After last years album sales showdown between Kanye West and 50 Cent [click to read], many are expecting a similar showdown this year, due to the closeness of the album release dates.
“There’s no comparisons in us as artists”, 50 Cent told MTV. “We’re almost the yin and the yang, it’s almost the opposite. It almost was taboo for you to make a love record from a Hip Hop perspective. That was actually reserved for LL Cool J and “I Need Love” and “I Can Love You Better.” He was the only Hip Hop artist that actually did that prior to what I see coming from Kanye, and for him to make an entire love album. Like it’s pretty much based on love and Auto-Tunes, 808‘s, and heartbreak. I can’t wait to see what this does.”
Last year, Kanye West‘s Graduation sold a little over 300,000 more copies domestically than 50 Cent‘s Curtis in first week sales [click to read].
808s And Heartbreak will be released on November 25 and Before I Self Destruct will be released on December 9.
