If the rest of album “Before I Self Destruct” is as good, it will re-establish 50 just as “Mama Said Knock You Out” did for LL Cool J and “Stillmatic” for Nas. 50’s confident delivery complements commanding bass, and his rhyme skills sound better than in recent times, too. Atop a Scott Storch beat, he sounds as hungry as he did in his mixtape heyday at the beginning of the decade. But 50’s latest single, “Get Up,” proves he’s far from over. After the low sales of G-Unit’s latest album and the lukewarm reception of 2007’s “Curtis,” the denouncement isn’t without merit. And given the success of the accompanying “Paper Trail” album, which opened with sales of 568,000, he won’t be abdicating his throne anytime soon.ĥ0 Cent’s harshest critics might say he got rich and stopped trying. T.I.’s title as “King of the South” might now be shorted to just plain King. And with Rihanna singing the chorus, Just Blaze crafting the beat and a sample courtesy of the O-Zone, the song’s mass appeal is undeniable. Considering the quality of the song, such success isn’t surprising, as T.I.’s ability to balance substance and swagger always serves him well. “Life” also set the highest first-week digital sales record, with 335,000 downloads. 1 spot, leaping from 80 to 1 (a record Britney Spears would soon break) - in fact, replacing himself after “Whatever You Like” made history September 6 by catapulting from No. has made stupendous chart history twice in the past month: Latest single “Live Your Life” made the largest one-week move to the No. SINGLE: LIVE YOUR LIFE (Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records) After triple-play wins at MTV’s Video Music Awards, where a coherent Spears appeared grateful and surprised, could it be our Britney is truly back? ARTIST: T.I.
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I got your crazy.” While the repetitive hook might result in chart longevity, the best news here is Spears’ engaged vocal, unlike last year’s tracks, which focused more on production tricks to cover unfocused delivery. Credit producers/writers the Outsyders for injecting a bit of reality into her lyrics, in this case directed at a certain ex, in which Spears chastises, “You say I’m crazy.
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If anything, her personal troubles heightened interest in last year’s “Blackout” album and top-five smash “Gimme More.” “Womanizer” from new album “Circus” (December 2), finds Brit in futuristic electronica mode (similar territory to peer Christina Aguilera). Everyone loves a good comeback, though it’s ironic that commercially, Britney Spears never went anywhere.