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50 Cent Didn’t Like “Many Men” According To Tony Yayo

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“Many Men” is one of the most beloved songs from 50 Cent’s classic 2003 debut album Get Rich Or Die Tryin’. But according to Tony Yayo, 50 didn’t even like the song at first. The former G-Unit member made an appearance on the Drink Champs podcast to talk about a variety of topics. In a teaser for the episode posted to Instagram Yayo tells the story of 50 Cent not caring for the song that would one day become one of his most classic hits.

It’s not even the only time that 50 Cent’s name has come up on a podcast in recent weeks. After rumors swirled for years that 50 Cent had written songs for The Game, he addressed the allegations in a recent podcast appearance. The Game didn’t mince words when denying the rumors. “I didn’t do no writing for 50 and 50 ain’t do no writing for me,” he said. Even with that denial many fans watching the episode continued to claim that 50 was responsible for some of The Game’s biggest hits.

50 Cent Wasn’t Crazy About “Many Men”

A judge recently tossed out a $32 Million lawsuit 50 Cent has brought against his legal team. The suit claimed there was a conflict of interest on his legal team during a previous trial. The trial in question ended with 50 having to pay Rick Ross $7 million for publicly posting his sex tape while the two were beefing. 50 is often involved in some kind of beef. Most recently he’s been in volved in back and forth shots with Ja Rule following the rappers surprise appearance at Hot In Herre Festival.

It’s been almost 10 years since 50 Cent last released a new album. His most recent project is his 5th album Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire To Win from 2014. The album has features from Prodigy, Style P, Trey Songz, Jadakiss, Yo Gotti, and more. It’s been the longest drought in studio albums in 50’s career so far since. What do you think of 50 Cent not liking his hit song “Many Men” at first? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Eminem Collabs Caused Racial Backlash For G-Unit, Tony Yayo Claims

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During his most recent interview with DJ Vlad, Tony Yayo recalled an unfortunate public reaction to G-Unit’s work with Eminem. Moreover, the rapper explained that a lot of people weren’t happy with the group’s embrace of a white MC. Of course, those conversations are still present in today’s hip-hop debates, even among legends of the genre. Still, during his remarks, Yayo defended the Detroit legend’s lyrical skill, his influence, and all that he did for the group during their peak. In addition, he spoke briefly on his relationship with Benzino and how hip-hop media outlets contributed to that backlash.

“We even got called house n***as for f***ing with Eminem,” Tony Yayo recalled. “The Source, they would take it to a whole ‘nother level. That’s when the disrespect for me was like, well damn, what does color have to do with anything with music? What does color have to do with anything with people? I don’t care what color or religion you are. That’s just me. We from New York. It’s a melting pot of people. We grew up around all kinds of people, so I don’t give a f**k what color you are. I don’t look at you as a culture vulture ’cause you white. That could be somebody else’s opinion. It’s not mine. Melle Mel said something about Eminem. He did more for me, him and 50, than anybody has ever done in my career.

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Tony Yayo Recalls G-Unit Getting Backlash For Working With Eminem

“Till the day it’s all said and done, I’ma shout-out Eminem,” Tony Yayo continued. “But everybody always blow shots at Eminem. He wouldn’t be on [Billboard‘s top 50 greatest rappers of all time] list if he wasn’t a f***ing lyrical tyrant. If he wasn’t f***ing nice with it, they wouldn’t be mad at him.” During a XXL op-ed in 2022, Marshall Mathers (or Slim Shady) reflected on these themes, as well. “When things started happening for me, I was getting a lot of heat, being a white rapper, and XXL wrote something about that,” he revealed. “I remember going to one of those newsstands in New York when the magazine had just started out, and I bought that and a couple of other rap magazines. I flipped to the last page first and XXL was dissing me. What the f**k?

“I don’t even know if I read the whole article,” he continued. “I was used to reading things like that about me, but it hurt because I felt they didn’t know me to make that kind of judgment. Coming up, I had to deal with that a lot. I wanted to be respectful because what I do is Black music. I knew I was coming into it as a guest in the house. And XXL, The Source, Rap Pages and VIBE were Hip Hop bibles at the time. I understood, at the same time, everybody’s perception of a white guy coming into Hip Hop and all of a sudden things start happening for him. So, if XXL would’ve even had a conversation with me, maybe they would’ve understood me more.” For more news and the latest updates on Tony Yayo and Eminem, stay up to date on HNHH.

