The Massacre [Explicit Lyrics]

50 Cent | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 3, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Aftermath
• ASIN: B0007P3582
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,297 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,575 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 Robin

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

Editorial Reviews

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50 Cent is now a full two dollars, according to pop culture exchange rates. His sheer influence on music charts, and thugs hearts, changed things. So why then on Massacre is the 'hood drama that one would think he'd want to leave behind even more front-and-center than on Get Rich or Die Tryin'? It's hard to say, but 50's developed a questionable gun fetish here. With firearms plastered all over the liner notes, and throughout most of his lyrics--on "In My Hood" he retorts "…I don't go nowhere without my strap"--apparently his nouveau rich status has only accelerated the number of enemies he's accumulated. On "I'm Supposed to Die Tonight" he even awkwardly forecasts Notorious B.I.G.-like, Tupac-ian rap game death scenarios. "Piggy Bank," a virtual diss fest further cements his "How to Rob" persona as Nas and Fat Joe get the lyrical smack down; so does A-list actor Vivica Fox ("Get In My Car") for even daring to consider their rendezvous to be anything more than a fling. Despite beat contributions from Aftermath hombres (Eminem, Dr. Dre), some of the better beats come courtesy of lesser-known beatsmiths like Disco D ("Ski Mask Way") and the always consistent Hi-Tek, whose "Ryder Music" is a sick concoction of keys and haunting vocals. At 22 tracks (with no inane interludes), it's worth the loot, but it doesn't cover up 50's artistic regression since Get Rich. --Dalton Higgins

Co-Conspirators' Greatest Hits

The Eminem Show, Eminem	The Chronic, Dr. Dre	Olivia, Olivia
The Slim Shady LP, Eminem	Hi-Teknology, Hi-Tek	Straight out tha Trunk, Disco D

Product Description

50 Cent's highly anticipated follow-up to 'Get Rich Or DieTryin' features production by Dr. Dre and guest shots by Eminem, Lloyd Banks, and many more The first single 'Candy Shop' has been getting major radio airplay as well as 'Disco Inferno'. Aftermath. 2005.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

133 of 153 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars This will sell regardless of how uneven the Massacre is March 4, 2005

By Scott D. Gribble

Format:Audio CD

Aside from a couple of shining moments, you're crazy if you've ever thought 50 was lyrically that good. His success is mainly due to his style/swagger, stellar beats, and undeniable hooks. Not like I'm trying to take anything away from him, but if you're expecting a whole lot of solid rhymes, let alone ones that don't involve guns & sex, 50 never has nor will be the place to go. He hasn't changed a whole lot in two years, but is he still doing it as good as he has?

"In My Hood" gets the album off to a solid start, it's a typical 50 Cent hood song and has a great beat by C. Styles & Bang Out. Overall it's good, but it's nothing special (although the Saxophone part that closes the track is real nice). "This Is 50" has a pretty grimy beat, but 50's drawl at the end of every line seems all too formulaic, taking a page right out of "Blood Hound" from "Get Rich...". It could easily grow on the listener though. Lyrically 50 copies his previous effort again with "I'm Supposed To Die Tonight" (aka "Many Men" Pt. II). That being said it's one of the better tracks on the album with Eminem's production being the perfect marriage for the 50's subject matter.
"Piggy Bank" is Massacre's diss track, where the clunky beat won't really draw you in as much as the venom he spits at Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Shyne, & Nas. To be honest this is not a big winner, the beat's not really that great but the big thing is while he disses these rappers he doesn't really say anything remotely harmful/embarrassing/clever/whatever. All this track is gonna do is make enemies & create some buzz, but he didn't have a single diss line that was memorable at all. This is a soft diss track at best, sorry no memorable "Back Down" on here.

Em produces and drops a verse for the great concept track "Gatman & Robbin".... Both Mcs fit the quick paced beat quite well, Em's verse in particular will take several listens to break down.
Say what you want about the `hit' "Candy Shop", but the Scott Storch beat is simply hypnotizing and will be in the clubs for a long time. The subject matter gets a bit old (it's basically "Magic Stick" Pt. II), but the masses aren't even gonna listen to the lyrics anyway.

There is one serious problem you can see from reading the liner notes. While his previous effort was driven by four incredible Dr. Dre cuts, the producer's presence is greatly missed here as he only contributes two tracks. A Dre beat tends to bring out the best in 50, it did on "Get Rich" and the same holds true here. "Outta Control" is another classic shoulda-been Detox track and 50's hook comes off incredibly well, as it matches the high-pitched organs in the background. The strings and thumping bass in the background only add more intensity. While 50's verses aren't nearly as catchy as the hook, they certainly don't take away from this stellar track.

For "Get In My Car" Hi-Tek used a slight G-funk sound too it, and accompanies typical 50 pimping rhymes. The hook definitely has the potential to be used by every guy by the end of the summer. Disco D provides the stellar beat for "Ski Mask Way" which sounds like the score from an old Blaxploitation film, with its creative use of an O'Jays sample. This proves to one of the best tracks on here, and 50's Kool G Rap robbin' style rhymes works better than almost any other verse on the album. It's only further complete with the great hook that's doesn't have a hint of radio play in it. "Ski Mask Way" is definitely 50 at his best and most respectable.

