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Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire to Win
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 75 Ratings

  • Summary: The first album in five years for the rapper features guest appearances from Guardan Banks, Jadakiss, Kidd Kidd, Mr. Probz, Prodigy, Schoolboy Q, Styles P., Trey Songz, and Yo Gotti.
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Pilot
Me, I'm like a pilot, G5 Jet I'm fly as shit You cannot deny it, oh no, no-no, no-no Bitches be on my dick, designer threads, I'm fly as shit You... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. XXL
    Jun 5, 2014
    80
    The album is a welcomed return for 50, who sounds like his hiatus didn’t affect his ability to create his signature street records.
  2. Exclaim
    Jun 2, 2014
    60
    Animal Ambition showcases a very creatively confused 50 Cent, trapped in some sort of musical purgatory we can only hope he find his way out of.
  3. The Guardian
    Jun 5, 2014
    60
    [50 Cent is un]likely to recapture the notoriety and relevance he had at his peak. He can, however, continue to offer vicarious thrills via the sinister-slick production of glock fantasy Hold On and the creeping dread of Everytime I Come Around.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Jun 13, 2014
    50
    While simple pleasures are about all Animal Ambition can offer, it at least presents them with listenable panache.
  5. Pitchfork
    Jun 6, 2014
    49
    It’s pointedly brief--11 songs, 39 minutes and with a scope every bit as limited.
  6. The Observer (UK)
    Jun 2, 2014
    40
    Unchanged are his limitations as a rapper, both technically and in his choice of subjects.
  7. Spin
    Jun 6, 2014
    40
    He's trying to remind you that he's still tough, though these lines mostly just conjure images of Travis Bickle in the mirror: a guy alone and clueless, snarling at imagined enemies that can't talk back.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. TupacShakur23
    Jun 8, 2014
    10
    Animal Ambition is a dope album! It starts with the cold and hard-hitting Hold On, and follows with the catchy club banger Don't Worry Bout ItAnimal Ambition is a dope album! It starts with the cold and hard-hitting Hold On, and follows with the catchy club banger Don't Worry Bout It (ft. Yo Gotti). Pilot features an uptempo beat and 50 spitting a catchy hook which turns out great. Smoke (ft. Trey Songz) sounds like a hit and makes you wanna party each time you hear it. This album is well balanced and entertaining. Club Hits like: Don't Worry Bout It, Pilot, Smoke. And Street Hard Hitters Like: Hold On, Everytime I Come Around, Irregular Heartbeat, Chase The Paper, Funeral, and Flip ON You. Amazing album and its just a PREVIEW to his big album STREET KING IMMORTAL… Expand
  2. cholo6686
    Aug 23, 2014
    10
    50 Cent has finally addressed a topic in which his fans and people around him will unfortunately not understand. I like this album. 50 shows50 Cent has finally addressed a topic in which his fans and people around him will unfortunately not understand. I like this album. 50 shows perspective from different views. On Hold On and Chase the Paper, he speaks on people he knows that are blinded by money and feel entitled to not be affected by the consequences of having a lot of it. On Pilot, he flaunts his confidence because in our society being cocky is frown upon. He acknowledges where he comes from on Twisted, and makes a big effort to tell young ones from there that they have small chances, but he can be their hope. On Winner's Circle, he gives a simple tutorial on how if you want to win, you need to be prepared for others to not want you. The weakest record on here is the title track and even that record speaks to the idea behind the project. He basically gives the audience a recap of what he has done and how anyone's doubts won't get in the way.… Collapse
  4. dannybb1433
    Jun 3, 2014
    10
    It's different from what 50 have done earlier, but the album also got those songs with the little more 'gangsta' vibe to it like "Hold On" andIt's different from what 50 have done earlier, but the album also got those songs with the little more 'gangsta' vibe to it like "Hold On" and "Irregular Heartbeat" alongside with "Chase the Paper".
    I personally loved this album,this is just a build up to Street King Immortal.    … Expand
  5. Urbanlistener
    Apr 22, 2015
    7
    It is great to have 50 back after all these years, he is still keeping up with his signature street sound, but he doesn't seem to have anyIt is great to have 50 back after all these years, he is still keeping up with his signature street sound, but he doesn't seem to have any direction on the album, he often looks a little bit lost. The few bizarre and off songs are saved by some awesome and 2000's 50 flow songs like Hold on who makes us see 50 can still retrieve his raw style we all came to love.… Expand
  6. Ndum67
    Jun 3, 2014
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fist of all you CANNOT judge an album based on it's lyrical content ONLY and then give it a score just because you didn't like the subjects and stuff that were spoken. Secondly, Human beings have different taste in everything. So just because some music critic did not like this that does NOT mean it's bad.so there can NEVER be FACTS. only opinions from different people who have difference musical preferences, Which one cares about really.… Expand
  7. GuigaSerra
    Oct 13, 2015
    6
    Its not the same 50 than before, new music styles, a few bad lyrics and also not to much good chorus, 50 is a great rapper, all albums areIts not the same 50 than before, new music styles, a few bad lyrics and also not to much good chorus, 50 is a great rapper, all albums are very good, the massacre, grodt, but this.. not so good… Expand
  8. Nobilis1984
    Jun 3, 2014
    2
    Curtis Jackson has lost its class. The new album has no highlights and bobs only to himself. It simply lacks the bite from the beginning ofCurtis Jackson has lost its class. The new album has no highlights and bobs only to himself. It simply lacks the bite from the beginning of his career.… Expand

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