50 Cent Gives Away Game’s Whole Album As A Free Mixtape

Most hip hop blog readers are familiar with 50 Cent’s website ThisIs50.com. For those of you who aren’t familiar it can best be described as one part social network, one part 50 Cent nut riding festival. 50 Cent’s team has used the website to report on current hip hop news, to promote new projects from G-Unit artists and to take shots at all the artists 50 Cent doesn’t like. One of the biggest events for the website was the release of the free mixtape “Elephant In The Sand” which was a free mixtape by G-Unit artists which was made to poke fun at and to spoil the release of Fat Joe’s album Elephant In The Room album. And now 50’s at it again but this time it’s not funny or cute, it’s just plain old grimey.
Right now ThisIs50.com is promoting a new free mixtape. There aren’t any G-Unit artists on this one though. However a former G-Unit artist is on every track, The Game. That’s because the website’s newest free mixtape is actually Game’s whole album LAX. Front to back. In an effort to see that Game’s album is a failure 50 Cent is encouraging his readers to download it for free instead. How messed up is that?

I’m thinking this might be bit too much. I understand that the guys hate each other but is that really a can of worms that any artist wants to open? Artists are already making way less off of albums than they used to, so just imagine an industry where artists purposely and publicly leak each others albums and promote the free downloading. No one is gonna make any money off sales. Though he has many sources of income to supplement low sales, not even 50 wants that.

Now we provide music here on HN but I never encourage people to download it but 50 is strongly encouraging it. I know there are many 50 fans out there that think everything the guy does is “genius” or “the greatest marketing ever” but this is wack. The music industry has been dying for a while but I think 50 just killed it. Pandora’s box is now open. Welcome to the free for all.

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Comment by DETROIT 4 LIFE on August 27, 2008 at 8:16pm: thats some funny shit

Comment by "NEW SKOOL MARLEY" on August 27, 2008 at 8:41pm: 1st 50 aint king of shit! 2nd king you a weenie azz nigga!!!! 50 fuck around wit anigga
doe money it mite get ugly!

Comment by Meechie on August 27, 2008 at 8:46pm: thats mah nigga 50

Comment by Meechie on August 27, 2008 at 8:47pm: that mah nigga 50 cent yeah

Comment by Jerry on August 27, 2008 at 9:55pm: thats wrong but funny idk what to say

Comment by Mr305 on August 27, 2008 at 9:58pm: 50 can eat a fat dick. Yo that is "Bitchassness"!

Comment by Mr305 on August 27, 2008 at 10:01pm: I JUST WENT AND PAYED FOR THE CD AND I LOVE IT!
AND ANY NIGGA THAT DOWNLOADS THIS CD IS BITCH MADE JUST LIKE 50 AKA "FISHY SENT"

Comment by Captain on August 27, 2008 at 11:50pm: Thats haten at its best.. I just unwrapped LAX.. look, 50 listen to it, and said "this is a banger".. got scared game was goin platinum without him.. givin it away so people dont buy it.. glad i bought it now.. fuck 50.. hater

Comment by j.r on August 27, 2008 at 11:51pm: he own that nigga so he ca do wut he want im a ny nigga g-unit thats wut it is and who ever this torin nigga is need to shut the fuck up cuz 50 is one of the top mc who ate 50 no one dumbass if it aint the roc or cte its the unit

Comment by WITT$313 on August 28, 2008 at 12:32am: I don't dislike 50, but this is a bitch move if I was Game whenever I see 50 it would be on before the drop of a dime.