50 pushes Back New Album

50 Cent "Self Destruct," Album has been Pushed Back To '09. No word yet on Why.

Kanye West Moves Up Album Release Date

According to Kanye's newest blog post he is pushing up the release date of his upcoming album "808s & Heartbreak" from Dec. 16 to "November something."

"I finished the album and I felt like (moving up the date)," he wrote. "I want yall to hear it as soon as possible."

I wonder if Kanye is trying to avoid a sales showdown with 50 Cent, who set the release of his new album "Before I Self Destruct" one week before Kanye's former date of the 16th.

50 Cents wants Another Friendly Beef with Kanye

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. According to several reports 50 Cent is planning another friendly challenge with Kanye West for their respective new albums. 50 Cent called himself making fun of Kanye during a recent show in Albany, N.Y. But Kanye took a higher road and responded via his blog, writing: "While approving the final cut for the 'Love Lockdown' video, I marvel at the fact that it was written less than 3 weeks ago. I'm very excited about the everything ... I guarantee this will be 50's favorite album of mine. This will be gangster's album of the year."