With both Kanye West and 50 Cent releasing new albums on the same day the face off was inevitable.

Pre-release pugilistics escalated to the point that 50 cent vowed to retire if Kanye's album "Graduation" outsells his offering "Curtis".

I hope Fiddy has picked out a nice place for retirement as he is on his way.... Preliminary sales show "Graduation" way ahead both here and abroad.

Kanye's album shows growth and is pushing the limits of the hip-hop genre forward with synthesizers, piano and electric guitars. His lyrics are a bit more creative and varied.

Fiddy seems stuck in a blood bath, greed feed, or orgy and frankly.... its a bit boring.... been there, done that, now lets move on.

Looks like the fans have spoken Fiddy... its time to step aside.

here are some audio clips and a detailed comparison of the albums and artists:

http://www.courant.com/entertainment/music/hc-kanyevsfiddy.artsep12,0,1550347.story