The Massacre
by 50 Cent
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5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 273 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 137 out of 273
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 273
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  1. Hulsee
    May 27, 2023
    9
    some obvious fake 50 cent fans out there - dont recognise good music when they hear it

    not the best album but defiantly up there
  2. Codeling
    Aug 7, 2021
    8
    This album is amazing.
    Best songs: Candy Shop, Gatman and Robbin
    Worst songs: -
  3. Gmmusicreview
    May 3, 2021
    10
    Too many negative reviews. Not as good as his debut but a pretty strong album. The first half is brilliant but the second half has some filler but just a lil bit position of power and god gave me style are still great tracks.
  4. ChunkDump
    Dec 23, 2020
    8
    the third album of a new breed baby! 50 has them classics like candy shop, hate it or love it, disco inferno and just a little bit. he was on fire in the early 2000s. classic dre produced and rapped by 50 album.
  5. Kyle_Peake
    Jan 28, 2020
    5
    Debuted with a classic in GRODT, with The Massacre retaining some elements of that greatness. This is clear in songs such as "Piggy Bank" and "Gatman and Robbin", but the album is prevented from being great due to poor songs like "Candy Shop" and "So Amazing". The latter songs bring it down and The Massacre also contains some songs that are average/mediocre along with other good/bad ones,Debuted with a classic in GRODT, with The Massacre retaining some elements of that greatness. This is clear in songs such as "Piggy Bank" and "Gatman and Robbin", but the album is prevented from being great due to poor songs like "Candy Shop" and "So Amazing". The latter songs bring it down and The Massacre also contains some songs that are average/mediocre along with other good/bad ones, with my opinion towards the album being mixed overall.… Expand
  6. AKthaBeast
    Mar 23, 2018
    7
    I think this album was a disappointment at the time of release as it failed to follow up the great GRODT. However listening to this album it is actually a better album when it was released.

    1. Intro - A 2. In My Hood - B+ 3. This Is 50 - B+ 4. I'm Supposed To Die Tonight - A- 5. Piggy Bank - A 6. Gatman & Robbin - B+ 7. Candy Shop - B+ 8. Outta Control - B+ 9. Get In My Car - B    I think this album was a disappointment at the time of release as it failed to follow up the great GRODT. However listening to this album it is actually a better album when it was released.

    1. Intro - A
    2. In My Hood - B+
    3. This Is 50 - B+
    4. I'm Supposed To Die Tonight - A-
    5. Piggy Bank - A
    6. Gatman & Robbin - B+
    7. Candy Shop - B+
    8. Outta Control - B+
    9. Get In My Car - B
    10. Ski Mask Way - B+
    11. A Baltimore Love Thing - B+
    12. Ryder Music - B+
    13. Disco Inferno - B
    14. Just A Lil Bit - A+
    15. Gunz Come Out - A-
    16. My Toy Soldier feat. Tony Yayo - A-
    17. Position of Power - B+
    18. Build You Up feat. Jamie Foxx - B-
    19. God Gave Me Style - C+
    20. So Amazing feat. Olivia - C+
    21. I Don't Need 'Em - B-
    22. Hate It Or Love It (G-Unit Remix) - A+    … Expand
  7. Urbanlistener
    Apr 22, 2015
    9
    A great sequel to GODT, the massacre is still packed with a near-perfect and explosive production by Dre and Em, 50 is still angry and dope on the mic. Maybe relying a little bit more on club bangers than the previous one, The massacre is still true to its gangsta ambitions. Piggy bank and Gunz come out are highlights on the album.
  8. keve16
    Mar 26, 2015
    6
    6.5/10................................................................................................................................................
  9. MoneyMaker101
    Nov 23, 2014
    10
    Fantastic album.It is just as good as Get rich or die tryin' without a doubt.Just a lil bit,Candy shop,In my hood,Gunz come out,Gatman and Robin,God gave me style,Outta control,Baltimore love thing,Disco inferno etc. etc. So many classic songs I could go on.Phenomenal work!
  10. therealmohamed_
    Nov 18, 2013
    5
    50 cent has never been a lyricist, but this album is pretty bad lyrically. It seems that 50 keeps repeating himself on this album. Production (like on EVERY 50 cent album) is great. However, lyrically, this album is up there with Curtis as the worst 50 album ever. Btw, this album comes NOWHERE close to Get Rich or Die Tryin!
