Video: Curtis Explains His Process With Timbaland
via MTV
Well, it’s not really cheating when you have producers such as Dr. Dre, Timbaland and Polow Da Don working on your album. Fif is stacking the deck for his current incarnation of Before I Self Destruct. Fif is on his third different production of the album, and he said the third time’s the charm.
“I feel like my album is as close to perfect as it’s gonna get,” 50 told MTV News last week. “I’m reaching the point to where if I have to continue to write it, I’ll be overkilling it. That’s why I gave myself other writing assignments, like the War Angel [mixtape], like the ’90s [tape] Sincerely Southside Part 2 and our actual G-Unit mixtape I’m doing with [Lloyd] Banks and [Tony] Yayo.”
Fif said reconnecting with Timbaland for Before I Self Destruct has been a unique experience. “When me and Timbaland go in, a lot of times it’s a compromise,” Fif said. “He’s doing things that’s a little different production-wise from what I would usually do. Like ‘Ayo Technology’ — you never heard me rap with that cadence. That beat was actually for Justin [Timberlake]. It was golden, some sh– he had on the side, and he gave it to me. I went and did it. Justin laid the hook to it.”
Timbo will go in the studio and mumble a melody and tell Fif to pen lyrics with that flow, which 50 said is easy for him. “I could put lyrics to any melody,” the G-Unit General said. “I can write a rap song, I can write an R&B song, I can write whatever type of song. If you put a note on it where I can hear it, man, I can write that. We did that, and that’s how I came up with that new cadence for ‘Ayo Technology.’ We did that a couple of times while we was on there working [on Before I Self Destruct]. It’s fun that way to have him participate with me.
“Even if you ain’t got the words,” 50 added. “You’re up there, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.’ Tim will be like, ‘I can’t believe that. He was able to make everything I just made a noise into a real cadence.’ I seen him take pens or pencils into a cup and put it into a shaker. I’m sure nobody else has shaker sounds like that. … I seen some interesting things from Timbaland.”Polow also worked on the new album, but he had music prepared for 50 before the MC came to the studio. Before I Self Destruct drops in September.
June 24th, 2009 at 10:56 am
( o )( o ) Says:
June 24th, 2009 at 10:44 am
franklymls.com/LO7060495
This is the place I think I am probably going to end up buying. $180,000 for a 2004 3 level, 3 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom with balcony deck, 1 car garage townhouse. Dont ask me about the color of the walls, I am going to re-paint them and add hardwood floors since I like hardwood.
^^^
smh, that same townhouse in jersey is $310,000.
^ Yea thats how much its worth. Places here are dirt cheap now. Its crazy
Beezy: bring some strippers. I will have a stripper pole installed in the basement, believe that
June 24th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Black Says:
June 24th, 2009 at 10:55 am
R.J.Orion Says:
June 24th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Donovan McNabb is mad overrated … he was only an elite QB when he had an elite receiver (T.O.)
meanwhile Favre done went to (and won) Super Bowls and Conference Championship games with random niggas like Robert Brooks and Donald Driver and Antonio Freeman … and pedophile Mark Chmura …
niggiz forget how the Jets was playing for home field advantage until Favre’s bicep tore up …
^^^Yeah Todd Pinkston, James Thrash, and Freddie “I’d like 2 thank my hands” Mitchell were definitely the best receiving corp of this decade. I think Mcnabb is underrated, everything he has been able to do with a rotating cast of bum ass niggas (minus TO) is remarkable.
June 24th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Big Homie: whats the area of that house like [ keep in mind im from the UK]
June 24th, 2009 at 10:57 am
i bet “Before I Self Destruct” will not be as good as “War Angel” …
June 24th, 2009 at 10:58 am
one word… steroids.
June 24th, 2009 at 10:59 am
( o )( o ) Says:
June 24th, 2009 at 10:44 am
franklymls.com/LO7060495
This is the place I think I am probably going to end up buying. $180,000 for a 2004 3 level, 3 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom with balcony deck, 1 car garage townhouse. Dont ask me about the color of the walls, I am going to re-paint them and add hardwood floors since I like hardwood.
^^^
smh, that same townhouse in jersey is $310,000.
^^^^
In Long Isle it’s still over a mil
June 24th, 2009 at 10:59 am
i bet “Before I Self Destruct” will not even be as good as GRODT OST. Thats sayin alot.
* waits for moresickaMC to defend 50 *
June 24th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Todd Pinkston can kiss my ass. How the fuck do you duck Roy Williams?! “I couldn’t see the ball in the light” my ass…
June 24th, 2009 at 10:59 am
CiCi The Intern Says:
June 24th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Todd Pinkston can kiss my ass. How the fuck do you duck Roy Williams?! “I couldn’t see the ball in the light” my ass…
^^^Lets not even speak on how Ricky Manning gave him the Rihanna treatment for 4 qtrs.
June 24th, 2009 at 10:59 am
London: its in the cut. Some backroad near Dulles Airport. Theres mad shops and business like 3 miles up tho. But these group of houses are in the cut. You will be on the road and you’ll all of a sudden see houses. There’s like 10 houses on that block for sale, all bank owned. Its in a white community so its safe
June 24th, 2009 at 11:00 am
smh, that same townhouse in jersey is $310,000.
