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Real hip-hop fans appreciate you Ja. You both are legends. I think 50 just understood that hip-hop fans are very trendy and fickle... Look at Durk and YoungBoy. There are people I know who used to listen to Durk religiously but stopped listening to him because of the YoungBoy beef. Grown men.

I did it. And I feel bad about it. Especially when I found out I was aligning myself with Gunit stans that were white or From Eastern Europe

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I think it was because Ja just looked weak when confronted with 50s bullying. It had nothing to do with the songs, it was the image and how Ja reacted at the time. Either way, they both had their time in the sun

Honestly, with me, it was the abundance of love songs this n*gga kept droppin

Chiyosuke said Honestly, with me, it was the abundance of love songs this n*gga kept droppin

Yeah I had already kinda soured on Ja and murder inc.


First albums a classic, second one is a huge fall off. And they kept getting worse.


50 came along and kinda said what we were all thinking already.

And then he had a classic album, then fell off more and more with each new album just like Ja.

Yeah today he would have no affect on Ja career but that era was different in so many ways. So many rappers today would not have a career in that era its not even funny.


But I never stop fu*king with Ja and was calling n*gga corny who was singing his song one year to calling him lame the next because 50 told them to.

Honestly I don't think fans were as tired of it as NY was. Because X, Styles n nem was throwing shots for him singing before the 50 sh*t. Cats from NY won't say it but of the 3 X, Jay, Ja. Ja was the underdog n*ggas was hating on his run. Especially when he couldn't be compared to X anymore and he was winning.

But he definitely a spearhead in the pivot of hip-hop which was able to be reintroduced the melodic sound in music today for artist like Drake to do what they did.

"The strength of Ja Rule"....what the fu*k is that???

My barber had some throwback ja rule playing the other day. I don't listen to bro on the regular but was reminded he actually had some bangers.

darkman400 said I did it. And I feel bad about it. Especially when I found out I was aligning myself with Gunit stans that were white or From Eastern Europe

So you stopped listening to ja because 50 made you.

Then stopped listening to 50 because Eastern Europeans made you?

i didn't finish watching it but Nelly said it best...you went back and forth with 50 you should have just kept your career going the dude had Eminem, Dr Dre , Busta Rhymes plus more people who rode on you because they wanted to be in good graces with 50.

i never switch up on Ja Rule i think Crown and Loose Change disses was top 10 disses to me he went in on them sh*ts

Na they just realized u was a studio gangster.

I never liked Ja Rule growing up

His voice annoyed me on songs and his image just seemed corny (not that I was any less corny myself as a youngin) always felt like he was trying to be like DMX

When 50 came out, not only was it dope to hear someone from my hood make dope music that felt real (first listened to that 50 Cent is the Future Mixtape)...but he was dissing Ja and the whole rap industry.... and the sh*t was hilarious

So for me I never "turned"...I disliked Ja and 50 cent's run just made it easier

Aight I'm out.

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2 cent said So you stopped listening to ja because 50 made you. Then stopped listening to 50 because Eastern Europeans made you?

Now that I think about it, I guess so

No lies told but I always been on the side of Ja Rule/murder Inc. 50 and G-Unit were never appealing to me.

I know people say 50 ended Ja but from a down south point of view(Jacksonville to be specific)he just seemed like he was simmering down plus the whole murder Inc thing I found out about later so 50 just got in at good timing.Like say had this been 2000/01 vs 03/04 50 probably would have gotten "50'd" since Ja had the wave and clout still.


Ja was legit THE MAN when he was so when you have a high bar ofcourse when you don't reach said bar it's gonna look like you fell off.


I do feel I need to look into that Clap Back song again,usually when I revisit songs I heard as a kid(in this case like 10 or 11)as an adult I can see why they were hyped(I didn't like the song and doesn't seem like it was well regarded neither but I may see it different now that I know about everything that was going on at the time)

And what's factual is that Rule's sound aged wayyyy better than Curtis. And yea I say Curtis cuz he not even the real 50 Cent......4 the record

Ain't nobody tryna listen to no Candy Shop, Window Shopper, Just A Lil Bit, If She Was My Best Friend, Ayo Technology in 2023.......all them sh*ts didn't age well

90% of Rule's sound aged nicely. That versus with Fat Joe proved that

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darkman400 said I did it. And I feel bad about it. Especially when I found out I was aligning myself with Gunit stans that were white or From Eastern Europe

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At least he is admitting that he was a G-Unit stan now I gotta respect that lol

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Rayful Edmond said @ At least he is admitting that he was a G-Unit stan now I gotta respect that lol view image view image

I don't know why he lied about it in the first place. Lol

Simply put they/we wanted to see the underdog come up and take down the mighty murder inc. The rumours of them holding fif back spread and fif just had the aesthsthic and em/dre backing to close the deal. The end of the gangsta era of rap.

murderers said I don't know why he lied about it in the first place. Lol

Exactly lol

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