes been through sum shit.. and i always said “dayum, he think he cool.. just cuz he been shot”
but in reaility its not even like that.

i think people can relate to the both of them. kanye’s been through shit && so has 50. i think hiphop needed this. and its finally coming back. NO BEEF, or anything

and for all of yall people talking about how “rap” is wack, and how it downgrades woman & the black community, yall dont know ya music, its not all about sex, women, drugs.. get on ya real shit. not everyone speaks about that in their songs, especially Kanye. get wit it.

im in love w// the both of em. both CDs are hot.
nuff said.

and as i said before. HiPHOP needed that.

I am NYC | 9/12/2007, 12:14 pm EST

50 is hot and he needs to get credit for what he’s accomplished; but Kanye West is just as talented, if not more. It depends on what you’re into and your stage in life and maybe even your age. I like both and have both albums and from what I’ve heard… Kanye’s album is better, more original, clever and more entertaining in general. Besides “I get money” and the other 2-3 singles already out I only liked 2 other songs on the album - all the others were about money, guns and hoes. Kanye surprised me on many of his tracks with lyrics that I can relate to. I was born in “da hood” and still struggle but I want to hear about how foolish I can be and have been and how I can overcome that - not how I can live like the local “hustler”. I’m from NY and my choice is Kanye - hands down.

HipHopizDead | 9/12/2007, 11:45 am EST

Who cares! neither of them are worth a rolling stones page! its all propaganda to sell, next they will make an album together, oh the DRAMA! If I happen to buy either of thier albums its because I will light it on fire and just watch it snap, crackle, pop because that would be more entertaining. like nas said.. Hip hop is dead. in my opinion Kanye is better than the half dollar, only because he tries to atleast rhyme about different topics. The east coast lost its grip, Rap is dead, hip hop is on its last breathe, and this new Music that they call rap/hip hop is just awfull. WHO WILL SAVE THE MUSIC?! Maybe Carl Rowe lol

John | 9/12/2007, 11:18 am EST

how can any of u knock 50. He is the man, hes on top, he has been and will be on top. He is the best of our generation. Kanye is a joke, he can not rap. He has some “radio jams” that people like because they play 59 times a day on each station. I think due to the fact that 50 curses more, less of his music is played on the radio. Either way, Kanye is nowhere near being as good a rapper as 50 and is not even close to being on his level. Kanye hasnt made a fraction of what 50 has. Isnt that the goal of a rapper, to be on top and make the loot? 50 is living proof!

Mz. Nikka | 9/12/2007, 11:03 am EST

kANYA WEST IS THE WINNER SO STEP BACK 50 CENT JUST FORFIT OUT THE GAME!!! New Orleans thats were I’m from!!!

Mz. Nikka | 9/12/2007, 11:01 am EST

Man 50cent haven’t made a good song since CANDY SHOP! KANYA WEST have been a big sucess since he came out with TO THE WIRE. I THINK K.W IS GOING TO WIN BECAUSE LAST NIGHT IN WALMART I SAW ALOT OF PEOPLE BUYING KANYA WEST CD.SO 50 FORFIT THE GAME. But I know k.w good but none of yah messing with wayne!!!!! New Orleans Bond

Doggy Casino | 9/12/2007, 10:33 am EST

Fuck FIFTY. Just full of shit. Will do anything to get money.
Kanye is our man (black man). Spitting for our culture and tribe not that dry dude always telling us bout the girl he f**ked or one he’s gonna f**k. Roca fella

Rick a comment | 9/12/2007, 9:28 am EST

the most insightful comment thus far ricky A 50 cent is a dinosaur of hip hop spurting out the same old im rich i get women im still street, song after song with a few exceptions. kanye at least has thoughs and opionins in his lyrics the thinknig mans rapper

50 v Ye | 9/12/2007, 9:26 am EST

Ive had both albums since 8/30, and listened to them thoroughly. The 50 album is sooo repetetive- I can sum the whole album up in 2 quotes- “I’m rich” or “I’ll kill you” isnt anyone else sick of this? Not only are the Kanye beats better, but his rapping is more intelligent and entertaining. “So i guess this is my dissertation. Homie this s**t is basic. Welcome to graduation.

rua | 9/12/2007, 8:45 am EST

only white boys like 50, wut yall kno about real hip-hop, kanye is a way better artist

STROOIS | 9/12/2007, 8:02 am EST

50 IS HARDCORE AND ALL PROOF THAT HE STILL WITH THIS HIP HOP SHIT. YE IS ON A SOFTER TIP BUT HE ALSO DOES HIS THING SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS, FOR ME PERSONALLY THAT IS, THAT BOTH CATS CAN PULL IT OFF. BUT ITS NOT UP TO ME TO DECIDE WHO WIN AND WHO DON’T. GOODLUCK BOTH O’ Y’ALL

