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50 Cent Adds Some Soul to Upcoming LP

Tuesday, November 28, 2006
By: Kenny Rodriguez


50 Cent50 Cent is changing gears on his upcoming album, “Before I Self Destruct,” and according to the G-Unit rapper, he is adding some old soul to his typically hardcore sound.

“I want the music to sound like something I haven’t done before,” 50 Cent recently told Teen Music, “so I needed to change the guys I worked with on the last project.”

“On my last album I stuck with what people have expected from me already, but now I feel more comfortable to do something else.”

“I’ve been listening to a lot of Motown stuff – Smokey Robinson – a lot of older music, so I got a lot of soulful loops … I took material from some old, old records and recreated them.”

“Before I Self Destruct” currently has no release date.

Meanwhile 50 Cent can be heard on Eminem’s latest mixtape, “The Re-Up,” which hits streets on Dec. 5.



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I guess he figured ouyt that no one really wanst a candy shop sequal
Posted by DJ PhiZiQue
Sounds hot its about time we hear something new and refreshing "before i self destruct" sounds like an interesting title
Posted by sally
People are going to hate, because he wants to grow as an artist. Music is suppose to be about the love of making godd muisc, & a growing process as an artist. I don't see nothing wrong with that.
Posted by InfamousHill
I co-sign with imfamous hill ........... Look in my eyes 50 cent knows what tha fans want and every album that came out of g-unit have went gold.......... And also....... I love to hear shyt different from a artist......... It make u see how they understand tha muzik industry..... But tha public won't like it.............
Posted by Chauncy Talon
I co-sign with imfamous hill ........... Look in my eyes 50 cent knows what tha fans want and every album that came out of g-unit have went gold.......... And also....... I love to hear shyt different from a artist......... It make u see how they understand tha muzik industry..... But tha public won't like it.............
Posted by Chauncy Talon
Now this is how you create interest he is definately studying the music, i wonder who he is gonna work with on this album and how it is going to sound
Posted by viva
Bring back power-of-the-dollar!
Posted by wordup
Thats my N*gg*r! - i know u ain`t never gon` let me down. Can`t wait!!!
Posted by OG
I want to see if he comes back with some fire on the album because the game said he ended 50 cents career and he put out g-unit and took out reebok
Posted by Middies06
Tryin to be like kanye....50 juss say..im copying the blueprint album...
Posted by Def-1
50 is just going like jarule he dissed ja because he was singing now take a look at 50 he is doing the same. More power to game no one can top that stuff, g-units dead no one is listening to that fake stuff
Posted by Tha1
Ah,with singing he earn a lot of money and now he wana come as a hard rapper,wack,snitch ggg-unot
Posted by Mazo
If hes actually looking to make art thats whats up. I was never really a fan of 50. Put out what you find good, not what sells. Hes got his money, now lets hear some real sh*t man. I'm interested to see what he can bring. I really dont know if he can pull it off, but we will see.
Posted by BkBrawler
Is this a joke? oh damn...this is so original! what's he doing....taking songs from way back...and sampling them?! what a crazy idea for rap. How amazingly creative of him. Syyyyyyyyyke!!!!! this is like him saying "yeh, i feel like before i was rhyming words at the end of the sentence, it was comfortable..... But now i might try rhyming them in the middle a few times aswell ya dig." big F*ck*ng deal!!!! everyone samples from the past, from motown/jazz/soul. And did someone say everything g-unit put out went gold? hmmmm... They only did one collective record, and mobb, lloyd (2nd album), buck, yayo pretty much F*cked up.
Posted by Jason
The people up here that make comments no nothing about making good sound music b/c anytime he here a comment from some one that sayz game has any small chance of going up against 50 in the industry lets me know that, just dams stupid and ignorant. As the great one said men lie women lie numbers don't, g-unit has sold over 28 million records just since 03 thatz lets yo know no one can end that itz toooo powerful, i can't wait for him to sell another million the first week, he is a marketing god.
