The Massacre
by 50 Cent
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5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 273 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 137 out of 273
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 273
  3. Negative: 100 out of 273

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  1. MarkTwain
    Apr 2, 2007
    3
    No, this album really does suck. The only part that is redeemable are the beats.
  2. AliJ
    Mar 10, 2005
    3
    Get rich or die tryin was in my eyes a master piece. A almost hybrid of Biggies layed back smooth style and Tupac's hard edge sophisticated. So the massacre had so much potential and it did live up to its name. ITS A FUCKING MASSACRE!!! A massacre of beats, a massacre of time and a massacre of money. Something has happened to the artist such as Eminem and 50 it seems they have Get rich or die tryin was in my eyes a master piece. A almost hybrid of Biggies layed back smooth style and Tupac's hard edge sophisticated. So the massacre had so much potential and it did live up to its name. ITS A FUCKING MASSACRE!!! A massacre of beats, a massacre of time and a massacre of money. Something has happened to the artist such as Eminem and 50 it seems they have traveled to far out of the nest and now are in an owasis of shitty and unoriginal ideas. Song after song is packed with crappy rapping from Fiddy. It's all about how rich he is and how many niggers hez shot. These topics can be played on creativly but no such arguement can be made here. It's awful shit you would expect from Young Buck or somthing (I H8 YOUNG BUCK HOW HE GETS LIFE) Dre needs 2 regain control or aftermath will eventually fall. With Shyne being relased from prision I have the feeling things are going to change. FREE SHYNE… Expand
  3. ChrisC
    Mar 5, 2005
    3
    Im not impressed, with the ammount of time it took him to put out a new album the effort is not noticable. A majority of the songs are slow and really let me down. I like only a few of the songs on the album, which consisted mostly of all the singles he released before the CD even came out. My overall suggestion is borrow it from a friend and see if you like it, because i was extremly Im not impressed, with the ammount of time it took him to put out a new album the effort is not noticable. A majority of the songs are slow and really let me down. I like only a few of the songs on the album, which consisted mostly of all the singles he released before the CD even came out. My overall suggestion is borrow it from a friend and see if you like it, because i was extremly dissapointed.… Expand
  4. alexc
    Mar 9, 2005
    3
    the album kind of sucks i dont know why dre let this album get released and plus i think 50 cents days are numbered with beef know with everybody from jarule, jadakiss, fat joe, nas who is nothing to play with look at beef with jay z even he couldnt take him out and beef with the game his own boy i dont know how much longer he got.
  5. Figz
    Apr 9, 2005
    3
    this C.D. does suck n "P.I.M.P" u dun know shit bout rap jealous? naw why wud i b jealous of a person who has tha vocab of a fuckin 3 year old. I gotta admit tha c.d. has some good themes. but no match 4 the games c.d. but 50 cent is thru
  6. RileyF
    Dec 25, 2005
    3
    Overall, a pretty bad CD. There were a few good songs, like the Hate It Or Love It Remix or Disco Inferno, but for the most part 50 raps were bad. The production was excellent but 50 just didn't the effort into this CD like he did Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. I would say this is more of a pop CD rather than a rap CD because of songs like So Amazing and Candy Shop.
  7. figz
    Mar 11, 2005
    3
    this cd is garbadge 50 needs to stick wit sellin clothes cuz his 15 minutes of fame are up. The reason i gave it a 3 is cause some of the themes in the songs are good but his rhymes are terribly weak. Quit actin like god b4 u get poped
  8. TheCritic
    May 11, 2005
    3
    - Even shit will start to taste good, if your hungry enough. A metaphor for the overplayed mainstream songs. - Out of 20 songs I found 3 to be good. The choruses were the worst part of the album. - Ski Mask is a really good song, especially the bridge. Gatman and Robin is good but only Ems verse, Hate it or Love it is a great song. - Overall, I think 50 needs to carefully select his beats - Even shit will start to taste good, if your hungry enough. A metaphor for the overplayed mainstream songs. - Out of 20 songs I found 3 to be good. The choruses were the worst part of the album. - Ski Mask is a really good song, especially the bridge. Gatman and Robin is good but only Ems verse, Hate it or Love it is a great song. - Overall, I think 50 needs to carefully select his beats for his next album. He should focus on darker hardcore rap. - The art of surviving in the concrete jungle.… Expand
  9. BlaineR
    Mar 7, 2005
    2
    Ridiculous. I cannot believe the positive reviews that this album is recieving. The same, tired, egotistical, boring, and all around stupid lyrics and beats are in place. This man can never stand to the lyrical prowess of artists like Nas, and it's laughable that he's "dissin'" him.
  10. Jamalk
    Apr 18, 2005
    2
    This album was terrible. Out of it's 22 tracks I think only 3 were really good. The rest was pure garbage. The topics he raps about are pathetic and redundant as well. Let's go over the only 3 things he raps about 1) how people should fear him 2) how much of a Pimp he is and 3) how people should fear him. What happened to quality rap ? About over coming the Odds ? about Struggle This album was terrible. Out of it's 22 tracks I think only 3 were really good. The rest was pure garbage. The topics he raps about are pathetic and redundant as well. Let's go over the only 3 things he raps about 1) how people should fear him 2) how much of a Pimp he is and 3) how people should fear him. What happened to quality rap ? About over coming the Odds ? about Struggle ? Lyrics and music that refresh the spirit to overcome personal adversity ? Rap i fear has gone Hollywood. And this album is a testament to it.… Expand
  11. jeremyb
    Apr 4, 2005
    2
    Pretty gay, too repetitive, non original, commercialised bullsh*t - he's just out to make money off u fools who love him no matter how crap of an album he puts out..Where is the decent hip hop these days..
