50 Cent has spoken out on the juicy rap battle which looks set to erupt between himself and Kanye West as they go head to head on the US charts next month.
Both artists are poised for a showdown on September 11th, with 50's "Curtis" and Kanye West's "Graduation" coming out on the same day. West had previously told press how he couldn't wait for the chart battle, and 50 Cent has raised the stakes this week by stating he'll stop performing music if he doesn't sell more records than his counterpart!
"Let's raise the stakes," he said. "If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11, I'll no longer (perform)music. I'll write music and work with my other artists, but I won't put out any more solo albums."
"They would like to see Kanye West give me a problem," 50 said, "because I've worked myself into a space where I've become the favourite. Everybody roots [for] the underdog when he goes against the favourite. "And I bet this: When Kanye West's sales come in, he's gonna have a 70% decrease cause Def Jam is gonna buy records [the first week] to keep him closer to 50 Cent. So watch the first week and then watch the second week. Watch his a - drop off the planet."
Kanye West's last album "Late Registration," has shifted 2.8 million to date but 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin'?" went global in a big way, so far selling 8 million.
He adds, "I didn't get one trophy for ‘The Massacre.' ... I don't get trophies, I get checks. He gets the trophies. ... And I'll be sitting here like, ‘It's cool 'cause I get the check.'?"