Posted by glad to be in NY
It's still left to be seen...........like we'll see when it hit the shelves......................
Posted by Black Congress
50's just copying jay-z's "blueprint".... Biter.
Posted by BLAZEInfinite
Right now i fell like he's talking about a garbage album. Maybe he could be in the same catergory as kanye, mos def, and nas, but thats not 50. As a strong fan of his something needs to change but hopefully this one works.
Posted by gunit-
This could be good or bad, honestly i think by saying soulful he just wanted an excuse for love songs, but maybe not, and personally when i wanna here soulful music i listen to old sh*t, not 50 cent i listen to 50 when i wanna hear some gangsta sh*t,, but we'll see
Posted by jandis
50 is just trying to become ghostface on the next album i could tell from that mixtape song misdemeanor from the hate it or love it mixtape, he saw jay switch it up and realized that it was his hottest album and is now trying to copy that move but i ain't mad at him because i never liked his sh*t.
Posted by mobb252
50 is just trying to become ghostface on the next album i could tell from that mixtape song misdemeanor from the hate it or love it mixtape, he saw jay switch it up and realized that it was his hottest album and is now trying to copy that move but i ain't mad at him because i never liked his sh*t.
Posted by mobb252
Shyt, 50 makes good music to me. I'll be looking forward to buying it.
Posted by kalliope4eva
50 does make good music bottom line. Get past the candy shop and some of other candy songs and he got joints for days
Posted by 50 this 50 that
"50 is just trying to become ghostface on the next album" he wishes he could be ghostface. Ghostface and az are the 2 most underrated rappers in the game.
Posted by BkBrawler
It'll be interesting to hear, could completely back fire in his face, but he's to good an artist imo to let that happen, i'll be lookin' forward to hearin' some different sh*t from em'..
Posted by spiltmilk
This may be off topic but yayo lost, terribly
Posted by antonio_damarco
They can hate as much as they can, nothing but love and support from us here. Do you thing we right behind you gggggggg-unit
Posted by dubai
Any album that 50 brings is going to be str8 fire i'm sure that there will be alot of gangsta sh*t on the record to but also some soulful stuff to which 50 is so good at doing. Before i self destruct sounds hot already
Posted by SHADY AFTERMATH
Yo seein as king joffy droppin lines peeps tell me what u think bout this ish! i spit my line once, but it hit u twice like an echo, be cool, cause i chop heads off 2nd time round like a boomerang, king of this crown, i never let go, ur rhymes worn out, u warned out like nas did to escho, i got a new line, ur old one's dead so call this necro, cause i'm fuc.kin any rhyme that aint got net growth!
Posted by ORIGINAAL LINES SPITTER
Yo i feel fitty fell off, an he gonna have problems droppin somethin to the quality of doc's ad, although game on some serious dre dic.k ridin tip through out the album, the rest of the ish he spittin is hot, it is an album that jigga will only beat because he jigga an not cause of content, an 1 that fitty is probably fearin does not come to comparison with his ish when it drop. Only album i think that can do better from the big dogs is nas, an that cause mr jones been on point of late, kingdom come is a joke of an album, any1 who says its a classic, mus never been around when classic albums were been dropped, legal drug money, illmatic, reasonable doubt, all eyes on me, ready to die, pieces of man, for the people, tical, stakes is high, fantastic vol 1, black star, it was written, soundtack to the streets, uptown saturday night, those nigg.as are some classic albums, an if u weren't around when they dropped or don't know these albums, then i don't blame u 4 thinkin that kingdom come is a classic, u new to this an don't know hip hop, u slaves to rap!1
Posted by Sonny Barstow
Fat, i didn't think 50 cent could get any more wack, but he's about to outdo himself. And what mag was he talking to? teen music? word, was that before or after the brittney spears article? i heard theres gonna be a sick colab with b2k on that album. U'll all be stoked when it comes on at the 8th grade dance.
