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|Artist = [[50 Cent]]
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Before I Self Destruct is the fourth studio album by American rapper 50 Cent, released November 9, 2009 on Interscope Records in the United States. It is his final solo release for his current contract with Interscope Records, excluding a "greatest hits" album.[12][13] A feature film, also titled Before I Self Destruct was also made, and is available within the album packaging.

Background

Initially, Before I Self Destruct was planned to be 50 Cent's 2007 album,[14] for which he confirmed he had already completed twelve songs.[15] However, he decided to release Curtis instead, and thus Before I Self Destruct's release date was originally pushed back to 2008.

In a red carpet interview 50 Cent stated that while he was working on the album, he wrote, produced, and directed his first film saying that the release of the film would coincide with the release of the album.[13]

In early October 2008, the first promo single titled "Get Up", (which peaked at number 44 on the billboard hot 100), with production credited to Scott Storch, was released via 50 Cent's official Internet community ThisIs50.com,[16] then his YouTube account, though it was later removed from YouTube. The second promo single, "I Get It In", (which peaked at number 53 on the billboard hot 100), was released in early January 2009, with production credited to Dr. Dre.[17] It was confirmed that both tracks didn't make the album, due to album delays. The first promo single has been confirmed and released titled "Ok, You're Right" with production again coming from Dr. Dre.[18] The official first single, featuring Ne-Yo, was released in early September 2009, titled "Baby by Me", which features a sample from an earlier 50 Cent song, "I Get Money".[19] Another track stated to be on the album, though not officially confirmed as a single, entitled "Crime Wave", was released in late October 2009.[20] The official second single, "Do You Think About Me" and the third single, "So Disrespectful" were confirmed by 50 Cent and are going to be released together sometime in 2009.[11][21] Psycho and Could've Been You were to be released together on April 20, 2010 as the 4th and 5th official singles but both were shelved in favor of the 3rd single. Instead of Get It Hot as the 3rd single "So Disrespectful" got selected. A video will come out soon.

Though a tracklist appeared in early January 2009,[22] 50 Cent later stated he reworked much of the album.[23]

Release date

The album's release date was initially announced to be February 4, 2008, but later moved to March 2008, due to the release date of Curtis being pushed up to September 2007.[24] However it was later revealed, in an interview with G-Unit members Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks, that the album was scheduled to be released during the 4th quarter of 2008,[25] with 50 Cent himself later stating that the album was due to be released December 9, 2008.[13][26]

MTV later reported that the album will instead be released in 2009,[27][28] with February 3 being the date 50 Cent himself confirmed.[29] Though it was later pushed back to March 2009,[30] with March 24 being set as the day,[31] until he later confirmed that mentor and labelmate Eminem's album, Relapse, was going to be released before his own.[32] 50 Cent then told MTV that he would release the album in June,[33] with the date being changed once again as he decided to retool parts of the album once Eminem's Relapse was completed.[34] However, the album was pushed back to a Fall 2009 release,[35] with September being the specific month.[36] On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, 50 Cent stated that the album will be out "second week of September, I'll be back on the streets baby",[37] with the date later stated to be specifically September 11, which at the time, was the release date of Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3.[38] However, these reports were later contradicted by MTV, when they stated that 50 Cent exclusively confirmed the release date as September 29, 2009.[39] The album was later officially confirmed to have been pushed back again by 50 Cent, who claimed November 3, 2009 as the newly confirmed release date,[40] but this was once again changed to November 17, 2009.[41] However, in October 2009, the album was pushed back a week to make the release date November 24, 2009.[42] Universal has pushed several albums forward to November 23, 2009, including Before I Self Destruct.[43]

50 stated that because the album leaked and the good response it got, he will release the album a week earlier, on November 16.[44] The album was released exclusively on the iTunes Store on November 9 at 12:00am, while the physical copy was released in stores on November 16.[45] Since the album was released digitally a week ahead of the physical copy, Interscope records requested that Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan uphold a rule instituted in 2008 where a label may ask Nielsen SoundScan to hold the digital sales count of an album for up to one week, and for Billboard to delay charting that album, when a leak results in a digital album beating its physical counterpart to brick and mortar stores.[46]

