The Story Behind 50 Cent & Kanye West's Infamous "Clash Of The Titans" 2007 Album Battle

The Story Behind 50 Cent & Kanye West's Infamous "Clash Of The Titans" 2007 Album Battle | MAKING

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Sept 11, 2007 Kanye and 50 went head to head to see who could sell the most records by dropping their albums on the same day. With 'Graduation' and 'Curtis,' respectively, Kanye represented the new voice of the hip-hop generation as 50 maintained the gangsta rap demeanor solidified in the previous decade. #KanyeWest #50Cent #MAKING #HipHopAwards
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@ishmael802 3 жыл бұрын

Kanye’s Album was honestly just better.

@davep1103 3 жыл бұрын

NO QUESTION !

@BigWilt2000 2 жыл бұрын

Obviously 😂😂😂😂 50 Cent was not beating him 😂😂😂😂

@xoticcody620 2 жыл бұрын

Most definitely!

@AlexWordu 3 жыл бұрын

BET. Y’all should do more of these... and that’s from a subscriber that still actually fucks with BET. It’s 2020. It’s all about the content. Great job with this one cuz most of these kids won’t understand how impactful that battle was plus 106 & Park

@sickfoo5506 3 жыл бұрын

Big facts... this matchup changed the trajectory of the entire genre and culture..

@Private-Citizen1 3 жыл бұрын

Got both them joints off LimeWire for free back in College 🤷🏾‍♂️ I wanted Kanye to win lol

@filafuentes 3 жыл бұрын

Facts tf 🤣

@Mrbuzz12 3 жыл бұрын

Back when people bought albums lol

@BigWilt2000 2 жыл бұрын

Memories 😂😂😂😂

@deandreray3500 3 жыл бұрын

I remember when this happen thinking there’s no way 50 would lose but boy did he lol

@stephaniegyamfi-darkwah6064 3 жыл бұрын

For real I think 50 bullying is that hes still upset 😂

@stephaniegyamfi-darkwah6064 3 жыл бұрын

But he got Power he be alright

@excommunicado0967 3 жыл бұрын

I knew he would ,we talkin bout da old Kanye, better music over all

@holymichael289 3 жыл бұрын

Now Kanye is worth 3.5 Billion and 50 is only worth 30 million.

@joshingram071 3 жыл бұрын

You call it a loss but be real both men combined sold 1,648,000 copies combine the opening week something that'll never be done again! Curtis went on to sell 5 Million copies! 50 spoke about this in his recent book Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter. He saw this as a way to draw the eyes on both his & Ye's albums coming out. He also said it was a big deal for Jay Z bc he wanted Ye to do well so he can have that subliminal W over 50! He credits Jay for being encouraging the whole idea while saying it was perfect marketing considering he always was viewed as the bad guy while Ye was (at the time) non-confrontational & unproblematic

@q69c 3 жыл бұрын

The industry definitely tried to bury 50 but Kanye makes legendary albums. 50 Cent makes hits still until this day

@lamnerd5256 3 жыл бұрын

50 used that to actually outsell kanye worldwide that year he didnt lose overall he lost domestically

@matthewmann8969 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah hits with television shows and movies not much with music and clothing and shoes

@q69c 3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewmann8969 You didn't hear we up feat. Kendrick Lamar or I'm the man featuring Chris Brown or know about the men's underwear or apparel he has on his shop? His recent song with Pop smoke. You sleeping on the guy

@matthewmann8969 3 жыл бұрын

@@q69c Maybe but they are not talked about compared to Kanye, Jay, Nas, Em, Wayne, Nicky, Drake or even Game

@slimeballmk6656 2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewmann8969 naw u trippin

@UltimateRealness 3 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t wait fit 106 & park when this day came, the atmosphere towards this was through the roof

@matthewmann8969 3 жыл бұрын

Kanye has the overall superior albums while 50 has the overall better mixtapes

@ryhannanicole2287 3 жыл бұрын

What’s the difference

@aaronhutchen1319 3 жыл бұрын

Mixtapes are given away. There's no monetary value for them. 50 cent created mix albums as a marketing strategy....that's how eminem heard him and he got signed.

