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Animal Ambition is the upcoming fifth studio album by American rapper 50 Cent. The album is scheduled to be released on June 3, 2014, by G-Unit Records and Caroline Records. It was supported by the single, "Smoke" featuring Trey Songz.[1]

Background

On December 4, 2013, while doing a press run for the launch of his SMS Audio line of headphones and speakers he announced that a "full body of work", titled Animal Ambition would be released in January 2014.[2] In a December 2013, interview with DJ Whoo Kid, he reiterated plans for the album, saying: "I'm going to drop it in January, it's a full body of work, I wouldn't call it a mixtape because it's a higher grade than the material that I put out on mixtapes. I recorded so many album quality songs that I'm going to put the Animal project out as my viral marketing plan and then it will come out after, Street King Immortal."[3] In January 2014, while visiting the Consumer Electronics Show, he explained his motivation to release new music in early 2014, saying: "I’m so anxious to put out material. It took me so long to get the business portion of music straight, because I had went through an auditing process because it was the last record required for Interscope Records. And now, I got Animal Ambition, I was inspired to write this. It really has to be current. If it’s not like right now, what I feel is like the hottest thing, I know it’s done right, but it’s not necessarily what I should be doing right now."[4]

In a January 2014, interview with Sonic Electronix, he said that he was recording heavily in preparation for both of the album's saying: "I want to put Animal Ambition out in the first quarter. And then it’ll lead up to Street King Immortal. So it’ll be twelve weeks. That’s why I’m working so hard, when I leave here I go straight back to record again."[4] He also said that Animal Ambition has a shared sound and theme throughout, saying: "With Animal Ambition, the project is about prosperity. I got an interesting way of writing it, ‘cause I wrote it from a distorted vision or viewpoint. When Biggie was doing ‘Damn, niggas wanna stick me for my paper, damn,’ that’s about when you get something, the effects of others responding to you doing better. The jealousies connected to it, there’s so many different ways to write it, that the album has those facets to it. The overall theme is ambition and prosperity."[4]

In a January 2014, interview with Complex, he announced that he would release the album before Street King Immortal, saying:

"There’s an album I am putting out before Street King Immortal. The title is called Animal Ambition. It’s an untamed desire to win. The record is overall about prosperity, ambition, and has an entrepreneurial energy—it’s all from a distorted perspective. I just been really excited about the concept, been writing and had a lot of time to create material for the release because it’s taken so long. So when you listen the record, you’ll see it because I told you it, it’s about ambition. If I didn’t say that, you wouldn’t listen to the record and say what’s that song called? Cause when Biggie was saying, "Damn, niggas wanna stick me for my paper," that’s writing prosperity, but the effects of it from others. Jealousy is created from you moving forward. I wrote it from a lot of different angles in order to create an album with all the facets I was comfortable with so it could all have one thing."[5]

On February 20, 2014, 50 Cent left Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records, after a 12-year union and subsequently signed himself and G-Unit Records to Caroline Records and Capitol Records.[6] On the same day, he announced that the album would be released on June 3, 2014.[7] In a February 2014, interview with Forbes detailing his departure from Interscope 50 stated, "I’m a special case and situation. It’s also because of the leverage of having the strong relationships with Eminem and Dr. Dre. They don’t want me to be uncomfortable. They value our friendship to the point that they would never want [to jeopardize] it over that little bit of money."[8]

Singles

On March 18, 2014, the songs "Don't Worry 'Bout It", featuring Yo Gotti and "Hold On", were released via digital distribution, as the album's promotional singles.[9][10] On March 18, 2014, the music video was released for "Hold On".[11] On the same day, the music video was released for "Don't Worry 'Bout It" featuring Yo Gotti.[12] On March 25, 2014, the album's third promotional single "Pilot" was released.[13] On the same day, the music video was released for "Pilot".[14] On March 31, 2014, the album's first official single "Smoke" featuring Trey Songz and produced by Dr. Dre was serviced to mainstream urban radio in the United States.[15] The following day, the music video was released for "Smoke" featuring Trey Songz.[16][17] On April 15, 2014, the album's fifth promotional single "Hustler" was released.[18] On the same day, the music video for "Hustler" was released.[19] On April 21, 2014, the music video for "Chase the Paper" featuring Prodigy, Kidd Kidd and Styles P premiered on MTV Jams.[20] The following day, the album's promotional single "Chase the Paper" was released.[21]

