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Fo' Shizzle: Rap Stars Face Off on Charts, TV

Posted Sep 7, 07 4:20 AM CDT in US,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Kanye West and 50 Cent are set for a showdown Tuesday when both of their new albums hit the market. In addition to facing off on the charts, the rap stars will meet on BET-TV's "106 & Park." The two have been trading trash-talk for weeks, with 50 even threatening to retire if Kanye outsells him in the first week.

"I don't think it's a battle, I think it's a lot of fun," said a BET executive, who believes the feud is a bit of a ploy. "I think Kanye will tell you he moved his date to 50's date to draw this type of attention." The albums will be the third for both men. Kanye's is called "Graduation," and 50's is "Curtis."

Source Associated Press

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Hip-hop mogul Kanye West performs at a benefit concert at the House of Blues in Chicago on Friday, Aug. 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)   (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by Hard Rock Cafe, rapper 50 Cent performs at an "MTV Live Powered by Verizon" taping, Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at Hard Rock Cafe in New York. (AP Photo/Hard Rock Cafe, Diane Bondareff)   (Associated Press)
Rap artist 50 Cent listens as nominee's names are read during the announcement of the BET Awards nominations in Los Angeles on May 16, 2007. His CD, "Curtis," due out in September, 2007, features...   (Associated Press)
Hip-Hop artist 50 Cent arrives at the fourth annual Fashion Rocks concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)   (Associated Press)
U.S. actress Rosario Dawson, left, and U.S. singer Kanye West, the winner of the International Man award at the annual GQ mens magazine Men of the Year awards in London Tuesday Sept. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Alastair...   (Associated Press)
Hip-hop mogul Kanye West poses for a portrait after an interview in Chicago on Friday, Aug. 24, 2007. He's in town to tape a television commercial for an education advocacy group that wants to make education...   (Associated Press)
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