@lamnerd5256 3 жыл бұрын

You can make an argument 50 has 5 classic albums if u include beg for mercy, get rich soundtrack, 50 cent is the future and war angel

@matthewmann8969 3 жыл бұрын

@@lamnerd5256 Naw have to disagree Kanyes first three debut albums over any album 50 put out even Get Rich Or Die Trying now if you want to compare there mixtapes like 50s 50 Cent Is The Future, Guess Who's Back, and a few others against Kanyes Freshman adjustment then we could make a argument

@TharsanJeyachandran 3 жыл бұрын

50 cent could not miss from 1996 to 2011

@scarletbouvier520 3 жыл бұрын

The '07 kanye was lit 🔥🔥🔥 i loved everything about his graduation album from the cover art down to the sound of its songs..

@LAZELUS 3 жыл бұрын

This marked the end of gangsta rap in a sense

@eduardoortiz8961 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@wweghorstgoldbridgesgreatest Жыл бұрын

Then trap brought it back.

@chri1844 4 ай бұрын

@@wweghorstgoldbridgesgreatest only difference is that gangsta rap had gangsters trying to be rappers. These trappers are just “musicians” (if you can call them like that) who are trying to act gangster

@gmarcustv208 3 жыл бұрын

50 my Favorite, but I bought both.

@UssyMustyYS 3 жыл бұрын

I was in secondary school when all these happened, but I still remember all the drama very vividly.

@koffatallawford2814 3 жыл бұрын

And that becomes Kanye west best selling album ever.

@alwaysblessed5243 3 жыл бұрын

Poor Rocsi choosing her words correctly, she unfortunately felt the wrath of 50 before all these recent folks have😬

@gmarcustv208 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao yep. I remember that.

@gmarcustv208 3 жыл бұрын

@Bellickey She said 50's album "Curtis" was garage. Then he violated Her on the radio saying the Rappers that smashed Her.

@kimoramicheal8353 3 жыл бұрын

😮

@legendary9689 3 жыл бұрын

At the end of the day 50 did beat him in sales long term Curtis ended up selling more than Graduation worldwide I think at that point America was kind of done with 50 but internationally 50 was still looked at as one of the kings of Hop-hop plus around this time I think 50 was being blackballed but that’s a long story people Who paid attention to 50s career knows what I’m talking about 50 should of beat him easily but the music industry was trying to get him up out of here.

@therealgunner5488 3 жыл бұрын

It was a play by Jimmy Iovine to sabotage 50. He never should have lost this, Get rich or die trying sold 872,000 copies the first week and then another 820,000 the second week. Massacre sold around 1.1 million in a short week (4 days). If you were to forecast the sales of the Curtis album you could say 50 should have done 850k, still wouldn't have beaten Kanye but whatever. Btw I love Kanye, Graduation for me is his best album.

@Hairescape 3 жыл бұрын

Factsssss 50 won to me

@jasonwright9076 3 жыл бұрын

@@therealgunner5488 Also Def Jam and Jay Z was involved behind the scenes too.

@matthewmann8969 3 жыл бұрын

But it was about Nationwide Sales to them not Worldwide Sales and Kanye beat 50 in Nationwide sales and also in getting a higher rating score from music critics and fanatics alike

@wweghorstgoldbridgesgreatest Жыл бұрын

I don't know where ya'll dudes get this idea that Curtis sold more worldwide when Kanye literally sold over 2 million copies more considering those same worldwide sales.

