Kanye & 50 - here we go again?
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In what could be a potential Hip-Hop sales showdown the likes of which we haven't seen since, well, September 2007, 50 Cent and Kanye West will release new albums a week apart in December. 50's Before I Self Destruct is due to arrive on December 9, while West's 808's and Heartbreak will drop December 16, according to Billboard.com. When both artists dropped new albums on September 11, 2007, West's Graduation easily outsold 50 Cent's Curtis by almost 3 million copies.During a performance in Albany recently, 50 took a moment to poke fun at West's new single, "Love Lockdown," with a sarcastic rendition of his own. The rapper also played the new song "Burn."
Meanwhile, West took to his blog this morning and didn't hesitate to mention 50 in his post. West wrote, "I just woke up from a quick studio nap... I've been workin' on 808s and Heartbreak about 16 hrs a day and Superman passed out for a little bit... I'm in Hawaii but I'm still on NY time so I wake up mad early, do some business, blog, jog for an hour, play ball, eat and then hit the studio by noon. While approving the final cut for the 'Love Lockdown' vid, I marvel at the fact that it was written less than 3 weeks ago. I'm very excited about the everything... I guarantee this will be 50's favorite album of mine. This will be gangster's album of the year."
