After mocking Kanye West's new single "Love Lockdown" during a concert, 50 Cent has thrown down the gauntlet again and challenged West to another friendly sales competition between their respective new albums.
West's, Graduation easily outsold 50's, Curtis during both albums' first official week on the street in a well-publicized showdown last year on Sept. 11.
In addition to 50 Cent poking fun at West during a recent gig in Albany, N.Y., his G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo pretended to smash a camera, referring to West's recent arrest after a slight scuffle with paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport, according to Eurweb.com.
West responded Friday to the 50 Cent noise via his blog, writing, "While approving the final cut for the 'Love Lockdown' vid, I marvel at the fact that it was written less than 3 weeks ago. I'm very excited about everything ... I guarantee this will be 50's favorite album of mine. This will be gangster's album of the year."
Interscope has confirmed that 50's Before I Self Destruct will arrive Dec. 9, while West's 808's and Heartbreak is due Dec. 16 via Def Jam.