  12. MarcD
    Jun 5, 2005
    2
    His delivery is terrible. The lyrics devoid of creativity. The riffs monotonous. On top of all this, having Eminem produce an album is no longer a selling point. Slim Shady hasn't been up to snuff since the Marshall Mathers LP. Horrible waste of money.
  13. Darrin
    Mar 21, 2005
    2
    Same ol' worn out Gangsta crap...arent people getting well and truly sick of this worthless B.S by now? He is an average Rapper at best anyway.
  14. guillaumep
    May 23, 2005
    2
    As bad as ever. HipHop is pretty much always the same these days and 50 cents makes it even worse
  15. LawrenceP
    Mar 6, 2005
    1
    I know a 8 year old jewish boy that has better skills on the mic. I give this LP a one because it made me laugh. 50...my local Mcdonalds is hiring.
  16. jeru
    Apr 30, 2005
    1
    His ist album was good because he got away with singing not many people realized that at the time.Also his production was top notch,so he got away with being repetive.With this album i feel like he cheated his fans.And even lost some fans(me). I feel like he dissed jarule & he's singing .
  17. BobB
    Mar 14, 2005
    1
    Crap.
  18. MatthewA
    Mar 20, 2005
    1
    Stupid and pretentious. The guy can't even insult people properly.
  19. budb
    Mar 7, 2005
    1
    way below the first record barely no goos song... huge disappointment !
  20. BudalayahhH
    Jul 8, 2005
    1
    This album is a disgrace for hip-hop culture. Luckily i got it from a friend, i didnt waste my money on this shit.
  21. SamD
    Oct 3, 2005
    1
    all the same, rap is soooo monotonotous, its like one green day song over and over again; blood, sex and booze
  22. WalkerR
    Mar 3, 2005
    1
    Another boring generic rap album. Do any of these guys have talent. Can they even play instuments? All I see is rappers stealing other musicians beats, sounds, and taking credit as if they are original.
  23. Smokedog
    Mar 6, 2005
    1
    What a weak album. Candy Shop is the strongest song on there barring "Hate it or Love it" but thats also on The Games album.
  24. PG
    Mar 7, 2005
    1
    OOOOUCH This is a massacre but not in the way fiddy implies...damn the hits on here are almost none existant.
  25. ronk
    Mar 9, 2005
    1
    garbage..this cd junk the best song on it is candy shop, the beat sounds alot like lean back dont you think...50s a coward hides behind dres beat..only reason people bought his cd was because he created all this hype..after listening to it you'll realize its junk....jada's gonna eat him and his piggy...
  26. SatanClawz
    Apr 26, 2005
    1
    Good thing for file sharing, you can easily delete the entire album in an instant without wasting fifty cents on the album. Poof! Not Rap. There is no art within it, too many loose ends. 50's needs to learn how to to count sylibols. This album sounded like he didn't even try to fix the flaws. yawn He should also incorporate his shady records freestyle into a song, i think those Good thing for file sharing, you can easily delete the entire album in an instant without wasting fifty cents on the album. Poof! Not Rap. There is no art within it, too many loose ends. 50's needs to learn how to to count sylibols. This album sounded like he didn't even try to fix the flaws. yawn He should also incorporate his shady records freestyle into a song, i think those were his best lyrics yet.… Expand
  27. NoWay
    Apr 28, 2005
    1
    Boring, manufactured junk. Not as good as "Get Rich or Die Tryin", but that's not saying much. 50 has just tried reheat the same old cold garbage, but failed miserably. He even thought he could sell more records by calling out Nas! I mean, Nas could manhandle 50 anyday when it comes to the mic. I don't care about Ja Rule, 50 can go ahead and talk about him. But Nas? C'mon, Boring, manufactured junk. Not as good as "Get Rich or Die Tryin", but that's not saying much. 50 has just tried reheat the same old cold garbage, but failed miserably. He even thought he could sell more records by calling out Nas! I mean, Nas could manhandle 50 anyday when it comes to the mic. I don't care about Ja Rule, 50 can go ahead and talk about him. But Nas? C'mon, 50! I don't care how many times you been shot, you can't rap to save your life. Plenty of people have been shot up, so why does 50 Cent get millions of bucks to "rap" about his experience? Can't America find a good rapper whose been shot to give money to?… Expand
  28. macd
    Jun 3, 2005
    1
    its bullshit!he cant talk about anything else but about how hard he is and how much of a pimp he is.his lyrics are pure shit.its bubble gum rap!he's a better singer.dis album is proof dat he's ALREADY run out of ideas.
  29. Vixi
    Apr 13, 2005
    1
    This is so bad, he has got to be the crappiest rapper out there - his entire career is based on his stupid reputation. I'll give a one because i respect some1 who can make so much money with so little substance (hey just like britney can!)
  30. CharlieR
    Mar 5, 2005
    0
    this cd is a complete flop, im very dissapointed. 50 was my favorite rapper but now he thinks hes bullet proof and he cant die. hes a lil too cocky now too
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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 26
  3. Negative: 3 out of 26
  1. Rolling Stone
    80
    Not all of Massacre is as immediately catchy as Get Rich, but it's close.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    75
    A joyride of an album that's as fun as it is familiar. [2 Mar 2005, p.E2]
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    20
    It's pretty much all the same synth leads, bang-bang beats, and tired rhymes as every other Aftermath related project since The Eminem Show, which wasn't that great either.
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