  11. DanA
    Sep 23, 2007
    5
    The Massacre is produced better than 50's debut album. However the problem is that 50 is at his worst more consistently than he was on GRODT and even Beg For Mercy. There are two songs that need to be downloaded from this album, and the rest can go to the landfill. A Baltimore Love Thing is a great track where 50 raps a solid lyrical performance combined with great production through The Massacre is produced better than 50's debut album. However the problem is that 50 is at his worst more consistently than he was on GRODT and even Beg For Mercy. There are two songs that need to be downloaded from this album, and the rest can go to the landfill. A Baltimore Love Thing is a great track where 50 raps a solid lyrical performance combined with great production through the perspective of not a drug abuser, but the drug itself. Build You Up features Jamie Foxx and has the pizazz that 50 tries to capture on most of his love songs, but this one is actually the real deal.… Expand
  12. fafadfa
    Apr 14, 2007
    0
    Brutal. Just Brutal. V. Ice could rap circles around fiddy.
  13. MarkTwain
    Apr 2, 2007
    3
    No, this album really does suck. The only part that is redeemable are the beats.
  14. BrannonM
    Apr 2, 2007
    8
    The beats interest me more than Get rich at this point. G-unit is full of female oriented beats now, which needs to stop, but for all the candy shop like songs he releases he's still hot fire.
  15. QuiintonD
    Mar 5, 2007
    4
    Love the beats, and thug style!!!!!!!!!!!!! "I'll break it down for you now, baby it's simple If you be a nympho, I'll be a nympho." -50 Cent ("Candy Shop") Well, what do you expect from an artist whose stage moniker in itself constitutes a grammatical mishap? Well....some people make music about getting out the vote, what it must have been like to have born out of fetus, Love the beats, and thug style!!!!!!!!!!!!! "I'll break it down for you now, baby it's simple If you be a nympho, I'll be a nympho." -50 Cent ("Candy Shop") Well, what do you expect from an artist whose stage moniker in itself constitutes a grammatical mishap? Well....some people make music about getting out the vote, what it must have been like to have born out of fetus, black nationalism and pride, the problem of greed and corruption, crime in the city, and about telling people to stop the violence in the cities, but hey, let's just pimp it up, because gangsters drink wine and martinis in clubs, and living in the ghetto has no crime, right? Wrong! Pick up any other CD, N.W.A., Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle, Ice Cube's AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, they all talk about the realities of living in poverty and the decisions people make in their daily lives regarding it. This CD seems to sidestep and devoid themselves of just about all issues, and for party listeners, they'll like it because they can tune out the lyrics and hear the nice Dre beats, with the style in the background. It's not for real hip hop heads because we like to listen to our lyrics, but that concept is foreign to the mainstream public. They'd react with on college and high school campuses: Hip-hop with message, what? This is exactly what's wrong with hip-hop today, that today's generation now believes that hip-hop cannot be insightful, although it can be, and has been early on and at various moments through time, and still can be. In a lyrical sense, it kind of is dead because no one cares about the poetic aspect of it anywhere, and they just want to get their crunk on and their dollars. But that's just fine with the public, they all brush the good stuff to the side for party music anyways.… Expand
  16. JorgeV.
    Mar 5, 2007
    0
    It's a shame that lyrical prowess is a lost art. It's like people don't even know their history about hip-hop, nor do they care. I was at a Run-DMC concert, and they asked a crowd what their first single was. All people said was just 'Walk this Way.' People disbelieved that it wasn't, and when Run DMC themselves said it was a different song, called It's It's a shame that lyrical prowess is a lost art. It's like people don't even know their history about hip-hop, nor do they care. I was at a Run-DMC concert, and they asked a crowd what their first single was. All people said was just 'Walk this Way.' People disbelieved that it wasn't, and when Run DMC themselves said it was a different song, called It's Like That...And that's the way it is, people were shocked and astonished at their lack of Run DMC expertise, which all too much appeared to be controlled by MTV. Pick up a Geto Boys album, or an Outkast album, Doggystyle, or a Rakim album, and they all had more lyrical content this album ever had. Well, say you like this song for the beats and style. But for lyrics? No way. This isn't clever nor is it poetic. In a sense, it isn't really bashing, but just plain, flat out honesty of one man's opinion. Does this album have good beats? Yes. The producer is Dr. Dre, and he always has good beats. But would 50 survive on beats of a mediocre producer, if given more mellower and less bouncy beats through lyricism? Probably not, but all he's done is rap from Dre's production. From a lyrical standpoint, he's lowered our IQ of the mainstream completely. Kanye West, the Roots, Common, they speak from the soul. For 50 cent, he doesn't rap about real stuff on the albums, so it doesn't count for anything, and so it's just all a money grab for him, but that's the mainstream, taking advantage that we don't know any better.… Expand