50.1 cent | 9/12/2007, 7:54 am EST

Fiddy Cent. nuff said

gift | 9/12/2007, 7:23 am EST

Anyone who says that Kanye is gonna beat 50 is dead wrong. Yall are just saying that cause you are hatin’ on 50 cent. He’s got the money and the flow.50 can beat any rapper out there any time. I’m not hatin’ on Kanye but lets be real about this, 50 vs Kanye ha ha ha!

musicguy | 9/12/2007, 3:33 am EST

i personally like kanye better and 50 is ok. well i live in socal and i listen to the radio (power106). i was listening to the new@2 mix and they were playing songs off the kanye and 50 album and i kinda felt bad for 50. cause the radio can only play the clean versions of the songs, so they bleep every other word on 50’s records. to make it worse they play kanye’s songs after his and when you compare them kanye just makes more sense. see kanye doesnt need to cuss in every sentence to make a point. also the radio tok a survey just to see who was ahead and well 70% likes kanye better and i agree.

K | 9/12/2007, 12:35 am EST

LOL what are you talking about rick? So only young kids who like to blast music likes 50? Righttt..Great argument..

Kanye is a REVOLUTIONARY producer? lol Or do you mean he uses REVOLUTIONARY machines to sample sample sample? Hes a little puffy.

50 talks about his childhood, old school gangstas that use to run queens and fortune n fam..might not be something you wanna hear but its real talk. Kanye crys a lot about how his family went through a lot and how hes not gonna do this or that its the same thing half the time. GOT BOTH albums. Kanyes is free to who wants it.

Vcast | 9/12/2007, 12:04 am EST

Okay, first of all, I’m glad people here are intelligent enough to form their OWN opinions and comment on this “hip hop war”. I’m really glad! BUT for some people to be so arrogant and ignorant that they say that rap is a joke that degrades women and glorifies the gangsta life? That’s ridiculous. They obviously haven’t listened to all of Kanye’s music or enough to even form a valid opinoin of his music, or listened to conscience rappers, like Common or Roots. If these rap critics are basing their criticism solely on the music of Yung Joc, Yung Jeezy or Akon, then they need to broaden their horizons a little bit.

WHEW! Glad I got that off of my chest. Any one agree?

LuE | 9/11/2007, 11:08 pm EST

What Ricky A said is real talk. I give props to fifty but in the long run KanYe is definetely the better rapper and Producer. He actually knows what he’s talkin about when he raps….

Snake | 9/11/2007, 10:55 pm EST

personally you can’t compare the two, nothing but a marketing ploy to get rich, I bought 50s cd !50s cd has sounds better when cruising, as opposed to some lame ass kanye!

BLQ | 9/11/2007, 9:58 pm EST

I have been listening to the both albums .. I have to say that Kanye album is better to me.. 50 have some good song as well..

People let see what the people that buy album will say.

no matter how much we talk about it, it all comes down to who(s) ablum is gonna sell more. I that depending on the people buying the albums.

okkk | 9/11/2007, 9:47 pm EST

everyone nos trae is the sickest rapper alive

Tony | 9/11/2007, 9:31 pm EST

There will never be another Tupac Shakur…..

Joey P | 9/11/2007, 9:12 pm EST

Ricky A said it all correct.

Peter | 9/11/2007, 8:36 pm EST

Couldn’t agree with Ricky A more.

Ricky A | 9/11/2007, 8:15 pm EST

Lets face it. A lot of young people like fifty cent because they think he is cool. Its usually young people who need to blast music in the car they makes them feel hard. Thats why fifty is such an icon to them because he has become part of their facade whether he is actually real or not. I see people making posts about how amazing fifty cents LYRICS are. I dont think that most of those people will understand this post.

Kanye on the other hand is popular for making good MUSIC. Anyone with a two digit IQ will realize that kanyes lyrics are more complex, meaningfull, clever, deep, to infinity. Kanyes tracks are revolutionary. Without someone taking hip hop music (not just sales) to another level hip hop will die. I think fifty cent can outsell kanye on teenie bop appeal alone, but it will have nothing to do with who is a better musician.
And as far as who will make more money. KANYE sure fifty can sell records but Kanye is the worlds premier hip hop producer. When people are 30 years old they are not going to want to go back and listen to the massacre because pretending you like to kill people and sell crack will not be cool anymore. People will buy college dropout, late registration, graduation, the blueprint one and two, purple haze, be, finding forever, get lifted, once again, the alicia keyes joints, the mariah carey joints, and everything else ye does not stop working on FOREVER!.

