Editorial Review:

Album Description:
THIS CD INCLUDES A FREE RINGTONE AND MOBILE PHONE WALLPAPER (please see insert for details) The Superstar Rappers Third Album Includes Production from Dr. Dre, Eminem and Timbaland, and more.

CURTIS (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope), features guest appearances by Eminem, Timbaland, Akon, Justin Timberlake, Mary J. Blige, Robin Thicke, and Nicole Scherzinger from the Pussycat Dolls.

50 has 2 HOT tracks leading up to the release of Curtis! Both have taken the radio airwaves by storm: 'AYO TECHNOLOGY' featuring JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and TIMBALAND - produced by TIMBALAND, and 'I GET MONEY!' Curtis continues 50 Cent's phenomenal rise from the mean streets. His official debut album, 2003's Get Rich Or Die Tryin.., sold 872,000 units in the first four days of its release, making it the fastest-selling debut disc in the SoundScan era (since 1991). The album was the biggest seller of 2003 and is currently ten times platinum worldwide. Later that year, The New Breed, a DVD with a bonus CD including new songs, charted #2 Pop and #1 R&B/Hip-Hop. His second album, 2005's The Massacre, was the second biggest-selling album of the year and is now seven times platinum worldwide. Since he first dropped his bombs on the music world, 50 has earned 11 Grammy nominations, from Best New Artist to Best Rap Album for each of his first two efforts. Attesting to his worldwide popularity, Get Rich Or Die Tryin' hit #2 in the U.K. and #1 in Australia while The Massacre went #1 in both those countries, #2 in Sweden, and is the biggest-selling rap album in India, where it has been certified double platinum, selling more than 2,000,000 copies. Back in the U.S., 50 has scored three singles claiming the #1 spot across the charts -- R&B/Hip-hop, Rap, and Pop: 'In Da Club,' 'Candy Shop,' and '21 Questions' (featuring Nate Dogg). Three more went Top 3 across the board: 'P.I.M.P,' 'Just A Lil Bit,' and 'Disco Inferno.' Yet another four were Rap Top 10s: 'Wanksta,' 'Outta Control (Remix),' 'Window Shopper,' and 'Best Friend.' Four of the above have been certified digital gold: 'In Da Club,' 'Candy Shop,' 'P.I.M.P,' and 'Disco Inferno.' From music to movies, video games to books, a clothing line to footwear, 50 has taken street culture by storm. But as Curtis proves, and as he says in ..Straight to the Bank,.. 50 Cent wants even more.

Amazon.com:
If you believe everything you hear, Curtis is 50 Cent's bid to be hip-hop king--the rumor goes that he issued it the same day Kanye West released his Graduation CD to spawn a sales race and thus, a) establish superiority, or b) retire with his head hung low. But here's what might not have occurred to 50: Given enough talent and a fully loaded speed-dial--the kind that can raise Timbaland, Akon, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, and Eminem faster than the sickest rapper can stitch together a verse--it's possible for two diabolically good discs to drop the same day. Forgetting the Kanye competition for a moment, Curtis might come up short in a race with its creator's other albums--the rawness and reach of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' isn't here. But certain cultural moments (who would refute that the release Get Rich… was one?) can't be replicated, and what Curtis lacks in credible grit, it more than makes up for in finesse. Never let it be said that you can't be fierce and flow at the same time: 'I Get Money' glides back to the old school in sound--there's a house party happening behind this track--but sends out a modern message, 'I'll Still Kill,' with Akon, underscores 50's continued thug-hood with a lethal hook, and 'Follow My Lead,' with the smoothie Robin Thicke, is a finger-popper worth 100 plays for its sly mood alone. May the best rapper, if there is one, keep rapping. --Tammy La Gorce









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Disc 1:

1. Intro - 50 Cent,
2. My Gun Go Off
3. Man Down
4. I'll Still Kill
5. I Get Money
6. Come & Go
7. Ayo Technology
8. Follow My Lead
9. Movin on Up
10. Straight to the Bank
11. Amusement Park
12. Fully Loaded Clip - 50 Cent, Muchita, K.
13. Peep Show
14. Fire
15. All of Me
16. Curtis 187
17. Touch the Sky

Rating: - Ok, nothing great.
Bought this cd on release day. I had been a fan of his "Get Rich or Die Trying" album, but wasn't too impressed with "The Massacre," apart from a few good songs.

I was extremely disappointed with this cd at first. I found it extremely bland and nearly unlistenable. After listening through it once, I literally shelved it till a few days ago. Upon a 2nd listen, the album is actually pretty good. I'm not sure what made me change my mind, but I now listen to it a lot more often.

It's nothing special, but it's not terrible. 3 out of 5 is what it gets.

Now, for a real cd, check out T.I.'s "Paper Trail" if you haven't already. THAT'S an album.

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Rating: - not bad but not good enough
the only thing wrong with this album is its just like the first two. every song is about the same thing and its time for fifty to go in a new direction. if some one else would of droped this album it would get better reviews.

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Rating: - Tony Yayo & Whoo Kid
If you like Curtis then you will LOVE.. Drug Users Handbook by Tony Yayo. This is one of the best of 2008 which also features: Lloyd Banks, SOSA, and T.I.. Go check it out.

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Rating: - SAD
Do not buy this album if you are a Rap/Hip Hop fan because your ears will literally bleed from hearing this. I thought his first album was okay but the rest sucked a**. I hope he keeps his promise about if Kanye sold more than him he would quit singing. I am tired of 50 thinking he is a good singer I would rather listen to Clay Aiken or Big Rueben. F**k the 50 fans all their doing is killing Rap/Hip Hop by supporting this guy.

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Rating: - Devin's the Dude
Curtis is good.... but check out Devin the
Dude - Smoke Sessions it Hot... Plies Real Definitions
is one to watch... if you are going to by
one album this year buy Smoke Sessions