50 Cent is buzzing lately. From his acquisition of a huge production studio lot in Luisiana to trolling Rick Ross while in Toronto to his successful Final Lap tour that’s been all over the world. To cap off recent success and reflection, the “In da Cub” rapper turned mogul had a wide ranging cover story interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Curtis Jackson, went in on his past feuds with fellow rappers Fat Joe and even Cam’ron, if you remember that and admitted that beefing wasted too much time, driven by his competitive nature.
“Look, I think we wasted too much time arguing, me and Fat Joe, me and Cam’ron,” said the 49-year-old rapper. “There’s other guys like Jada[kiss], we cleared it up easier. But we wasted time because it was just the competitive nature. It wasn’t like we crossed paths and had real heat for each other.”
50 Cent, further explained that his prolonged feud with Fat Joe, 53, stemmed from their similar personalities. “When we’re at odds, we are at odds, and we did that for a long time,” he stated. “And because of his loyalty to Irv [Gotti] and Ja [Rule] because he worked with them, I was seeing him not be happy from the things that were making me happy.”
The G-Unit films honcho continued, “It’s easy for me to say, ‘F— you,’ if what makes me happy makes you unhappy, then we’re not on the same page and it turns into some s—, and I couldn’t pinpoint what exactly happened.”
Check this, despite their long-standing issues, 50 Cent revealed there was no specific incident that sparked the feud. “Now he’s like my friend, and I don’t care that he has relationships with people that I don’t, because he’s always had those relationships,” he added.
Get this tidbit, 50 Cent also touched on his ongoing feud with Ja Rule, noting that they’ve never spoken. Additionally, he discussed the rivalry between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, highlighting the competitive nature of hip-hop. Wait. 50 Cent NEVER SPOKE TO JA RULE BEFORE? HUH? Well, sheesh. Imagine if they had.
“This is hip-hop. I think it’s competitive to a degree, obviously. Even Drake, his position and the attitude and his choices, those are 50 Cent choices. ‘F— it, everybody got to get it then.’ When it becomes Drake versus Kendrick, it’s because it’s the only thing you can put up against Drake’s success,” he said. Makes perfect sense.
He smartly acknowledged the backlash from some that Drake faces is due to his success but dismissed the idea that it would harm Drake’s career. “I don’t see a loss for Drake,” 50 Cent remarked. “The people who bought Drake material are going to buy Drake material when his next song comes out. Now, the shit that I do, it ruins your whole f—ing career.”
Hey 50, you’re probably right about that.
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