Obie Trice increased his fanbase at the expense of 50 Cent and G Unit at a
Melbourne gig this weekend. Trice was supporting his label mate and proved
popular with the crowd as he performed his stripped down set. But his act
stood out as the particular highlight after 50 Cent's set suffered a number
of impromptu breaks, apparently because Fiddy was losing his voice. The MC
had to halt his performance twice and leave the stage due to throat problems. Although sympathetic of Fiddy's medical condition, the Aussie press weren't impressed that his support posse G Unit were unable to fill in while he lost the stage. They also criticised the commercial nature of the 50 Cent show, which was clearly floggin his clothing and footwear merchandise and actually ran a TV commercials for his new line of Reeboks. Aussie music website Undercover summarised local media sentiment by saying: "Obie Trice was exactly what the audience expected 50 Cent to be - stripped back and to the point - not glamoured up with back-drops, TV commercials and incessant costume changes. Obie was the rapper we first heard on Eminem's 'Without Me'. He stole the show in Melbourne."

Via: CMU