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03.01.05 01:24 PM
beef entails record sales
I know it seems I'm on a 50 Cent craze lately, but if this isn't the greatest marketing story I've ever heard - I don't know what is.
So it starts off with a leak. The artist leaks a track, because he feels that the label isn't going to deliver his product in time for Valentine's Day. He leaks the track, and then subsequently, a video for said track, a XXX video, becomes an Internet phenomenon - widely searched for. Then before you know it, the making of said video appears on BET uncut with said video being aired. Around the same time the video leaked to web, the official first single video debuts with a making of on MTV.
Then tracks start leaking on the Web and on mixtapes.
And then beef starts erupting between 50 and the Game. 50 has always stated that Game doesn't seem like G Unit and that Spider Loc already seems more like fam. Read the XXL interview, read the Vibe interview. Words fly out on New York's Hot 97. Game is on 106 & Park, asserting that he's not sure whether he's a G Unit artist or an Aftermath artist. He states further that people are hating on his success. Meanwhile 50 claims that Game's album would be nothing w/out his assist. (Now would it make any sense for 50 to hate on Game, if he's signed to G Unit and 50s cashing a check on said project?)
All of this is erupting only days before the pushed up release of Massacre. And then some dude is reportedly shot in the lobby of Hot 97's bldg. while 50s on the air. First it was reported that the victim was down with 50s camp, but latest media chat affirms that cat is from LA - and therefore ignites further drama, if in fact Game and his camp attempted to enter the studio while 50 was on the air.
Is this a reality show or a marketing ploy? And if it's real - when will it end?
update 3.1.05: clyde smith over at prohiphop reveals a hack of the game's blackwallstreet forums, much in the same fashion as T.I. takeover of Luda's site. yet this one appears that mr. chuck taylor ( a reported username of the game) is sending out a message to 50, allegedly.
update 3.2.05: joey litman over at straight bangin' puts this beef into perspective
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You know, at first I thought 50's beef were just savvy marketing... But more recently, seeing all of the inferiated rappers involved it seems all to real. I just hope we don't have another slain rapper at the end of it all...
posted by rocka | March 2, 2005 10:06 AM #
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posted by Joey | March 2, 2005 3:15 PM #
I'm gonna start listening to Country....
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| March 3, 2005 12:11 PM #
well hell...he's just paying attention to his peers. jay-z said he was retiring and then never let the mic go. t.i. enjoyed life after lock down sales. and puffy stays on tv more than anybody i know with no talent, so it's all about marketing, manipulating the media, and making your life seem surreal. but at the end of the day....you still have to make good music. and ummm, after downloading fiddies album...the concensus seems to be, dude needs to spend less time doing push up, and more time in the studio.
posted by hardCore | March 3, 2005 1:52 PM #
Hi
I used to listen to alot of hip hp music at the end of the 80s and early 90s. So I grew up with Chuck D and Paris. This was another time.I can respect their music in a different way than 50. They didnt hate on women and talk about genocide as it was something cool. I not saying only blacks are violent or misogynistic, thats everywere(like country music for example). But its the way he industry pimps these guys... thats the scary part. Reebok said that 50 cent is the ideal salesman for them because hes so good at being bad. But isnt that just buying into the stereotype. Young kids from ghettos hear from day one "your gonna fail and drop out", then ofcourse a guy like 50 who portrays the ghetto fabulous gangsta dream becomes popular-because he represents a stereotype or cliché. Its legitimate to be a failure and be black. Maybe its even cool? All I know is that the rapers I used to listen to didnt think that. With song like "Night of the living base heads" and "Fight the power" there was something very hopeful happening. Ofcourse this wasnt as sexy in corporate americas eyes. Oh well, thanks for your time. Signing off, Harry
posted by Harry | March 5, 2005 3:15 PM #
50 cent isa toysoldier he talkin big but he's surrounded by cops and shit if you R realy gangsta you can't walk with the cops
and the game? he's a real nigga money ain't changed him
posted by compton | November 29, 2005 5:34 AM #