When 50 cent appeared in the main stream music scene with his monster hit "In Da Club," it seemed that he was a beacon of hope for rap music. He instantly became a household name and had a slew of hits and, of course, sold about 12 million records with his first album. Fair enough - the success carried through to the second album which sold about 10 million. But then it was funny to see the album "Curtis" sell two and a half million worldwide. Now, the point of the blog is not to be overly critical - but to be honest.
On my show Nile Fm FRESH today i had the pleasure of playing out 50's new track exclusively. Now you'd think after the flop of his last album the guy would at least come back with a bit of a bang. His new single "Ok - You're Right" is actually not a bang at all. Infact - it is - in my opinion - one of the worst records i have ever heard. Not a single thing strikes me as earcatching. The production is cheap and cliched, the lyrics are the usual banter about how famous he is and how everyone else is jealous, and the song is just simply annoying [for lack of better words].
Now I personally am not a huge fan of rap music. Simply because of the lyrical content, which all seems to be the same old bag of cliches. But artists who are able to break away from those cliches and actually rap about something different usually have longevity and more success in their careers - such as 50 cent's best friend Eminem [who by the way just sold 800,000 copies in the US alone in 2 weeks].
In conclusion - i guess its just tedious to hear yet another rapper brag about how famous and rich he is and how we are all longing to be in his shoes. Isn't it time for an upgrade?
* [1/10 stars]
K-Mat
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