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Curtis (50 Cent Album)
''Curtis'' is the third studio album by American rapper 50 Cent. It was released September 11, 2007, by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, G-Unit Records, Interscope Records, and Universal Music Group. The album features production from Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Timbaland, among others. Music writers have noted that 50 Cent divides between "hard" and "soft" songs on the album.Gailes, Arthur (September 11, 2007)50 Cent – Curtis RapReviews. Retrieved September 30, 2007. The album went through many changes in the lead up to its release and was heavily anticipated after the success of 50 Cent's two prior albums, ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''' (2003) and ''The Massacre'' (2005). ''Curtis'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics upon release. The album debuted at #2 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 691,000 copies in its first week. After years of slumping sales, the album's competition with Kanye West's ''Graduation'' (2007) and the resulting record-breaking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and businessman. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 2000, when he produced ''Power of the Dollar'' for Columbia Records; however, days before the planned release, he was shot, and the album was never released. In 2002, after 50 Cent released the mixtape ''Guess Who's Back?'' he was discovered by Eminem and signed to Shady Records, under the aegis of Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. His first major-label album ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''' (2003), was a huge commercial success. The album spawned the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one singles "In da Club" and " 21 Questions", and was certified 9× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That same year, he founded G-Unit Records, signing his G-Unit associates Young Buck, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo; prior to becoming the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