@313dvseverybody2 3 жыл бұрын

Fif 50 only lost cause Kayne had the Pop culture and Streets .....but they're both WINNER'S

@danalewis3501 3 жыл бұрын

They both got big checks in one week that was there goal

@donthateinnovate1239 3 жыл бұрын

Kanye wasn't pop at that time

@matthewmann8969 3 жыл бұрын

@@donthateinnovate1239 Yeah he was just not as big as 50 yet College Dropout And Late Registration both sold millions of records and got great reviews from music critics and fans alike so Kanye was very much in his own lane of success just not bigger then 50s until there sales battle

@alexzee4564 3 жыл бұрын

I went for the 50 album

@ishimwepac7393 3 жыл бұрын

WHO EVER BEEF WITH 2PAC CAN STILL TAKE AN 'L' RN COUSE THAT BOY STILL DROPPING BANGERS

@kimoramicheal8353 3 жыл бұрын

😮

@dmxisbetterthantupac6528 3 жыл бұрын

Dmx had pac shook in 96 on that freestyle..tfym? 😄

@tupacaintshitbutaballerina7857 3 жыл бұрын

But princess pac knew better than to beef with a real one from the streets like, um, orlando anderson

@ishimwepac7393 3 жыл бұрын

@@dmxisbetterthantupac6528 dmx uses drugs to encrease his ability get over that junk... Don't compare drug and spirit aver talent bro

@rockhillmaw2388 3 жыл бұрын

@@ishimwepac7393 its OK. Pac aint everybody favorite, bro. I personally can't get into his approach to rap. Im more of a Biggie /Kim fan

@Tha_Mentalist 3 жыл бұрын

I remember this period of hiphop. It was really in a dark place cos there was the advent of internet music and folks weren't sure of what to do with it. All the heavyweights were really just waiting it out and 50 was just seizing all the initiative alongside Southern rap. Then in came Kanye and morphed the way the new generation will view the art. This album probably influenced Drake, Cole etc but the one i know brought out all this "Lil" rappers we have today is MBDTF

@Rocdastar78 3 жыл бұрын

Look up the definition of the word York.

@rapcheffa 3 жыл бұрын

I remember that battle I was in the 7th grade when they dropped !

@lamnerd5256 3 жыл бұрын

50 Cent actually outsold Kanye worldwide that year so he didnt actually lose

@Fabio_neres 3 жыл бұрын

Graduation was the best album, it was brilliant. Greetings from Brasil!

@ArabbJrK 3 жыл бұрын

Homecoming is Kanye masterpiece and way better the 50 Cents album at that time

@RobertaPinnock 3 жыл бұрын

Why can’t we re create this moment again seeing that you have COVID is still here they did it for Monica and Brandy so why no Kanye and 50 cent

@jawanferrell1461 2 жыл бұрын

Kayne’s albums stud the test of time.

@charlottea4235 3 жыл бұрын

Annoying as Kanye is, one thing i love about him: Self.Belief 💯 🙌🏾 tip toeing and looking his competitor in the eye

@nehsangbong7259 3 жыл бұрын

Iconic

@sickfoo5506 3 жыл бұрын

I wanted 50 to win but by the end of the summer i had kanye on repeat.

@justlove9750 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@DanielRGonza 3 жыл бұрын

Kanye dropped a classic , while 50 dropped a dud

@myamathers4676 Жыл бұрын

This is the era where more positivity came in rap

@keoncarr129 3 жыл бұрын

This takes me back to the 2nd grade

@BigWilt2000 2 жыл бұрын

Same. I was 7 that year

@Princeafricain5 3 жыл бұрын

honestly 50 is way better, but also kanye is a legend and he is more influencial

@kimoramicheal8353 3 жыл бұрын

3:12 .... I like your top Miss! 🤗

@brendanmaher2002 3 жыл бұрын

Copped the 50 Joint off Top

@keoncarr129 3 жыл бұрын

This battle was awesome

@TharsanJeyachandran 3 жыл бұрын

50 sold 3.5 milli copies of curtis worldwide to date kanye has sold 6 milli copies of graduation worldwide they both done good

@IonutToropoc-vt4rh 6 ай бұрын

50 no 1❤❤❤1

@MisterMoreno10457 2 жыл бұрын

4:10 Now this is why Kanye necessary for the culture. Listen to THROUGH THE WIRE. What if somebody from the Chi' that was ill got a deal On the hottest rap label around? But he wasn't talking about coke and birds It was more like spoken word Except he's really putting it down?

