Early Sales Numbers: Graduation > Curtis!!!

50 Cent and all his retirement talk may be coming around to bite him in the ass. According to Billboard, early sales projections show that Kanye West's Graduation is moving comfortably ahead of 50 Cent's Curtis. Word is that Graduation is on pace to sell anywhere from 575k to 700k in its first week. 50 Cent, on the other hand, is going to need a little help catching Kanye with his sales numbers projecting to be in the range of 500k.

There is even a chance that 50 Cent may come in third this week. Country artist Kenny Chesney and his Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates album is running close with Curtis and expected to land in the range of 400k - 550k sold. This would even be a bigger blow to 50 Cent's ego.

Neither of their sales projections are anything to sneeze at, but for 50 Cent it seems as if he may be headed for retirement. 50 promised that if he didn't outsell Kanye, that there would be no more solo albums coming from the G-Unit head honcho. Obviously, these are just projections and we'll keep you updated as more numbers roll in.

For now check out the reviews for Curtis & Graduation.