# Forever King

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***Forever King*** is a twelve-track [mixtape](/source/Mixtape) by [50 Cent](/source/50_Cent) with 90s [R&B](/source/Rhythm_and_blues) [samples](/source/Sampling_(music)) provided by [DJ Whoo Kid](/source/DJ_Whoo_Kid). The collection is dedicated to the [death of Michael Jackson](/source/Death_of_Michael_Jackson).[1]

## Background

The collection was initially called *Sincerely Southside Part 2*, but the death of Michael Jackson stimulated a last minute renaming.[2] Comparing to his last release, *[War Angel LP](/source/War_Angel_LP)*, 50 Cent stated:

This tape is different, I gave you "War Angel", you already know what that is. Now "Forever King". It has a 90's feel to it. Yall gonna love that right there.[3]

The cover art for *Forever King* features 50 Cent's face and his [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) cap digitally imposed on a [skull encrusted with diamonds](/source/For_the_Love_of_God). Another version is more ordinary, featuring a jeweled skull with tilted crown.[4]

## Critical reception

Retrospectively, in a 2025 ranking of twenty 50 Cent albums and mixtapes, Al Shipley of *[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))* magazine placed *Forever King* 15th, writing that "the mixtape's relaxed vibe and '90s [R&B](/source/Rhythm_and_blues) [samples](/source/Sampling_(music)) were a big improvement from *War Angel LP*, though the sample of [Michael Jackson](/source/Michael_Jackson)'s "[I Wanna Be Where You Are](/source/I_Wanna_Be_Where_You_Are)" on "Michael Jackson Freestyle" felt like a "perfunctory last minute addition".[5]

## References

1. ["Exclusive: 50 Cent Previews Forever King Mixtape"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110620015407/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1615251/exclusive-50-cent-previews-forever-king-mixtape.jhtml). *[MTV](/source/MTV)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1615251/exclusive-50-cent-previews-forever-king-mixtape.jhtml) on June 20, 2011.

1. [50 Cent Dedicates “Forever King” Mixtape to Michael Jackson](https://web.archive.org/web/20090709053844/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/07/06/50-cent-dedicates-forever-king-mixtape-to-michael-jackson) [Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)

1. [50 Cent Releases 'Forever King' On AllHipHop.com And Other Websites](http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2009/07/03/21738350.aspx) [AllHipHop](/source/AllHipHop)

1. ["Exclusive: 50 Cent Previews Forever King Mixtape"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110620015407/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1615251/exclusive-50-cent-previews-forever-king-mixtape.jhtml). *[MTV](/source/MTV)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1615251/exclusive-50-cent-previews-forever-king-mixtape.jhtml) on June 20, 2011.

1. Shipley, Al (July 7, 2025). ["Every 50 Cent Album, Ranked"](https://www.spin.com/2025/07/every-50-cent-album-ranked/). *[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))*. Retrieved December 26, 2025.

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