until i heard this song i was pretty concerned that the new 50 Cent album was going to go down as one of those huge disappoinments by a rapper with an awesome debut. "Disco Inferno" featured a really tight Dre beat, but Fiddy just sounded tired and bored throughout his verses. i was hoping the next single would excite me, but i found "Candy Shop" to be just a weak re-write of "Magic Stick" - hardly something to inspire confidence in me. i was starting to think that i wasn't even going to buy The Massacre when it came out, i didn't want to be disappointed after how much i loved Get Rich Or Die Trying. but all my fears came to rest when i heard "A Baltimore Love Thing", quite possibly the best thing Curtis Jackson has committed to wax yet. i always knew he had a more thoughtful side than he was showing in most of his mainstream bitches and bling raps, but my suspicions weren't confirmed until i heard this track. basically this is a love story between a junkie and her heroin, except this time it's told from the drug's perspective. the junkie is trying to wise up and kick her habit, but the drug just keeps luring her back with promises of ecstasy and threats of violence. it's also interesting to hear how he compares this relationship to that of an abusive spouse - the heroin makes the junkie feel worthless so that she will become dependent on it and feel that she can't live without it. 50 raps lines about how glamorous the drug is and how everyone from Cobain to Hendrix was down with it - definitely a big switch in subject matter from "In Da Club" and "P.I.M.P.". but Fiddy more than pulls it off, as he kicks a really tight flow and manages to sound more impassioned than usual. 50 Cent fans will be very wise to check this out and cop the new album when it drops March 8th. and the haters that doubt he can pull this off should put their preconceptions aside and peep this.
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