Posted by shredthagnar
While he may find some new fans with this "new look" album.. Doesnt he care about keeping the old ones?? i know im not the only one wonderin where the 50 of grodt went. And i havent been a fan since....
Posted by 50s a homo
I guess dropping off from 7.3 mil to 4.9 mil after 2 albums wasnt enuf (.nobodysmiling/forum/show thread?t=91275&page=2&pp=10).. Im guessin this one will do less than 3.5... And thats without hearing one track. Thats just goin off the hype factor.
Posted by fuck em
Duke above your retarted he has sold 23million worldwide between his two albums get rich is 12x platinum the massacre went 11x anyways 50 and game need to make, they were the hottest duo out since snoop and dre....they really ruined a good thing. Hate it or love it is my fav song ever. How we do is killer, and so is westide story. 50 brings the hook and game's got the flow
Posted by no whiteys
Dude garbage!nuff said
Posted by smokes804
F*uck 50!!!! stop snitchin and stop lyin!!!!! the doctors advocate is goin platinum fiff!!! by da way stop actin and start rappin!!!! u need to resign game cuz yayo aint ish...olivia aint ish....banks didnt sell.....and where da hell is buck???? and come on son mase......now u tryin to get scrappy too....all cant compare and wont sell as many albums as who g a m e!!!!!
Posted by the west coast
Hey glad F*ck the sales hip hop is about lyrical skill which 50 ain't got. I couldn't care if he sold a billion albums he is still wack. Only the wannabe teenage gangsta's are buying his sh*t. 50 epitomises everything wrong with hip hop today. Wack ass rappers only in it to make millions and F*ck what the music sounds like. 50 is just another rapper on the long list who in 20 years time when people talk about the greats in hip hop he wouldn't even get a mention. Peace
Posted by Marc
I don't really like 50 but i plan on gettin this new album if he sez its gonna be different.
Posted by Jae Good
So let me get this straight... 50 is about to do an r & b themed alblum and . L. L. Is hiring 50 to help produce a "street" alblum, leaving behind his more r & b sound... They playing "swap dat sound"... It's all good... 50 need to go ahead and holla, holla at ja rule... Before 50 "ended" his career ja was murdering the air waves w/ his r & b crossover hits...
Posted by Sho Intel
Yall n*ggaz really neeed to sop hating of fif i mean yea da n*gga dropped get rich and den went sweet on us but yall gotta realize dis guy is a fukin marketing genius if u can put p. Didddy,russell simmons a lil bit of jigga and maybe a tad of kayne and pharell u got a 50 cent a smart ass commmercial rappper who knows who buys most of his albums anybody kno?da kids from da fukin burbs those are da n*ggaz who buy his sh*t like dat if i want a 50 c.d i jus get a bootleg or burn da sh*t like every otha n*gga from da hood but da white kids in da suburbs of whereva buy his sh*t because its 50 and if he singing dey like it becasue to dem dats wats gangsta but if talkin bout shooting nigggaz dey still like him cause dat g
Posted by reppinqueenz
Someone on this board said it...singing=curtis jackson rapping=50 cent. I'll buy this if it's a curtis jackson album.
Posted by Nick
The greats changed their sound over and over. But they just kept the main thang. "the artist"....stevie wonder had many transformations, with his looks and his music, the types of instruments he used to record his music etc. The isleys, marvin e, shyt even micheal jackson (not always for the good). Why is it in "hip hop" we cant just appreciate the "music" more than "the image" that you see presenting the music. I believe that right now its alot of good music aside of the "made in 60 seconds mixtapes" and the "snap music" aka all the gimicks and trends. But shyt, cats just aint listen to the music other than whats on the trickbox (t.v.). I say that to say this.......when you loook past the shyt 50 puts on front street (trl, 106) thats some well put together shyt. Cats just aint listening...they are just so hell bent on proving that hes a snitch, or he aint hard, or hes this and that. My thing is.....who cares...unless you plan on going toe to toe with the man, why would anybody care?