Confirmed tracks

References

  1. ^ http://hiphop-n-more.com/2014/03/50-cent-smoke-feat-trey-songz-full-version/
  2. ^ by Emmanuel C.M. (December 6, 2013). "50 Cent Putting Out New Project In January - XXL". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  3. ^ Meara, Paul (December 8, 2013). "50 Cent Reflects On Nelson Mandela's Legacy & Importance". HipHop DX. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Balfour, Jay (January 9, 2014). "50 Cent Details "Animal Ambition" Release Plans". HipHop DX. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "50 Cent Talks New SMS Lineup, Google Glass Fears, and G-Unit Reunions". Complex. January 11, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  6. ^ Tardio, Andres (February 16, 2014). "50 Cent Leaves Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment & Interscope Records". HipHop DX. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  7. ^ Tardio, Andres. "50 Cent Animal Ambition Release Date". HipHop DX. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  8. ^ http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/02/21/50-cent-explains-how-he-left-interscope-debuts-funeral-video/
  9. ^ "Hold On – Single by 50 Cent". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved March 18, 2014. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  10. ^ "Don't Worry 'Bout It (feat. Yo Gotti) – Single by 50 Cent". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved March 18, 2014. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  11. ^ "Video: 50 Cent – 'Hold On'". Rap-Up.com. March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  12. ^ "Video: 50 Cent – 'Don't Worry 'Bout It'". Rap-Up.com. March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  13. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pilot-single/id840228521
  14. ^ http://www.rap-up.com/2014/03/25/video-50-cent-pilot/
  15. ^ http://frequencynews.com/musiclibrary_detail.cfm?LabelID=33&ArtistID=476&AlbumID=1206&SingleID=4028
  16. ^ http://hiphop-n-more.com/2014/03/50-cent-smoke-feat-trey-songz-full-version/
  17. ^ http://www.rap-up.com/2014/04/01/video-50-cent-f-trey-songz-smoke/
  18. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hustler-single/id853890960
  19. ^ http://www.rap-up.com/2014/04/15/video-50-cent-hustler/
  20. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.16099/title.50-cent-f-styles-p-prodigy-kidd-kidd-chase-the-paper-
  21. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/chase-paper-feat.-prodigy/id859445124
  22. ^ a b by C. Vernon Coleman (February 23, 2014). "50 Cent's Next 'Animal Ambition' Single "Smoke" Produced By Dr. Dre - XXL". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  23. ^ a b by Emmanuel C.M. (March 18, 2014). "Here's 50 Cent's New Album Artwork - XXL". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  24. ^ 50 Cent Follow @50cent  . "50 Cent ft. Yo Gotti - Don't Worry Bout It | Stream". DJBooth.net. Retrieved March 22, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ "50 Cent Reveals New Single Off "Animal Ambition" Has Dr. Dre Production (Update: Track To Feature Trey Songz)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  26. ^ Ahmadi, Kevin. "New Video: 50 Cent – "The Funeral" (Prod. Jake One) : RESPECT". Respect-mag.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  27. ^ "50 Cent "Hold On"". Complex. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  28. ^ a b c d Tardio, Andres (March 17, 2014). "50 Cent Reveals "Animal Ambition" Features | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved March 22, 2014. Cite error: The named reference "features" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  29. ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/04/50-cent-reveals-schoolboy-q-feature-animal-ambition/
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