Kanye is an industry savior and revolutionary.
50 Cent is JUST a cookie from a sharp cutter. Good job Dre.

alveet | 9/11/2007, 8:13 pm EST

loved both albums, both totally different, but both awesome in there own way!!!

Aaron | 9/11/2007, 8:04 pm EST

F*uck buying their albums, im waiting to get hooked up on the downloads. Why make the rich richer. Dumb Motherfu*ckers, about bought both albums

TU-CULION | 9/11/2007, 7:56 pm EST

50 IS GETTING SOFT I USED TO GOT MAD LOVE 4 HIM.GETRICH AND D MASSACRE THE BEST AFTER BIGGIE AND PAC ALL EYES.SCREW U ALL THIS IS JUST PUBLICITY DONT FALL 4 IT

dessine eves | 9/11/2007, 7:28 pm EST

50 is better and every one kno it so lets go 50 n boo kanye

dessine eves | 9/11/2007, 7:28 pm EST

50 is better and every one kno it so lets go 50 n boo kanye

dessine eves | 9/11/2007, 7:28 pm EST

50 is better and every one kno it so lets go 50 n boo kanye

Anonymous | 9/11/2007, 7:05 pm EST

yo its all media hype cmon yall know how much money they gonna make just by hippin this shit this is just a headline to get u in the store right away, nevertheless its a good ass hype neverthe less 50 gonna win hes a good sell out

streat thug | 9/11/2007, 6:49 pm EST

listen u guyz r taking this too seriously, they are ok with each other, u’r actin like they h8 each other and wanna kill each other

T-Man | 9/11/2007, 5:55 pm EST

Bought both albums today. We’ll see which is better…

tae | 9/11/2007, 5:31 pm EST

Kanye brings more energy to the stage and he can entertain by any means. Overall Kanye is a better rapper because he constantly is doing something new to engage his audience, from his clothes and appearance to his rap game.

50 uses the same concepts in his music career, which has gotten him by…still got mad love for 50!

Im with Kanye on this one! Gotta love it.

Amber | 9/11/2007, 5:25 pm EST

50 Cent is LAME, ARROGANT and too commonplace. He talks too much smack and can’t back it up.
His music sux!!
Kanye’s music sounds millions of times better.
As a matter of fact, I bought Kanye’s cd today.

I know ugly 5o Cent will probably sell more because people just like him because other people like him. (thumbs down)

Anyway, Kanye’s cd sounds better.

Like 50 | 9/11/2007, 5:06 pm EST

fuck kenye his bitch
50-cent is better and he should win this shit kenye is just other bitch who think his better 50 vote for 50 y’all what the fuck do kenye do when he losenothing but 50get to quit fuck no 50 should win this come on sell the record from 50

aj | 9/11/2007, 5:01 pm EST

fifty is better, why? hes yhe better buissness man and thats why he will sell more. who has more talents? kanye thats right kanye. who has sold the most in the past? fifty. 12 mill get rich or die try and 10 mil for the mass. who is the realest? now thats a tough one. i think fifty has been through way more. if he snitched or not hes not the first. hes been shot, in jail,ect. with fiftys skill hes has used rap to get where he needs to be. movies clothing line, water, and the list goes on. for that he is the smartest. the fued is to pormote both albulms and this is used all the time. naz and jay z same thing. but by doing this not only do they sell more to their fan base but they get the people that would not normally care to care. its also gonna force you to buy or at least listen to both. thereby selling more albulms. both are good at what they do and thats that. one more thing i have to say, if someone was tryna kill you i bet u would more far away too.

Riah Babii | 9/11/2007, 5:00 pm EST

Look, 50 cent is GARBAGE! Let be real, I aint hear anything decent from 50 since “just a lil bit” and maybe “Hustlers Ambitions” but Kanye has the type of music that appeals to more people of different styles. Example: They dont play 50 cent on a general music radio station, but they play Kanye. You really only hear 50 on only hip hop radio stations. Kanye is gonna blow on 50 point blank. And 50 better keep to his word and quit after. Kanye I love you and your music and I will be getttin your album and EVERYONE DONT GET 50’s!!!

Flip | 9/11/2007, 4:54 pm EST

It’s sad. Reading some of these comments, they all reek of ignorance. Easy words horribly misspelled. Listen, Kayne is much smarter and his lyrics can back that up. Kayne has a different style of rapping, but his cocky attitude lets a lot of people down.

50 came out with some good stuff on his first album (for a new artist), but the music he’s made after “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” is all the same. You talk about killing, you talk about surviving that shit in the hood, but what are you REALLY trying to do? Just make money. At least Kayne comes out with different lyrics and beats trying to mix things up a bit.

