The reality behind 50 Cent’s beef with Ghostface Killah

Wu-Tang legend Ghostface Killah and ‘In Da Club’ emcee 50 Cent had a fiery feud for a very long time. Though the 2 are from totally different generations, it’s broadly agreed that fifty Cent’s ‘How To Rob’ is the start line. 

In 2000, Columbia Information launched 50 Cent’s debut EP, Power Of The Dollar. Nonetheless, the venture’s lead single was considerably controversial. Entitled ‘How To Rob’, the long-lasting observe talked about a lew of artists, Ghostface Killah (actual title Dennis Coles). 

On the track Fifty raps, “I hit the studios, take niggas’ jewels and leave / Catch Rae, Ghost, and RZA for them funny ass rings / Tell Sticky give me the cash before I empty three / I’ll beat your ass like that white boy on MTV.” As a righteous lyricist, Coles didn’t take this risk in opposition to him and his Wu-Tang Clan counterparts as a joke and hit again with on his 2000 album, Supreme Clientele.

In a skit entitled ‘Clyde Smith,’ Coles said, “Yo that nigga 50 Cent, I don’t even know why he did that lil bum ass shit right there. But I’m a tell you something. You can say all them other niggas names but niggas gonna see you based on that big daddy.”

He continued, “If I see you up in here I’m a have about 500 wolves on you…like I said 50 you a bird and niggas gonna see you.” Nonetheless it snowballed, however as 50 Cent bought larger and Killah’s started to wane, the meat died out.

Nonetheless, in a 2010 interview with XXL journal, Coles defined how the feud de-escalated, detailing, “That’s some old-school shit. Back then, things were all snowballed in the air on some other shit. I didn’t like what he said. That’s where it all started from anyway. But we kicked it on the phone one time, and after we kicked it on the phone, that was it.”

He continued, “I ain’t really trying to hold no grudge fucking 30 years later after he done said whatever the fuck he done said. So it was like whatever. It’s whatever God wills. At the end of the day, we’re still people just trying to get ahead.”

Though the 2 ended up reconciling the 2 New Yorkers haven’t collaborated on a observe to today. Nonetheless, it’s evident that there isn’t a unhealthy blood between the 2 acts. You’ll be able to hearken to Ghostface Killah’s 50 Cent diss beneath.