11/17/08 50 Defends Delay, Predicts Good First Week

[fearless31666]

As we previously reported, 50 Cent's new album "Before I Self Destruct" has been pushed back from a December released to sometime early next year. 50 defended the decision recently at a press conference saying "I decided to push the record back because I have so much more that I want to offer the public as a part of my presentation before I get to actually releasing it," referring to the full length film of the same name included with the album plus a 2nd dvd documentary on Jam Master Jay.

The G-Unit general also knows it's important to have a good first week in sales saying "In hip-hop music the big bang comes the first week," 50 said, continuing "If you set a stronger impression out in the front you can actually win big because people understand that its good enough for them to go out and get it. Hip-Hop artists don't make it to single four if their project isn't successful. They have to hit with the first record."

50 says his first single "Get Up" [watch/listen here], produced by Scott Storch, will help him debut high. "This record, 'Get Up' is actually performing better at radio than 'I Get Money,' than records that I felt like was dead right," 50 says, continuing "So I gotta say that I'm in a good space. I'm just not in a hurry to actually put the record out. I want it to be perfect."

Source: http://www.rapbasement.com/50-cent/1117 ... sales.html

[jas98235]

the only reason im wating 4 this album is cuz i wanna her that new stuf wit em! other then that song the album is proll gonna suck!

[jigglinj]

now he has documentary, what else?

[Xray]

Why the fuck is he lying? The only reason this was pushed back to next year is because Eminem's album was. Remember the three albums releasing same month type thing they said before? Which only leaves Dre's album to be delayed as well. Hate the fuck out of delays.

[Jens14]

Why the fuck is he lying? The only reason this was pushed back to next year is because Eminem's album was. Remember the three albums releasing same month type thing they said before? Which only leaves Dre's album to be delayed as well. Hate the fuck out of delays.

Not like we were really expecting Detox in 2008

[Solace]

He just wants more reasons for people to buy his album.