50 & Kanye Face-to-Face at Rolling Stone Shoot! Was the beef squashed, or was the whole thing a marketing / ad / pr gimmick. Regardless, it will equal high volume CD / music sales. Funny quote from 50 at the shoot:
"Make sure he (Kanye) doesn't look as good as me." - 50 Cent
Below are some interesting reads that built up this event @ the Rolling Stone Magazine shoot:
"Kanye Hangs up on Radio Host, Avoids Beef with 50 Cent"
Kanye West was interviewed by Hot 30 Countdown's host Lowie, but the hip-hop producer/emcee was not too pleased about certain 50 Cent-related questions. When West was asked how he felt about 50 Cent disrespecting him over this [in]famous Bush-bashing statement, he hesitated a bit before lunging into a 2-minute rant.
Was the interviewer trying to instigate some animosity between 50 Cent and Kanye West, or is Kanye scared of incurring 50's wrath?
50's Curtis BIO:
CURTIS (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope), features guest appearances by Eminem, Timbaland, Akon, Justin Timberlake, Mary J. Blige, Robin Thicke, and Nicole Scherzinger from the Pussycat Dolls.
50 has 2 HOT tracks leading up to the release of Curtis! Both have taken the radio airwaves by storm: "AYO TECHNOLOGY" featuring JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and TIMBALAND - produced by TIMBALAND, and "I GET MONEY!" Curtis continues 50 Cent's phenomenal rise from the mean streets. His official debut album, 2003's Get Rich Or Die Tryin.., sold 872,000 units in the first four days of its release, making it the fastest-selling debut disc in the SoundScan era (since 1991). The album was the biggest seller of 2003 and is currently ten times platinum worldwide.
Later that year, The New Breed, a DVD with a bonus CD including new songs, charted #2 Pop and #1 R&B/Hip-Hop. His second album, 2005's The Massacre, was the second biggest-selling album of the year and is now seven times platinum worldwide. Since he first dropped his bombs on the music world, 50 has earned 11 Grammy nominations, from Best New Artist to Best Rap Album for each of his first two efforts. Attesting to his worldwide popularity, Get Rich Or Die Tryin' hit #2 in the U.K. and #1 in Australia while The Massacre went #1 in both those countries, #2 in Sweden, and is the biggest-selling rap album in India, where it has been certified double platinum, selling more than 2,000,000 copies.
Back in the U.S., 50 has scored three singles claiming the #1 spot across the charts -- R&B/Hip-hop, Rap, and Pop: "In Da Club," "Candy Shop," and "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg).
Three more went Top 3 across the board: "P.I.M.P," "Just A Lil Bit," and "Disco Inferno." Yet another four were Rap Top 10s:
"Wanksta," "Outta Control (Remix)," "Window Shopper," and "Best Friend." Four of the above have been certified digital gold: "In Da Club," "Candy Shop," "P.I.M.P," and "Disco Inferno." From music to movies, video games to books, a clothing line to footwear, 50 has taken street culture by storm. But as Curtis proves, and as he says in ..Straight to the Bank,.. 50 Cent wants even more.
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