Before I Self Destruct | |
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![]() Studio album by 50 Cent | |
Released |
9 November 2009 |
Recorded |
2009 |
Genre(s) |
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Length |
57:23 |
Label |
Shady Records/Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records/Universal Music Group |
Producer(s) |
50 Cent (exec.), Mark Batson, Tha Bizness, Black Key, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre (also exec.), Dual Output, Eminem (exec.), The Futuristiks, Ty Fyffe, Havoc, Lab Ox, Nascent, Manny Perez, Polow da Don, QB da Problem, Rick Rock, Rockwilder, Team Demo, Team Ready, Vikaden |
50 Cent chronology | |
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Previous |
Curtis (2007) |
Next |
Animal Ambition (2014) |
Before I Self Destruct is the fifth studio album by American rapper 50 Cent, released in 2009 on Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records and Universal Music Group. A feature film, also titled Before I Self Destruct, was also made, and is available within the album packaging. The album is 50 Cent's final release with Shady, Aftermath and Interscope.
The album peaked at #5 on the US Billboard 200, selling 160,000 copies in its first week. It received generally positive reviews from music critics. As of 2019, the album has sold 515,000 copies in the U.S. and 1,000,000 copies worldwide.
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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1. | "The Invitation" | 50 Cent | Fyffe, Jackson, Perez | Ty Fyffe, Manny Perez (co.) | 2:54 |
2. | "Then Days Went By" | 50 Cent | Billy, Jackson, Withers | Lab Ox, Vikaden (co.) | 3:44 |
3. | "Death to My Enemies" | 50 Cent | Batson, Elizondo, Jackson, Lawrence, Parker, Young | Dr. Dre, Mark Batson | 3:46 |
4. | "So Disrespectful" | 50 Cent | Henderson, Jackson, Whitacre | Tha Bizness | 3:39 |
5. | "Psycho" | 50 Cent, Eminem | Jackson, Lawrence, Mathers, Parker, Young | Dr. Dre | 4:45 |
6. | "Hold Me Down" | 50 Cent | Davis, Groover, Jackson | The Futuristiks, Team Ready | 3:19 |
7. | "Crime Wave" | 50 Cent | Bond, Fragala, Jackson, Witherspoon, Zacharias | Team Demo | 3:44 |
8. | "Stretch" | 50 Cent | Jackson, Thomas | Rick Rock | 4:07 |
9. | "Strong Enough" | 50 Cent | Hysaw, Jackson, Jones, McMurray, Ruelas, Sawyer | Nascent, QB da Problem | 3:02 |
10. | "Get It Hot" | 50 Cent | Davis, Jackson | Black Key | 2:59 |
11. | "Gangsta's Delight" | 50 Cent | Edwards, Jackson, Muchita, Rodgers | Havoc | 3:14 |
12. | "I Got Swag" | 50 Cent | Frazier, Hutchinson, Jackson, Jolicoeur, Mercer | Dual Output | 3:34 |
13. | "Baby by Me" | 50 Cent, Ne-Yo | Jackson, Jones, Smith | Polow da Don | 3:33 |
14. | "Do You Think About Me" | 50 Cent | Jackson, Stinson, Washington | Rockwilder | 3:26 |
15. | "Ok, You're Right" | 50 Cent | Batson, Jackson, Lawrence, Parker, Young | Dr. Dre, Mark Batson | 3:04 |
16. | "Could've Been You" | 50 Cent, R. Kelly | Injeti, Jackson, Kelly, Rahman, Young | DJ Khalil | 4:20 |