The Massacre [Collector's Edition]

50 Cent | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 3, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Collector's Edition
• Label: Aftermath
• ASIN: B0007O38F8
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (560 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,074 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. In My Hood

3. This Is 50

4. I'm Supposed to Die Tonight

5. Piggy Bank

6. Gatman and Robbin'

7. Candy Shop

8. Outta Control

9. Get in My Car

10. Ski Mask Way

11. A Baltimore Love Thing

12. Ryder Music

13. Disco Inferno

14. Just a Lil Bit

15. Gunz Come Out

16. My Toy Soldier

17. Position of Power

18. Build You Up

19. God Gave Me Style

20. So Amazing

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars 50 cent is worth just that, March 3, 2005

By 

Ashton K. (Yo mama's house) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Massacre (Audio CD)

This CD is horrible! The lyrics suck, I can make better beats on my computer at home! Hey 50, you kicked out da game for not having your back on your beef with fat joe, nas and jada...Jennifer Lopez did a single with joe! So she must be takin sides! You gonna diss her on your next cd? I'm sure that will give you some more street cred to diss jlo, I mean shes hard core! And your boy Eminem did a single with jada...wanna explain that one? The only reason he's popular is cause of the hype everyone makes about him, so what..he's from the streets, that doesn't make him a good rapper. 90% of rap sucks anyway, very few good rappers left. it's all POP rap now, it's sad. Candy shop...god that has to be the worst single this year! Don't buy this CD, you will regret it

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not What It Was Hyped Up To Be, March 3, 2005

By 

A. Gonzales (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Massacre (Audio CD)

First off let me start by saying that I am a 50 cent fan. Since "Get Rich or Die Trying" dropped I have been feverishly anticipating his next LP. However "The Massacre" is nothing what I expected. The beats are really the only thing keeping this CD from being the worst album of the year. The whole "diss err body and they momma" thang is played out and his ABC rhymes are worse than ever. I knew that 50's negative attitude toward other artists was kinda shady but I always thought that him being talented would give him clout to do so, but that is no longer the case. COME ON 50!!!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Testosterone poisoning disguised as music., March 17, 2005

By 

Rosan (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Massacre (Audio CD)

Remove the sleeve of the deluxe edition of 50 Cent's THE MASSACRE, and you'll see a photo of the artist aiming a gun at the camera, surrounded by a display of firearms of all kinds. Look further and you'll find an insert advertising Reeboks, complete with discount coupon. The booklet in the edited version includes a photo of the artist pouring water into a lovely, scantily-clad woman's cleavage instead of the gun picture...And then you get to hear the album, which begins with a girl's voice sighing over a valentine, followed by blasts of gunfire.

Strong language and constant references to guns, violence, drugs, and explicit sex with objectified women combined with monotonous backing tracks and monotone delivery make THE MASSACRE a hard album for any parent to love. With an intensity so overdone that it would seem like self-parody if his lyrics weren't so deadly serious, 50 Cent weakens the power of his talent by indulging in this fierce and fatal machismo. The edited version had to be SO edited that is sounds like nonsense.

It's too bad, because 50 Cent is a good songwriter, The instrumental tracks are beautifully produced and sometimes even mesmerizing; the lyrics are the work of an obviously intelligent, hard-working man. But they are also unrelentingly nasty, especially if you happen to be female, and these songs send a loud-and-clear message that problems are best solved with violence. There isn't a young person in the world who really needs to hear this CD, and that's a shame.