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50 CENT'S NEW ALBUM, CURTIS, TAKES HIP-HOP TO THE BANK
Superstar Rapper..s Third Album Includes Production from Dr. Dre, Eminem and Timbaland;Guests Include Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Justin Timberlake, Akon and More
SANTA MONICA, CA .. April 23, 2007 .. On Curtis, his third major label album, rapper 50 Centgives no quarter. As hard and brutally honest, yet musical and entertaining, as his firsttwo albums--each of them ..1 Pop, ..1 R&B/Hip-hop and at least seven times platinum--50 Cent(aka Curtis Jackson) tells it like it is on Curtis and makes the resulting controversy payas he heads ..Straight to the Bank,.. the title of the album..s first street track.
Curtis(Shady/Aftermath/Interscope), releasing September 11th, 2007, features guest appearances byEminem, Akon, Justin Timberlake, Mary J. Blige, Robin Thicke, and Nicole Scherzinger fromthe Pussycat Dolls.
Curtis continues 50 Cent..s phenomenal rise from the mean streets. His official debutalbum, 2003..s Get Rich Or Die Tryin.., sold 872,000 units in the first four days of itsrelease, making it the fastest-selling debut disc in the SoundScan era (since 1991). Thealbum was the biggest seller of 2003 and is currently ten times platinum worldwide. Laterthat year, The New Breed, a DVD with a bonus CD including new songs, charted ..2 Pop and ..1R&B/Hip-Hop. His second album, 2005..s The Massacre, was the second biggest-selling albumof the year and is now seven times platinum worldwide.
Since he first dropped his bombs on the music world, 50 has earned 11 Grammy nominations,from Best New Artist to Best Rap Album for each of his first two efforts. Attesting to hisworldwide popularity, Get Rich Or Die Tryin.. hit ..2 in the U.K. and ..1 in Australia whileThe Massacre went ..1 in both those countries, ..2 in Sweden, and is the biggest-selling rapalbum in India, where it has been certified double platinum, selling more than 2,000,000copies.
Back in the U.S., 50 has scored three singles claiming the ..1 spot across thecharts--R&B/Hip-hop, Rap, and Pop: ..In Da Club,.. ..Candy Shop.. and ..21 Questions..(featuring Nate Dogg). Three more went Top 3 across the board: ..P.I.M.P.,.. ..Just A LilBit.. and ..Disco Inferno... Yet another four were Rap Top 10s: ..Wanksta,.. ..OuttaControl (Remix),.. ..Window Shopper.. and ..Best Friend... Four of the above have beencertified digital gold: ..In Da Club,.. ..Candy Shop,.. ..P.I.M.P... and ..Disco Inferno...
From music to movies, videogames to books, a clothing line to footwear, 50 has taken streetculture by storm. But as Curtis proves, and as he says in ..Straight to the Bank,.. 50 Centwants even more.