Originally Posted by 9th Degree

What ever happened to quality over quantity? Back in 2000, 50 made an apperance on Next's album "Welcome 2 Nextasy" (I think that's what is was titled), in a song called "Jerk". Although the song was about jacking off, 50 delivered the subject with good lyrical content. I played the track for some kids and they said he sucked. In 2002, "Guess Who's Back?" was probably my favorite rap album at the time. It was the album Em heard that made him sign 50 in the first place. I played it for quite a few kids, the majority of whom said he sucked. February 2003 rolls around, and I can't go 10 minutes without hearing a reference to "In Da Club". I obatined Get Rich Or Die Trying, and only a few songs carried over the persona that I loved for the previous 3 years ("Patiently Waiting", "Heat", "High All The Time", and "Blood Hound") Everything else was commercial pop-rap. Everybody who once said he sucked now loved him. Why? Because he sacrificed quality (of lyrics) for quantity (of sales).

And before someone tries to contradict this post with talk of "You Not Like Me" and "Your Life's On The Line"...those were both on Guess Who's Back? originally, and bonus tracks on GRODT. I liked both of those, but they're not really part of the actual album, this "bonus tracks". So don't think I'm hating on them.