What's beef?
But whys, wheres and whatever-whatevers aren't what the business is. We all know it's about who, ultimately, takes home the title. Now that's hip hop.
So here's the evidence - a timeline of the beef and a few songs to stream. After weighing the evidence, we want to know: who will emerge the victor? You tell us.
July 13: 50's album Curtis is moved from its original September 4th release date, to September 11th. His single, "I Get Money," debuts on Hot 97.
July 19: Kanye decides to drop Graduation on September 11th instead of September 18th, causing him to go head-to-head with 50 and spurring on the rivalry.
August 9: 50 is said to erupt at the G-Unit office after the song and video for "Ayo Technology" leak. He reportedly throws his cell phone through a window and rips out a plasma TV.
August 10: 50 Cent says he'll quit rapping if Kanye's Graduation outsells Curtis.
August 17: Kanye taunts 50 on a British talk show, "The Friday Night Project," saying, "Please, 50, don't retire once my album sells and beats your album."
August 22: 50 and Kanye, along with Jay-Z, Diddy, and T.I., make hip hop history by performing together at the Screamfest '07 show in New York.
August 28: Kanye holds the Graduation listening party at Manhattan's New World Stages. The session includes a light show, with silent films playing as a backdrop to each song.
August 30: Graduation is mysteriously leaked online. Later that same day, Curtis leaks. Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton suggests that 50 leaked his own album to avoid going head to head with Kanye on September 11.
Stream 50's "I'll Still Kill"
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