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| Artist: 50 Cent
Label: Aftermath
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  194 reviews
Sales Rank: 7289
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 602517334045
UPC: 602517334045
EAN: 0602517334045
ASIN: B000QUCPUC
Release Date: September 11, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Intro - 50 Cent, | | • | My Gun Go Off | | • | Man Down | | • | I'll Still Kill | | • | I Get Money | | • | Come & Go | | • | Ayo Technology | | • | Follow My Lead | | • | Movin on Up | | • | Straight to the Bank | | • | Amusement Park | | • | Fully Loaded Clip - 50 Cent, Muchita, K. | | • | Peep Show | | • | Fire | | • | All of Me | | • | Curtis 187 | | • | Touch the Sky |
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Media Type: CD
Artist: 50 CENT
Title: CURTIS
Street Release Date: 09/04/2007
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Genre: RAP/HIP HOP
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If you believe everything you hear, Curtis is 50 Cent's bid to be hip-hop king--the rumor goes that he issued it the same day Kanye West released his Graduation CD to spawn a sales race and thus, a) establish superiority, or b) retire with his head hung low. But here's what might not have occurred to 50: Given enough talent and a fully loaded speed-dial--the kind that can raise Timbaland, Akon, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, and Eminem faster than the sickest rapper can stitch together a verse--it's possible for two diabolically good discs to drop the same day. Forgetting the Kanye competition for a moment, Curtis might come up short in a race with its creator's other albums--the rawness and reach of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' isn't here. But certain cultural moments (who would refute that the release Get Rich… was one?) can't be replicated, and what Curtis lacks in credible grit, it more than makes up for in finesse. Never let it be said that you can't be fierce and flow at the same time: "I Get Money" glides back to the old school in sound--there's a house party happening behind this track--but sends out a modern message, "I'll Still Kill," with Akon, underscores 50's continued thug-hood with a lethal hook, and "Follow My Lead," with the smoothie Robin Thicke, is a finger-popper worth 100 plays for its sly mood alone. May the best rapper, if there is one, keep rapping. --Tammy La Gorce
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 Damn 50....Why September 11, 2007
87 out of 110 found this review helpful
It was extremely hard form me to write this review here for 50's album. I used to be a huge fan of Shady/Aftermath and the music they put out, so when 50 Cent emerged on the scene in 2003 (the Shady/Aftermath 50, not the underground 50) I bought into all the hype. I thought "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" was an amazing debut(mainstream) album . Lyrically he wasnt even close to the 3 King's (Talib, Jayz,Nas) but he at least had songs that tried to talk about something.. After the success of his first album "Mainstream 50 Cent" took over...everything. From making Childrens books and Video Games, to Movies and Clothing Lines.. I have no problem with a man making money, but it seems the more money he has made, the progressively worse his music has become. This latest album has really turned me off to the Shady/Aftermath /Interscope . No longer will I buy albums from their aritst prior listening to it. Now to the Album..
The production on this album far exceeds "The Massacre" the beats are pretty decent, with AYO Technology being the most complex and easy to vibe to. Unfortunately thats about the only positive thing I can say about this album. The Lyrics are simple horrendous, what can only be described as nursery rhymes.. with this album released I'm seriously waiting on 50 cent to make a song about "The Itsey Bitsey Spider" or something along that nature. I'm sure this album will be commercially successful, 50 Cent is a media Juggernaut(Sold over 2 Million copies of the Massacre in INDIA alone) and it would only be by a miracle that Kanye West would even come close to outselling him. His primary audience suburban "White America" will by this album in the boatloads..My question is why? What happened to socially conscious rap/hip hop being mainstream. The closest thing we have to that today is Kanye,Talib, Common really.. And people don't support that hardly either. I keep hearing people say "Hip Hop is dead man" Well if thats true it's the people that support this type of music and image that have killed it. If it dies eventually, like a lot of people think it will, then you all pulled a Caesar(Julius Caesar). I SAY ASK MORE FROM THIS RAPPER HE CAN DO FAR BETTER THEN THIS!
Got rich and will die wack September 11, 2007
19 out of 29 found this review helpful
I have been listening to 50 every since he was making music with Jam master jay. All of his underground stuff and the first solo album are dope. The third solo effort by 50 cent is one of the worst albums I have ever heard. The lyrics and subject matter are extremely repetitive as you listen to the album. All he raps about are ferarris, how much money he has, fantasy gangsta rhymes, and more money. Listening to this album made me feel like I ate a really big bag of stale potatoe chips and washed it down with a 2 liter of old, flat pop. Along with the repetitive lyrics, the beats and hooks are very boring/annoying. While Kanye's album is no masterpiece, albums like this one make it sound a hell of a lot better than it really is. Avoid buying this frisbee at all costs.
