The Massacre
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| The Massacre | ||
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| Studio album by 50 Cent | ||
| Released | March 3, 2005 | |
| Recorded | 2004-2005 | |
| Genre | East Coast hip hop Gangsta rap |
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| Length | 77:32 | |
| Label | Shady/Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope | |
| Producer(s) | Dr. Dre Eminem Scott Storch Sha Money XL Needlz Hi-Tek Mike Elizondo Jonathan Rotem Cool and Dre Buckwild Disco D C. Styles Bang Out Black Jeruz Cue Beats |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| 50 Cent chronology | ||
| Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) |
The Massacre (2005) |
Get Rich or Die Tryin' Soundtrack (2005) |
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| Special Edition cover | ||
The Massacre is 50 Cent's sophomore album and it was released on March 3, 2005 - five days ahead of the original release date due to Internet leakage.
The album reached number 1 on the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart that year. The album sold 1.15 million copies in its first four days of release, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan, making it the sixth fastest-selling album since SoundScan began tracking sales data in 1991. It also was the second best opening week for any rap album in history, behind that of Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP [1], and finished as the second-best selling album of 2005 with 4.85 million copies sold, behind Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi. It has sold a total of 9 million copies worldwide to date, including 2.8 million copies in the UK. It is the bestselling rap album so far in India, where it has been certified double platinum, selling over 2 million copies. The Massacre has a music video for every track.
The album was generally not as well-received critically as 50 Cent's major-label debut Get Rich or Die Tryin', although music review outlets such as All Music Guide still gave it fairly positive reviews. The album has less direct Shady/Aftermath production than Get Rich or Die Tryin', as in-house G-Unit producers, Scott Storch (a former keyboardist with The Roots who had collaborated with Dr. Dre on his comeback album 2001 and other production), and various outside producers handle most of the beats.
The Massacre was re-released on September 6, 2005, this time with a remix of "Outta Control" featuring Mobb Deep. The re-release also included a bonus DVD (with music videos for all of the songs, and the trailer for the movie Get Rich or Die Tryin') and excluded the G-Unit remix of "Hate It or Love It", clearly due to the ongoing feud between 50 Cent and The Game. The re-release helped it re-climb to #2 in the United States.
The Massacre was nominated at the Grammy Awards of 2006 for Best Rap Album, but lost to Kanye West's Late Registration. It was ranked the tenth best album of the year by Rolling Stone [2].
The Massacre was also released in a "censored" version that censors out most profanity, violence, and all drug content. "Gunz Come Out" has inconsistency in the editing, and contains some profanity. This album wasn't as heavily censored as Get Rich or Die Tryin', but it is still a very highly censored album ranking in severity with albums such as Tony Yayo's Thoughts of a Predicate Felon and Nas' Stillmatic album.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Name | Producer(s) | Featured Guest(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "Intro" | Eminem | 0:41 | |
| 2 | "In My Hood" | C. Styles & Bang Out | 3:51 | |
| 3 | "This Is 50" | Black Jeruz & Sha Money XL | 3:04 | |
| 4 | "I'm Supposed To Die Tonight" | Eminem & Luis Resto | 3:51 | |
| 5 | "Piggy Bank" | Needlz | 4:15 | |
| 6 | "Gatman and Robbin'" | Eminem | Eminem | 3:46 |
| 7 | "Candy Shop" | Scott Storch | Olivia | 3:28 |
| 8 | "Outta Control" | Dr. Dre & Mike Elizondo | 3:21 | |
| 9 | "Get In My Car" | Hi-Tek | 4:05 | |
| 10 | "Ski Mask Way" | Disco D | 3:05 | |
| 11 | "A Baltimore Love Thing" | Cue Beats | 4:17 | |
| 12 | "Ryder Music" | Hi-Tek | 3:51 | |
| 13 | "Disco Inferno" | C. Styles & Bang Out | 3:34 | |
| 14 | "Just a Lil Bit" | Scott Storch | 3:57 | |
| 15 | "Gunz Come Out" | Dr. Dre & Mike Elizondo | 4:42 | |
| 16 | "My Toy Soldier" | Eminem | Tony Yayo | 3:44 |
| 17 | "Position of Power" | Jonathan Rotem | 3:12 | |
| 18 | "Build You Up" | Scott Storch | Jamie Foxx | 2:55 |
| 19 | "God Gave Me Style" | Needlz | 3:01 | |
| 20 | "So Amazing" | Jonathan Rotem | Olivia | 3:16 |
| 21 | "I Don't Need 'Em" | Buckwild | 3:20 | |
| 22 | "Hate It or Love It (G-Unit Remix)" | Cool and Dre | The Game, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo & Young Buck | 5:23 |