50 actually shows some creativity on the concept "A Baltimore Love Thing". While it's not a new concept to compare Drugs with Love, 50 pulls it off quite well (to spell it out for you, he's rapping as if he were heroin). Plus it's such a huge change of pace for him it's almost a shock at first. "Ryder Music", while not bad, just sounds completely uninspired. It's pretty much just lazy filler, and it doesn't even fit the title very well.

Dre somehow does not produce "Disco Inferno", instead again it's C. Styles & Bang Out. The beat and 50's hook really make this song. It's already a club hit and you either love it or hate it. Unlike that track, you can tell from the opening seconds that "Just A Lil Bit" is a typical Scott Storch production. 50 kicks some seductive rhymes (all too similar to "Candy Shop") to fit.

The final Dre track only makes you want more from the two. "Gunz Come Out", which is your less than typical Dre track, is just that dark hard-thumping gun-talk track that worked so well for "Heat". Slow horns play throughout that sound like a processional march and pounding pianos come in to compliment it. Overall it's another classic Dre & 50 track, but kinda unsatisfying knowing this is the only other spot from Dre. More of the same gun talk, comes from the high energy "My Toy Soldier" that you can't help but compare to "My Buddy" from the G-Unit album. Tony Yayo drops the all to frequent quick verse at the end of the track.

"Position of Power" has a pretty nice piano loop, although the hook is not the best. 50's typical lyrics fit nicely with the beat and are slightly more light hearted (more of a hustler song).

The album, which was carrying along pretty well, has a lot of faults towards the end.

The Scott Storch "Build You Up" has a pretty nice beat, but the Thug Luv type track is defiantly gonna be another love it or hate it track. Jamie Foxx's chorus isn't nearly as memorable as the one for "Slow Jams", it basically could have been sung by any typical R&B singer.
"God Gave Me Style" is pretty forgettable, though some might argue his cheesy lyrics here show "depth" or whatever... I'm not buying it.
"So Amazing" is SO much like a Ja Rule/Ashanti track it's sick. How could 50 possible put this song after he ripped JA for releasing this same garbage? This track is a huge disappointment, I'm not sure at all what he was thinking (nor how could Dre or Em let him put this out.)

If that wasn't bad enough, the "I Don't Need Em" COMPLETELY jacks Ghostface's "Metal Lungies" on the Pretty Toney Album. Did he think that no one would notice?? I cannot believe 50 did this, considering Ghostface's album wasn't even released more than a year ago. This really leaves the album off on a sour note for a real rap fan.

Both regular & collector's editions have the 'bonus' track "Hate It Or Love it (Remix)". The original is a great song and both the Game and 50 brought some great lyrics. Here, both 50's verses are the same, the Game's first verse is different (and actually better), the rest of G-Unit adds on a small verse, but they really sound out of place. They don't work well on the track, making this Bonus not very rewarding.

Before concluding the review of the album - despite the fact it doesn't cost much more, THE COLLECTORS EDITION IS NOT ANY BETTER. You're better off saving the $5 bucks or so and skipping the nude photos included (which is really the only difference i can see).

As good as this album can be at times, it equally falls flat in other areas. The album is just too long (1 hour and 17 min!), especially when it has more than it's fair share of duds. The Massacre would get some serious help if it was a bit more picky with the track selection, in paticular towards the end.
Fans can expect the same from 50 lyrically for the most part, which is either good or bad depending on how you look at it. Another slight problem is you almost can't help but compare a lot of the tracks from "Massacre" to 50 or G-Unit's previous work, because they just sound like they fit the same formula all too well.

Bottom Line: There's plenty of material on here that is good quality (from 50 Cent standards) and fans will end up loving the album because of this. Despite the fact that there are way too many weak tracks, the strengths will satisfy just as they did on "Get Rich", and "Massacre" will probably go at least 4x Platinum. This album as a whole is merely ok, because the good and bad balance out pretty evenly, but even knowing ahead of time won't stop anybody from picking up "The Massacre". Read more ›

29 of 33 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Okay kids; class is in session.... March 18, 2005

By Carson D. Harrell

Format:Audio CD

Some of you people out there seem to be surprised by how weak 50's new album is. Let me explain to you all how this works. When 2pac died he had a lot of unreleased music that he recorded. What this tells me is that artists record music that they hold on to and wait till the right time to release. When 50's first album came out he had to bring the goods to build a fan base. As you know most albums have 3 or 4 good songs and the rest is just filler. If an artist put all his good songs on one album, then his next album would be complete garbage (a.k.a. filler). Its all about money/record sales. 50 knows that all of his fans/suckers will run down to Best Buy and grab his latest cd. So he'll give you a few singles to listen to on the radio 45 times a day to get you hyped. Then when his album drops its PAYDAY. You think he would put some more hot tracks out for the fans who MADE him a millionaire, but no. We have to wait till his next cd for 3 or 4 more good songs. I used to be a fan/sucker too. But I haven't bought a rap cd in 3 years because of this BS. Just download the songs you like best and save your money so that you can waste it on a crappy movie like Be Cool. CLASS DISMISSED

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars This Album isnt worth a penny! October 24, 2005

By David Jones

Format:Audio CD

I admit Get Rich Or Die Tryin was a good album but this SUCKED! There are about 2 good beats on this album but that is it. 50 Cent is terrible all he talks about is how he got shot 9 times and says G-unit. He is going to get old soon. I wasted 15 bucks. The Game is killin him! G-UNOT!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

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

By Ashton K.

Format: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

10 of 10 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

Format: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!!!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful

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

By Rosan

Format: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.