Music

Concept

50 Cent told MTV that he named the album Before I Self Destruct because "it could potentially happen."[47] 50 Cent described the album as "darker" and more "aggressive" than his previous album and stated, "hands down, [it] will be the best record of that time period".[48]

In an interview with DJ Semtex, 50 Cent discussed working on Curtis and Before I Self Destruct, saying:

Some people think I changed the title of my album from "Before I Self Destruct" to "Curtis", but what I did was, I changed albums. I had Before I Self Destruct, I recorded twelve songs under that actual topic, and then I created the material that is under Curtis, and I felt like this album should come out right now and Before I Self Destruct is gonna be my follow-up record, so I'm probably like three or four records away from completing my next album at this point. And I signed a five-album deal with Interscope, so this Curtis is my third album, Before I Self Destruct is scheduled to release February 4th, which will be the anniversary of Get Rich or Die Tryin' and my final studio recording album because the fifth album in my recording contract is a greatest hits album, so technically, I'm about three songs away from completing my music career.[14]

Production and guests

When speaking on producers and guests for the album, 50 Cent has stated Rich Harrison will be producing for the album,[47] as well as Kanye West, though his track will not be featured.[48]

Other producers that have stated they will be working on the project include Sha Money XL and Ty-Fyffe, who posted his listening session on YouTube,[49] Swizz Beatz, after not having any tracks make the final cut of Curtis,[50] DJ Premier with a track entitled Shut Your Bloodclot Mouth,[51] and Dawaun Parker, who has stated he is featured on the single I Get It In.[52]

In contrast to Curtis, 50 Cent explained that fans "should not expect to see guest appearances like you saw on Curtis".[53] He also described Before I Self Destruct as an entirely different concept, which will setup "the next batch of records" in his career.[53]

After 50 Cent's collaboration with Akon on "I'll Still Kill", which appeared on Curtis, Akon stated that 50 Cent and himself would be working on each other's upcoming albums due to the successful experience they developed while working on Curtis, and that, when working on songs, "Whoever’s album it feel right on, that’s where we gonna put it".[54]

In an interview, Timbaland stated that he has worked with 50 Cent, but he didn't know which albums (Curtis and Before I Self Destruct) the collaborations would end up on.[55]

J. R. Rotem also spoke about working on the album, saying that 50 Cent is into "soulful" music, and he sat down and gave him numerous tacks and that on this album, 50 Cent was "[trying] to bring a very powerful new sound", and that is would be a "remarkable project".[56]

Play-N-Skillz also confirmed working with 50 Cent for the BISD project saying:

Our rhythm on the drum pattern, we had to switch it up a little bit. 50 Cent said he wanted to go back to the boom-bap hard-core gangsta stuff. We tried to fit his style. I think 50 is gonna come back. He's a hitmaker. He's written a lot of hits for a lot of people. Sha told me 50's getting back in the Get Rich or Die Tryin' mode. 50 is a person who doesn't like to know who the producer is. He just likes to go in with the music. But Sha Money XL is going crazy for the tracks we sent.[57]

Reception

Commercial performance

The album sold 160,000 copies in its first week of release in The United States, debuting at number 5, according to Billboard.[58] Due to the album leaking on October 28, nearly four weeks ahead of the original release date of November 23, the album was released exclusively to itunes on November 9 and was physically released to stores on November 16, a week later.[59] Due to this unique circumstance, 50 Cent's label Interscope requested that Billboard and Nielson Soundscan delay charting the album for a week, so the first week digital sales were added to the total amount of albums sold between November 16 and November 22.[60] The album sold 46,000 copies during its itunes exclusive week [61] meaning that 114,000 copies were sold during the first week of physical release for the 160,000 total.

The album fell 15 spots to number 20 the following week on the Billboard 200 albums chart[62] with sales of 66,000.[63] In its third week the album fell 20 spots to number 40[64] with sales of 30,000.[65] In its fourth week the album sold 23,000[66] falling to number 64 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[67] The album sold 26,000 copies in its 5th week[68] to land at number 67 on the chart,[69] and continued to slowly increase in sales during the holiday season for its sixth week, landing at number 61 on the Billboard charts[70] with sales of 29,000.[71]To date the album has sold 334,000 copies in the US.

