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Curtis is the third studio album by rapper 50 Cent. The album will be released on September 11 2007.[1]

History

Initially, 50 Cent's 2007 album was supposed to be Before I Self Destruct,[2] however, he decided to push back its release date to 2008, and to release Curtis in 2007 instead.

The album's title was changed twice. The first time, it was changed from "Curtis" to "Curtis S.S.K.". The "S.S.K.", which stood for "SoundScan Killer",[3] was intended to show the pressure 50 Cent feels to succeed. The second time, it was changed back to "Curtis".

In July 2007, Kanye West changed the release date of Graduation, his third studio album, from September 18 2007, to the same release date as Curtis, September 11 2007.[4] This means that the albums will go head-to-head and compete for better sales against each other. 50 Cent claimed that if Graduation sold more records than Curtis, he would stop releasing solo albums.[5] However, he later dispelled his comments.[6]

Reception

Martin A. Berrios of AllHipHop.com gave the album 7.5 stars out of 10, stating that, "at the end of the day, Curtis is a step backwards for 50 [Cent]. While the album is not a total brick, it lacks a true consistency where his previous work flowed seamlessly and almost every record worked."[7] Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone shared generally positive thoughts stating "I ain't fresh out the hood/ I'm still in the hood,” 50 Cent rhymes in “Fully Loaded Clip,” feeling the heat even if he just sold 5 million copies of The Massacre a couple of years ago. He's out to prove he's everything he used to claim (“Still in da club, still sipping bub”) while rocking “more whips than a runaway slave." Sheffield also wrote "Like The Massacre, Curtis divides between hard songs (“Man Down,” “Fire,” “I'll Still Kill”) and soft songs (“Follow My Lead”), for the first time letting guests sing most of the hooks."[8]

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Featured guest(s) Time
1 "Intro" 0:51
2 "My Gun" Adam Deitch & Eric Krasno 3:12
3 "Man Down" Detroit Red & Don Cannon 2:50
4 "I'll Still Kill" DJ Khalil Akon 3:41
5 "I Get Money" Apex 3:44
6 "Come & Go" Roomio & Veto 3:29
7 "Ayo Technology" Timbaland Justin Timberlake & Timbaland 4:08
8 "Follow My Lead" Tha Bizness Robin Thicke 3:18
9 "Movin' on Up" Jake One 3:24
10 "Straight to the Bank" Ty Fyffe 3:11
11 "Amusement Park" Chris Styles 3:09
12 "Fully Loaded Clip" Havoc 3:14
13 "Peep Show" Eminem Eminem 3:52
14 "Fire" Dr. Dre Nicole Scherzinger & Young Buck 2:50
15 "All of Me" Jake One Mary J. Blige 3:52
16 "Curtis 187" Havoc 3:58
17 "Touch the Sky" K Lassik Tony Yayo 3:10

References

  1. ^ 50 Cent’s Curtis Pushed Back to September 11. XXL magazine (July 13 2007). Accessed July 14 2007.
  2. ^ Fullmetal (April 30 2007). 50 Cent "G Unit Album Coming soon". Def Sounds. Accessed September 2 2007.
  3. ^ Shaheem Reid, with reporting by Tim Kash (April 27 2007). 50 Cent Talks Timberlake Collabo, Star-Studded New LP Curtis. MTV. Accessed August 18 2007.
  4. ^ Jokesta (July 19 2007). Kanye Competes with 50, Album Pushed Back to September 11th. Def Sounds. Accessed August 11 2007
  5. ^ Jokesta (August 9 2007). 50 Cent: Outsell Kanye or Stop Trying. Def Sounds. Accessed August 11 2007.
  6. ^ Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Tim Kash (August 15 2007). 50 Cent Explains Last Week's Blowup, Says 'I Will Be #1 on September 11'. MTV. Accessed August 15 2007.
  7. ^ Martin A. Berrios (September 4 2007). 50 Cent: Curtis. AllHipHop. Accessed September 4 2007.
  8. ^ Rob Sheffield (September 4 2007). 50 Cent – Curtis Review. Rolling Stone. Accessed September 6 2007.
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