Good. losing has Fif' all down and dejected & hopefully being in the pits will spur him away from his cookie-cutter album template & inspire him creatively. Case in point:
This song has more genuine emotion and - forgive the hackneyed phrase - "real talk" than the whole of Curtis put together. Soul tracks seem to put him in confessional mode & "plain old Curtis" is way more intriguing than superthug, superhustler or supermack. There's nothing wrong with being macho, but a little vulnerability can take you a long way.
Depending on his approach, Before I Self Destruct could be his chance to go out with a bang. After Curtis, Fif' stands where Ja Rule was after The Last Temptation, where DMX stood after Grand Champ: down, not out, but suffering serious diminishing returns. He doesn't care about his label, he's no longer the biggest draw in rap & he clearly doesn't need the money, so he has every reason to go into the studio trying to make a classic.
If you can't beat 'em join 'em; I'd like to hear duke over some Kanye West production...matter of fact, why not go for the Blueprint reunion & throw on some Just Blaze as well...and while he's at it, hook up with Hi-tek & Needles again, maybe Pete Rock, Primo...make an underground 50 Cent album. That's just wishful thinking on my part, but in an environment where he can't control whether or not people buy his album, he might as well work to solidify his legacy, like Jay did (kinda).
This song has more genuine emotion and - forgive the hackneyed phrase - "real talk" than the whole of Curtis put together. Soul tracks seem to put him in confessional mode & "plain old Curtis" is way more intriguing than superthug, superhustler or supermack. There's nothing wrong with being macho, but a little vulnerability can take you a long way.
Depending on his approach, Before I Self Destruct could be his chance to go out with a bang. After Curtis, Fif' stands where Ja Rule was after The Last Temptation, where DMX stood after Grand Champ: down, not out, but suffering serious diminishing returns. He doesn't care about his label, he's no longer the biggest draw in rap & he clearly doesn't need the money, so he has every reason to go into the studio trying to make a classic.
If you can't beat 'em join 'em; I'd like to hear duke over some Kanye West production...matter of fact, why not go for the Blueprint reunion & throw on some Just Blaze as well...and while he's at it, hook up with Hi-tek & Needles again, maybe Pete Rock, Primo...make an underground 50 Cent album. That's just wishful thinking on my part, but in an environment where he can't control whether or not people buy his album, he might as well work to solidify his legacy, like Jay did (kinda).
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