West avoids repeat of 50 Cent chart battle

Kanye West has ducked out of a second album chart battle with rap rival 50 Cent by bringing the release of his new CD forward a month.

West's '808s & Heartbreak' was scheduled to hit stores a week after 50's 'Before I Self Destruct' in December, but, in a post on his blog, the rapper states his new album will now arrive on "November something".