Artist 50 Cent

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50 Cent

If 50 Cent’s 2009 album Before I Self Destruct qualified as a mildly pleasant surprise, that’s only because expectations for it were so incredibly low. By this point, he's pissed away the goodwill engendered by his monster 2003 debut, Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, and string of acclaimed mix-tapes through stupid beefs, desperate publicity stunts, and increasingly irrelevant albums, both as a solo artist and a part of G-Unit. Considering the dire state of "Fiddy's" music career, maybe it’s a good thing he devotes most of his time and energy these days to starring in low-budget direct-to-DVD movies. Better than working on his upcoming, "Eurodance-inspired" album Black Magic, anyway.

Updated 06/10/2010