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50 Cent Didn’t Want Tony Yayo To Visit Him In Hospital

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There is a timeline where 50 Cent didn’t become the rapper that we know today. Days before the release of Power of the Dollar, 50 Cent was shot multiple times. The culprit was never named but was described as a “low-level drug dealer”. However, 50 Cent pulled through and would go on to release Get Rich Or Die Trying in 2003.

One of 50’s closest friends is rapper and fellow G-Unit member, Tony Yayo. Furthermore, given the severity of 50’s injuries, you would expect Tony Yayo to visit him in the hospital. However, in a recent interview, Yayo explained why he didn’t visit his close friend in the hospital.

50 Wanted to Protect Tony Yayo

Speaking on Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson, the podcast hosted by the former champion boxer, Yayo went into detail about the shooting and the aftermath. “They was like, ‘You next, Yayo, they gon’ kill you!’” he recalled after 50 got shot. “And 50’s still shot up. I’m like, ‘Damn, I’mma die? N-ggas gonna kill me out here!’ I gotta move safe, right?”Yayo continued. “But 50 was always a thinker, right? Because when he was in the hospital, he didn’t want me to see him shot the fuck up, all banged up, you know? But I’m like, ‘Yo, why you didn’t want me to see you?’ And the n-gga was like, ‘Because it will fuck with your mental. It would have made you scared seein’ me fucked up like that.’”

Other people have spoken about 50’s mentality, which explains his approach to Yayo. “When it comes to 50, there is something about him that’s different,” author Robert Greene said. “There is an energy and I think the energy is his realistic outlook. He’s not someone who wants to get high all the time and just live in this fantasy world and imagine having money. He’s extremely realistic when he looks at the world, and I think actually he got that from his mother, to be honest with you. His father was a drug dealer, a hustler, who was killed when he was I believe nine years old. She had that kind of hardcore mentality.”

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Tony Yayo Blasts DJ Vlad For Question About 50 Cent & Ja Rule Beef

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When it comes to rap beef, don’t ask Tony Yayo about Terror Squad versus G-Unit. Moreover, DJ Vlad learned that lesson the hard way during a recent interview with him, albeit one of many they’ve done together. As such, to hear the New York rapper bas Vlad so quickly is surprising yet understandable considering how they know how these things go. Furthermore, Yayo stopped the media personality after he asked about the beef between 50 Cent and Ja Rule. He was speaking on E-40’s ejection from a Kings-Warriors game and noting that 50 was also at that game and went on about his numerous deals with NBA Teams.

That’s when DJ Vlad tried to bring that discussion around to the Ja Rule beef. “If Ja Rule came forward and publicly said listen I wanna apologize to 50 Cent and G-Unit X, Y and Z, I was young, you know what I mean? We were all wild–” Vlad asked before Tony Yayo interrupted him. “Vlad, I’m just gonna take it back to the first shut the f**k up,” he clapped back. “Shut the f**k up with that s**t Vlad.”

Read More: Ja Rule Says Melle Mel Got It All Wrong: “50 Cent Copied Me”

Tony Yayo Checks DJ Vlad

For those unaware, Fif and Ja go way back in their beef, which exploded in the mid-2000s when the latter worked with Terror Squad. In fact, Tony Yayo called it the “realest beef” that G-Unit ever acted on. “Yo, the realest beef was with Terror Squad,” he expressed in a previously posted Instagram video. “He was a real n***a, I gotta give it up. The realest beef was with Fat Joe and them. We outside.” Said beef continues to this day, with them recently arguing over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

However, Ja Rule doesn’t really see it as a problem, as he recounted in an interview with The Shade Room. “If 50 Cent was to walk in here right now, what do you think would happen?” he asked the interviewer. After they said “Well, nothing, obviously,” the rapper replied with “Exactly! That’s what I’m saying. We don’t have an issue. We don’t have a problem. Like, c’mon dog. I’m very relevant out here. I don’t have nothing to prove to anybody. I just, you know, I just want people to understand my side. My side of it is, I really don’t give a f**k.” For the latest news and updates on this beef and Tony Yayo, stick around on HNHH.

