Ja Rule Speaks On Stake-Bound Performance That 50 Cent Clowned Upon

BYGabriel Bras NevaresPublished on October 26, 20231254 Views

Ja Rule during AOL Music Broadband Rocks Live Concert With Usher - After Party at Boulevard in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

"I feel like I’ve sacrificed a lot for this industry," the New York rapper expressed of his controversial performance.

The Ja Rule and 50 Cent beef is the stuff of legend these days, although a lot of its recent chapters have been them clowning each other back and forth online. Moreover, last month held a pretty hilarious instance of this when the former performed on a stake, evoking Jesus on the cross, at the BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards. After the G-Unit mogul saw this, he quickly took to Instagram to blast him and what he perceived as an aggrandized ego. "Look at this s**t head, is he supposed to be Jesus?” he shared on Instagram. “WTF you can’t make this s**t up. LOL so stupid!"

Furthermore, Ja Rule elaborated on his motivation behind this show to Tashara Jones of Page Six at the recent Pencils of Promise gala in New York City in October. "I wasn’t on a cross, I was actually on a stake," he explained. "Which is what Jehovah’s Witnesses actually believe: Jesus died on a stake versus a cross. I feel like I’ve sacrificed a lot for this industry. Not nothing in the realm of Jesus Christ, don’t get me wrong, but it’s symbolism. I see nothing wrong with anybody seeing [themselves] in God, seeing their struggles through Christ. There’s nothing wrong with that, you know what I mean? I think that’s what the Bible is for."

Ja Rule Reveals Intent Behind Jesus Performance

In addition, the New York MC also called 50 Cent a "clown" and a "troll" that he doesn't bother with anymore. However, his claim unfortunately falls on skeptically deaf ears, because it's clear that he can't resist a chance to return the fire. Ja Rule aimed at his Queens rival's mic-throwing incident in a since-deleted Instagram post, which shows that he still has ill will towards him. Maybe that's too harsh of a way to phrase it; after all, these are mostly just jokes at the end of the day and nowhere near the level of aggression that they reached in the early 2000s.

Meanwhile, what did you think about this performance as a whole? Does the 47-year-old have a point or did you clown this just like Fif? However you may feel, let us know in the comments down below. Also, log back into HNHH for the latest news and updates on Ja Rule and 50 Cent.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares

Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.