The Massacre
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| Studio album by 50 Cent | |||||
| Released | March 3, 2005 | ||||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 | ||||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop, gangsta rap | ||||
| Length | 77:32 | ||||
| Label | Aftermath, Interscope, Shady | ||||
| Producer | Black Jeruz, Buckwild, Cool and Dre, Cue Beats, Dangerous LLC, Disco D, Dr. Dre, Eminem, F.B.T., Hi-Tek, J. R. Rotem, Mike Elizondo, Needlz, Scott Storch, Sha Money XL | ||||
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The Massacre is the second studio album by rapper 50 Cent, released on March 3, 2005 — five days ahead of the original release date due to Internet leakage. The album reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart that year.
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[edit] Background
The Massacre has a music video for every track.
The Massacre was re-released on September 6, 2005 with a remix of "Outta Control" featuring Mobb Deep. The re-release 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 number two in the United States.
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 it is still a very highly censored album ranking in severity with albums such as Tony Yayo's Thoughts of a Predicate Felon and Nas' Stillmatic.
[edit] Sales
The album sold 1.14 million copies in its first four days of release, making it the sixth fastest-selling album since SoundScan began tracking sales data in 1991.[1] It is the second best opening week for any rap album in history, behind Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP,[2] 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 been certified 6x platinum with over 6 million copies sold in the U.S. and 11 million worldwide.[3][4][5]
[edit] Reception
The album received generally favorable reviews, however most music critics agreed that it did not live up to his debut.[6] It has less direct Shady/Aftermath production than Get Rich or Die Tryin', 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 is sold 1o.1 in July of 2005.
The Massacre was nominated at the 2006 Grammy Awards 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.[7]
[edit] Track listing
Information taken from The Massacre's liner notes.[8]
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| 1 | "Intro" | Eminem | Additional vocals by Lindsay Collins |
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| 2 | "In My Hood" | C.Styles & Bang Out for Dangerous LLC, additional production by: Eminem & Luis Resto | |||
| 3 | "This Is 50" | Black Jeruz & Sha Money XL for Teamwork Music | |||
| 4 | "I'm Supposed To Die Tonight" | Eminem, additional production by: Luis Resto | |||
| 5 | "Piggy Bank" | Needlz for Dry Rain Entertainment Inc. | Background vocals by: Traci Nelson & Barbara Wilson |
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| 6 | "Gatman and Robbin" | Eminem, additional production by: Jeff & Mark Bass for FBT Productions | Eminem |
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| 7 | "Candy Shop" | Scott Storch for Tuff Jew Productions LLC | Olivia |
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| 8 | "Outta Control" | Dr. Dre & Mike Elizondo |
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| 9 | "Get In My Car" | Hi-Tek for Hi-Tek Productions Inc. | |||
| 10 | "Ski Mask Way" | Disco D, additional production by: Eminem & Luis Resto |
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| 11 | "A Baltimore Love Thing" | Cue Beats for On Cue Productions Inc. |
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| 12 | "Ryder Music" | Hi-Tek for Hi-Tek Productions Inc. | Background vocals by: Dion, Ruben Cruz and Conesha |
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| 13 | "Disco Inferno" | C.Styles & Bang Out for Dangerous LLC | |||
| 14 | "Just a Lil Bit" | Scott Storch for Tuff Jew Productions LLC (sitar guitar by Mike Elizondo) | |||
| 15 | "Gunz Come Out" | Dr.Dre & Mike Elizondo | |||
| 16 | "My Toy Soldier" | Eminem, additional production by: Luis Resto | Tony Yayo | ||
| 17 | "Position of Power" | J. R. Rotem for Net Worth Entertainment | |||
