February 26 2009 18:15 PST
The wait for 50 Cent's latest album just got a little bit longer. His new album titled 'Before I Self-Destruct' has been pushed back to an unknown date. What we do know is that the album's not coming out until Eminem releases his highly anticipated album 'Relapse.'
"They should expect Em's album to come out first," 50 Cent told radio personality Howard Stern Wednesday. "'Crack a Bottle' ... that song actually was recorded for my album, and it may make it to Em's record because his album's coming first. We might just record something new."
The album, which was initially due on December 9 and then sometime this coming March, is his supposed final album for Interscope Records not including a Greatest Hits album. Eminem, who hasn't released a studio album since 'Curtain Call: The Hits' in 2005, has been laying low but released a song called 'Crack A Bottle' featuring 50 Cent and label mate Dr. Dre that shot all the way up to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold 500,000 downloads in its first week at iTunes. Now, there's a video being shot for the song. Em's manager Paul Rosenberg says the video should be out within two weeks. That should be crazy!
There's a little bit of confusion as to who is the lead artist on this song. 50 Cent, Eminem, and Dr. Dre, nicknamed by some as 'The Three Headed Monster,' are all working on their respective albums at the same time. Considering that the song leaked, it could be on any or all of their albums. Well, the song did go to #1, so if I were them, I'd fight tooth and nail to get that song on my album.
The only puzzling thing is that while we know now Eminem will come out before 50 does, we're not sure when Eminem comes out. Now word is that 'Before I Self-Destruct' will come out sometime this summer. That's great news since Eminem wasn't anticipated to release 'Relapse' until later this year. 50's album gets delayed while his boss gets moved up. What a coincidence!
50 Cent's staying busy though. He's got his video game 'Blood on the Sand' out, his social networking site, thisis50.com, and he always manages to stay in some rap beef, feuding with Miami rapper Rick Ross. Just because the album's not out doesn't mean he's still not hard at work. He did, however, prove to be correct about the goal he set for his time as an artist at Shady /Aftermath Records back in 2003 when he was on the verge of superstardom.
"See, what happens is, I think that people forget that I'm actually Eminem's artist because I've had so much success on my own and I moved away from it. But if you can look back, the very first interview I did - we were on the set of 'In Da Club' - it was myself, Eminem and Dr. Dre. I said my goal was to fit in with Eminem and Dr. Dre. I didn't mean to fit in under Eminem and Dr. Dre - I meant to fit in as an equal party. And that's what I achieved over this time period," 50 Cent said.
While I'm usually not too pleased when hearing about another album being delayed, this one might be beneficial to 50 Cent. The songs he was putting out like the aforementioned 'Get It In' and 'Get Up' just don't stack up to the songs we all know he's capable of making. A little less time on thisis50.com and a little more time fine tuning the album wouldn't hurt at all. The cool compensation is that this Eminem album is right around the corner. It's been almost five years so you know he's gonna bring it on this album.
So what do you guys think of this latest album delay? Are you upset that 50 Cent's album still won't see the light of day but happy to know that Eminem will come out sooner than expected? Which album are you waiting for more, Eminem's or 50 Cent's? Drop us a comment and let us know what you're anticipating!
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