50 Cent has doubled down on his claim that JAY-Z tried to prevent him from performing at the Super Bowl in 2022, even offering up a reason behind the alleged impedement.
The G-Unit boss came out as a surprise guest to perform “In Da Club” during Dr. Dre‘s star-studded halftime show in Los Angeles, which also featured Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige.
According to 50, he almost wasn’t a part of the historic spectacle due to his former rival Hov — who has helped organize the Super Bowl halftime show since he partnered with the NFL in 2019 — pulling strings behind the scenes.
Sitting down for an interview with Cam’ron for his new show Talk With Flee, the Power mogul theorized that it was all down to competition — and not just in music.
Asked about the success of his Sire Spirits liquor company, which has deals with 11 major league sports teams, 50 explained: “My partnerships are with the owners direct […] I think when you have everything, the ‘cool’ is the object. It’s to figure out what’s really cool.
“And then when the really rich guys, the owners, keep seeing you around other guys that are their equivalent, they look and go, ‘Bring me that, that’s cool.’ So they want to be around me too and it starts to open up.”
He then turned his attention to JAY-Z and the NFL: “This is why I was saying I knew what old boy was doing with the Super Bowl. Because he was doing some slick shit. He was doing some wild shit, Cam.
“He was saying to Eminem that the NFL had the issue with me. And I’m like, ‘Well, what’s the issue? Why don’t they have an issue when I’m becoming a partner with the actual teams? But they have an issue with my actual performance? It makes no sense.'”
Cam then asked 50 why he thinks Jay didn’t want him to perform at the Super Bowl, posing the question: “Was he threatened?”
“Not even threatened,” Fif replied. “I think it’s just… our culture’s competitive, but I think when it goes past the music itself to blocking things in business, then I don’t understand that.
“Right now, he’s not even competing for a slot. He doesn’t have a new song out that he wants to be top 10 and he’s still competing. It don’t make sense. What are we competing for? What’s the goal?”
50 Cent previously credited longtime friend and collaborator Eminem with securing his spot at the Super Bowl, revealing the Detroit rap legend threatened to boycott the halftime show if 50 wasn’t involved.
“[Roc Nation] wanted to leave me out of it. They didn’t want me there,” he told The Hollywood Reporter earlier this year. “[But] Eminem wouldn’t do it without me. That’s how I ended up on the show because he was not coming if I didn’t do it.
“When that happens, you go, ‘Damn, so you just lost Eminem because you didn’t bring 50? Damn. All right. Bring 50 then.’ But if it was up to them, they would not have me there.”
He added: “I’m the surprise. I’m not on the bill at all. But they couldn’t get Em to do it without me.”
Jay Z is a scumbag
Or….he just doesn’t like you. Sometimes, it’s just that simple.
50 always been jealous of Jay & always talking shit about Jay-Z. Now he claims Jay hating because he’s around rich people lmao. Jay a billionaire, I swear 50 cannot stop gossiping
Which one doesn’t belong, snoop and Dre chronic doggystyle etc, Eminem Marshall mathers LP etc etc etc, k dot madd city tpab etc etc or 50 get rich die trying 1 album and that’s it
Which one doesn’t belong, snoop and Dre chronic doggystyle etc, Eminem Marshall mathers LP etc etc etc, k dot madd city tpab etc etc or 50 get rich die trying 1 album and that’s it
Look at 50 cent trying to look like a $1 by mentioning Jay Z name.
Garbage jay z cant even rap ,he was new to the rap game way back when so people flocked to him,and the fact is people who are into rap are never satisfied,ask em who their favorite artist is its almost always some new artist cause thats all they ever want is something new,something flashy,cant never stick to a good artist when something new comes around
I’d bet my life Jay hasn’t thought about 50 in 10 years. At least.
Of course jay z didnt want 50 cent at superbowl,they dont like each other!how hard is that to figure out people?if you didnt like somebody would you invite them to your party?jay z is a hater,people think he retired because he was oh so rich truth is he used drug money to get in the rap game,he used his little rap money to further expand his drug money which he then parlayed into legit buisness ventures,he now thinks hes a god ,mr im retired oh wait hes making a come bacl knows his shit is wack and wanted to gp out as a goat before people realized he sucks,im not saying 50 cent is a awesome rapper,cause personally his song “in da club”or what ever the hell its called is the only song to this day thats any good at all