Rapper 50 Cent has taken to social media to praise Eminem’s newest album titled, ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’. 50 Cent, who was signed by Eminem in 2002, posted a screenshot showing that the album had surpassed 100 million streams within two days of release. He wrote, “Yo [Eminem], shit is crazy. It takes me a while to understand the details of this one.”
The two rappers have collaborated with each other numerous times since then. Eminem was at the peak of his popularity in 2002, following the release of ‘The Eminem Show’. Eminem signed 50 Cent and gave him his biggest single, ‘In Da Club’ and his debut album, ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin’’.
The album has received mixed reviews from other critics, including a three-star review from Jordan Bassett of NME. In the review, he wrote, “So, who killed Slim Shady? In bringing him back to the light and showing him up as irrelevant, perhaps Eminem’s done his old pal in for good. OK, we get it – Shady was a shocking character. Now that he’s dead, how about getting some new material?”
In other news, 50 Cent is reportedly “in talks” to make an appearance at the Republican National Convention. According to CNN, he could be set to appear at some point this week after Donald Trump was formally nominated as the presidential candidate for the GOP yesterday (July 15).
Just days before this, the rapper posted a clip of his song ‘Many Men (Wish Death)’ on Instagram, along with a photograph of Trump standing with his fist in the air and blood splattered across his face in the aftermath of an assassination attempt on the former US President. The rapper wrote, “I know the vibes. We are all in trouble now!
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