Despite being one of the more popular artists in the history of hip-hop, 50 Cent tends to not keep things super private, especially when it comes to other artists he may have problems with.
During his latest interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the rapper opened up about several topics relating to his growing television empire and other business ventures he has planned. But maybe the subjects that had most people talking on social media are his public disdain for Diddy and the reason he was invited to perform at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show.
Here are some more of the most shocking takeaways from his interview.
Jay-Z wanted him blocked from the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show
I think we all remember the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show. It was the blackest halftime show of all time and featured several popular Black artists including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige (and Eminem).
While 50 Cent was initially announced to be part of the show, it turned out to be a surprise appearance that excited all who watched. To discover that Hov of all people did not want him there is shocking.
He told THR, “Roc Nation. Yeah, they didn’t want me there. Eminem wouldn’t do it without me. That’s how I ended up on the show because he was not coming if I didn’t do it.”
‘Weird energy’ from Diddy caused their riff
Even before all the criminal allegations made against P. Diddy, 50 Cent always had it out against the Bad Boy Records founder.
During this interview, he revealed that a particular incident led to him distancing himself from the controversial hip-hop mogul, telling THR, “He asked to take me shopping. I thought that was the weirdest shit in the world because that might be something that a man says to a woman. And I’m just like, ‘Naw, I’m not fucking with this weird energy or weird shit,’ coming off the way he was just moving. From that, I wasn’t comfortable around him.”
He later added, “I didn’t ever party or hang out with him. Puff is a businessperson; when [people call him] a producer, I see people that were taken advantage of, who produced things that he took from them. He got the credit. He’s not a producer. He’s been able to take advantage of the business and the creatives in it. I don’t have any interest in doing that. I actually fall under the creative. So I just didn’t take to hanging out with that.”
Wasted time beefing with Fat Joe and Cam’ron
We all know 50 Cent is the king of beef in the hip-hop world. This man will beef with any and everyone if he had the opportunity to, so it’s shocking to see him say that he regrets beefing with other rappers.
He said, “Look, I think we wasted too much time arguing, me and Fat Joe, me and Cam’ron. 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.”
He continued to speak more on his relationship with Joe, saying, “When you look back at it, you go, “Wait, what happened?” Because we didn’t even have no altercation or no specific thing that created it. 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.”
Unsurprisingly, he had no regrets when talking about his long standing beef with Ja Rule. When asked, “Have you ever talked to Ja Rule?” He simply stated, “No.”