50 Cent - The Massacre

[Evil Scientist]

Y'all must have heard about this album, I just copped a retail copy and just to give you guys a heads up 50s definitely going for a harder, agressive 'Gangster' style up on this album. Haven't heard much before Power Of The Dollar so I can't compare to the early hungry 50 but definitely seems like he's got the confidence to make the move away from the recent ultra-commercial to a darker style. The album seems much more cohesive to Get Rich or Game's Documentary, obviously he's got big name producers (Hi-Tek, Dre, Storch) but also some up and coming ones as well, I just been checking out Needlz who I'd not heard of before but produced a dope track on the album called 'Piggy Bank' another dope beat comes from Hi-Tek in the song 'Get In My Car'.

Am listening to the album as I write this and have to say I am impressed, some my say that 50 is a studio gangster, and sure a lot of the attention around him is good marketing but straight up man, this might be a real classic album, no real fillers, minimal guest appearances, saying that if you don't like the hard, gangster style you'll struggle to like this album but I don't think we've heard it like this for a while.

Listening as a beat-maker/producer myself the beats are good, but more importantly they blend well with the vocals and make good songs. The beats stand out to me because of their stunning simplicity, and the excellent production/mixing.

Serious ish man, y'all better check it out

- Pure Evil -

 

[Evil Scientist]

Tracklist

If you're interested:

01. Intro (Produced By Eminem) 0:41
02. In My Hood (Produced By C. 3:51
Styles & Bang Out)
03. This Is 50 (Produced By Black 3:04
Jeruz & Sha Money XL)
04. I'm Supposed To Die Tonight 3:51
(Produced By Eminem)
05. Piggy Bank (Produced By 4:15
Needlz)
06. Gatman And Robbin' (Feat. 3:46
Eminem) (Produced By Eminem)
07. Candy Shop (Feat. Olivia) 3:29
(Produced By Scott Storch)
08. Outta Control (Produced By Dr. 3:21
Dre & Mike Elizondo)
09. Get In My Car (Produced By 4:05
Hi-Tek)
10. Ski Mask Way (Produced By 3:05
Disco D)
11. A Baltimore Love Thing 4:17
(Produced By Cue Beats)
12. Ryder Music (Produced By 3:51
Hi-Tek)
13. Disco Inferno (Produced By C. 3:34
Styles & Bang Out)
14. Just A Lil Bit (Produced By 3:57
Scott Storch)
15. Gunz Come Out (Produced By Dr. 4:24
Dre & Mike Elizondo)
16. My Toy Soldier (Feat. Tony 3:44
Yayo) (Produced By Eminem)
17. Position Of Power (Produced By 3:12
Jonathan "J.R." Rotem)
18. Build You Up (Feat. Jamie 2:55
Foxx) (Produced By Scott
Storch)
19. God Gave Me Style (Produced By 3:01
Needlz)
20. So Amazing (Feat. Olivia) 3:16
(Produced By Jonathan "J.R."
Rotem)
21. I Don't Need Em (Produced By 3:20
BuckWild)
22. Hate It Or Love It Remix 4:23
(Feat. G-Unit) (Produced By
Cool & Dre)

As an extra note it looks like Eminem's production skills are improving, Gatman and Robbin, like all the others is a fairly simple beat but works well

 

[J Rilla]

Only 2 Dre beats......boooooooooooooo

 

[kojo]

i dled it, not as good as GRODT, too much filler.
3.5/5, nothing really stands out but i think the ladies will be sweating this album.

BTW, needlz did a good job on "piggy bank", its like a mixture of "breathe" (piano) "lean back" (string hits) and "new york" (synth bass). he did better beats for young buck tho like "let me in" and "bang bang"

 

[Loose Cannon]

http://www.50cent.com/

 

[CampO]

That Gat Man An Robin Song was Shitty 2 me the beat was below average not shit but nuttin special I just listen 2 it for the first time and I dont see the hype all my brother and his little friends was talkin about

 

[MarkN]

im not feeling the first two tracks i heard from it but i will probably get it when it comes out to see what its like !
how come aftermath seem to be outsourcing a lot of their production lately !?

 

[Tim D]

yea Dres beats are weak too on this, they were too on Game and Encore, hopefully Detox aint a disapointment. Also Piggybank is fuckin weak, with all the controversy around this song i thought it would be something better its only got 1 line at each of the people he disses.

 

[Loose Cannon]

i aint expectin a dope album after hearin candy shop and disco inferno.

 

[stormelements]

I hear that shit is wack...its not even comparable to his 1st LP.

 

[eXampuL_oNe]

I heard different sonny's... Everyone over this way is claimin the shit is nice.... I never believe anything until i hear it though! Im gettin a copy today so I'll have to see yet...

 

[Loose Cannon]

I wish he could go back to the old 50 that was workin with premo and whoo kid and he actually spit nice. Its real dissapointing to me that i might neveer hear another Guess WHos Back album

 

[Royal]

i aint expectin a dope album after hearin candy shop and disco inferno.

Same here bro. I dont even wanna touch this album after hearing those two songs!

-Roy

 

[Ado]

The thing about it is "Get Rich or Die Tryin" seemed like the best 50 could do because in everything after that (Hunger for More, Strait Outa Cashville, Beg For Mercy, etc.) he declined in most creative aspects and in wordplay. So I dont think that he can carry another album by his self... DEFINITELY after hearing "Candy Shop" and "How We Do".

 

[Rhythmikal]

Get Rich was a very strong first album. even though it was Dre on the production, i think 50's own style helped alot, gotta credit him for that. Many Men wasnt Dre produced and featured no one, and that was a huge hit.

anyone got any links to some of the tracks?

sAfE.

oh yeh heres the cover art, i think it looks quite effective.

 

[Loose Cannon]

How many of you got his Guess WHos Back Album? If you dont have it, get it. I still have respect for him because of this album. But i think the money is goin to his head. I dotn know if there willl ever be a 50 as good as he was back then.

 

[Rhythmikal]

yeh i got Guess Who's Back, a compilation of all his street hits, thats a good album. i didnt hear one commercial ish track on that disc. i wish 50 was still like that.

sAfE.

 

[The Bastard]

Get Rich was a very strong first album. even though it was Dre on the production, i think 50's own style helped alot, gotta credit him for that. Many Men wasnt Dre produced and featured no one, and that was a huge hit.

anyone got any links to some of the tracks?

sAfE.

oh yeh heres the cover art, i think it looks quite effective.

i heard from a hardcore 50 fan that the album is on sum wacko jacko shit

 

[blak flame]

this shit is garbage as fuck...very big disappointment

 

[djswivel]

i like that join god gave me style...also So Amazing is pretty nice