Track Listing

1. The Invintion
2. Ten Days Went By
3. Death to My Enemies
4. So Disrespectful
5. Psycho - feat. EMINEM
6. Hold Me Down
7. Crime Wave
8. Stretch
9. Strong Enough
10. Get It Hot
11. Gangsta's Delight
12. I Got Swag
13. Baby By Me - feat Ne-yo
14. Do You Think About Me
15. OK, You're Right
16. Could've Been You - feat. R. Kelly

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #259 in Music
• Released on: 2009-11-16
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Album Description
For the explosive Before I Self Destruct album, 50 Cent returned to working closely with DR. DRE and EMINEM as he did on Get Rich Or Die Tryin', his first official album. With DR. DRE and EMINEM producing and guesting, Before I Self Destruct is darker and harder than 2007's Curtis, as shown by the grimy single and video to "OK, You're Right" (produced by DR. DRE), which was released earlier this year. In early September, 50 released the hit single "Baby By Me" produced by POLOW DA DON (FERGIE, T.I., LUDACRIS). Before I Self Destruct continues 50 Cent's phenomenal rise from street culture hero to pop culture icon. Both album and film will be released on Shady/Aftermath on November 16, 2009.

Customer Reviews

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When I reviewed 50 Cent's last album, Curtis, I said that he fell from the top really fast. Not to say that he hit rock bottom, but back when Eminem first signed him to Shady Records, he was the hottest thing in the streets but that really isn't the case anymore. This is further proven by the fact this album, Before I Self-Destruct, debuted at #5 but it immediately fell to #20 the following week. But the album isn't terrible.

This album was originally supposed to be released before Curtis, but fortunately you can't tell because none of the songs have him talking about dated "current" events. There also really aren't any battle raps on here either; the only person Fiddy calls out at all is former cohort Young Buck on the bizarre "So Disrespectful" (what is up with that first verse???). There are some good tracks on here, like "Death to My Enemies", "Then Days Went By" and "Strong Enough". And "Baby By Me" grew on me.

That's about it, though. Not that the rest of the album is bad, but it's not exciting enough to rush and tell a friend about -- well, actually, there are a handful of missteps, especially the lazy "Get It Hot"; and speaking of lazy, interpolating "Rapper's Delight" ("Gangsta's Delight") is played out. The ode to pushing white, "Stretch", is pretty okay, and "Could've Been You" (with R. Kelly on the hook) is so metaphorically challenged that I'm not sure if he's talking about a bad girl or if he really IS talking about a dog. Fiddy also spends a little TOO much time talking about blasting.

There's also "Psycho", where is another case where people will say, "Eminem murdered you on your own ish!" But that's probably because during the first verse, Fiddy was apparently taking a page from the Relapse playbook by rapping in a "character" voice (although he gains momentum in the third verse). 50 Cent hasn't lost his edge but Before I Self-Destruct is really one of those "diehard" releases.

Anthony Rupert

Don't hate to hate
I'm a 50 Cent fan and after Curtis I too was a bit nervous going into this one.Yes, it was a bad album, but only because it was his most "commercial" release. This album takes 50 back to where he left off with The Massacre. Where Curtis relied a lot on guests, 50 does a great job holding this album up with limited help. It's not the best rap album of all time, no, but for what 50 does, which is make music to get you amped up, you won't be disappointed picking this up.

Great buy, better album.
If you're a 50cent fan then this album is a no brainier. There were alot of great tracks on this cd and you can hear 50cent's different frame of mind. As we all know he's life has changed so he's music has followed that. To all the people who said this album isn't good or 50cent isn't the same. Then you are mistaken! You must not like he's music at all then? And you never heard any of he's mixed tapes that he's been putting out for years... If you are new to 50cent's work please pick up he's first album get rich, then work your way over to the massacre, then pick this bad boy up.
Granted I wasn't that big of a fan of Curtis but hey he's made alot of other stuff in-between to make up for it (mix-tapes). Overall if you like hip-hop and you liked any of 50cent's music then this is worth getting. I'm a Game fan as well as 50's and good music is good music I would recommend this album to anyone.