Kanye poised for victory over 50 Cent
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It's not like Kanye West needed an ego boost, but here it comes: Sales figures appear to confirm his "Graduation" album outsold 50 Cent's "Curtis" in the much-hyped rap sales showdown.
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Rapper Kanye West, the leading nominee at the Grammy Awards, won three prizes during early proceedings on Sunday, while another top contender, Amy Winehouse, won a pair of statuettes.
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It's not like Kanye West needed an ego boost, but here it comes: Sales figures confirm his "Graduation" album outsold 50 Cent's "Curtis" in the much-hyped rap sales showdown with nearly 1 million copies sold the first week, the best debut of the year for the struggling music industry.
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On his first two albums, 50 Cent was the main star with little room for supporting players. With the exception of appearances by the likes of friends like Eminem and Young Buck, most of the songs were pure 50. On his upcoming album, though, he's more willing to share the mic.
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Kanye West received ten nominations for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards to lead the field. The rapper/producer is up for Best New Artist, Song of the Year for &quot;Jesus Walks,&quot; and Album of the Year for The College Dropout.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper 50 Cent will make his film  debut in the semi-autobiographical "Locked and Loaded."
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50 Cent is going to have to dig in for a lot more change than that after being pulled over by police Friday in midtown Manhattan while taking his silver Lamborghini for a spin.
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G-Unit Records, the label run by  rapper 50 Cent, endured some chinks in its armor last year.
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Kanye West sold almost a million  copies of his latest album during its first week in U.S.  stores, winning a much-hyped sales race with rival rapper 50  Cent and providing the ailing record industry with a rare piece  of good news.
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Kanye West got beaten up by a woman on the latest U.S. pop album charts published Wednesday. A week after the rapper's third album debuted to the highest numbers in more than two years, West was bounced from the top spot by country star Reba McEntire's "Reba Duets."
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Kanye West has increased his lead over 50 Cent in the much scrutinized battle between the rap stars, according to preliminary sales data issued Friday.
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Chicago rapper Kanye West, who survived a near-fatal car crash to record a debut album that ranked among the year&#39;s biggest sellers, has led the field of Grammy Award
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Kanye West sold almost a million copies of his latest album during its first week in U.S. stores, winning a much-hyped sales race with rival rapper 50 Cent and providing the ailing record industry with a rare piece of good news.
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A day after reaching No. 1 on the  U.S. album charts, hip-hop star Kanye West took the top spot on  the singles chart Thursday.
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The Queens-bred rap star 50 Cent has been striking deals with the urgency recommended so starkly in the title of his debut CD, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'."
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Rapper 50 Cent has pledged to retire  if Kanye West&#39;s new album outsells his, generating much-needed  publicity for a flagging musical genre that may go the way of  disco.
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Kanye or Green Day? Usher or Ray? The Grammys are back Sunday with a number of exciting contests, led by Kanye West against ... himself.