NEW EP: G-UNIT ‘THE BEAUTY OF INDEPENDENCE

[Francesco]

Watch Me is very good. I Don't Fuck With You, Digital Scale, Dead A Pussy Nigga & The Plug are raw as fuck & remind me of the G-Unit early records a bit. Changes is smooth as fuck.
On another note apart the remixes, those are 6 outta more than 40 joints they've recorded so far since they reunited. I'm exited.

Here are some interviews & some other related stories to The Beauty of Independence.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3 ... -interview

http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/ ... eefs-floyd

http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/ ... ch-me-live

http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/ ... -butler-mo

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3 ... -talk-show

[ProdigalGe0]

Breh, what do you think of Changes ?

Dont know if you care about my opinion but i'm gonna answer either way :P

I really like the insight that 50 gives about his relations with Interscope and Dre. He also killed that Hook (took him some time to give us a hook like this)...the production was decent and every other member delivered.

So overall its a great track

Waiting for more

[Francesco]

Breh, what do you think of Changes ?

It is overall the best song on the album IMO little homie.
I love the beat & the hook & like I said earlier the song is smooth as fuck all the way.
50's other verses on the album are kinda simple lyrics-wise but this one is solid as fuck. Bitch slapping Jay in a funny manner along with all the other serious stuff he addresses in the verse is some vintage 50 right there. Banks deliveres a great verse as usual & Buck & Kidd Kidd back to back rhyming is entertaining enough as well. Yayo's verse is the only part of the song I don't like.

On another note the EP is #1 on iTunes in the Top 100 Rap/Hip-Hop albums chart & #4 in the general Top 100 chart.

[JAGODA]

Damn, they're really back! Dope EP. I can't wait to hear the LP!

Hip-hop is getting better these days. We got G-Unit and Shady XV bringing D-Twizzy back!

Real rap music coming back!

[Josh]

"All I'm hearing is Jimmy want my shit to flop, Dre don't care if I blow
God damn, all this from fucking selling headphones
Chris died, Theo didn't show up to a nigga wake
Which indicates the team I thought we built, it was fucking fake
Barry's drunk, Barry dump, Barry's in the pen again
I'm back at the drawing board, somebody call Eminem"

Fifs Verse on Changes is pure Real talk
The hook from fif is fucking dope ,too .

Love this EP ,especially 50 parts and the Beats holy $hit !
I am looking forward to fifs new Album , i am really exited .

[Elision]

"All I'm hearing is Jimmy want my shit to flop, Dre don't care if I blow
God damn, all this from fucking selling headphones
Chris died, Theo didn't show up to a nigga wake
Which indicates the team I thought we built, it was fucking fake
Barry's drunk, Barry dump, Barry's in the pen again
I'm back at the drawing board, somebody call Eminem"

this is the only notable part of the entire project. there's no other quotable part of anybodies verse, there's not even a nifty flow or scheme anywhere to refer to, it's just this repetitive vanilla a-b-c rap start to finish. i agree with ray it's a terribly lackluster ep that nobody seemed to care enough to actually try on. the verses sound like they were written on the spot in no more than half an hour with no rehearsal. i feel disrespected as a listener given that i know these people are capable of much more potent material.

[runSA]

This EP Is sick. Young Buck sounds hungry as hell. 50 sounds his best in a while Yayo is Yayo but at least has a good hook and Kidd Kidd wasn't that bad. I wish Banks was there more

[Chalky]

So far I'm loving Digital Scale.

[TheBoss123]

I love 50's verse on Changes, I think its an example of his ability to write well and coherently. Banks kills it too IMO.

[Francesco]

Definitely curious to see how much it will do first week, especially considering they're indi and just decided to release it out of the blue

Here we go...

G-Unit's The Beauty Of Independence EP surprised fans with its release, but many have already purchased the six-song project. Now, HitsDailyDouble has released its projections for the group's first week sales.

The Beauty Of Independence is slated to sell between 12,000 and 14,000 units, according to the report.
Fans can find “Watch Me,” “Digital Scale” and “Dead A Pussy Nigga,” among other selections on the EP.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3 ... rojections

[Francesco]

#17. G-Unit - The Beauty Of Independence - 14,472 (14,472)

G-Unit’s The Beauty Of Independence landed at #17 this week, its first week of availability. The collection sold 14,472 units after being released as a surprise to many G-Unit fans. The effort just exceeded early projections that said the album would sell between 12,000 and 14,000 units. This EP is a first in a two-part series, according to 50 Cent. The G-Unit General recently announced that the second part of this series is set to be titled The Beast Is G-Unit.

[mdemaz]

Jesus Christ, they really sold that much?

[ProdigalGe0]

Jesus Christ, they really sold that much?

Are you saying this is good or bad??

[King Lance]

14k for 6 tracks? that's dope tbh

[Francesco]

Jesus Christ, they really sold that much?

Yeah... My bad for not adding the link when I brought the numbers.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3 ... iz-khalifa

14k for 6 tracks? that's dope tbh

Word... 14k first week for an independent 6 joints EP that was announced in the same day it was released is definitely very good.