As I’ve written before, hip-hop had become only a fraction of 50 Cent’s empire. The epitome of hip-hop hyper masculinity, 50 Cent had morphed from a hungry street emcee into a media personality, a corporate CEO, an actor and a Vitamin Water spokesman, but he was only nominally a rapper, and not surprisingly, his music suffered.

You can listen to this album in full, courtesy of Universal Music & iMeem.

Album In stores this Tuesday, September 29th. Check out the album and leave your feedback and ratings.

It looks good, features with mostly new cats and no weed carriers exactly how a Hova album should be. I’m very excited about hearing the records with Drake, KiD Cudi and J. Cole especially Drake and J. Cole, both those cats can spit. I’ll see if I can get my hands on that early though that doesn’t mean I’ll let y’all hear it….lol

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I see Jada’s team is getting savvy to promoting music on the web, the album is fire and it’s long over due for Jadakiss, check this joint out leave you feedback they will be checking all the top sites for the feedback and guess what? HipHopMusicDotCom.com just happens to one of them.

Jim Jones’s new album, “Pray IV Reign, scheduled for release on February 24, 2009. The first single is Pop Champagne and Precious is rumored to be the second single.

While waiting desperately to hear the final cut of “A Different Me”, Keyshia Cole leaks entire album to the internet.

Theater of the Mind is the upcoming sixth studio album by American rapper Ludacris. It is scheduled to be released on November 25, 2008. 01. Call Up the Homies (Co-starring The Game & Willy NorthPole) (Produced By Clinton Sparks) 02. Do the Right Thing (Co-starring Common & Spike Lee) (Produced By 9th Wonder) 03. Everybody [...]

T.I. earns his third straight No. 1 on The Billboard 200 as “Paper Trail” debuts at the top this week. The rapper earns his biggest sales week ever with the Grand Hustle/Atlantic set, which moved 568,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, which is also the third-biggest sales frame of the year. T.I. [...]

14-track Album Solidifies Prolific Producer and Emcee’s Standing As a Pioneer of Hip-Hop’s Future (September 17, 2008) Brooklyn, NY- 25-year old Black Milk, the accomplished producer, MC, and vanguard of Detroit’s rising hip-hop scene will be releasing his third solo album TRONIC on October 28, 2008 through Fat Beats Records. Produced entirely by Black Milk [...]

Young Jeezy claims his second chart-topper on the Billboard 200 as “The Recession” starts at No. 1 this week. The Def Jam set moved 260,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, 92,000 short of the 352,000-unit start for his previous No. 1, 2006′s “The Inspiration.” Source:Billboards I knew it would perform well [...]