Ja Rule Suggests 50 Cent's Scared To Go Hit-For-Hit

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Geoffrey Zakarian (L) and Ja Rule speak onstage during City Harvest's 35th Anniversary Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 24, 2018 in New York City.
After 50 Cent declined Ja Rule's offer to go hit-for-hit, the Murder Inc rapper responds with a Mobb Deep reference.

The Instagram Live beat battles have provided endless amounts of entertainment over the past few weeks. We've seen revered pairs of producers like RZA and DJ Premier and Scott Storch and Mannie Fresh go head-to-head to see who's catalog contains the better records. But it hasn't only been producers -- songwriters, too, have jumped on the trend. 

The one battle that has been mentioned but will definitely not come into fruition is Ja Rule vs. 50 Cent. This all began yesterday when Ja Rule proposed to go song-for-song with 50 Cent. Though it would be unlikely that they would bury the hatchet afterward, Ja Rule thought this was the only fair way to see who the true winner of their decade-plus war is. Fif simply brushed him off, claiming Ja was simply chasing attention.

Well, it looks like Ja Rule is looking at the situation differently. Taking to Instagram, he shared a photo of 50 Cent with "Shook Ones Pt. II" by Mobb Deep playing along with the caption "COWARD." He later shared a screenshot of a separate article about 50 Cent's reaction with the song's hook playing.

"I just wanna say that it’s all love from my side never scared to compete I was asked would I do a verzuz with 50 and I said of course I don’t back down lol... I stand by my catalog and the records I’ve written for others I LOVE HIP HOP... #fortheculture," he wrote on Twitter afterward.

Despite this, he did share a meme while showing love for his fans for standing by his side. 

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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