@melvintaylor2888 3 жыл бұрын

Toure what's up with you're hair 😆

@illmanneredfilms9852 3 жыл бұрын

LOOK UP GZA VS JACKPOT

@mannygonzalez8358 2 жыл бұрын

We need a Ye vs Fif verzus

@davep1103 3 жыл бұрын

YE ! YE. ! YE ! YE. ! I GOTTA ELEVATE ! “ KANYE WEST ! “

@mountaindew3201 3 жыл бұрын

Well I’m 2005 the massacre was a better album than late registration. It should’ve gotten a Grammy. But in 2007 50 took a blow

@IonutToropoc-vt4rh 6 ай бұрын

Ist about tha wath you feel

@rialequay1787 3 жыл бұрын

Hey I didn’t get neither of them. But, I liked 50 cent more.

@MatheusRodrigues-tp9kd 3 жыл бұрын

50 is better than Ye. Ion wanna hear it

@mistery2055 3 жыл бұрын

Hell nah

@sickfoo5506 3 жыл бұрын

Sikee

@goldmoneygold1 3 жыл бұрын

Delete this

@DanielRGonza 3 жыл бұрын

Delete this

@lucid_bop8163 3 жыл бұрын

You still don’t know what to do 👇🏾

@moussalilcaan5725 3 жыл бұрын

I start speaking English at 2015

@bigtuco0496 3 жыл бұрын

Good job bro

@Diogo-fv4vd 8 ай бұрын

After that Fift was never the same musically

@holymichael289 3 жыл бұрын

Get Rich or Die Tryin is one of the best hip-hop albums ever made. But Curtis was honestly a weak album! Kanye had the better album in this debate no question! At this time 50 was still running on the momentum of his first 2 albums. If they didn't decide to do this battle, 50 wouldn't have even went platinum. This saved him at the time. Look at his album sales after this if you don't believe me.

@jc-diaz487 3 жыл бұрын

To bad Kanye turn into a kardashian !

@bigtuco0496 3 жыл бұрын

Not anymore lol

@danmurphy4115 3 жыл бұрын

0:07 Kanye is on his tippy toes hahahaha

@lov4570 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy I remember I got my check from McDonald's and I ran out and bought both albums which hurt my pockets back then🤭. Lol But I listened to 50 first and I was like ok that was good, then I put kanye in and I literally never played "Curtis" again. There was no comparison.

@bellabliss1860 2 жыл бұрын

we might see this happen again with Drake & Ye.

@anthonymartin8541 3 жыл бұрын

Kanye won becuz at this time Kanye's career was rising and 50 was falling. He had created alot of beef and plus this was the start of the Lil Wayne tight pants era😂😂😂

@fer-sm8dz 3 жыл бұрын

u buggin kanye been out deer since 2004 LOl

@stephansteyn8589 3 жыл бұрын

This Kanye Album got me out of Depression, Kanye is the best also he was big before this what are these presenters talking about? 50 was on the decline at this point already.

@STEPHENisSTEPHEN 2 жыл бұрын

I dumbass thought Chamillionaire was gonna outsell mouth of them 🤦🏿‍♂️

@leonelnotmessi 3 жыл бұрын

Lol I can’t believe Ppl thought 50 would beat him....conceptual albums clearly was gonna win it was a real work of art not just random tracks like 50s album...kanye brought something new to the game

@sickfoo5506 3 жыл бұрын

50 had all the momentum.. he was putting out bangers non stop. Kanye was just better

@slimeballmk6656 2 жыл бұрын

U say that in hindsight but back then everyone thought fif was gon win

@mimoe7587 2 жыл бұрын

50 would have beat him if their mutual label (Universal) didn't leak his album a whole week before the release date. The executives made sure their guy would win.