| 18 | "Build You Up" | Scott Storch for Tuff Jew Productions LLC | Jamie Foxx | ||
| 19 | "God Gave Me Style" | Needlz for Dry Rain Entertainment Inc. |
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| 20 | "So Amazing" | J. R. Rotem for Net Worth Entertainment | Olivia | ||
| 21 | "I Don't Need 'Em" | Buckwild for Kurrup Money Entertainment |
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| 22 | "Hate It or Love It (G-Unit Remix)" [Bonus Track] | Cool & Dre | The Game, Tony Yayo, Young Buck & Lloyd Banks |
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| # | Title | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Sample(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "Intro" | Eminem | Additional vocals by Lindsay Collins |
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| 2 | "In My Hood" | C.Styles & Bang Out for Dangerous LLC, additional production by: Eminem & Luis Resto | |||
| 3 | "This Is 50" | Black Jeruz & Sha Money XL for Teamwork Music | |||
| 4 | "I'm Supposed To Die Tonight" | Eminem, additional production by: Luis Resto |
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| 5 | "Piggy Bank" | Needlz for Dry Rain Entertainment Inc. | Background vocals by: Traci Nelson & Barbara Wilson |
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| 6 | "Gatman and Robbin" | Eminem, additional production by: Jeff & Mark Bass for FBT Productions | Eminem |
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| 7 | "Candy Shop" | Scott Storch for Tuff Jew Productions LLC | Olivia |
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| 8 | "Outta Control (Remix)" | Dr. Dre & Mike Elizondo | Mobb Deep | ||
| 9 | "Get In My Car" | Hi-Tek for Hi-Tek Productions Inc. | |||
| 10 | "Ski Mask Way" | Disco D, additional production by: Eminem & Luis Resto |
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| 11 | "A Baltimore Love Thing" | Cue Beats for On Cue Productions Inc. |
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| 12 | "Ryder Music" | Hi-Tek for Hi-Tek Productions Inc. | Background vocals by: Dion, Ruben Cruz and Conesha |
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| 13 | "Disco Inferno" | C.Styles & Bang Out for Dangerous LLC | |||
| 14 | "Just a Lil Bit" | Scott Storch for Tuff Jew Productions LLC (sitar guitar by Mike Elizondo) | |||
| 15 | "Gunz Come Out" | Dr.Dre & Mike Elizondo | |||
| 16 | "My Toy Soldier" | Eminem, additional production by: Luis Resto | Tony Yayo | ||
| 17 | "Position of Power" | J. R. Rotem for Net Worth Entertainment | |||
| 18 | "Build You Up" | Scott Storch for Tuff Jew Productions LLC | Jamie Foxx | ||
| 19 | "God Gave Me Style" | Needlz for Dry Rain Entertainment Inc. |
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| 20 | "So Amazing" | J. R. Rotem for Net Worth Entertainment | Olivia | ||
| 21 | "I Don't Need 'Em" | Buckwild for Kurrup Money Entertainment |
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The DVD includes the video for every song, the "50 Cent: Bulletproof" Video Game trailer and the "Get Rich or Die Tryin" Movie trailer.
[edit] Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2005 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
| Sweden | 10 |
[edit] References
- ^ Gundersen, Edna (March 9, 2005). 'Massacre' sales top 1 million. USA Today. Accessed June 12, 2007.
- ^ Alex Mar, March 9, 2005. 50 Sells Over a Million. Rolling Stone.
- ^ Let’s Be Blunt. RIAA (March 9, 2006). Accessed July 4, 2007.
- ^ Associated Press (November 7, 2005). 50 Cent Film Offers New Version of Rapper. Fox News. Accessed August 12, 2007.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (May 22, 2007). 50 Cent Says 'Delusional' Cam'ron Is Hurting Diplomats Camp. MTV. Accessed August 16, 2007.
- ^ 50 Cent: The Massacre (2005): Reviews. Metacritic. Accessed March 3, 2005.
- ^ The Top 50 Records of 2005. Rolling Stone.
- ^ CREDITS: 50 Cent - The Massacre
| Preceded by O by Omarion |
Billboard 200 number-one album March 19 - April 29, 2005 |
Succeeded by The Emancipation of Mimi by Mariah Carey |
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