Posted by kalliope4eva
Sometimes i wanna hate on this guy because of some of the dumb sh*t he does in the media,but i cant really. I like that he's going on a different route now with this upcoming cd. It shows that the guys trying to prove to ppl that he got variety in his music. I respect gangsta music,but it time rappers gotta get on a higher level. Snoops gangsta,but he real laid back and just chills,as it should be.50's worth alot of money now,and its good to c that he's trying to tone down the gangsta-image. If ur really hard,u wouldnt be showing it off to everyone.thats whut i think. I got love for 50 man. As a black man in america,with whut hes done in the past 3 years(shoe company,clothing company,water company,videogame,movie) u gotta respect it. The thing i really respect him though is that he's not lazy. The man is professional when it comes this entertainment biz.he's a hardworking man,and i respect his ambition.man got money,and he still acts like he's hungry.u gotta love it. Keep doing ur thing 50.as long as u got buck and banks on ur side,ur straight. Give jay-z a run for his money. Stop hatin on my boy nas though 50. U guys r both from qb..u gotta have unity,stop hatin.all egos aside,work the sh*t out guys.they say bk got the best rappers,i think they're wrong.bk holds it down,but qb is where its at. Jah bless.
Posted by blazincanuck
Lets wait 4 tha album 2 see if it is fire of at a me level. So now that he has money he can be lyricaly like others, not like them, but in a new style and hopefully make good with nas and make a good lyrical and st8 fire album, plus jay z should be on the album....they is all kings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by lil-haze310
G-unit is the sh*t and game is just sh*t. Can't wait for the upcoming album fif madd love & respect for ya and g-unit and i don't care how many albums lloyd bank$ isn't selling cuz "rotten apple" is a fukking hott album unlike me's P*ss* music. Throw the towel in game cuz you aint nothin' without dre and fif except for a piece of monkey sh*t. Hahaha game over!!! fukk blackballstreet!!!
Posted by GAMESUCKSDICK
1st off...i just gotta say "do ya thing baby boy!" 50 is hot and no one can ever say anything against it. It's funny how everyone keeps spitting--he's a snitch. Have you ever been around to hear him snitch? are you a 3rd limb on his body trying to decode whether he is or aint? they say hip hop is dead--they're kind of right. When you have a dude like me selling more than banks, then it's beyond dead. Take away the beats that he brought to cover up his nursery rhymes...and you have me!! yall wanna say someone is a snitch. me hollers out everyone's name on every song. This is 50--one of the most powerful statements there is when it comes to an artist. And that's who he is. He makes music on all levels. So stop hating and go buy the album like you know you will. 1st to hit the store or be in the line. Yall dudes crack me up when yall claim to know what's hard or what's hitting. And you are who? nothing but corny ass people tip riding on a dude who got his true career started from the hands of 50. He's the rapper from the documentary. me will soon find out during his next run...and so will you.
Posted by tee
I am 46 yrs young and i am looking forward to your new sound it is always great to hear young rappers evolve into music that all ages can enjoy.
Posted by Pearl
'before i self destruct' sounds like a cd a cant wait 2 buy a like every thin he does coz its got a gd feel 2 it a can wait till he does sometin new so he can progress wat up 50 gggggggggg-unit game over
Posted by tu
Not buying anymore of his sh*t. Too commerical
Posted by Nicole
G g g g...you know what it is nigg@z! fvck all the hatas and d!ck ridas!
Posted by shortybeebop380
What the F*ck is rong with 50 cent what the hell is he talking about smokey robinson n*gga datz way before your time and my time you no n*gga stick to been a thug not no motown n*gga aight ggggggg-unit
Posted by eric cruz
The dude 50 is wack to me regardless of who he works with...hes a hypocrit for dissing jarule for singing, but then doing the same damn thing...50's played out..so 2002..he is oversaturated..lyrically hes not that hot..the beats are hot but the materials always the same...the game is whats up tho.and unless he gets shot again i dont think he could have the same success as b4..
