18 years ago today, Kanye West and 50 Cent went head-to-head in a sales battle that 50 bet his entire career on… 😬 His album “Curtis” was ultimately crushed by Kanye West’s most successful album ever, “Graduation” 💿📈 Just recently, the album became the first rap album from the 2000s to reach over 1 billion streams in 2025, showing its true timelessness. Thoughts on their showdown looking back? Do you wish there were rappers doing this today? 🤔 “Finding music that’s For the Speakers” 🔊 | Follow us for more posts like this 🌐 | Support the page by buying our merch through the link in our bio 🪬 | Follow our playlists on Spotify through the link in our bio ______________________ #kanyewest #50cent #kanye #thecollegedropout #lateregistration #hiphopnews #rapnews #2000shiphop #2000srap