  17. DeQuanO.
    Mar 5, 2007
    0
    There are no redeeming qualities whatsoever on this album. This is the perfect example of what's wrong with today's musical landscape. If this album sells more than 1 copy (which it already has), then someone has lost a fight somewhere. I'm not offended by violence, language or pretty much anything else. I am offended by this album however, based purely on how awful it is. There are no redeeming qualities whatsoever on this album. This is the perfect example of what's wrong with today's musical landscape. If this album sells more than 1 copy (which it already has), then someone has lost a fight somewhere. I'm not offended by violence, language or pretty much anything else. I am offended by this album however, based purely on how awful it is. 50 raps about nothing but the most standard elements, violence, drugs, hos and money. This can be done very well and very creatively, in the right hands. Pick up either Big L album for violence done well. Pick up a Necro album if you want extreme violence done well. Do not pick up this album. Spend five minutes on the internet searching for another album. Think for yourself, please. Tthere is so much music available today that you should NOT have to resort to this. You're already on this site, scan the left side of the screen and click on a link that's got a star next to it. I'm preaching, I know. People should be able to listen to what they like, and I understand this. I can guarentee you however, if you spend five minutes with the internet looking for a better album, you will enjoy it much more than this trash. Listen to Piggy Bank. He's laughing at you. He's taking your money all the way to the bank and spending it on things you will never be able to afford if you saved for your entire life. Do not help 50 cent get another chain, he doesn't need it. The real star is the production by Dre, too bad the lyrical content is severely lacking. If he has any semblance of talent, it is not shown on this album, especially on songs like Candy Shop or the Magic Stick.… Expand
  18. alleycd
    Feb 22, 2007
    6
    Dude, if you all think that bashing is cool when you haven't listen to the album at all, you're pathetic...Well i think this album is worth a 6 though because of the nice beats.
  19. stephaniem
    Feb 11, 2007
    10
    over all a brillent cd loved evey bit of it i recently was bought it for ma 16 th bday an i put the whole album on ma ipod .............. love 50 cent he is brillent i also loved his flim an all his music****
  20. IllmaticNaS
    Aug 17, 2006
    0
    I'm not going to completely say, "AW, THIS BLOWS! AW, I HATE 50!!" I've gotta say, "Get Rich or Die Trying" wasn't that bad. But compared to NaS, Ice Cube, Souls of Mischief, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang.... 50 Cent has no talent. Come on. Compare this album to Ghostface Killah's "Fishscale." Or NaS's "Ill-Matic." Or Cube's "Death Certificate." YOU CAN'T!! You I'm not going to completely say, "AW, THIS BLOWS! AW, I HATE 50!!" I've gotta say, "Get Rich or Die Trying" wasn't that bad. But compared to NaS, Ice Cube, Souls of Mischief, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang.... 50 Cent has no talent. Come on. Compare this album to Ghostface Killah's "Fishscale." Or NaS's "Ill-Matic." Or Cube's "Death Certificate." YOU CAN'T!! You can't even compare "Get Rich" to any of these albums. Face it, Fifty has very little mic skills or beats. I'm sorry, fifty fans. Okay, he's better than half the shit out today (Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Boyz N da Hood), but c'mon, that's not saying much. Just listen at "Magic Stick" and "Candy Shop!" It's the same song! Fifty, just because you were shot don't mean jack. It's time to get rich by TRYING HARDER. But even that won't be enough.… Expand
  21. Joselin
    Apr 25, 2006
    0
    What the hell is this sounds more like a album produced by Britneys Spears producers that a rap album. I understand the fact that it sold so much it has nothing to do with hiphop this is a pop album, and really bad pop to, not even Dre or Em can't save this shit.
  22. thekidthekid
    Mar 31, 2006
    0
    it suck bad really bad
  23. 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.
  24. theman
    Dec 8, 2005
    0
    50 cent is a no talent. rap in general is horrible. i hate it when music reviewers say a rap cd is good. rap is a no talent genre unless your lyrics ACTUALLY MEAN SOMETHING! the lyrics of canadian Buck 65 are an example of good rap. kanye has good lyrics, too, even though i don't like kanye west. if your going to listen to rap, reaserch a little bit and find something that is 50 cent is a no talent. rap in general is horrible. i hate it when music reviewers say a rap cd is good. rap is a no talent genre unless your lyrics ACTUALLY MEAN SOMETHING! the lyrics of canadian Buck 65 are an example of good rap. kanye has good lyrics, too, even though i don't like kanye west. if your going to listen to rap, reaserch a little bit and find something that is musically good, not stupid idiot rap.… Expand
  25. SalwanS
    Nov 29, 2005
    10
    puki :D
  26. benm
    Nov 22, 2005
    10
    this was an awesome album
  27. job
    Nov 4, 2005
    10
    best cd ever
  28. Shawanda
    Oct 20, 2005
    10
    i love this cd. people think because i luv em but if u listen to it its too exclusive. im not gonna lie it has its bad parts cuz hes always puttin girls down & imma female myself. but other than that its hot.
  29. 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
  30. Spriggangirl
    Sep 27, 2005
    0
    No more violence in music, and no more dealing with 50 cent.
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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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