Kanye West is making chump change out of rival 50 Cent.
The preppy singer’s CD was handily beating his Queens-born rapper foe’s in online sales on several sites as both albums debuted yesterday.
West’s “Graduation,” the latest installment in his college-themed trilogy, soared to the top of the charts on Amazon.com, while “Fitty’s” landed at a disappointing No. 6.
With iTunes, West’s new album was ranked as the second best seller of the day.
“This album is simply amazing,” one customer posted. “Buy it now and forget about 50 Cent for a while.”
On the same site, 50 Cent’s “Curtis” CD – his real name is Curtis Jackson – landed in the ninth spot.
Fitty famously boasted he would stop making solo records if West beat him in first-week album sales.
Still, at local stores, the matchup appeared to be fairly even.
“They’re pretty close,” said Eclipse, the manager of Fat Beats in Manhattan. “I’d say we probably moved more Kanye than 50, but it’s pretty neck-and-neck.”
As for the rivalry between West and Fitty, it seems to be good for business for both of them, which may explain why Fitty seemed awful chummy with his supposed rival at the MTV Music Awards Sunday night.