50 Cent and Fat Joe have a lot in common. Both are New York legends. Both started in the 1990s and reached their commercial peak in the 2000s. Despite this, or perhaps because of these similarities, 50 and Joe hate each other. They spent years attacking each other in recordings and broadcasts. It’s hard to imagine these two ever getting along well, but they buried the hatchet. 50 Cent spoke about his relationship with Fat Joe in 2024 and claimed they have actually become best friends.
The 1950s revelation came in a recent episode of Million Dollaz Worth of Game. The rapper said his feud with Fat Joe stemmed from his relationship with Murder, Inc. Meet the requirements. “I’m not dealing with people because they’ve already been dealt with,” 50 explained. “I spent the entire beginning of my career fighting the influence of Murder Inc. So, my whole beef with Fat Joe was really his loyalty.” 50 Cent never had a legitimate issue with Joe, once When the dust settled, these two actually respected each other.
50 Cent praises Fat Joe’s ‘loyalty’
“We became best friends, like I actually slept with him,” 50 Cent admitted. “He was loyal to the breach of contract because he worked with him.” This is not the first time the G-Unit founder has expressed regret over Joe’s situation. In a 2023 interview with Rolling Stone, 50 revealed his relationship with Joe and realized he had misjudged the situation. “I would see that he was a little uncomfortable with the success that I was having, and my interpretation was, ‘He doesn’t like me,'” the rapper admitted. “When he’s really the kind of guy you want to be friends with, because he’s loyal by default.”
Fat Joe heard the kind words of 50 Cent and responded in kind. The Terror Squad leader went on Capone News to elaborate on what happened and paid tribute to the 50 people who went head-to-head with him. He also said that 50 Beef inadvertently enhanced his reputation as a New York legend. “I have the New York Suge Knight character,” he points out. “So for [50 Cent] Talk about Fat Joe from the same city. Funeral homes are bidding.
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Elias is the music writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined the site in 2024 and covers a wide range of topics including pop culture, movies, sports, and, of course, hip-hop. You can find him publishing for HNHH from Monday to Friday, especially coverage of new albums and singles. His favorite artists are Andre 3000, MF Doom, pre-808 Kanye West and Tyler, The Creator. He likes L.A. hip-hop, but not L.A. sports teams. The first album he bought was Will Smith’s “Big Willie Style,” which he thinks still sounds great.
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