@matthewmann8969 10 ай бұрын

@@mimoe7587Debatable yeah.

@peace_of_mind_00 3 жыл бұрын

I remember this battle back in 07. I remember rooting for kanye hard as hell! I was into the back pack rapper stuff back then. Kanye, lupe fiasco, common & twista. Its seems like chicago was making better music then the north and south in the mid to late 00s on the low! Graduation is a classic! And curtis is just another album with no replay value.

@mistery2055 3 жыл бұрын

Kanye is 2 genius... Too different

@Steve-gq5zy Жыл бұрын

Ye's the 🐐

@davep1103 3 жыл бұрын

KANYE’$ GRADUATION 5 x’s PLATINUM ! 50’s CURTIS 1 x PLATINUM ! ANY QUESTIONS ? ! ( DIDN’T THINK SO ! ) CHI-TOWN !

@cokelife5831 3 жыл бұрын

Curtis went 5x play Aswell moron

@1virgosmith 3 жыл бұрын

We Outchea !!!!!

@IonutToropoc-vt4rh 6 ай бұрын

Jay z on the last comment that was

@holymichael289 3 жыл бұрын

Now Kanye is worth 3.5 Billion & 50 is worth 30 Million.

@infmiiishook7187 3 жыл бұрын

Stop believing the internet 50 never went broke i bet he stashed all his money he don't have addictions he has more money then that and especially now that he is making all these hit series back in 2008 50 was the second richest rapper after Jay Z

@holymichael289 3 жыл бұрын

@@infmiiishook7187 Now Kanye is worth 6.7 billion. He's officially the richest black man in America.

@slimeballmk6656 2 жыл бұрын

@@holymichael289 fif got more than that u know he a finesser

@matthewmann8969 Жыл бұрын

@@infmiiishook7187 Never said 50 was broke but compared to Kanye, Jay, Diddy, Dre, And Em he is way below there tax brackets yeah.

@infmiiishook7187 Жыл бұрын

@@matthewmann8969 mr perfect how u know that you know what all these guys got in their bank ? 50 got more money then his prime and thats a fact

@donquixote7772 3 жыл бұрын

Bought two Graduation albums!! Got one still wrapped lol

@IonutToropoc-vt4rh 6 ай бұрын

50 cent ist last gang❤

@theALMIGHTY987 3 жыл бұрын

I had no idea Kanye is 5'8", kk only 5'3"....man I feel 4 their son.

@ms.diva0726 3 жыл бұрын

Who won tho

@ChazzyG6 3 жыл бұрын

*Kanye ended up winning*

@ms.diva0726 3 жыл бұрын

@@ChazzyG6 ooh thankyou I was barely born at that time 🤣🤣

@andyvelasquez9488 3 жыл бұрын

It really wasn't much of a battle! These people exaggerate!!! They weren't even dissing each other!!!

@rockhillmaw2388 3 жыл бұрын

It was a sales battle bro. They said that in the video...

@rockhillmaw2388 3 жыл бұрын

You don't remember how big this was?? And then when Kanye won...

@matiascortes5228 2 жыл бұрын

If it had been a lyrical battle of throwing each other 50 cent would give kanye a rape

@user-fw8wy7fk4w 3 жыл бұрын

I love u beauty

@gggg3361 3 жыл бұрын

The rules were the loser had to quit lol

@domju4970 3 жыл бұрын

Propaganda

@mikemartinez7440 3 жыл бұрын

This is straight GARBAGE.

@jamesbingham1007 22 күн бұрын

Both albums were poop.

@RedHoodBeatz Жыл бұрын

Curtis is way better than Graduation!