Kanye vs 50 Cent

One of the most talked about events in the hip-hop community has been the well-publicized stand-off between performers Kanye West and 50 Cent.

Both of them were scheduled to release an album on the same day, and 50 cent threw down the gauntlet and said that he would stop singing if Kanye outsold him by the 11th of September.

What an amazing marketing move! Both albums, mediocre though they were, sold much more than they normally would have. Kanye's album had the top sales/week ever.

And more money was pulled from minimum wage earners who could really have spent the 2 X 17.99$ on things like medical care .....