50 Cent, The Big 10
To mark the ten years since his assault on the mixtape game, 50 Cent has returned with The Big 10, where the Queens native gets back in stride…
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“If a nigga say I fell off, all I want you to do is ask him, When?” 50 Cent shouts at the end of the opening track of The Big 10, his new mixtape which dropped last week. It’s true that it’s tough to dispute that Fif’s stature as a musical heavyweight has come into question in recent years, as he’s focused on other endeavors. But with The Big 10—named and released in honor of the decade elapsed since his initial assault on the mixtape circuit—the G-Unit general is back with the flashes of the hunger and style that initially catapulted him to superstardom.
On a mission to dispute claims of falling off, the Queens native jumps into the tape with “Body On It,” a slick, shit-talking track with a classically 50 Cent but modern feel where, over Jake One’s stirring keys and drum loop, our hero totes guns, dismisses blog talk, and raps, “Yeah, bitch, I got my second wing/You could pretend I ain’t the shit.” Over the next ten tracks, he indeed proves that he’s been reenergized, sounding comfortable but not relaxed over an array of original production.
As he continues, the savvy businessman showcases members of his new team: the following four tracks feature New Orleans raised Kidd Kidd, femcee Paris, old cohort Tony Yayo, and Kidd Kidd once more, respectively. While the features are generally unmoving, they detract or create a skip factor, as 50 prove strong enough to carry the cuts.
Throughout, Boo-Boo’s bread and butter appear nearly as fresh as when he began to make his mark; his aggression, effortless flow, and rap-sung hooks carry the 38-minute project. Impressively and believably—the believability is much of what makes it impressive—Fif switches lanes between street songs and stuff for the ladies, doing each convincingly. “Niggas Be Scheming,” “Shooting Guns,” “Nah Nah Nah” and “Stop Crying” hone in on his forceful side, while compositions like “I Just Wanna,” “Wait Til Tonight” and “Off And On” take the females into consideration (though, often, with the things he describes doing to them, he’s clearly not taking them into consideration at all). He’s also able to fit in the strictly festive joints like “Put Your Hands Up.” In addition to Jahlil Beats, who produced the song, 50 taps Scoop Devill, !llmind, DJ Khalil and others to assemble the proper sonic backdrop for his release.
As he gears up for his fifth solo album, said to be out sooner than later, 50 Cent has returned to form with The Big 10. Now it’s time to see if he can keep the onslaught going into 2012 and, maybe even for the next ten. —Adam Fleischer
fifty been shittin on yall niggas for 10 years………………… but im about to shit on yall niggas for 10 years aswell,
nah, this shit was garbage.
YOUR an idiot and whoever agrees with is a retard
Fiddy is still king! The tape was perfect! But two L and a XL is XL?
I must agree with this dude, idk about ya’ll but i think xxl’s math is a little off. but we all know xxl suck’s every maminstream rapper’s nuts. its not about the music anymore people it’s about who sell’s. i look at these reviews once and a while to get a laugh.cuz they under-rate every good rapper and over-rate shit bag’s like 50 cent.who yes, sold a shit load of records ill give him that. but his music is still wack will never change. maybe i should write reviews for xxl….i bet people would rather listen to me then these douch bag’s who gave 50 cent a xl. god dammit blue slide park only got a large.WHERE IS THE JUSTICE PEOPLE!
lol, mac miller… you my friend dont know rap/hiphop
Ok. What do you consider rap/hip-hop? And why?
this rating is bloodclot, the lyrics need XL, XXL been sucking at rating givin shit opposite. fif been always talkin bout the same things but now its just better like You took my heart, he was telling small stories bout homies who done fuk him up. thats original for him. cmon XXL
@Blackjesus (2nd comment) ur a dumb fuck, this is arguably the best mixtae of the year.. DOW Death of the Weirdos
And what the fuck this review talking about sayin the features were skip factors… fuck outta here Kidd Kidd killed his shit.. 9th ward stand up Rida Gang
Mixtape of the year no joke. Used to hate on Fifty casue of all the recent garbage but this proves otherwise
Guess whos back was 50′s first tape then 50 is the future is spring 02′.Im assuming its a trash tape but ive listening to his pre get rich music
“HAD A SPARK WHEN YOU STARTED, NOW YOU’RE JUST GARBAGE”…BASICALLY SUMS UP 50 CENT. STICK TO MAKING AWFUL FILMS, CURTIS.
fuck you if you think the big 10 is garbage its one of the best mixtapes in 2011 deal with it BITCH .
I thought it was pretty tight…