Source:
YouTube
/
Club
Shay
Shay
The
origin
of
the
long-running
feud
between
50
Cent
and
Ja
Rule
was
revealed
by
Steve
Stoute
in
a
recent
chat
with
Shannon
Sharpe.
The
bad
blood
between
50
Cent
and
Ja
Rule
has
been
a
constant
source
of
news
over
the
years,
with
no
one
truly
understanding
the
reasons
why.
But
industry
music
veteran
and
UnitedMasters
CEO
Steve
Stoute
shone
a
light
on
the
roots
of
it
during
his
appearance
on
Shannon
Sharpe’s
Club
Shay
Shay
podcast
this
past
Wednesday
(March
6)
when
the
host
asked.
“That’s
a
good
question,”
Stoute
said.
“I
think
50
knew
that
Ja
was
not
who
he
was
portraying
as
an
image.
Ja
[was
a]
Jehovah’s
Witness…
I’m
not
saying
they
not
supposed
to
rap,
but
Ja
was
coming
up
with
this
gangster
image.
It
was
like,
‘That’s
a
stretch
for
you…’
They
had
some
very
neighborhood
beef.”
Stoute
continued
as
the
two
rode
through
the
borough
of
Queens
that
both
MCs
hail
from:
“I
remember
when
we
signed
50
there
was
something
going
on.
I
think
he
snatched
Ja’s
chain,
or
somebody
snatched
somebody’s…And
then
they
had
a
fight
in
Atlanta…and
it
was
just
like,
I
never
understood
it.
I
was
like,
‘Why
do
you
keep
having
problems
with
this
guy?’
It
was
like
he
was
always
looking
for
problems…I
think
it
was
driven
by
this
idea
that
this
image
he
was
portraying
he
didn’t
think
was
authentic…It
led
to
big
issues.
Ja
and
his
guys
ran
up
on
50
in
the
studio
one
day.
They
touched
him
up.”
Shannon
then
said,
“Oh,
so
they’re
never
gonna
be
cool,”
to
which
Stoute
replied,
“They’re
never
gonna
be
cool,
and
now,
I’m
happy
that
it’s
all
kind
of
over
with,”
he
said.
“What
I
don’t
like
at
this
point
as
older
statesmen
is…it
makes
the
art
form
look
bad.
These
guys
are
made
men
now…The
leaders
of
the
art
form
doin
well,
being
positive,
representing…the
movement
and
the
culture
of
Hip
Hop
well.
For
guys
still
to
be
beefing
and
still…dragging
that
back
in…you
in
your
40s,
bro.
What
are
you
talking
about?
You
got
kids
at
home.”
Stoute
also
made
headlines
with
his
take
on
Dame
Dash,
which
led
to
Dash
replying
via
Instagram:
“This
is
the
reason
I
had
to
smack
the
shit
out
of @stevestoute a
couple
years
ago…because
he’s
always
speaking
on
other
men’s
business.
good
thing
I’ve
evolved.”
