50 Cent fired off a series of tweets this morning in response to an interview that French Montana did with Complex where he says:
Right, because in the streets beef is way to expand your territory. Before, like with 50 Cent, beef used to be good for business. But now, beef is bad for business.
That’s why I stay away from it.
You should avoid beef if you trying to make money. People get scared when you try to beef with people. In general, [even in street shit] nobody want to stand next to you if somebody about to shoot you, unless you have a a big lick [Ed. Note—A "lick" means a hustle.] They [used to] do that with 50 because 50 was the bank. They knew he was going to win. People ain’t doing that [anymore].
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Haha, 50 is right. Who the hell waits for French’s verse on Pop That? He had a street single with Shot Caller, but that was more for the beat and another rapper would have made that track way hotter.
50 got a little sensitive. It’s not like French was dissing him or anything. He was just stating a fact. Beefin hurt 50′s career.
So let me get this straight, having a song with 30 features like Pop That & signing with Bad Boy & MMG is good for business but capitalizing on beef & making strategic moves like 50 is bad for business.
This is EXACTLY what is wrong with hip hop.
All of these corny rappers are working together because they are NOT making money on their own.
French featuring the same 10 artists over and over again is wack.
+1 French looks like a fake ass Mr. T/ Terrorist fake thug lol
Sidebar: French Montana doesn’t know how to use email –
http://www.complex.com/music/2012/01/french-montana-reveals-why-he-didnt-sign-with-kanye-west
OK BUT LETS BE HONEST HERE, WHO IS CHECKING FOR 50 CENT? GET A LIFE 50, HE WAS JUST MAKING A POINT.
PREACH!!! Ain’t NOBODY Checking for Fif, with his wack ass rhymes…I don’t give a Fcuk about French Montana but he did speak the Truth and ya’ll know Fif don’t like the truth unless it’s his version of it!! And the truth is He’s wack now, even on the Awards last night his performance was the Very Most Wack!! Fifty needs to grow up and conduct himself like the businessman he is!!! As far as the Rap Game, It’s OVER for him!! #TRUTH
OK BUT LETS BE HONEST HERE, WHO IS CHECKING FOR FRENCH MONTANA? IF BEEF ISN’T GOOD FOR BUSINESS ANYMORE Y BRING HIS NAME UP?????
Wait isn’t this the kid who was beefing with Jimmy and the dip set on dvd’s for like 10 years now? SIT DOWN FRENCH. DONT GET GASSED. This kid was Max B’s lil bitch stop it.
@French your flow is weak. Come strong or don’t come at all. 50 has nothing to prove anymore he’s made it. MMG is not that hot it’s all the beats made by Mike Will (now he’s got some fire) and DJ Kahled. Don’t get it twisted you think hearing stupid shit like “hold me back” and “bag of money” is GOOD music (no pun intended). Yes Ross is shinning thanks to the trap spots supporting him (even though he’s an ex-cop)!
It don’t matter who French is. His point is still right. That beef shit don’t sell records no more. That’s just facts.
haha french got 50 feeling sensitive.
the big reason beef stopped selling music is because men don’t buy music. women do.
that’s why even though beef propelled a lot of 50′s career his biggest most commercial record is “in da club” (it’s your birthday) – a chick recording.
for the most part – chicks don’t download music and they actually like supporting their artists by buying their music.
since cd sales are a useless measure now – because only old women buy cds – it’s like use a new strategy.
for rappers it’s give away free music and tour. that’s the new business model. can’t pirate a live show niggas.
is your point women buy music and not men?
get Banks on them Fif dont waste your time.
50 is finished.
what i don’t get is why he keeps trying to be relevant in music when he has enough money and could go the mogul route completely and reinvent himself.
i don’t get it.
not only is he done, but his style of music and his personal swag are done.
True story. I couldn’t tell you one French Montana song or recite a single one of his verses.
ofcourse 50 got plenty more $ then french but this shit funny tho.. i’d have to say, french montana is completely rite.. 50 cent went too hard with the beef bs, then the south bs snapped up the music industry & the rap industry aint been rite since.. 50 aint bout that life, aint he over there fighting females like diddy?! chii boo.. dude needs a tranquilizer
They both have valid points.
50 is right nobodyyyyy is waiting for French dressings verse if anything that’s when I cut the song Lmao! 50 don’t have “radio” hits no more but he is a business man, ill never say that about Frenchy n 5 years he will still be just a rapper
Don’t care about either one of these irrelevant niggas, but French’s response to 50 was very valid.
If beef does not sell or get you exposure…why did French say 50 name at all?….would be talking about this french interview if he did not mention 50? French is tight with Ross and Diddy, 50 has had beef with both…..hmmm smells like French is using beef to help promote himself but quick to say beef don’t get you sells……
+1
Who fux with 50? Who fux with French? Me. I fux with 50 and French. Oh well. That said, this beef ain’t gonna materialize n e way.
Sand vs land…….
Until IRS comes for Fif, French talking nonsense, Rap was 50 ‘s “lick”, pun intended. I cant even name two French Montana songs.
Right now, Both are irrelevant music wise, to me.
-presses play on GRODT-
French has legit street cred and seems to be down with every relevant rapper in the game. 50 is yesterday’s news, at least in the rap game. As for sales, who care? French doesn’t have to be a #1 selling rapper to be an impact. He’s already making it.
Everyone seems to be skipping over these two acting like guys who were fucking each other. 50 calls Frenchy a GIRL! 50 hangs out with Floyd and you don’t want make that one mad, ’cause that’s a mean bitch right there!
It’s obvious these just a bunch of machismo gay boys barking about nothing. Sounds like someone made cause their fuck buddy fuck another buddy!
At what point was 50 cents career ever “short” to begin with. First, without 50 there would be no mixtapes, he started and capitalized that shit. He’s been in the music thing for years but of course you industry ass, pop rap assholes only care about the next fucking lil wayne verse and nicki minaj album to come out. Take off the skinny jeans and buy a pair of pants that fit and take a breather. French was in middle school when fif started and who even knows if French was in the states to begin with. This is why the younger generation is going to fuck this up, showing no damn respect. Just because his career looked “short” in the mainstream eye doesn’t mean a damn thing. He’s been doing music well over 15 years. Rappers outgrow their previous lifestyle people, and he capitalized on a lot more in his life. Eminem isn’t popping pills, DMX ain’t stealing cop cars anymore. As much as you see lil wayne claiming to fuck bitches he’s kissing niggas on the mouth more than a pornstar. French needs to back down, cause even though fif has stopped with the extreme hard core gangster rap, his mentality sure hasn’t escaped him, he will fuck anyone up who comes in his way. No artist in this “new hip-pop” era “beefs” anymore cause they CAN’T make that type of music. They just want you to throw your money at them while they rap about the cars and maybachs they just bought with your shit.
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Preach!
French look like a douche with a towel on his head.
Choppa Down was a single by himself