A Look At What 50 Cent Can Learn From The McCain Campaign
Divisiveness Doesn’t Work…
“Divide and Conquer” may be the most fundamental principal of the politics that got George W Bush elected. It also worked really well for 50 Cent. Fiddy ascended the thrown as King of New York by forcing fans to be with him or against him. Rap fans were either with the terrorists (Ja-Rule, Fat Joe, any non-G-Unit rapper ever) or with 50 Cent’s America. 50 tried that on last year’s release of Curtis and while the increased attention it caused for the record’s drop date, it was still the most disappointing opening week of 50’s career. The divide over divisiveness has increased, as a generation of Millennials has gotten a little older. Working together is actually kinda cool now, while argumentative fillibusting just seems childish. With the exception of FOX News, nearly every major media outlet is attributing some of McCain’s second-place poll position to his overwhelmingly negative campaigning.Full Article: HuffungtonPost
Interesting article comparing McCain’s campaign strategies to that of 50’s methods for selling albums.
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November 3rd, 2008 at 2:21 am
More of Nigel hating on 50, what else is new??? Never see any negative posts on Jay/Kanye/Beyonce - only ass kissing….
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:31 am
This cat 50 is crazy if he think he will do the same #s he did on get rich or die tryin album. its not possible we in a resession niccaz aint buyin shit . This nicca need to concentrate on actin & Lloyd Banks. He aint been out in years. Spread the shine with ya crew fif what’s good!
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:35 am
Point out the hating in this post…
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:45 am
LOL that was a cool article. Thanks for posting
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:14 am
what was the point of this post Realtalkny??
“Curtis..it was still the most disappointing openin week of 50’s career” ask your grl nigel its not how u start its how u finish.. Curtis finished with sellin over 5million albums which was more than kanyes Graduation..
How many more different negative spins are realtalkny goin to put on 50?
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:52 am
This article is a little presumptuous… McCain hasn’t officially lost the election
yet. And last I checked 50 was #1 on Forbes hip hop cash kings list 2008…
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:31 am
50 played a huge role in the fall of new york rap
bottom line
fuck that nigga, hes outdated now anyways
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:32 am
Did not sell over 5 mill or more then Kanye for that matter. Stop inventing numbers u g-unit cock riders
Curtis= 2,445,200 mill worldwide
Graduation= 3,287,320 mill worldwide
http://www.worldwidealbums.net/
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:51 am
i aint no gunit dic rider or whatever u bloggers call it but..
xposer u do sound like u need to get a life. to date curtis has sold 6 mill. dumb nuts…ull never get rich with that hating mentality..
this is what wiki reported:
Curtis debuted at number two on the United World Chart, selling approximately 921,000 copies worldwide in its first week.[26] As of March 24, 2008, Curtis has sold approximately 5,728,000 copies worldwide. [27][28] However, Vivendi contradicted the United World Chart’s claim, stating that Curtis sold nearly two million copies worldwide in less than a week after its release.[29]. It has sold about 6 million worldwide to date.[30]
November 3rd, 2008 at 7:33 am
Since the beginning of rap artist have battled, any artist at the top has always been tested its the nature of the beast, this site my have personal feelings against 50 Cent I know so by the overwhelming negative tone on the 50 Cent post. but if you gonna call 50 cent out please continue down the list, It be easier to name a rapper who didn’t call another rapper out, then to name all of the rappers who have called other emcees out
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:17 am
Great post Nigel. 50 is paying the price now of bringing all that negativity into the game. It worked momentarily, just like it did for Bush. But now we all want him up outta here.
Minus a few republicans, we’re screaming:”take your money, take your overseas sales, take your “good space”, take your “actual content of the music”, your mtv show and DISAPPEAR”
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:26 am
Thas Crazy..
That Has Nothing To Do With Nothing..
More Namedropping..LoL..
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November 3rd, 2008 at 8:58 am
damn that article was kind of spot on..”fiddy” an yayo got ethered by a random white dude
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:57 am
wikipedia is not a valid source. in college you cannot use wikipedia as a source because anyone can edit what wikipedia says. its like a community encyclopedia that users update but might not necessarily be true
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:06 am
HONESTLY,I’M ALL FOR OBAMA BUT I DON’T THINK WE SHOULD BE CALLING MCCAINS CAMPAIGN TACTICS AS METHODS THAT DIDN’T WORK,Y’ALL REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED WITH GORE WAY BACK THEN….WAIT TILL THE ELECTION IS OVER.
FURTHERMORE,I WOULDN’T EXACTLY CALL 7 MILLION+ RECORDS SOLD A DISAPPOINTMENT;CONTROVERSY GENERATES INTEREST&ATTENTION,AND THAT’S WHY CURTIS DID WELL
AND LASTLY, FOR THOSE SAYING RTNY IS HATING,HE DIDN’T WRITE THE ARTICLE YA F[]CKING MORONS
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:13 am
“Did not sell over 5 mill or more then Kanye for that matter. Stop inventing numbers u g-unit cock riders
Curtis= 2,445,200 mill worldwide
Graduation= 3,287,320 mill worldwide”
EHH NO,IF I HAD A WAY TO SCAN THE DOCU’ WITH ALL THE NUMBERS I’D SCAN IT,CURTIS DID A LOT MORE THAN 2 MILLION WORLDWIDE.