50 IS marketed better so he will sell more, but if it’s a pick of one over the other that all depends on the person. Personally, I don’t think rap needs anymore guys like 50 it doesn’t help the game at all. Flowing and freestylin’ is an art, a play on words…anyone who thinks they can flow just by rapping about killing is sadly mistaken.

GGGG-UNOT | 9/11/2007, 4:16 pm EST

Fuck 50 kanye all the way. 50 cant even freestyle and he does all his records for females anyway. His hood dont even like him. BlackWallStreet fo life. And support kanye cause i am.

chuck u farley | 9/11/2007, 4:13 pm EST

Rap only exists so talentless thugs like Kanye & 50 can have a career spewing violence & misogeny.R.S., you should be ashamed for glorifying this garbage in your magazine! Rap sucks

king | 9/11/2007, 3:29 pm EST

fifty is gonna FUCK WEST..haha..biatchssss

diaoune | 9/11/2007, 3:28 pm EST

hey yah, y yah conparin mouse and a lion. u know kanye his not a hip hop singer i dont mind if get close to 50, but we all know 50 well sale the most.

Big Homie | 9/11/2007, 3:25 pm EST

50 it’s me your big homie talkin to you lil 50 well not realy little i think your on stareroids but who knows anyway you suck no one likes you any more i’m sure you know that already after kanye beats you just leave get outta hip hop you can do your little producing stuff and whatever but leave if you don’t keep to your word game will destroy you again.

Zanc | 9/11/2007, 3:23 pm EST

Oh yeah and Ghostface is the king of NY. “I Run NY” more like a “I run Connecticut, cause I was scared to get hit.”

Ha Ha Ha | 9/11/2007, 3:18 pm EST

forget 50 he is weak his lyrics are different day same stuff kanye will out sell him his own hood don’t even like him no more and he better stay true to his word and leave when he loses even if he stays when he loses and goes back on his word game will come back and dig 50’s career up kill it and bury it again Ha Ha Ha i’m gettin kanye’s album

Zanc | 9/11/2007, 3:12 pm EST

I love 50’s cover he looks like a confused gorilla. All I’m saying is 50 better retire after he loses. If he don’t Game’s gonna put a bullet in his brain. GAME OVER!

Wild Wild West | 9/11/2007, 3:12 pm EST

“The Kid” I meant his first mainstream album and that is realy the only good music by him kanye is outsellinfg 50 as we speak ha ha 50 you suck pack your things and get out of hip hop.

Ptl | 9/11/2007, 2:35 pm EST

50 all the way bitches!!

Ryan Dudley | 9/11/2007, 12:45 pm EST

I personally prefer Celine Dion.

Ryan Dudley | 9/11/2007, 12:45 pm EST

I personally prefer Celine Dion.

ROBERT | 9/11/2007, 12:19 pm EST

I FEEL BOTH THESE ARTIST WOULD LOSE TO THE GREAT NEW ARTIST OUT OF NEW YORK CITY NAMED JOHN SPORTIN. THEY DOT HAVE THE VERSATILITY HE HAS IN A SONG CONTEST HE WOULD DESTROY THEM BOTH.

THAT’S RIGHT JOHN SPORTIN IS THE UNDISPUTED HIP HOP CHAMP BAR NONE. HIS NEW TRACK 10′GS IS CRAZY.

HE SOUNDS AND IS COMPARED TO THE GREATEST OF ALL BIGGIE SMALLS. LISTEN TO HIS MUSIC VIDEO BK BABY AND YOU TO WILL BELIEVE. HIP HOP LIVES AND HIS NAME IS JOHN SPORTIN.

Darii | 9/11/2007, 12:08 pm EST

listen kanye n fifty cant realli b compared cuz its not realli da same style a music n fifty will outsell him cuz of de way he raps ..kanye may b lyrically stronger but fuck him fifty got flow straaiight!

Anonymous | 9/11/2007, 11:00 am EST

50 cent is better than kanye bitchessssss!!

Ryan Dudley | 9/11/2007, 9:45 am EST

You are all losers. Get a life.

juzzy | 9/11/2007, 5:21 am EST

fuck 50 cent and his small cock kanyes is way beter i seen it!

Omar | 9/10/2007, 10:31 pm EST

kanye’s fan base are a bunch of wussies just like himself

reckless | 9/10/2007, 9:50 pm EST

i dunno wat every1 is sayin, 50cents lyrics are fuckin grimy, the shit he raps about has many different moods…kanye can cry all bout 50.. hes still gunna sell more records.. kanye is doin this jus for national attention.. and 2 make a shit load of money…REPPIN SAUGA CITY

AO | 9/10/2007, 9:24 pm EST

it’s too bad that album was never offically released, it was really good.

kanye is better but 50 will sell more.