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50 CENT WANTS TO PULL AN EMINEM: Curtis plans to take a break from recording to ‘build anticipation.’
*In an interview with MTV News, 50 Cent said he may follow in the footsteps of his mentor Eminem and take an extended break from recording following the release of his next two albums.
“Em ain't put out an album in five years,” the rapper said. “It builds anticipation because he's away. And he really doesn't enjoy what comes with the success. He likes to just be away a lot more, just be shy toward people. And then the less common you appear, the bigger your celebrity. So then he isolates himself, [and] he becomes more popular. People are more excited.”
The Queens native says he would begin the time out following his next two projects, including the September release of his third album, “Curtis.”
"For me, right now, I feel like I love music, so [fans] should expect me to make music afterwards," 50 explained. "But I'll make it organically, like [Dr.] Dre makes a record. It may take five or seven years. ... They'll be looking for my record, like, 'Yo, come on, when you making a record?' "
Fans won’t have to wait long for a follow up to “Curtis.” The rapper says he is just five songs away from completing his fourth album, “Before I Self Destruct,” which was originally going to be a follow-up to his sophomore release, “The Massacre.”
"I recorded 10 records to the concept of ‘Before I Self Destruct,’ but I put them aside when I started to create ‘Curtis,’" said 50. "’Before I Self Destruct’ is scheduled to be released February 4, which is the anniversary of ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin'. And it'll be my final studio recording for where I'm at, for my deal. I did a five-album deal, and the fifth album is a greatest-hits CD."
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