Curtis James Jackson, aka 50 Cent, is considered an “authentic” person of respect in the US rap scene simply because of his tough life story in the New York borough of Queens.
The now 47-year-old experienced street violence and was injured by pistol bullets. He was the pupil of (assassinated) RUN-DMC co-founder Jay Master Jay. And later ended up on the talent list of rap icon Eminem. So someone whose words already have a certain weight qua vita.
In a (now deleted) post on Instagram, he said of the ongoing affair surrounding Kanye West’s anti-Semitic statements: “It’s A Wrap!” That’s about it then.” translate.
West and 50 Cent have shared the stage a number of times. Around the time at the “MTV Video Music Awards” in Las Vegas in 2007 to receive an award for their musical collaboration.
As the US hip-hop magazine “Vibe” reports, he succinctly recommended that it would probably be best if West “buy a car that he likes – and then just drive into the sunset”.
50 Cent: shaking his head at Kanye West
In the said Insta post, the certainly not faint-hearted gangster rapper revealed that he’d never experienced anything like West’s recent onslaught.
He declared his career to be over. The G-Unit boss shared an explanatory message from the TV channel “CNN”, which claimed that “Yeezy” had repeatedly expressed his admiration for Adolf Hitler.
He added: “People are really hurt by this shit. (…) Now you have to master the art of just shutting up! Instead, you keep getting everyone on the battlement. go cool off!”
50 Cent and Kanye West are at war online
After this beef, there was a digital “troll battle” between the two:
“Ye” shared a self-penned “news article” with the caption, “Ye Has Reportedly Cut Ties With Kanye West.” So: “Ye broke up with KaYne West”.
“50” fired back with a similarly ironic headline: “Curtis Jackson Allegedly Broke Up With 50 Cent.”
The caption read, “I’ll blast anyone who fucks me like KaYne is doing right now!”
Incidentally, Kanye West, who still cannot be calmed down, commented on his severe losses through the termination of the lavish marketing contracts with the objection that the withdrawal of the Italian fashion brand Balenciaga was “the happiest moment in his life”.
It is to be feared that in this case the last word has not yet been posted….