Album cover says it all....... September 12, 2007
18 out of 25 found this review helpful
He was thinking, "D**n, Game ruined my career." When those two broke off from each other, The Game annihilated 50 on his mixtapes. He made a lot of people open their eyes to what 50 had become......a gimmick. Don't get me wrong, "Get Rich or Die Tryin" is a certified classic. But like Game says, "50 got rich and stopped tryin" and it really shows on this album. I'm glad I heard it before even thinking about buying it, otherwise this review would've been a lot uglier. It goes to show.....when you build your career on beefing with people (50 vs Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, etc), sooner or later somebody is gonna take you out. Funny, 50 has become the exact sort of artist that he used to make fun of Ja Rule being (singing on hooks, wannabe love songs, pop hits, etc). I guess what goes around comes around......
Disappointing - Overall pathetic album. September 11, 2007
15 out of 19 found this review helpful
I'm sorry 50. I love your radio show and most of your unreleased songs and mixtapes. GRODT is one of my favorite hip hop cd's ever. Please don't think I'm a hater. This cd, is absolutely trash, garbage. I really can't remember the last time I listened to a new cd and felt like I was robbed.. and I have actually BEEN ROBBED before.
No doubt there are a few good tracks on here, but overall, we get the point. You don't care too much anymore about creative or interesting lyrics. You go by your formula of killing, selling drugs, one nighters, making money, and repeat 17x.
Your song 'all of me' has mary signing a sick hook but your verses don't revolve around giving all of yourself or a girl giving all of herself to you. Most of it is junk.
Your song 'fully loaded clip' isn't really about a clip.
Your love song with robin thicke isn't really about love either.
And your song 'man down' is half-censored. Really what's the point of even releasing that on a cd with parental advisory sticker?
It wasn't too long ago that you were calling people out on wax for being sensitive and all about love, singing love songs and ballads. Well not only have you completely done a 180 on that but now you're even making young buck sing hooks like on 'Fire'?
This cd is sorry, and not only do I feel sorry for myself for sitting through this cd enough times to realize how it will never grow on me, but I feel sorry for all the little kids giving this cd 5 stars and not realizing how your business model is to find a formula that works and repeat, instead of offering the world a piece of creativity like we know you're capable of. You have enough money, you can buy everything I own x1000, and I live a very happy life. Please go back to just making hot ish and don't worry about beating kanye on opening day, which you're not even coming close to because of the complete wackness which is 'Curtis'.
Good, A Bit Bland September 11, 2007
14 out of 27 found this review helpful
"Curtis" is an average cd. My main problem with the cd is that the songs sound very similar, from subject matter to production, so nothing really jumps out except "Ayo Technology" which features Timbaland and Justin Timberlake and "I Get Money." But, besides that problem, this is a good cd for this genre.
Stand-out tracks was the rather hip-hop/pop "Ayo Technology" that is really fun and creative, something new for 50 Cent that does well for him because it shows his diversity and willingness to play with his own style. "I Get Money" is another good song, sort of an anthem. "Follow My Lead" features Robin Thicke and stands out from the bunch because it's very laid back, relaxed, puts aside the subject of the first few tracks where 50 Cent seems determined to uphold his street cred and tries a bit hard. This is more of a hip-hop ballad, relaxes, a nice groove. "Amusement Park" is another stand-out track that reminds me of "Candy Shop" in it's playful/sex theme and the lyrics match the fun/flirty tone. "Touch the Sky" ends the album on a creative note, serving as a final statement from 50.
Lyrical wise, 50 Cent is at the top of his game, delivering lyrics that deliver a punch, that can go from being hardcore to playful and light. And best, unlike some hip-hop artists, he manages to make sense with his lyrics and you can tell they aren't just thrown together or mashed together to rhyme. As stated before, the only thing that held this release from being a real stand-out hit is the production. So many of the songs have a similar sound that a lot of them if listened to by themselves at different occasions, sound good and creative. If listened to in sequence, songs get lost, a couple sound the same since they deal with similar subjects or take on the same tone. Still, this cd isn't bad and is at least average and you should check it out.
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