^^
I got more than that in TX for cheaper… It doesn’t really mean anything. Its all relative to where you live & what kind of job you can get.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:00 am
^^^
smh, that same townhouse in jersey is $310,000.
^^^^
In Long Isle it’s still over a mil
^^^
For Prices London > Long Isle…its rediculous[sp] over here.
Same home in London = 2/3 US homes for price
June 24th, 2009 at 11:00 am
how many LPs did 50 say he was gonna release before BISD?
oversaturation
June 24th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Eagles ferocious defense and the underrated Brian Westbrook been holding Donovan down … just like APeterson and the Vikings defense been doing in Minnesota …
McNabb got severe morning sickness during the most important drive of his career … i cant respect that there …
June 24th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Seriously, GRODT soundtrack > War Angel.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:01 am
“Its in a white community so its safe”
* Lands it up*
* Does not buy house on GP*
June 24th, 2009 at 11:01 am
McNabb got the Chris Webber disease…
June 24th, 2009 at 11:02 am
I got more than that in TX for cheaper… It doesn’t really mean anything. Its all relative to where you live & what kind of job you can get.
^ My pops in in LA. He got a 4 bedroom house in Stockton which is in northern Cali and its 130k. Now that is crazy. I thought about moving out there and coppin that, but naw
June 24th, 2009 at 11:02 am
Yeah, McNabb upchucked. I get that.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:02 am
Sincerely Yours Southside > BISD
and thats counting 50cent’s contribution only.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:02 am
I tried to get Tim’s brother to get me Tim’s old drums, but he got em locked up in a safe on zip disks. true fact.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Beezy Says:
June 24th, 2009 at 11:00 am
how many LPs did 50 say he was gonna release before BISD?
oversaturation
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its called the Hamiltonization Process …
speaking of which … wasnt yesterday June 23? …
where is this “Perfect Life” lp?
June 24th, 2009 at 11:04 am
McNabb got severe morning sickness during the most important drive of his career … i cant respect that there …
^^^
I’ll give u that. That type of bitch shit will never be forgotten. Still, i remember the years prior to the Reid/Mcnabb era and any Philly fan who wants either of them niggas to leave is trippin.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg will sentence Brown to five years of probation and 180 days of community service, in the form of labor. While some will complain that he got off with “only” probation, the disposition in this case is harsher than my 30 years of prosecuting batterers had me betting it would be. In the average first arrest of a 20-year-old man with no criminal history and visible means of support—forget R&B star status—most cases are reduced to misdemeanors with a probation period of less than one year.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Dre I thought you was gonna stop calling 50 curtis?
War Angel is good music
June 24th, 2009 at 11:05 am
where is this “Perfect Life” lp?
^ I was asking the same thing. Havent heard much about it. I read this earlier tho over at the rumors in AHH:
Well, like many people, I was looking for Charles Hamilton’s album drop yesterday. It did not, unless you have some nefarious inside connection. Anyway. Where is he? I’ve gotten several email asking this question. Well, I heard he has been hiding in Detroit, where people are least likely to find him! AHA! Terrible joke and no that’s not it. I head CH is – quite simply – laying low. He’s given up on twitter from what I understand and has pushed back his CD indefinitely. So, that’s all I know. I have been told if you can find MC Lyte…you may be able to find Charles Hamilton.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Randall Cunningham!
June 24th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Dre Says:
June 24th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Seriously, GRODT soundtrack > War Angel.
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nah … 50 was too friendly on that …
June 24th, 2009 at 11:07 am
McNabb’s problem is that he doesn’t have a inners mentality. skill set aside you can see he doesn’t have that drive it takes.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:07 am
where is this “Perfect Life” lp?
^
The Hamiltonization Process was the child of the Papooseization process…
where is this “nacirema Dream?”
London Bloke Bet: They find Amelia Earhart alive before the “nacirema Dream?”
June 24th, 2009 at 11:08 am
R.J.Orion Says:
speaking of which … wasnt yesterday June 23? …
where is this “Perfect Life” lp?
^it got pushed back because he added Pax, BIG, Proof and Jimmy Hoffa as exec producers. He knows all their families.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Randall Cunningham’s 1 year in Minneapolis > Randall’s career in Philly …
he should have gotten a ring … (15 – 1) … set all kinds of single season records at the time …
fuckin Gary Anderson misses a 37 yard field goal (at home in a dome) to lose the NFC Championship game … and he hadnt missed NO KICKS all year …
i still get a little sick when i recall that game …
June 24th, 2009 at 11:13 am
# ( o )( o ) Says:
June 24th, 2009 at 11:02 am
I got more than that in TX for cheaper… It doesn’t really mean anything. Its all relative to where you live & what kind of job you can get.
^ My pops in in LA. He got a 4 bedroom house in Stockton which is in northern Cali and its 130k. Now that is crazy. I thought about moving out there and coppin that, but naw
^^
Yeah. I know stockton (none). I grew up in Sacramento.
My sister got a house in Sac that was worth 500,000 & now its worth less that 250,000.
CA is doing horribly, but it might be a good time to buy for cheap.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:26 am
War Angel LP > Killa Season and Crime Pays.
June 24th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
smh 50 talks about what he’s writing, how he’s writing, and why he’s writing that way, more than actually writing.
June 24th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
what he said about rappers trying to dress and act like the audience they’re TRYING to attract was a perfect point. 50 knows what he’s talking about.