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  1. DKC
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    Mar 4, 2015
    I wrote a retrospective on The Massacre for the blog, let me know what yall think!

    http://sectioneighty.com/in-retrospect-50-cents-the-massacre-turns-10-years-old/
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    Hard to believe this album's been out for ten years.
     
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  2. Mike Tyson
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    Mar 4, 2015
    I agree with this 100%, there was times when I flirted with the thought that he may have made a better album than GRODT. Obviously he didn't, but Baltimore Love Thing, In My Hood and I'm Supposed to Die Tonight are all as good as anything on the first album.

    This is a late classic to me.
     
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  3. Mike Tyson
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    for as long as @ODB and i are involved with this site, it'll always be pro 50 cent.

    i featured this thread.
     
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  4. M Solo
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    M Solo Fresh Outta London

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    Good read. This album may have aged better than any album I've ever heard. I was really, really disappointed when this dropped but I love it today. Songs that I considered filler like "In My Hood" , "Position of Power" and "Ryder Music" are all songs I consider classics today.
     
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  5. M Solo
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    M Solo Fresh Outta London

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    I would really even argue that he didn't fall off as far as relevance goes. Don't get me wrong certainly is no longer relevant in music but the guy was completely blackballed by the industry. I mean I guess it was his fault for creating so many enemies but he couldn't put out songs he wanted much less albums. Jimmy Iovine was losing money just to spite 50. Remember when BISD leaked 2 months early? A leak that early is unheard of and Jimmy was the one responsible for that. If anything I applaud him for keeping himself as relevant as he has without releasing any real music. 50's business acumen>>>>>

    Still my favorite rap song from last year...
     
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  6. Mike Tyson
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    Yup, you're right. 50 put it best when he explained the way the industry works, something most of us don't understand.

    You have two artists, one is on the old deal (which 50 and anyone in that era has), and one is on the new 360 deal. If you instead invest in the new artist, the potential for gain is a lot higher. Even if the new artist moves less units, the margins and the ROI is higher.

    There are only a very select few artists from 50 Cent's era or earlier that continue to be pushed by major labels. Lil Wayne, Eminem, Kanye West and maybe a few others I'm forgetting. Labels aren't dumping money in former powerhouses like T.I., Game, Fab, Ludacris etc. Hov put himself in a good position with the Rocnation deal, so that's an entirely different story.

    But the case of 50 Cent, you have an artist that not only suffered what the aforementioned artists did, he was blackballed as well. Still he persevered, and as I stated earlier, he's only a hit away.

    One smash single, and he's back in a great place. The ability hasn't left as you showed with Winners Circle, or I did with the tracks I posted a page ago.
     
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  7. DKC
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    :50:

    Thanks for the read though!
     
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    Thanks for all the positive feedback, yall!

    I posted this on facebook and it seems to be a real nostalgic hit with people I went to middle school with, lol.
     
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    f---in' props to whoever made the slider image, s--- looks sleek as h--- (@ODB? @Mike Tyson?)
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    When the real cover leaked to the internet everyone on d12world thought it was fan made.
     
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  11. M Solo
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    M Solo Fresh Outta London

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    While we're at it GRODT soundtrack had some classic 50 on it as well. What a year.

    And to the idiot who said Curtis doesn't need a thread this song alone justifies that thread



    BTW I cannot wait until we see 50 and Floyd reunited again walking to the ring together on May 2 @Mike Tyson
     
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