The massacre

The massacre
50 Cent studio album
Publication (s)	March 8, 2005
Label (s)	Shady Records , Aftermath Entertainment , Interscope Records
Format (s)	CD , LP , download
Genre (s)	Gangsta rap , hip hop
Title (number)	21/22
running time	72:58 / 77:22
production	Dr. Dre ( Executive Producer ) Eminem (Executive Producer) 50 Cent (Executive Producer) Scott stork Sha Money XL Disco D Hi-Tek Black Jeruz Mike Elizondo Cool & Dre among others
chronology Get Rich or Die Tryin ' (2003) The massacre Curtis (2007)
Single releases November 28, 2004 Disco Inferno January 15, 2005 Candy shop May 10, 2005 Just a lil bit September 6, 2005 Outta Control (Remix)

The Massacre (dt. The carnage or the massacre ) is the second studio album of American rapper 50 Cent . It was released on March 8, 2005 via Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment .

Production and samples

Several producers were involved in the creation of the album. Eminem , discoverer of 50 Cent, is responsible for the intro , as well as the songs I'm Supposed to Die Tonight (with Luis Resto ), Gatman and Robbin ' and My Toy Soldier . Dr. Dre co- produced Outta Control and Gunz Come Out with Mike Elizondo . In addition to 50 Cent, both are executive producers of the album. Other producers are Scott Storch ( Candy Shop , Just a Lil Bit , Build You Up ) and JR ( Position of Power , So Amazing ). Buckwild produced the song I Don't Need 'Em and the beats for the titles Piggy Bank and God Gave Me Style are from Needlz. Hi-Tek is responsible for Get in My Car and the late Disco D produced the song Ski Mask Way . Black Jeruz created the beat for This Is 50 in collaboration with Sha Money XL , while Cool & Dre produced the song Hate It or Love It (G-Unit Remix) . C. Styles and Bang Out also produced In My Hood and Disco Inferno together . The beat of the song A Baltimore Love Thing comes from Cue Beats .

The song Candy Shop contains a sample of Love Break by the Salsoul Orchestra .

Versions

The album was re-released on September 6, 2005, this time with a remix of the song Outta Control , which was produced by Mobb Deep . Furthermore, the bonus track Hate It or Love It (G-Unit Remix) was removed due to the beef with The Game. There was also a DVD as a bonus insert containing some video clips of the songs from the CD, as well as a preview of 50 Cent's film Get Rich or Die Tryin ' .

In America there is also a "censored" version in which various passages of text have been removed.

The album was only made available to journalists after publication in order to prevent it from showing up prematurely on file sharing sites .

Cover design

The album cover shows 50 Cent with a bare chest, he is wearing a cap that says G Unit . The background is white, in the upper right part is 50 Cent and The Massacre .

Guest Posts

Guest contributions by other artists are included on six songs on the album. Singer Olivia is involved in the hit single Candy Shop and the song So Amazing , while Tony Yayo supports the rapper on My Toy Soldier . 50 Cents label boss Eminem can be heard on Gatman and Robbin ' and singer Jamie Foxx appears on Build You Up . On the track Hate It or Love It (G-Unit Remix) , which is included on some versions of the album, G-Unit members are Lloyd Banks , Young Buck and Tony Yayo, as well as The Game , with the 50 Cent later Beef had represented.

Track list

#	title	Guest Posts	Producer (s)	Duration
1	Intro		Eminem	0:41
2	In My Hood		C. Styles & Bang Out	3:51
3	This Is 50		Black Jeruz & Sha Money XL	3:04
4th	I'm Supposed to Die Tonight		Eminem & Luis Resto	3:51
5	Piggy bank		Needlz	4:15
6th	Gatman and Robbin '	Eminem	Eminem	3:46
7th	Candy shop	Olivia	Scott stork	3:29
8th	Outta Control		Dr. Dre & Mike Elizondo	3:21
9	Get in My Car		Hi-Tek	4:05
10	Ski Mask Way		Disco D	3:05
11	A Baltimore Love Thing		Cue beats	4:17
12	Ryder Music		Hi-Tek	3:51
13	Disco Inferno		C. Styles & Bang Out	3:34
14th	Just a lil bit		Scott stork	3:57
15th	Gunz come out		Dr. Dre & Mike Elizondo	4:24
16	My Toy Soldier	Tony Yayo	Eminem	3:44
17th	Position of Power		Jonathan "JR" Rotem	3:12
18th	Build you up	Jamie Foxx	Scott stork	2:55
19th	God Gave Me Style		Needlz	3:01
20th	So amazing	Olivia	Jonathan "JR" Rotem	3:16
21st	I don't need 'em		Buckwild	3:20
22nd	Hate It or Love It ( G Unit Remix) (Bonussong)	The Game , Lloyd Banks , Tony Yayo & Young Buck	Cool & Dre	4:24