Posted by 301downchick
50 is the king cant wait or the new album, i dont know what the big deal is about game, im from australia and the only songs ive heard from game are ones with fifty in it..if game was so good why isnt he worldwide..
Posted by aus guy
About time, fifty needs something fresh and i think this is going to work for him
Posted by as
This will be interesting...by the way how good does fif sound on you dont know
Posted by 50 rulz
Its funny how peoples opinions differ so much about him... In my opinion, he was good. Power of the dollar and get rich or die trying were good albums, but then he got rich and stopped trying. The massacre was really a massacre, i dont know what the hell he was thinking with that. He tasted the money, and just wanted more. Then his music started to slack and he care more about the money aspect, which is understandable....cant hate the guy for making money. I think he lost a lot of respect from that, including from me, and then he had sh*t against nas (part of the reason the game left/beefed with him). I think what he did once he made the cash is part of the reason nas is saying hip hop is dead. Its not about the music anymore, its just about the money. However, i feel if he puts a lot of work and thought into this lp it could be good sh*t. I like the idea, bringin it back to the old school would be a real nice touch if he brings it lyrically. I dont really like the cat anymore, but id give this album a chance for sure
Posted by GodsSon
Ya first of all a big wat up to all fity fanz cz yall makin da rite choices you know real fans dont leave their man hangin no mata wat. So wat the game is lyricly insease but cant compare to ma niga 50 everything he has droped has been hot. " until pac returns its all eyes on 50 and g-unit, shady and aftermaths records. Yo this gon be crazy cant wait for july 18th da album gon b out yall beta watch out speacking of game how much he sold? he said if he dont sell 5 times platnum he gon quit and man he only sold dat while he was with da real gz and dat was with g-unit. He only went gold with doctors advocate compare dat to 50 selling gold his first week out with get rich or die kissin 50's ass lolz man the upcoming album gon prove to you dat 50 is da realest niga and for all ya game funs he gon bring da west bak not the east mayn the game says he is da sh*t the king of west but u know u never say ur da best u let the people say it first den u say it but 50 is gon b on top until his heart stops pumpin dat blood full of adrenalin ya know wat imean
Posted by Milz
Yah man yall herd da sh*t "you dont know" em 50 cent and banks with dat cashis niga dats da sh*t 50 jst getin hotter and hotter. The game released his own shoes he looks up 2 50cent ay hahahaha dem shoes look like surfish*t man 50 cent upcoming album gon b da sh*t who said he was going down and game making his way up? plz man he said it this year ama let all yu nigaz eat be bak out july 18th ma niga made 2much money. The game ur like as big as olivia and u want a battle with 50. Dats like asking for 50% chance to die with jst 1 punch hahaha. Mayn this sh*t coming out gon b crazy it already sounds hot. Dats rite game sold 5 timz platnum with the help of 50 and on his own he went gold hahaha man people come and go but 50 always gon b on top jarule's career was ended by who? jadikis still sh*t as usual and 2007 is time for da end of game's career cant wait. And all u people saying u aint gon buy this 50 sh*t coming out u gon b first dowloading em on ur mon F*ck*n ipods and sh*t. Game ova and all 50 cent funs holla and peace to yall and all u game funs get rich or keep kissin 50 ass ahahahaha. Mayn 50 love dat niga. F*ck h8taz gud luck to game hope ur career ends in less pain ay
Posted by Game ova
How is 50 the realest n*gga???? Bia'ch n*ggaz check ya cotex, 50 down with the po po, hes a police informant - snitch n*gga, and them g unit n*ggas aint movin sh*t like the hand on a fake ass rolex.
