Its official! The results are out and the impact is a thunderous one. ‘Kanye West’ has finally showed ‘50 cent’ that it takes more than just talking if you want aim to top the charts.
In a head-to-head battle, ‘Kanye West’ has beaten ‘50 Cent’ to claim the best-selling album in the US. According to Billboard, Kanye West’s album, Graduation, reached the 957,000 mark in its first week of sales while 50 Cent’s album, Curtis, only sold 691,000 copies.
Kanye West was on cloud nine as he spoke about this historic achievement. He said,
It feels overwhelming. Everyone is coming up to me and telling me how proud they are of me. To be a champion, you’ve got to take out a champion.
This has put an end to the war of words between the two rap stars. Earlier, 50 Cent had even announced that he would retire from making solo albums if he loses to Kanye West in the US showdown, but the result has substantially mellowed him down. He appeared very apologetic as he said:
I am very excited to have participated in one of the biggest album release weeks in the last two years. Collectively, we have sold hundreds of thousands of units in our debut week. This marks a great moment for hip-hop music, one that will go down in history.
Finally, its Kanye West with his Graduation.
