Fabolous Fans Hope His Cryptic IG Message Is A 50 Cent Warning Shot

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The Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson press conference in front of Government Plaza for G-Unit Studios in Shreveport Thursday afternoon, April 18, 2024. © Henrietta Wildsmith/The Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Neither 50 Cent nor Fabolous are explicitly going at each other on social media right now... But their fans want blood.

Earlier this week, the Let's Rap About It podcast crew dropped a freestyle that seemed to be one big jab at 50 Cent. "Squatter's Rights" referenced 50's criticisms of Jim Jones, Maino, Dave East, and Fabolous for allegedly being broke and not being able to pay rent, all of which stemmed from the rappers and podcasters not liking the G-Unit mogul's participation in Netflix's Diddy docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning.

Since then, it seems like everyone's taking a break for the holidays. But fans still want blood.

In 50 Cent's case, he recently issued a New Year's message that seemed to indirectly clap back at his rivals. "Let’s toast to success, health, and prosperity. I’m planning my new year. When I’m done, I’ll come out to play. You know everyone who plays with me wishes they didn’t in the end," he wrote on social media. It's not specific by any means, but fans aren't accepting any other context for it.

Similarly, Fabolous recently made an Instagram post that has many fans talking. "Back on my BULLS**t.." he captioned a photo dump of his recent Chicago trip. Of course, this caption could just be a reference to the NBA team and the color-coordinated fit on display, but some fans in the comments are hoping for some lyrical heat. Also, you will see many people either clowning or defending Fif down there as well, so the demand is definitely rising no matter where you look. In fact, this sentiment already flooded Fab's earlier posts this week.

Take all of this with a massive grain of salt, as it's purely fan interpretation with no real basis other than context. We'll see what actually goes down...

50 Cent's Diddy Documentary

As for what issues these folks had with 50 Cent, they found his participation in the Diddy documentary as its executive producer to be petty, exploitative, and biased. Those criticisms have come from other pop culture corners, not just rappers and hip-hop fans picking a side.

Nevertheless, we'll see if 2026 opens up with some social media trolling, some shots in the booth, both, neither, or something else entirely. Fabolous and 50 Cent's previously meager connection might become a big part of their upcoming year...

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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