The Massacre
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- This article is about the 50 Cent album. For other uses, see Massacre (disambiguation).
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| Studio album by 50 Cent | ||
| Released | March 3, 2005 | |
| Recorded | 2004 | |
| Genre | Gangsta rap East Coast hip hop |
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| Length | 77:32 | |
| Label | G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | |
| Producer(s) | Dr. Dre Eminem Dangerous LLC Black Jeruz Needlz Hi Tek Scott Storch Disco D Cue Beats Jonathan Rotem Buckwild Cool & Dre |
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| 50 Cent chronology | ||
 Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (2003) |
 The Massacre (2005) |
 Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack) (2005) |
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| Special Edition cover | ||
The Massacre (original title The St. Valentine's Day Massacre: it was renamed because the album's release was delayed until after Valentine's Day, and he thought the name became inappropriate) is an album by the rapper 50 Cent. It was released on March 3, 2005 - five days ahead of the original release date due to Internet leakage.
The album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart that year. The album sold 1.15 million copies in its first four days of release, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan, making it the sixth fastest-selling album since SoundScan began tracking sales data in 1991. It also was the second best opening week for any rap album in history, behind that of Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP [1], and finished as the second-best selling album of 2005 with 4.85 million copies sold, behind Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi. It has sold a total of 16 million copies worldwide to date, including 2.8 million copies in the UK. It is the bestselling rap album so far in India, where it has been certified double platinum.
The album was generally not as well-received critically as 50 Cent's major-label debut Get Rich or Die Tryin', although music review outlets such as All Music Guide still gave it fairly positive reviews. The album has less direct Shady/Aftermath production than Get Rich, as in-house G-Unit producers, Scott Storch (a former keyboardist with The Roots who had collaborated with Dr. Dre on his comeback album 2001 and other production,) and various outside producers handle most of the beats.
The Massacre was re-released on September 6, 2005, this time with a remix of "Outta Control" (see "Outta Control (remix)"), featuring Mobb Deep. The re-release also included a bonus DVD (with music videos for all of the songs, and the trailer for the movie Get Rich or Die Tryin') and excluded the G-Unit remix of "Hate It or Love It", clearly due to the ongoing feud between 50 Cent and The Game. The re-release helped it re-climb to #2 in the United States.
"The Massacre" was nominated at the Grammy Awards of 2006 for Best Rap Album, but lost to Kanye West's Late Registration. It was ranked the tenth best album of the year by Rolling Stone [2].
"The Massacre" was also released in a "censored" version that censors out most profanity, violence, and all drug content. "Gunz Come Out" has inconsistency in the editing, and contains some profanity. This album wasn't as heavily censored as "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'", but is still a very highly censored album ranking in severity with albums such as Tony Yayo's "Thoughts of A Predicate Felon" and Nas's "Stillmatic" album.
[edit] Track listing
- Intro (0:41)
- In My Hood (3:51)
- This Is 50 (3:04)
- I'm Supposed to Die Tonight (3:51)
- Piggy Bank (4:15)
- Gatman and Robbin' (3:46)
- Candy Shop (3:29)
- Outta Control (3:21)
- Get in My Car (4:05)
- Ski Mask Way (3:05)
- Baltimore Love Thing (4:17)
- Ryder Music (3:51)
- Disco Inferno (3:34)
- Just a Lil Bit (3:57)
- Gunz Come Out (4:24)
- My Toy Soldier (3:44)
- Position of Power (3:12)
- Build You Up (2:55)
- God Gave Me Style (3:01)
- So Amazing (3:16)
- I Don't Need 'Em (3:20)
- Hate It or Love It (G Unit Remix) (*)(Mix) (4:23)
[edit] External links
| 50 Cent |
| Discography |
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| Power of the Dollar | Guess Who's Back? | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (album) | The Massacre | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack) | Before I Self Destruct |
| Solo singles |
| Wanksta | In da Club | 21 Questions | P.I.M.P. | If I Can't | Disco Inferno | Candy Shop | Just A Lil Bit | Outta Control | Hustler's Ambition | Window Shopper |
| Other songs & collaborations |
| Back Down | Magic Stick | Encore | Westside Story | How We Do | Hate It or Love It | Piggy Bank | Have a Party| Hands Up | You Don't Know |
