50 Cent ready to share the mic on upcoming album curtis

June 22nd, 2007 | Music Guru | Music News

On 50 Cent’s first two albums, he was the main star with little room for supporting players. With the exception of appearances by the likes of friends like Eminem and Young Buck, most of the songs were pure 50. On his upcoming album, though, he’s more willing to share the mic.

“Curtis,” due out in September, features a who’s who of pop stars: Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Akon and Mary J. Blige are among those who collaborate on the rapper’s third CD.

50 Cent, speaking before a performance Wednesday night at the Cipriani Wall Street for a Duchess of York charity concert series, said that previously he wanted to prove that he could stand on his own, without celebrity help.

“I can go there now. I feel like I’ve proven myself at this point. I just didn’t want people to be able to interpret me making music with other people as if I needed to,” he said. “So I just accomplished everything I needed to accomplish on my own and now its time for me to creatively merge with some of these people in order to create special songs.”

“Curtis” was supposed to be released on Tuesday, but it was pushed back to Sept. 4. The delay, 50 Cent said, was because his record label, Interscope wasn’t ready.

“I’m not disappointed, I’m just aware of the situation that I’m actually in and I have to be able to make those decisions for myself,” he said.