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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2009-01-23 rating:
THERE WILL BE... UPS AND DOWNS, SMILES AND FROWNS
As the title implies this is a love/hate relationship. For me the outstanding tracks on this album are the commercial ones being... I get money, Ayo Technology and Amusement Park. There are a few exceptions though... My gun off and Moving on up (Amazing beat!) are up there as well. Not as good as previous 50 albums in my opinion although a good attempt regardless. An acquired taste.

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review by: date: 2009-01-18 rating:
If Hip Hop Is Dead, This Is What's Killing It
This is really genuinely poor stuff from 50 Cent, a rapper who's career can be charted from gaining attention on the back of criticising other people, to hopping on the back of Eminem and riding him all the way to the bank. There's very little in the way of discernible talent here. br / br /Yet again, we have an exercise in lame self-indulgence and adolescent fantasy, as we're expected to spend our quality time listening to a man who thinks owning a large arsenal of weapons is some kind of credential. br / br /Hip Hop is not dead - there's some really good stuff out there, but you're going to have to look past this kind of tripe to find it.

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review by: Luzh date: 2008-12-01 rating:
This is 50: What did you expect?
50's third album has received a lot of negative press. From the delays, to the dud singles, to losing the sales race to Kanye's "Graduation". In fact the writing was on the wall on this album long before, when G-Unit releases (Mobb Deep, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck) started flopping. Tony Yayo beating on young kids did not help the G-Unit cause either. One could even argue that the split with Game which resulted in Dr. Dre's semi-retirement; or even Eminem's Kim inspired semi-retirement (Note that both Dre Eminem are missing from the executive producer credits) all conspired to doom the album before it came out. That is if you consider 600K in your 1st week a failure. br / br /On to the album. 50 Cent really outdoes himself on this one. The album has a perfect balance between commercial and gangsta (a criticism of his last album). The album is far superior to "The Massacre". The running time is perfect (not too long). As usual 50 Cent digs up great beats from little known producers. Including a couple of gems from underground favourite Jake One who acquits himself well on the commercial arena. br / br /The 1st six tracks are vintage 50 Cent, which is good news for long time fans will surprise those that only know 50 Cent from his videos. The beats are sick and 50 is talking smack like only 50 can. "I Get Money" is already an anthem "I Still Kill" is a classic. The beat on "Man Down" more than makes up for all the bleeps (the track is censored). Its so sick I'm sure Dr. Dre wishes he had produced it himself. br / br /50 Cent doesn't forget radio and he caters for it with good effect throughout the album. Starting with the monster single "Ayo Technology" the ultra smooth "Follow My Lead" with Robin Thicke. Later on Nicole Scherzinger Mary J Blige lend a hand to increase the pop appeal of the likely singles "Fire" "All Of Me". br / br /The early singles "Straight To The Bank", "Fully Loaded Clip" "Amusement Park" may not have succeeded at radio but their inclusion does add to the overall quality of the album. The latter is not great but neither was "Candy Shop" for which it is a sequel. br / br /The rest of the album is fairly consistent and overall this is the best album 50 could have released. If it fails its because that East Coast sound is not what's hitting at the moment lets face it, 50 Cent is not the greatest on the MIC. Criticism of his subject matter is irrelevant, this is 50: What you expect?

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review by: date: 2008-08-31 rating:
Not as bad as the massacre..
but then that isn't really saying a lot is it? 50 run out of things to say after 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' so now we have to hear about how he blows his undeserved wealth. Those lamenting the death of hip-hop should dig a little deeper, it's still alive and kicking, just dont expect it from the g-unit camp.


review by: date: 2008-06-07 rating:
Great album
This is a great album from 50 cent and what i was looking for after being very dissapointed with 'the massacre'. I'm not going to compare it with graduation as they are both great in the own ways and aren't really comparable. I do not reccommend this album mind you if you do not like 50 cent's general sound. br /The best tracks are; br /- My Gun Go Off br /- Man Down br /- I Get Money br /- Ayo Technology br /- Straight To The Bank br /- Peep Show br /- Fire br /- All Of Me br /- Hustler's Ambition br /

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