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Lloyd Banks Unloads “The Course Of The Inevitable 3: Pieces Of My Pain”

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Leave it to someone like Lloyd Banks to break a hiatus during a global pandemic. The G-Unit rapper stands as one of the most underrated rappers of all time, but that’s largely due to the fact that he didn’t consistently release music. However, he emerged in 2021 with the release of The Course Of The Evitable, the first of a three-part series of albums. Banks found a groove alongside equally competent MCs for his first full-length album in eleven years. 

The Course Of The Inevitable 2 dropped last year but Banks revealed that he was working on the “ultimate album” afterward. He didn’t provide much information about it but finally, the third installment in the COTI series arrived. The Course Of The Inevitable 3: Pieces Of My Pain appeared on all streaming platforms this morning. The 16-song effort boasts features from Method Man, Cormega, Vado, Tony Yayo, 38 Spesh, and Dave East. Meanwhile, production hails from Cartune Beatz, George Getson, V Don, Haas Almxhdi, and more. 

The Return Of Lloyd Banks 

The Course Of The Inevitable 3: Pieces Of My Pain brings out the best in Lloyd Banks at a time when New York’s golden age made a return with artists like Griselda, who’ve collaborated with the G-Unit rapper in the past. Cartune Beatz, specifically, crafts beats that perfectly fit Banks’ gruff, punchline-driven flow. Hopefully, Lloyd Banks will maintain this level of consistency in the years to come.

The rapper kicked off the campaign for COTI3 with the release of “101 Razors” ft. Method Man. Of course, Meth hasn’t necessarily been the most active musically but Banks managed to squeeze a verse out of him. Shortly after, he revealed that the collaboration was a full-circle moment for him. The COTI rapper shared a childhood drawing of Method Man. “I used to sit in school..write raps and draw pictures of my favorite artist..and at around 11-12 years old..this was one of them,” he wrote. “now in 2023 we actually have a record together!!!!! Unbelievable!!!!” Check COTI 3 above and let us know how you feel about Lloyd Banks latest project. Where does the new project stand in his catalog?

Lloyd Banks Announces A New Album Set To Drop Next Friday

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Lloyd Banks is ready to drop an album next week. Banks is no stranger the limelight. He has been in the industry for the past two decades. Moreover, the Queens native initially came to prominence as a member of G-Unit. The 40-year-old was an original founder of the stable along with friends 50 Cent and Tony Yayo. Subsequently, G-Unit would blow up to become one of the best-selling groups in history. Additionally, Banks would break out to form his own solo career. However, he has never quite found the same success as his bandmate 50 Cent.

Banks took to Twitter to announce that his latest project will be released next Friday. Moreover, the album is titled The Course Of The Inevitable III: Pieces Of My Pain. Banks’ solo career has been a bit of a mixed bag. 50 Cent experienced worldwide acclaim with his solo album in 2004. Additionally, Banks decided to follow in 50’s footsteps. Bank’s initial solo work showed a lot of promise. He released The Hunger for More in 2005. The album featured the single track “On Fire.” Subsequently, the song became a hit and peaked at number eight on the Billboard charts. Meanwhile, Banks’ other singles on the album, “I’m so Fly” and “Karma” both received considerable airplay.

Lloyd Banks Hopes To Recapture Singles Success

It appeared that Banks was gearing up for a successful singles run just like 50. However, subsequent projects would not receive the same attention and Banks’ solo career would fall off hard. Additionally, in-fighting led to dissension in the G-Unit Camp. Moreover, the group would officially call it quits in 2008. Several attempts have been made to revive the G-Unit brand over the years. But it is unlikely that name will ever ascend to the heights it once held. Despite not having much commercial success, Bank’s last few projects have been hits with fans. Indeed, the rapper will likely see his latest effort as a chance to get back into the mainstream.

Elsewhere, other G-Unit alumni have also been capturing attention. 50 Cent has continued entertaining fans and offending others with his abrasive public persona. Moreover, Tony Yayo has been in the news for the “You Can’t See Me” dance he created. The gesture was brought back to the forefront following an exchange between LSU star Angel Reese and Iowa’s Caitlin Clark in the women’s basketball National Championship game. We will see if Banks can keep the momentum going with his latest work.