Critical response

The album received generally mixed to positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 62/100 from Metacritic.[72] AllHipHop gave Before I Self Destruct a rating of 8.5/10 and commended 50 Cent for his lyrical ability, stating "He rides the tracks with the lyrical dexterity of a gymnast", while citing "Death To My Enemies" one of the strongest tracks on the album.[73] Allmusic gave it 3½ out of 5 stars and called it "a fantastic juggernaut of a 50 album if you exit early, and a very good one even if you don't".[1] HipHopDX rated the album 3.5/5 and wrote that "We’re given a collection of songs that are more b-sides than hits".[74] Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B- rating and wrote that "Growling violent threats over hard beats, 50 sounds the hungriest he has in years. Of course, there’s nothing remotely original about the formula he’s returning to, but at least he’s going through the motions with gusto".[4] Rolling Stone magazine gave Before I Self Destruct 3 out of 5 stars and stated "This is an album where 'Got more guns than a gun store' passes for wordplay — but that's how 50 sticks to basics".[8]

Track listing

  • Curtis Jackson co-wrote all of the songs on the album; additional writers are listed below.
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Invitation"Ty Fyffe, Manny PerezTy Fyffe, Manny Perez2:54
2."Then Days Went By"D. Billy Jr., B. WithersLab Ox, Vikaden3:44
3."Death to My Enemies"Andre Young, Mark Batson, T. Lawrence, D. Parker, Mike ElizondoDr. Dre, Mark Batson3:46
4."So Disrespectful"J. Henderson, C. WhitacreTha Bizness3:39
5."Psycho" (featuring Eminem)Marshall Mathers, Young, Batson, Parker, LawrenceDr. Dre4:45
6."Hold Me Down"J. Groover, Y. DavisTeam Ready, J Keys3:19
7."Crime Wave"J. Fragala, D. Zacharias, W. Witherspoon, A. BondTeam Demo3:44
8."Stretch"Ricardo ThomasRick Rock4:07
9."Strong Enough"C. Ruelas, Q. Hysaw, C. McMurray, G. Jones, P. SawyerNascent, QB Da Problem3:02
10."Get It Hot" (featuring Lloyd Banks)M. DavisBlack Key2:59
11."Gangsta's Delight"Kejuan Muchita, B. Edwards, N. RogersHavoc3:14
12."I Got Swag"R. Frazier, W. Hutchinson, D. Jolicoeur, K. MercerDual Output3:34
13."Baby by Me" (featuring Ne-Yo)Jamal Jones, S. SmithPolow da Don3:33
14."Do You Think About Me"Dana StinsonRockwilder3:26
15."Ok, You're Right"Young, Batson, Parker, LawrenceDr. Dre, Mark Batson3:04
International Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Could've Been You" (featuring R. Kelly)K. Rahman, C. Injeti, R. KellyDJ Khalil, Chin Injeti4:20
iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
17."Flight 187"Phoenix4:10
18."Baby by Me" (feat. Jovan Dais)Polow da Don3:33

Charts

Charts (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[75] 19
Austrian Albums Chart[76] 41
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[76] 34
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[76] 47
Canadian Albums Chart[77] 11
Dutch Albums Chart[76] 54
European Top 100 Albums[78] 22
French Albums Chart[79] 15
German Albums Chart[80] 36
Irish Albums Chart[81] 18
Italian Albums Chart[82] 67
New Zealand Albums Chart[83] 35
Swiss Albums Chart[76] 13
UK Albums Chart[84] 22
U.S. Billboard 200[78] 5
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[78] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums[78] 1

Release history

Country Date Label Format
United States[85] November 9, 2009 Interscope Records iTunes download
Germany[86] November 13, 2009 Universal Music CD, CD+DVD, digital download
United States[87] November 16, 2009 Interscope Records CD
United Kingdom[88] Polydor Records CD, digital download
France[89] Interscope Records
Japan[90] November 18, 2009 Universal International
Brazil[91] November 27, 2009 Universal Music

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