The LAT says that, on the first day of the release of the new albums from Kanye West and 50 Cent, West is kicking 50 Cent’s ass.

Reports Todd Martens:

That can’t be pleasant news for 50 Cent, who touched off quite a tempest last month when he told the website SOHH.com: “If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on Sept. 11, I’ll no longer write music. I’ll write music and work with my other artists, but I won’t put out any more solo albums.”

In the dreary world of hip-hop feuds, or beefs, this was a refreshing development. The CDs went on sale Tuesday, so the figures quoted in the LAT story are not definitive as yet. For updates, check out the box in the upper right-hand corner of this Amazon page, which is keeping track of the pair’s sales on the site. As of this writing, West was ahead by more than two to one.