Despite 50 Cent’s media overexposure, it seems that he still wants to share more of himself with his fans. Curtis Jackson details his new lifestyle on his second release, The Massacre, and apparently he has a whole lot of money, women, cars and guns to complement his self-professed God-given style.
It wouldn’t be a 50 Cent album without a legitimate club banger, and the Scott Storch-produced “Candy Shop” is his first attempt, although “Just a Lil’ Bit,” another Storch beat, might be more successful. “Out of Control” and “Disco Inferno” are also catchy songs for the clubs, but many fans won’t like constantly hearing about 50’s “lollipop” and his sexual escapades.
Sex certainly seems paramount in 50’s life, but he knows he still must appeal to the streets, and “Piggy Bank,” in which he disses Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Shyne and Kelis, is his taunting reminder to the rap world that he is no joke. “Gatman and Robbin’” is a sort of sequel to Eminem’s “Business,” using a remarkably similar beat to the original, but creating a remarkably worse song.
Fans of 50 Cent will enjoy this CD, and at 22 tracks with nary a skit, you definitely get your money’s worth. The main problem with The Massacre is that it is full of average songs and has no unifying concept; the record simply becomes self-indulgent lifestyle flossing for 50 Cent.
We know you’ve got money, we know you’re hard, and we know women like your muscles, so stop reminding us.