50 Cent: 'Eminem double my idea'

50 Cent has claimed that it was his idea for fellow rapper Eminem to release two albums during 2009.

He told MTV News that the first Relapse LP was "great" and that the record and its follow-up "tie together" like two parts of a single piece.

50 Cent said: "You can't ask for more excitement from a hip-hop perspective than two Eminem albums. One is great. It's a treat. But the second one is exciting.

"Actually, it was my idea for him to release two albums, because he had so much material over a time period."

He explained that his delayed album Before I Self Destruct LP would come out in June, after the release of Relapse in May.

50 Cent added that Eminem's follow-up would then get a release prior to that of his own sequel.