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Before I Self Destruct will be the fourth studio album by rapper 50 Cent, his final solo release in his current contract with Interscope Records, excluding a "greatest hits" album.[1][2] It is set to be released on November 16, 2009.

Background

Initially, Before I Self Destruct was planned to be 50 Cent's 2007 album,[3] for which he confirmed he had already completed twelve songs.[4] 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.[2]

In late May 2009, the street single has been confirmed and released titled "OK, You're Right" with production coming from Dr. Dre.[5] The 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".[6] Another track stated to be on the album, though not officially confirmed as a single, entitled "Crime Wave", was released in late October 2009.[7]


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.[8] 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,[9] with 50 Cent himself later stating that the album was due to be released December 9, 2008.[2][10]

MTV later reported that the album will instead be released in 2009,[11][12] with February 3 being the date 50 Cent himself confirmed.[13] Though it was later pushed back to March 2009,[14] with March 24 being set as the day,[15] until he later confirmed that mentor and labelmate Eminem's album, Relapse, was going to be released before his own.[16] 50 Cent then told MTV that he would release the album in June,[17] with the date being changed once again as he decided to retool parts of the album once Eminem's Relapse was completed.[18] However, the album was pushed back to a Fall 2009 release,[19] with September being the specific month.[20] 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",[21] 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.[22] However, these reports were later contradicted by MTV, when they stated that 50 Cent exclusively confirmed the release date as September 29, 2009.[23] 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,[24] but this was once again changed to November 17, 2009.[25] However, in October 2009, the album was pushed back a week to make the release date November 24, 2009.[26] Universal has pushed several albums forward to November 23, 2009, including Before I Self Destruct.[27]

50 stated that because the album leaked and the good response it got, he will release the album a week earlier, on November 16.[28]

Music

Concept

50 Cent told MTV that he named the album Before I Self Destruct because "it could potentially happen."[29] 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".[30]

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.[3]

Production and guests

When speaking on producers and guests for the album, 50 Cent has stated Rich Harrison will be producing for the album,[29] as well as Kanye West, though his track will not be featured.[30]

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,[31] Swizz Beatz, after not having any tracks make the final cut of Curtis,[32] DJ Premier with a track entitled Shut Your Bloodclot Mouth,[33] and Dawaun Parker, who has stated he is featured on the single I Get It In.[34]

In contrast to Curtis, 50 Cent explained that fans "should not expect to see guest appearances like you saw on Curtis".[35] He also described Before I Self Destruct as an entirely different concept, which will setup "the next batch of records" in his career.[35]

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".[36]

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.[37]

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".[38]

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.[39]

Track listing

The official track listing was posted according to iTune's pre-order, on October 26, 2009.[40]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."The Invitation"DJ Premier2:54
2."Then Days Went By"Rich Harrison3:44
3."Death to My Enemies"Dr. Dre3:46
4."So Disrespectful"Tha Bizness3:39
5."Psycho" (featuring Eminem)Dr. Dre4:45
6."Hold Me Down"Scott Storch3:19
7."Crime Wave"Team Demo3:44
8."Stretch"Sha Money XL4:07
9."Strong Enough"Nascent & QB Da Problem3:01
10."Get It Hot" (featuring Lloyd Banks)Nottz2:59
11."Gangsta's Delight"Dr. Dre, Mark Batson3:14
12."I Got Swag"Timbaland3:34
13."Baby by Me" (featuring Ne-Yo)Polow da Don3:35
14."Do You Think About Me"Ty Fyffe3:26
15."Ok, You're Right"Dr. Dre3:08
16."Could've Been You" (featuring R. Kelly)DJ Khalil4:19
iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
17."Flight 187"Phoenix4:17
18."Baby by Me" (feat. Jovan Dais)Polow da Don3:35
19."Man's World"Play-n-Skillz, The Individuals4:56

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