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Tony Yayo Reveals G-Unit’s “Realest” Beef

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If there’s any one rapper who mastered the art of beef, it’s 50 Cent. Songs like “How To Rob” helped propel him to infamy. He name-dropped every rapper possible while detailing exactly how he’d stick them up. His marketing strategy evolved over time. Still, the feuds he involved himself in became the furthest thing from a publicity stunt. His issues with Ja Rule and Murder Inc. stem from street politics. But, according to Tony Yayo, that wasn’t necessarily the most dangerous feud G-Unit was involved in.

Pistol Pete of Terror Squad took to the ‘Gram this week where he shared a joyous video of himself alongside Tony Yayo and “Whoopty” rapper CJ. Yayo had nothing but praise for Terror Squad, too. “Yo, the realest beef was with Terror Squad,” Tony Yayo said. “He was a real n***a, I gotta give it up. The realest beef was with Fat Joe and them. We outside.” Pete responded, “Tony Yayo, we fuck with you, though. We out here in the trenches, n***a. We out here, fuck all that.”

G-Unit Vs. Terror Squad

Things have undoubtedly died down between Fat Joe and 50 Cent, who have been good buddies in recent years. But, as Tony Yayo mentioned, that wasn’t always the case. Fif took issue with Terror Squad after Fat Joe worked alongside 50’s arch-nemesis, Ja Rule. At this point, the feud escalated and nearly turned violent backstage at the 2005 VMAs. Even though Fat Joe and 50 Cent continued to trade shots with one another on various records, the “In Da Club” rapper recently admitted that it was one of his biggest regrets.

“If anybody went next to Ja Rule, I’d jump on the person who featured with them, anybody who was faintly near them, ’cause I put him on life support and you wanna go resuscitate him…So that energy, later you look at it and you go, ‘I was buggin,’” he told Rolling Stone. “Fat Joe, his issues, I would see him a little uncomfortable with the success I was having, and I interpreted as, ‘He doesn’t like me,’ when he’s really the kind of guy you want to be friends with because he’s loyal to a default.” Check out Pistol Pete’s video above. 

[WATCH] Tony Yayo Says The Realest Beef Was With Fat Joe And Terror Squad

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Yesterday, famed street legend and Terror Squad member PistolPete linked up with G-Unit lieutenant Tony Yayo in the streets of NYC, giving props to each other— gangster to gangster.

With the rest of the G-Unit soldiers sporting TS baseball caps, Yayo recounts the 2006 beef with the BX-based crew headed by Fat Joe.

“Yo, the realest beef was with Terror Squad,” Tony Yayo said. “He was a real n-gga, I gotta give it up. The realest beef was with Fat Joe and them. We outside.” Pistol Pete resplied, “Tony Yayo, we fuck with you, though. We out here in the trenches, n-gga. We out here, fuck all that. We out here together, n-gga, a bunch of real n-ggas.”

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Tony Yayo Said Angel Reese Took His Signature Dance To ‘A Whole ‘Nother Level’

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It seemed the whole world had a take on Louisiana State University forward Angel Reese taunting the University of Iowa Hawkeyes’ star point guard Caitlin Clark at the end of the 2023 NCAA tournament’s championship game. In the closing minutes of the game, which LSU won 102-85, Reese gestured “You can’t see me” at Clark, who had done the same to an opponent earlier in the tournament.

While critics called Reese’s taunt “classless,” she also had her defenders, and discussion about the appropriateness of trash talk in women’s sports took over television for most of the week after. But one person’s name was missing from all the kerfuffle: The “you can’t see me” gesture’s originator, Tony Yayo.

Although the dance has been widely attributed to wrestler/movie star John Cena, Cena himself has admitted his use of the move was inspired by the G-Unit rapper, who waves his right hand in front of his face in the “So Seductive” video. Yayo finally broke his silence over the weekend during an interview with TMZ. “I’m cool with it, you know?” he said of the dance’s popularity. “It’s just a dance. I don’t take nothin’ personal. It was a dance I created because I was trying to hide from the police.”

He shouted out Cena, Clark, and Reese for keeping the dance in the public eye before noting, “Angel Reese? You know, she took the ‘U Can’t C Me’ dance to a whole ‘nother level.”

You can watch Tony Yayo’s full interview with TMZ above.