In the weeks leading up to their respective albums, individual singles rolled out. Kanye was a big-time artist in his own right, but 50 Cent was on an astronomical level, causing many to speculate if the battle was already over before it even started. 50’s sophomore album, The Massacre, sold 10 million worldwide, another large turnout for the Jamaica, Queens native. 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin reached almost 900,000 in first-week sales, and 12 million records sold by the end of 2003 – making it the biggest album of that year. Each album would release on the same day – September 11, 2007, and 50 said that he would “retire” if Kanye sold more albums than him in the first week.ĥ0 Cent was still the biggest rapper in the universe, despite Kanye’s massive rise in popularity with his debut and sophomore albums, College Dropout and Late Registration, respectively. Kanye West and 50 Cent are going head-to-head to see who will outsell the other with their 3rd studio albums, “ Curtis” and “ Graduation”.
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