10/02/07 - All Of 50 Cent's "Curtis" Album Reviews

MURDAGAME · 10-02-2007, 09:32 PM

No Ripcord
A 55-minute mess called Curtis, undoubtedly one of this year’s worst releases.

Slant Magazine
50 doesn't fare any better on the softer side: 'Amusement Park' proves he's one of the worst lyricists alive.... It's not just the metaphors, though, it's the execution.

Stylus Magazine
There isn’t an ounce of life in Curtis.

Dot Music
Curtis doesn't sound like it was much fun to make, and it isn't much fun to listen to.

Hot Press
Shooting people, no-strings-attached sex and being a millionaire has never sounded so boring.

NOW Magazine
50 is back with his larger-than-life persona and even bigger Mack 11, remaking his classic first album for the second time, with tiresome results.

Prefix Magazine
What's missing where these lame boasts exist in Curtis is the vulnerability of moments on The Massacre (especially 'A Baltimore Love Thing') or any of the rich narrative that graced his first album, not to mention any of the goofy, sing-along catchiness that previously made his singles chart events. Musically 50's collaborators don't feel like they've brought anything near their best to the table.

Pitchfork
50's new album is a blatant rehash--a bottom-line sequel that insults the same audience it mindlessly panders to.

The Onion (A.V. Club)
He's still capable of cranking out a great single and the occasional clever verse, but he's yet to master the art of making a satisfying album rather than delivering a random assortment of demographic-pandering tracks

Billboard
Though the album is good, for an artist of 50 Cent's caliber, it's not great.

Entertainment Weekly
In the end, Curtis is nothing more than a competent corporate product. [21 Sep 2007, p.84]

Village Voice
Curtis is stuffed with tightly wound 21st-century pop songwriting, full of that invisible craft and flow that renders a thing eminently listenable even if it's gratuitously raunchy, politically reprehensible, and sexually retrograde.

PopMatters
It's a solidly above-average rap record, featuring a generous handful of very likeable songs and only two unqualified duds.

The New York Times
Curtis seems surprisingly modest. The album is neither as contagious as "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" (apparently it's possible to have an entire album stuck in your head) nor as devious as "The Massacre."

RapReviews.com
It's a solid performance, that is both better and worse than it could have been.

Murda Game · 10-03-2007, 12:18 PM

mufucka you took my name its all good though

MIG · 10-03-2007, 12:23 PM

AHAHAHAHAH all bad reviews, no wonder the album flopped!

Snapper · 10-03-2007, 02:05 PM

600k + first week? /\/\/\

but album sucked harddddddddddd

none of them reveiws is lying

Joey111 · 10-03-2007, 03:07 PM

The album didnt suck, it was just very average. Not wack but not great either. You can tell that it was rushed.

R1pTheJacka · 10-04-2007, 11:25 PM

it wasnt terrible, but of course wasnt super, its better than the massacre by a mile IMO

monchis · 10-05-2007, 02:42 AM

curtis was the shit specialy with i still kill song

GmNRecords · 10-05-2007, 10:05 AM

got a 5 in my book.

Lil_E · 10-09-2007, 01:56 AM

decent album, kanye west album much better honesly....

10-02-2007, 09:32 PM	#1
MURDAGAME Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: California Posts: 233 Repped: 13 Repped 180 Times in 15 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	10/02/07 - All Of 50 Cent's "Curtis" Album Reviews 10/02/07 - All Of 50 Cent's "Curtis" Album Reviews No Ripcord A 55-minute mess called Curtis, undoubtedly one of this year’s worst releases. Slant Magazine 50 doesn't fare any better on the softer side: 'Amusement Park' proves he's one of the worst lyricists alive.... It's not just the metaphors, though, it's the execution. Stylus Magazine There isn’t an ounce of life in Curtis. Dot Music Curtis doesn't sound like it was much fun to make, and it isn't much fun to listen to. Hot Press Shooting people, no-strings-attached sex and being a millionaire has never sounded so boring. NOW Magazine 50 is back with his larger-than-life persona and even bigger Mack 11, remaking his classic first album for the second time, with tiresome results. Prefix Magazine What's missing where these lame boasts exist in Curtis is the vulnerability of moments on The Massacre (especially 'A Baltimore Love Thing') or any of the rich narrative that graced his first album, not to mention any of the goofy, sing-along catchiness that previously made his singles chart events. Musically 50's collaborators don't feel like they've brought anything near their best to the table. Pitchfork 50's new album is a blatant rehash--a bottom-line sequel that insults the same audience it mindlessly panders to. The Onion (A.V. Club) He's still capable of cranking out a great single and the occasional clever verse, but he's yet to master the art of making a satisfying album rather than delivering a random assortment of demographic-pandering tracks Billboard Though the album is good, for an artist of 50 Cent's caliber, it's not great. Entertainment Weekly In the end, Curtis is nothing more than a competent corporate product. [21 Sep 2007, p.84] Village Voice Curtis is stuffed with tightly wound 21st-century pop songwriting, full of that invisible craft and flow that renders a thing eminently listenable even if it's gratuitously raunchy, politically reprehensible, and sexually retrograde. PopMatters It's a solidly above-average rap record, featuring a generous handful of very likeable songs and only two unqualified duds. The New York Times Curtis seems surprisingly modest. The album is neither as contagious as "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" (apparently it's possible to have an entire album stuck in your head) nor as devious as "The Massacre." RapReviews.com It's a solid performance, that is both better and worse than it could have been.

10-03-2007, 12:23 PM	#3
MIG Free T.I. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 852 Repped: 2 Repped 19 Times in 10 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 15 Times in 12 Posts	AHAHAHAHAH all bad reviews, no wonder the album flopped! __________________ It's 3 am in the mornin...

10-04-2007, 11:25 PM	#6
R1pTheJacka The Blindian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,597 Repped: 402 Repped 385 Times in 81 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	it wasnt terrible, but of course wasnt super, its better than the massacre by a mile IMO __________________ video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5547481422995115331&hl=en ^The greatest video ive seen in my life^

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10-03-2007, 12:18 PM	#2
Murda Game They call it MURDA Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: VA Posts: 1,615 Repped: 241 Repped 26 Times in 22 Posts Neg Reps: 15 Neg Repped at 26 Times in 20 Posts	mufucka you took my name its all good though

10-03-2007, 02:05 PM	#4
Snapper ◆ㅣㄴㄴㅆ∂┳┃¢◇ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: England. Posts: 5,619 Repped: 1,866 Repped 820 Times in 351 Posts Neg Reps: 102 Neg Repped at 71 Times in 56 Posts	600k + first week? /\/\/\ but album sucked harddddddddddd none of them reveiws is lying

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Joey111 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 606 Repped: 0 Repped 97 Times in 53 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 39 Times in 24 Posts	The album didnt suck, it was just very average. Not wack but not great either. You can tell that it was rushed.

10-05-2007, 02:42 AM	#7
monchis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 501 Repped: 420 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	curtis was the shit specialy with i still kill song

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GmNRecords Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dont worry bout it Posts: 62 Repped: 11 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	got a 5 in my book.

10-09-2007, 01:56 AM	#9
Lil_E Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 943 Repped: 151 Repped 11 Times in 4 Posts Neg Reps: 4 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	decent album, kanye west album much better honesly....