Who had more hype coming in..............50 Cent in 2003 or Drake in 2009?

[FlightKing]

50 in '03 was like the hip hop version of michael jackson in his thriller days. I was in 7th grade when GRODT came out, and I remember this old suburban lunch lady singin "wanksta". When I witnessed that, I already knew this nigga was a star. Everybody and they grandma wanted to be a G unit member. I couldn't go nowhere w/o hearin 50 whether it be school, parties, hood niggas blastin his music from they whips, family bbq's, sports events etc.. Almost every song on that album was gettin regular radio play.

I don't remember nobody really talkin bout Drake around the time So Far Gone dropped, unless u were on blogs/internet and stuff. Most niggas around the time SFG came out was on the Gucci Mane wave. People really started talkin bout Drake once "Best I Ever Had" started pickin up steam. Drake's buzz was at it's climax once "Forever" dropped. Not on the level of 50's but still big for a new artist.

While both had huge hype and changed the mixtape game in their own respective, unique ways, somethin bout 50 in 2003 was bigger than just hip hop. GRODT raised a whole generation. That was the first hip hop album I bought and alot of people my age say 50 was like one of the first rapper's they really understood or felt the impact of their music. The only thing that I remember hearin about just as much as 50 in '03 was Lebron and Chapelle's Show.

I understand the analogy though. Just something about comparing 50 Cent to Mike. I read that Thriller saved the music industry. 50 was real big, nh, for about 2 years.

 

[damobb2deep]

do yall think if 50 dropped now ( as a new artist he would have the same hype?

 

[WhoisDonG???]

50 had the streets on lock period. I remember when you couldn't go anywhere without hearing Wanksta. Then GRODT dropped it was unreal 50 was everywhere. Shit niggas was wearing G-Unit clothes and wifebeaters LOL

 

[J. Daniels]

T/S should know by now, this is a ridiculous comparison.. 50 had worldwide hype, who the fuck is drake?

 

[ocelot]

do yall think if 50 dropped now ( as a new artist he would have the same hype?

Yeah I honestly think so...We are back in the simp ages and we need a person to take it back to the streets... The new 50 would Ja Rule Wayne and Drake...

 

[IceBergTaylor]

the hype that 50 had shows how dumb and following minded people are... and fickle... with the right promotion ANY...AND I MEAN ANY BODY... can get that hype again....

Is that so? So howcome there hasnt been ANYBODY to duplicate or go beyond that hype since?

wayne came close with the carter 3... not 2 mention jeezy had a big buzz as well... now if u talkin music period there is sombody on that level every other year ( adele, justin bieber, taylor swift)

You said anybody could get that hype again

Wayne wasnt comin onto the scene

And Jeezy's buzz doesnt compare to 50's

Try again

 

[damobb2deep]

the hype that 50 had shows how dumb and following minded people are... and fickle... with the right promotion ANY...AND I MEAN ANY BODY... can get that hype again....

Is that so? So howcome there hasnt been ANYBODY to duplicate or go beyond that hype since?

wayne came close with the carter 3... not 2 mention jeezy had a big buzz as well... now if u talkin music period there is sombody on that level every other year ( adele, justin bieber, taylor swift)

You said anybody could get that hype again

Wayne wasnt comin onto the scene

And Jeezy's buzz doesnt compare to 50's

Try again

so u jus ignored the last 3 people huh..

 

[GeE-757]

The thread said who had the bigger buzz,not which posters can hate the most lol.

I just left Va 2 weeks ago and didn't run into a hater as your self.

You making that place look bad.

i know wat da thread is about thatz y we was talkin about how woodface cryin/LYIN about gettin shot 9timez help'd his BUZZ...like i keep on repeatin 2 u u cant hate on a hater like woodface im n da BAD NEWZ area & itz FUK WOODFACE im not a pussy like u who letz snitchz/bitchz like woodface diss ya areacode especially when woodface is not respect;d n his OWN hood....u look bad alwayz followin my post when im on TOPIK & ya MALE STALKIN again like i already said n herr woodface had a HANDOUT wit gay dre & fem so of course his buzz was bigger then drakez...da only buzz u can compare woodfacez get rich or die snitchin debut buzz is TUPACZ AEOM DEATHROW DEBUT BUZZ & pac winz imo cuz yeah he need;d GAY AZZ DRE but he sold alot of recordz wit outta a CRACKA SLAVE MASSAH like FEMINEM & woodface cant fix his muuuunkee mouf & say that cuz he got da cracka on all his albumz CHEATIN! smh...

 

[infamous114]

Not even close...50 had way more hype

 

[meta4tony]

50 cent was raps last super star and honestly has anybody dropped an album as good as get rich or die trying since 2003?

i dont think so.There has been some good albums but nothing that impacted the game like that.