A LOT MORE.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:23 am
WTF…stupid article
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:30 am
realtalk, pplllz get off obamas nuts so bad. u can support him without getin carried away like this shit. FOR THE RECORD MCCAIN votes with is party 76 % of the time on major issues, OBAMA votes 97% of the time with his party. check those stats on any non-partisan tracking site. soo when u talkin about unity and shit, u sound like a real ignorant dick. obama was the first one to start. how does anyone respond to hillary clinton saying fox news was the most unbiased also??? and talk aobut negative campaigning, b4 mccain said shit about obama obama was runnnign ads making fun of mccain cuz he cant use a computer by himself, a result of his war injuries. that’s not negative tho right cuz its coming from obama…. one more thing, realtalk if obama goes on to win tomorrow u gonnna be madddd in a few years when he starts seizng the sites profits to distribute them how he sees fit.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:36 am
Allen Iverson is get TRADED to the PISTONS
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:37 am
Allen Iverson TRADED to the PISTONS
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:59 am
Shout out to the huffington post.
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I posted the link to a site that proves my sales numbers right, and u fags still find a way to dickride. lol. This is crazy. So u idiots truely believe that this man sold about 1.5mil in U.S., and like 4-6mil worldwide. Go to my link dumb dumbs. Wow!!! This guy really is ya’lls master for ya’ll to still deny facts with proof. One of u quoted wikipedia. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! A site wit no credibility. Get real morons.
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:55 pm
ok random ass post and it was wac
where da fucc did dis shit come from
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:16 pm
50’s stragegy for selling records is quite bully-like, but it constantly helps well established artist he targets get a lil more attention. Many say 50’s style is whack, but it contributes to hip hop more than you think!!
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:21 pm
STFU stupidest post, article, w.e the fuk it is, evaaa
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:35 pm
His album sold 3mill in the U.S of A…But sold 6mill world wide so stop your hatin & jealousy.
His album sold 3mill worldwide in your dreams!! lol
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:12 pm
This is the most ignorant post I’ve heard in a while. Yes 50 has been somewhat antagonistic (ja, fat joe, Jada, etc.), but people forget that in building his G-Unit empire he’s been one of the most unifying forces in hip-hop: MOP, Mobb Deep, and Mase were all New York acquisitions he pursued heavily, whether or not they were successful is not the point its the fact that he did it. Did u forget one of his first major tours was was with Jay-z. The fact that he continuously reached across the geographic borders BEFORE most of your favorites did, to acquire GAME and YOUNG BUCK(buck became alot of peoples favorite over time, but I remember when niggaz hated cuz he was from the south!). Yes 50 cent is an asshole, if u hate him for that fine, but dont hastility tag him divisive. When most of you motherfuckers would jump off a cliff before giving Soulja Boy a compliment, 50 publically endorsed his marketing genius and business saavy (b4 u say shit, make a number 1 record, get signed to a record label, and successfully develop your own brand…yea, thought so). People dont even realize Kanye was responsible for that whole Graduation/Curtis showdown, because 50 was a good sport, he joined him to create one of the most successful hip-hop marketing campaigns of all time, personally I didnt care much for either album, but the point is in the 5 years he’s been out, 50 cent has been responsible for the spread of more wealth in the rap game than most rappers u can name, more than Jay-Z (take away Rhianna, Ne-Yo, and Ye), Wayne, Kanye, more than Khaled, more than Fat Joe in 77 years he’s been out. IM NOT EVEN A HUGE 50 CENT FAN, IM JUST SICK OF THE HATE. LETS BE A BIT MORE OBJECTIVE
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:47 pm
50 is NOT the KING OF NY. to be the KING OF NY, you have to considered the best rapper. as any NY’er who the best rapper then and 50 will not be mentioned.
50 is a success despite how gimmicky and contrived his music is. nevertheless, he is blessing us with another weedplate this year.
November 4th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Its amazing how 50 doesn’t get the credit he deserves… The nigga bought Collipark to Interscope, helped Maino land the deal at Atlantic, Gave MOP and Mase a shot when no one else would, game sat on the shelf for 3 years until Jimmy and Dre ask 50 to put game in G-unit… i can go on for days, but niggas don’t care they just get their feelings hurt b/c 50 doesn’t bite his tounge and disses their favorite rapper… News flash fuckers ain’t nobody in rap humble… all of a sudden niggas is on Kanye dick, just a few years ago niggas couldn’t stand his attitude and girlie ways. 50 deserves a lifetime achievement award.
November 5th, 2008 at 12:31 am
hate on bitchs the more u hate the more u dirve him to succed …… get use to him he aint going no where bitch ass niggas look at his website ha ha go listen to robo cop ha ha ( that shit is wack)