Information about the songs

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

The massacre   DE 1 03/21/2005 (39 weeks)   AT 2 03/20/2005 (32 weeks)   CH 2 03/20/2005 (46 weeks)   UK 1 03/19/2005 (41 weeks)   US 1 03/19/2005 (57 weeks)

Singles

Disco Inferno   UK 87 02/05/2005 (2 weeks)   US 3 12/11/2004 (29 weeks) Candy shop   DE 1 03/28/2005 (20 weeks)   AT 1 03/27/2005 (19 weeks)   CH 1 03/27/2005 (19 weeks)   UK 4th 04/02/2005 (32 weeks)   US 1 02/05/2005 (23 weeks) Just a lil bit   DE 11 06/27/2005 (14 weeks)   AT 15th 06/26/2005 (18 weeks)   CH 11 06/26/2005 (19 weeks)   UK 10 07/02/2005 (12 weeks)   US 3 03/26/2005 (27 weeks) Piggy bank   US 88 03/26/2005 (1 week) Outta Control (Remix)   DE 8th 10/03/2005 (19 weeks)   AT 18th 10/02/2005 (22 weeks)   CH 10 09/25/2005 (22 weeks)   UK 7th 09/24/2005 (20 weeks)   US 6th 07/23/2005 (20 weeks)

Piggy Bank is an answer to Ja Rules song New York from the same year. In addition to Ja Rule, 50 Cent explicitly attacks Jadakiss , Shyne and Fat Joe .

Candy Shop was added with contemporary R&B singer Olivia. It was produced by Scott Storch and contains a sample of the song Love Break by the Salsoul Orchestra.

The very slippery video for Disco Inferno has been boycotted by MTV. It shows 50 Cent in a strip club and is in black and white . It was nominated for a Grammy.

Outta Control was released as the fourth single on the album in a remix version, which is also available on the special edition of the album. It was later re-released as a bonus track on the rap duo Mobb Deep's album Blood Money . Mobb Deep themselves are featured on the song as feature guests and also participated in the songwriting of the remix. They are not represented on the original version.

Chart successes and singles

The album climbed to the top of the German charts in the 12th calendar week of 2005 and took second place in the following weeks; 7 and 6. In total, The Massacre stayed in the top 100 for 39 weeks. In the USA, the album also rose to number 1 and left the charts after 57 weeks. In the German annual charts 2005, the sound carrier was ranked 8th.

Disco Inferno , Candy Shop , Just A Lil Bit and Outta Control (Remix) were released as singles . Candy Shop received a platinum record for more than 300,000 units sold in Germany .

Sales figures and awards

The Massacre has sold over 11.2 million copies worldwide , of which more than six million copies went over the counter in the United States alone, which is why it went six times platinum there . The album also achieved platinum status in Germany for more than 200,000 units sold.

At the Grammy Awards in 2006 was The Massacre in the category Best Rap Album nominated, but lost Late Registration by Kanye West .

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(15,000)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(200,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
France (SNEP)	gold	(100,000)
Greece (IFPI)	gold	(10,000)
Ireland (IRMA)	2 × platinum	(30,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(15,000)
Russia (NFPF)	3 × platinum	(60,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(40,000)
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
All in all	3 × gold 23 × platinum	7,285,000

Main article: 50 cents / awards for music sales

reception

Professional reviews
Average rating
source	rating
Metacritic	66%
More reviews
source	rating
laut.de
Rolling Stone
allmusic
RapReviews

The Massacre received mostly average to positive ratings from critics. The side Metacritic calculated from 26 Reviews of English-language media is a section of 66%.

Eberhard Dobler from laut.de rated the album with three out of a possible five points. 50 Cent go on The Massacre "too calculative to work despite top-produced beats and snappy hooks," which makes it "like an admittedly tasty, infusion of his G-Unit debut Beg for Mercy ".

Individual evidence

1. ^ Review in the Guardian
2. ↑ Album cover at amazon.de
3. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
4. ↑ The Massacre at billboard.com
5. ↑ DE: Annual charts # 8
6. ↑ ^{a b} IFPI : search result gold and platinum awards of 50 cents
7. ↑ Worldwide album sales on statisticbrain.com, March 24, 2015, English. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
8. ^ RIAA : search result gold and platinum awards of 50 cents
9. ↑ Rating: metacritic.com (English)
10. ↑ ^{a b} Evaluation: laut.de
11. ↑ Rating: Rolling Stone
12. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
13. ↑ Rating: RapReviews