50 Cent avoids Eminem chart battle

50 CENT has admitted that he delayed his album release so he wouldn't compete with Eminem.

The rapper will now release 'Before I Self Destruct' in November after admitting that it made "good sense" to wait until the Eminem star had made his comeback.

He said: "I was limited with time on my other projects, and this one, just because the system was in a state of confusion with things changing - the music business itself changed.

"And it was definitely a time where I felt like I was ready and it wasn't a possibility for me to release the record at that point.

"And then the Eminem train came running down the track and I had to get out the way to let Eminem's record go out. Because he had been off for two years, it made good sense for to let him go out first."

And although he has yet to release his new album, 50 - real name Curtis Jackson - is already planning the follow up.

He added: "My new project, is so far what they've heard from me in the past. It's different things we are doing that they'll be surprised to hear. What creatively, I came up with."