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Kanye West vs 50 Cent

Who? Pick one and see how the world splits.

What the votes say

The world is split down the middle between Kanye West and 50 Cent: 50% each. Kanye West is #56 of the 350 musicians in the world ranking and 50 Cent #59; among the 217 from the United States, they are #28 and #30.

The case for each

Kanye West: The Chicago producer turned rapper: The College Dropout (2004), 24 Grammys, and in 2007 Graduation outsold 50 Cent's Curtis in the most famous release-day battle in rap.

50 Cent: Queens' Curtis Jackson, signed by Eminem and Dr. Dre: Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and 'In da Club' made him the biggest new star of the decade, later a TV producer with Power.

Side by side

Kanye West50 Cent
World rank#56#59
CountryUnited StatesUnited States
Lived1977–1975–

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