Posted by GGG,GGG,GGG,GGG,G,,,U,,,NOT
Ok, i read all you dumb asses coments and i have to say, come on. You talk about game like he's god when you know that befor he was yellen ggggg g unot he was yellen g unit and playen mr. Loyal g unit solder. I hate this sh**. One minute you people are kissen fiddys ass and the next thing yawl are like f*** fiddy. You say he sucks, i havent hear much good rap at all on the radio. Its all the same sh*t. I bet you people like chicken noodle soup. You say 50 says the same thing. That song is the same line going over and over for 3 minutes. And game is nothin. He cant stay loyal to knowone. First he likes fiddy, then disses him, then it was eminem, and then he dissed him, then it was dre and, wow, he gets on that music video and says aftermath is done( witch is dre's lable) and rats out em on his drug adiction. He dissed jay z on 300 bars and runnin and then does a shout out to him at the bet awards. 50 cent is a great artist and you people just like to jump from artist to artist. Get used to it. 50 cent is always gonna be around. Plus he's signed and erned the respect of hip hop classics.you dont like 50, stop listening to rap stupid
Posted by u dumb f***s
Ohh, and he's only this populare because of one blood because everyone yell's" one blood!" knowone knows the actual words. Want real music, go to .shadyville.biz. Thats realy music
Posted by u dumb f***s
And hears a little bit more food for thought,fiddy has the right to do what ever the F*ck he wants. Have you taken a moment to think maby he wants to make more meaningful music. Its his music. He has the right to do whatever. I dont see non of you guy selling thousands of cds. Or even 100. You just a bunch of commercial cridict. You listen to one artest and just move on to the next one hit wonder. Fiddy came from the bottom and then everyone turned on him. He raps about what he knows. And you say he raps about the same thing again and again, well i say all the music on the radio is the same thing. Cars, money, and chicks. If he want to talk about something different, then let him. Game is just the next one hit wonder to take a dump all over hip hop. 50 cent has had only 2 cds and is a well known artist by any rapper and thats why people se him as such a threat. You dumb asses say the same thing about, dr.dre, eminem, and every other rapper that takes a break from rapping. So you kepp on yelling g unot and yes, keep insulting 50 cent, eminem, or anyone else in rap. But remember the good ones dont go away
Posted by u dumb f***s
How are yall sayin up there that the game is better then 50, sh*t 50 made the game big if it wasnt for him the game wouldnt be sh*t. Nobody else is goin wanna rap with him he keeps switch sides on people.....50 cent is an real rap artist.....the game??....his just a one hit wonder ex stripper backstabbin wanna be hardcore rapper
Posted by K-Murder
I feel he should bring some of the hardcore to his new cd. If he doesnt then it wouldnt fit the title
Posted by sean aka lil A.I
I think it's a bad idea because his songs on the last album i liked so for him to not rap gangsta i don't even know if i would buy it so this might be a album i pass over
Posted by paul
50 is going soft the if this album doesn't come out like the last 2 then count me out of a g-unit fan no beef no respect.
Posted by paul
Yall know once 50's album hit the streets yall gon have it, so stop talkin like my n*gga is weak. Yall hear it first i have faith in my n*gga 50 and once this cd is like that first lp yall gon be back on his pop bottle.
Posted by Shawn
50 is currently the voice & face of hip-hop based on his world wide success & meteoric rise in the industry...he's really in a position of power & i think he's willing to accept that position & the responsibility that comes with it and work hard to maintain it.
Posted by ANON
50cent is the best rapper alive keep doing what you do fiddy
Posted by derick
I must say regardless of how you feel about 50 image he can rap his ass off and thats real sh*t you may not like him as a person but as a rapper he consistantly put out hits.
Posted by rockstar
I love 50 cent! lol yeah i agree with his first comment!! his new song is a-w-e-s-o-m-e!!! comment back! xoxo
Posted by Rachael
50 cent is a F*ck*ng little snich and all of his music sucks sh*t.... F*cking snich music!!!!! snich music!!!!!
Posted by adam
I have a demo floating around jigga hill aka brittany pauls aquaintance cop2 it 6am its easy ect gj co 504 roxslide mn stthursdays child
Posted by jiggah Hill

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