50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct [CD]

Simply put 50 Cent is among the most decorated recording artists that have brightened the world of music in the past 7 years. In these 7 short years 50 cent has amassed both sales and accolades that many artists never achieve in a entire career. The 50 Cent and G-Unit brands have infiltrated and conqueror all forms of business. 50 CENT OFFERS FANS MORE BANG FOR THEIR BUCK DELIVERS ORIGINAL MOVIE DVD WITH HIS NEW ALBUM. Though 50 Cent has sold nearly 30 million albums worldwide and scored eight Top 10 Hot 100 hits (including three 1s) he has not forgotten the hard times. So in these difficult economic days the artist who debuted with Get Rich Or Die Tryin will give something back to his fans by giving them incredible value for money with a DVD of a full-length original movie to his much anticipated fourth album Before I Self Destruct. The gritty 90-minute film also titled Before I Self Destruct written directed and starring Curtis Jackson (aka 50 Cent) is a coming of age story about an inner city youth raised by a hardworking single mother. When his dream of becoming a basketball player fails to materialize he finds himself employed in a supermarket. After his mother is tragically gunned down Clarence (played by Jackson) is consumed by revenge and takes up a life of crime in order to support his younger brother. For the explosive Before I Self Destruct album 50 Cent returned to working closely with Dr. Dre and Eminem as he did on Get Rich Or Die Tryin his first official album. With Dr. Dre and Eminem producing and guesting Before I Self Destruct is darker and harder than 2007s Curtis as shown by the grimy single and video to OK Youre Right (produced by Dr. Dre) which was serviced to the streets earlier this year. Before I Self Destruct both album and film continues 50 Cents phenomenal rise from street culture hero to pop culture icon. 2003s Get Rich Or Die Tryin sold 872000 units in the first four days of its release making it the fastest-selling debut disc in the SoundScan era (since 1991). The 1 Pop 1 RBHip-hop album was the biggest seller of 2003 and has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. Tracks such as In da Club 21 Questions and P.I.M.P. scorched the airwaves. 2005s The Massacre again 1 Pop 1 RBHip-hop was the second biggest-selling album of that year and has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. With the albums Candy Shop Disco Inferno and How We Do 50 Cent became the first solo artist in Billboard history to have three singles in the Top 5 in the same week. The 2005 Get Rich Or Die Tryin soundtrack sold more than three million copies. 2007s Curtis reached 2 Pop and 2 RBHip-hop selling more than five million copies worldwide. Time magazine named I Get Money one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007. Thanks to Curtis 50 Cent was honored as the years Best-Selling Hip-hop Artist at the 2007 World Music Awards. His music career has also been marked by an impressive 13 Grammy nominations from Best New Artist to Best Rap Album. In addition to his record label G-Unit Records 50 Cent has enjoyed enormous global success across a vast array of entrepreneurial ventures including videogames clothing footwear beverages personal care products automotive and books. 50 has joined forces with New York Times best-selling author Robert Greene (The 48 Laws of Power) to introduce a groundbreaking collaboration The 50th Law which recently landed on the New York Times best sellers list. He has also starred in a handful of films including 2005s semi-autobiographical Get Rich Or Die Tryin Al Pacino and Robert De Niros Righteous Kill the brit flick Dead Man Running and now Before I Self Destruct which also marks Curtis Jacksons directorial debut. 50 will release the single Baby By Me produced by Polow Da Don (Fergie T.I. Ludacris) and Dr. Dre featuring Ne-Yo on November 30th.