50 Cent ends "Black Magic" album, may leak Dr. Dre-assisted single

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

On the heels of the release of Before I Self Destruct, 50 Cent announced he was working on the follow-up album. During the summer of 2010, 50 Cent announced he was going to release a new album. Before the end of the summer, he named the album Black Magic.

At the time, it seemed as if 50 Cent was going to join his label at EMI Records. However, 50 Cent still had obligations to Interscope Records. Because of this, 50 is working on a final album to give Interscope. While trying to get his album, Interscope Records has given him problems.

Recently, 50 Cent announced he was not going to release another album. 50 Cent apologized to his fans, but he said his label, Interscope, has dropped the ball on his projects too many times before. While he will no longer release solo albums, 50 Cent said he will appear on records from other artists.

Despite not having an album coming, 50 Cent said he is going to release his "Psycho" single. 50 Cent said the song will be released tomorrow at 2:00 pm. Angry, 50 Cent said the single does not need any promotion, since Interscope always messes up when it comes to his projects, anyway.

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50 Cent discusses Frequent Album Delays

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

There has been discussion of a new 50 Cent album ever since the release of Before I Self Destruct. Owing one more album to Interscope Records, 50 Cent has had trouble with the label. Ever since his Curtis project was mishandled by the label, 50 Cent has been speaking his mind.

Initially, 50 Cent said he was leaving Interscope Records when he completed his deal. With the deal set to expire after his next album, 50 Cent may have a change of heart. He has set up a new distribution deal for G-Unit Records with the long-forgotten EMI Records.

Making waves in the business arena, 50 Cent has been hard at work on his new album. On his latest LP, 50 Cent said he is taking the Eminem and Dr. Dre approach. Not in a hurry to meet deadlines, 50 Cent is taking his time writing and recording his new album. When he feels the album is ready to go, he is going to put it out.

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50 Cent to release First Single from New Album this week

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Immediately following the release of Before I Self Destruct, 50 Cent announced he was working on a new album. 50 Cent initially said the album would be titled Black Magic. After failing to win back his original fans, 50 Cent decided he would change his style up on the album.

The Black Magic album suffered a setback because 50 Cent left Interscope Records for EMI. Due to all of the delays, the album was soon scrapped. While the Black Magic album is scrapped, 50 Cent is still working on a new album. For months, he has been recording.

Now working on various film projects, 50 Cent has music to go along with this. Last week, 50 Cent said he would likely release his next film and his next album on the same day. Most critics assumed 50 Cent had not been recording much music. Proving those critics wrong, 50 Cent said he will release the first single from his new album next week.

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50 Cent downplays Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre feud

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

50 Cent confirmed years' worth of rumors when he publicly dissed his former bosses, Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre. Ever since his 2007 album, Curtis, did worse than expected, 50 Cent has had problems with Jimmy Iovine. When 2009's Before I Self Destruct was held up because of Dr. Dre, 50 Cent called him out.

With Before I Self Destruct being 50 Cent's last album under his deal with Dr. Dre, he announced he would not re-sign. Building for the future, Dre re-added Game to the label. Game and 50 Cent were label-mates from 2002 until 2005. Upon releasing their albums, the two revealed they had major beef.

Even with everything going on Dr. Dre intended to reunite his former proteges on his Detox album. But, 50 Cent released a statement dissing both of his bosses. According to 50 Cent, Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre were upset when he released his headphone line, Sleek by 50, as it was directly competing with the line Dre launched in 2008 with Iovine, Beats by Dre.

After the story has flooded the internet, 50 Cent is trying to downplay the madness. He said he still has love for Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. Without them and Eminem, he does not know where he would be right now, as he was having trouble getting signed. 50 Cent said he spoke with Jimmy Iovine and the two quickly ended their beef. The next person on 50 Cent's agenda is Dr. Dre, once he talks to him, maybe he can be added to the Detox lineup again.

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50 Cent says "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" was Too Aggressive

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Fans immediately fell in love with 50 Cent because his music was sticking it to the people in control. Ja Rule had taken over the rap world by late 2002 and the fans were tired of him. 50 Cent used this to his advantage and dissed him on his early 2003 debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'.

In the time since his debut album, 50 Cent has turned fans off, himself. His last album, Before I Self Destruct, did not even sell 500,000 copies. Hip hop heads are tired of 50 Cent coming with the same style on each album. But, when he tries to change up, he is accused of "Ja Ruling" the game.

50 Cent recently explained the position he is stuck in. He said this whole situation is his own fault. When he finally released his debut album, 50 Cent said he came out too aggressive. From the beginning, he wanted to do pop records later in his career. But, because of the way he came out, he had to keep giving the people hardcore music and the people also grew tired of that.

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