50 Cent was on Flagrant with Andrew Schultz, where he got to discuss the upcoming film, Street Fighter. However, the interview did not stop there. Schultz and his co-hosts touched on a plethora of topics within hip-hop, and Fif was not shy about giving his thoughts.
At one point, 50 Cent was asked if he would be mad about Eminem doing a song with Ja Rule. Fif couldn't even entertain the question, because he knows Em would never mess with a direct opp of his. 50 Cent even said that Em could do a song with Jay-Z, and he wouldn't care.
AlexxMedia took this as Fif admitting that he did not have a real issue with Hov. However, 50 Cent took things in a different direction. He argued that Jay has never been the biggest rapper in the world, at any point in his career. In fact, he took credit for Jay-Z losing steam in the mid-2000s.
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50 Cent Has Some Words For Jay-Z
50 Cent used Jay-Z's appointment as President of Def Jam as an example. Hov was the President of the iconic record label between 2004 and 2007. Fif believes that had it not been for his rise to fame, Jay-Z never would have retreated into an executive role.
The legendary rapper then went on to blame Hov for unleashing Def Jam's entire budget into the marketing campaign for Kanye West's Graduation.
Graduation vs. Curtis
If you remember, Graduation vs. Curtis was a major moment in hip-hop history. On September 11, 2007, Kanye and 50 Cent both dropped massive albums. Graduation was supposed to drop a week later, but Ye moved his release up for a direct competition.
At the time, it was seen as a referendum on street rap versus the nerdy persona that Ye had adopted. 50 Cent even said he would quit rap if Ye outsold him. In the end, Ye sold 957K units, while Fif sold 691K. West was declared the winner, and while Fif didn't quit rapping, his career was certainly impacted.
All of these years later, 50 Cent stands firm in his belief that Jay-Z was his judge, jury, and executioner in that battle.
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