Budden says 50 had the most impressive run ever because of his circumstances

[African Peasant]

*sigh*

50 did 872k in week one for GRODT. short week. then followed it up a week later with another 822k. then did another 1.1M in week one for the massacre. lead singles from both albums were #1 for 9 weeks.

DEBUT ARTIST. first two albums. and yeah, throw on another 9M+ sales worldwide for beg for mercy. what part "a letdown"?

also, he did not run out of fuel. if anything, one of 50's main problems was the exact opposite. he dropped too much heat while he was on top. he should've been holding onto some of those mixtape records in particular, instead of dropping 1-3 mixtapes every month on top of all those albums. at some point, the quality of the music didn't even matter; people were just sick of hearing from him. and when the quality eventually did drop... then end.

His reign on top was very short compared to the power of his entrance. 50 had 0 longevity. He came in like a storm and after beg for Mercy was running out of airing after that he totally disappeared musically.

To understand what I'm seeing you have to compare 50 to a Jigga or better yet Em.

 

[iseetrolledpeople]

From getting shot the fcuk out in South Side Jamaica Queens to having his own star on the Hollyweird W.O.F.

Being the GOAT requires something extra than pure musical ability/sales so 50 the GOAT next to Pac.

 

[Redwing80]

His reign on top was very short compared to the power of his entrance. 50 had 0 longevity. He came in like a storm and after beg for Mercy was running out of airing after that he totally disappeared musically.

To understand what I'm seeing you have to compare 50 to a Jigga or better yet Em.

How does he have 0 longevity when he's a big influence on artists after him. You nikkas just say whatever

 

[ThiefyPoo]

Ppl underrate how successful 50 was in music because "his music aged poorly"

50 has the most played radio song, ever

What aged badly cause I still hear the hits when I go out .

 

[Woodrow]

His reign on top was very short compared to the power of his entrance. 50 had 0 longevity. He came in like a storm and after beg for Mercy was running out of airing after that he totally disappeared musically.

To understand what I'm seeing you have to compare 50 to a Jigga or better yet Em.

you said it wasn't impressive. you're wrong. his longevity wasn't there. i would never argue otherwise. but you don't even need all the fingers on one hand to count the number of artists who pulled off what 50 did as a debut artist. and he did it off a mixtape run. and to joe's point, after nearly being killed and definitely being blackballed.

arguing it's not impressive is asinine.

 

[African Peasant]

you said it wasn't impressive. you're wrong. his longevity wasn't there. i would never argue otherwise. but you don't even need all the fingers on one hand to count the number of artists who pulled off what 50 did as a debut artist. and he did it off a mixtape run. and to joe's point, after nearly being killed and definitely being blackballed.

arguing it's not impressive is asinine.

His run was not impressive. His entrance was. The run was too short and was a slow decline from the beginning.

 

[Easy-E]

What aged badly cause I still hear the hits when I go out .

Well, that's the way ppl talk about it.

I still when the two quarters drop before What Up Gangsta?

 

[Nostalgic]

The biggest part to 50's down fall was he beefed with just about everyone that could've gave his music career a second life.

 

[Tommy Sheppard]

50's run was not that impressive. It was even a letdown. Dude started running out of fuel after 2 albums (GRODT and the G-Unit album).

However, his arrival in the game is probably the most dominant in the genre. He came like a storm.

yayo just spoke on this, 50 was already the hottest in the game that he wanted to focus on the unit after the success of grodt.

plus they was losing connections and it was harder to promote the other unit members because of 50’s feuds, him and game started beefing because of the fat joe situation.

 

[Kurt off them percs]

It's true

 

[marleyg]

 

[Bondye Vodou]

He didnt run out of fuel after 2…he gave his hits to game.. imagine if massacre had all those songs.. woulda went diamond

Homey shud punch the bytch ass nikka who suggested he should give all those bangers to Game. Dr Dre wud be toothless if I was 50.

 

[Bondye Vodou]

The biggest part to 50's down fall was he beefed with just about everyone that could've gave his music career a second life.

Facts, nikkas he cudda collaborated with he crabbed on.

Wayne
T.I
Khaled
Ross

He beefed/bullied his way into irrelevancy.

 

[Kinguno]

Everyday struggle was like 5 years ago

Why are we still clipping it

THE BIBLE WAS LIKE THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO WHY ARE WE STILL READING IT

 

[agpxknt]

He didnt run out of fuel after 2…he gave his hits to game.. imagine if massacre had all those songs.. woulda went diamond

Or could've saved them for Curtis which was garbage