Before I Self Destruct

Before I Self Destruct
50 Cent studio album
Publication (s)	November 9, 2009
Label (s)	Shady Records , Aftermath Entertainment , Interscope Records
Format (s)	CD , LP , download
Genre (s)	Gangsta rap , hip hop
Title (number)	16
running time	57:11
production	Dr. Dre ( Executive Producer ) Eminem (Executive Producer) 50 Cent (Executive Producer) Havoc DJ Khalil Polow da Don among others
chronology Curtis (2007) Before I Self Destruct Animal Ambition (2014)
Single releases May 19, 2009 Ok, you're right December 6, 2009 Baby by me January 16, 2010 Do you think about me

Before I Self Destruct (dt. Before I self-destructive ) is the fourth studio album of American rapper 50 Cent . It was released on November 9, 2009 via the labels Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment .

Production and samples

The beats on the album come from many different producers. Dr. Dre collaborated with Mark Batson to create the instrumentals for the songs Death to My Enemies and Ok, You're Right , while producing Psycho with Eminem . The Invitation beat was created by Ty Fyffe and Manny Perez, and Then Days Went By was created by Lab Ox and Vikaden. The piece So Disrespectful was produced by Tha Bizness and team demo created the beat to Crimewave . Hold Me Down instrumental is by Team Ready and J Keys, while Stretch was produced by Rick Rock. Nascent and QB Da Problem appear to be responsible for the production at Strong Enough . Black Key created the beat of Get It Hot and Havoc produced Gangsta's Delight . Dual Output is responsible for the instrumental to I Got Swag . Polow da Don produced Baby by Me and Rockwilder created the beat for Do You Think About Me . DJ Khalil also produced the beat for the bonus song Could've Been You .

Seven songs contain samples from other songs. Then Days Went By samples the song Ain't No Sunshine by Michael Jackson and Psycho contains elements from The Age of Love (OPM Mix) by Age of Love . Crime Wave contains samples of the tracks I Can't Believe You're Gone by The Barrino Brothers, as well as This Is Family by the rapper Fabolous . The title Strong Enough samples the song If I Were Your Woman by the soul vocal band Gladys Knight & the Pips , while Gangsta's Delight contains elements of the song Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang . I Got Swag also samples the song A Love That's Worth Having by Willie Hutch , as well as Plug Tunin ' by De La Soul and Baby by Me contains a sample of 50 Cents own song I Get Money .

Cover design

The album cover shows 50 Cents face, the upper right part of which is torn. A cloudy sky can be seen in the background. In the left part of the picture, written from bottom to top, is the title Before I Self Destruct in white letters and at the top left is the 50-cent logo.

Guest Posts

Five songs on the album contain guest contributions by other artists. 50 Cent at Psycho is supported by its discoverer and label boss Eminem , while the G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks can be heard on the song Get It Hot . Singer Governor is involved in Do You Think About Me and R&B artist Ne-Yo is featured on Baby by Me . Has also R. Kelly made a guest appearance on the song Bonus Could've Been You .

Track list

#	title	Guest Posts	Producer (s)	Duration
1	The Invitation		Ty Fyffe and Manny Perez	2:54
2	Then Days Went By		Lab Ox and Vicades	3:44
3	Death to My Enemies		Dr. Dre and Mark Batson	3:46
4th	So disrespectful		Tha bizness	3:39
5	Psycho	Eminem	Eminem and Dr. Dre	4:45
6th	Hold me down		Team Ready and J Keys	3:19
7th	Crime Wave		Team demo	3:44
8th	Stretch		Rick rock	4:07
9	Strong Enough		Nascent and QB there problem	3:02
10	Get it hot	Lloyd Banks	Black Key	2:59
11	Gangsta's Delight		Havoc	3:14
12	I got swag		Dual output	3:34
13	Baby by me	Ne-yo	Polow da Don	3:33
14th	Do you think about me	Governor	Rockwilder	3:26
15th	Ok, you're right		Dr. Dre and Mark Batson	3:04
16	Could've Been You (bonus song)	R. Kelly	DJ Khalil	4:20

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Before I Self Destruct   DE 36 11/27/2009 (2 weeks)   AT 41 11/27/2009 (4 weeks)   CH 13 11/29/2009 (7 weeks)   UK 22nd 11/28/2009 (6 weeks)   US 5 05.12.2009 (20 weeks)

Singles

Baby by me   DE 26th 11/27/2009 (9 weeks)   AT 56 11/27/2009 (3 weeks)   CH 43 11/29/2009 (4 weeks)   UK 17th 11/28/2009 (11 weeks)   US 28 11/14/2009 (13 weeks) The Invitation   US 97 05.12.2009 (1 week)

Before I Self Destruct entered the German album charts at number 36 in the 49th calendar week of 2009, was at number 91 the following week and then left the Top 100. In the USA, the album rose at number 5 and was able to do so Keep it on the charts for 20 weeks.

The songs Ok, You're Right , Baby by Me (DE # 26, 9 weeks) and Do You Think About Me were released as singles.

Sales figures and awards

Before I Self Destruct was awarded a gold record in the USA for more than 500,000 copies sold . In the UK, the album received a silver record for over 60,000 sales . Worldwide sales are around 1.25 million units.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	560,000

Main article: 50 cents / awards for music sales

reception

Professional reviews
Average rating
source	rating
Metacritic	62%
More reviews
source	rating
laut.de
Rolling Stone
allmusic
RapReviews

Before I Self Destruct received mostly average to positive ratings from critics. The side Metacritic calculated from 15 Reviews of English-language media an average of 62%.

Alexander Engelen from laut.de rated the album with three out of a possible five points. Thanks to a possible “career end” on Before I Self Destruct, 50 Cent has more to say than on its predecessor Curtis and “never mince words as ever.” Above all, the various producers of the songs convinced the created a "threatening sound backdrop". Nevertheless, you “can't get rid of the feeling that the explosive nature of the situation has not left the apparently invulnerable rapper without a trace. Often the tirades and self-adulation do not sound detached, but forced. ”The“ cheesy ”single Baby by Me could also have been dispensed with.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Album cover on amazon.de
2. ↑ Chart sources: DE ( Memento from December 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) AT CH UK US
3. ↑ http://musicline.de/de/chartverendung_summary/title/50+Cent/Before+I+Self-destruct+(ltd.deluxe+Edt.)/longplay (link not available)
4. ↑ Before I Self Destruct at billboard.com
5. ↑ http://musicline.de/de/chartverendung_summary/title/50+Cent+Feat.Ne-Yo/Baby+By+Me+(2-track)/single (link not available)
6. ^ RIAA : search result gold and platinum awards of 50 cents
7. ↑ Before I Self Destruct UK: Silver
8. ↑ Worldwide album sales on statisticbrain.com, March 24, 2015, English. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
9. ↑ Rating: metacritic.com (English)
10. ↑ ^{a b} Evaluation: laut.de
11. ↑ Rating: Rolling Stone
12. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
13. ↑ Rating: RapReviews