50 Cent and Fat Joe, two of New York’s most well known rappers have not gotten along over the years. The bad blood began around the time that 50 Cent released “Get Rich or Die Tryin'” and created a media frenzy by forging one of the most memorable hip-hop rivalries with Ja Rule. At that time Ja’s star was much bigger than 50’s but that didn’t keep 50 from lashing out at Ja Rule every chance he got. The beef seemed to polarize the hip-hop community and though some rappers like Jay-Z and DMX who had been associated with Ja Rule in the past chose to distance themselves from the feud others stood by him, especially his Murder Inc label mates. 50 Cent also had a large following and powerful backers including Dr. Dre and Eminem as well as his now infamous rap clique G-Unit.

The drama escalated to such an extreme that by simply collaborating on a song with one of the artists created tension with the other. In 50 Cent’s opinion Fat Joe did just that and declared his allegiance to Ja Rule when he was featured on Ja’s hit “New York.” Everything spiraled from there and there’s been bad blood between the two ever since, until a couple of days ago that is.

Thanks to DJ Kay Slay (ironically known as the Drama King) the two have set their differences aside and collaborated on a brand new track called “Free Again.” It debuted the other night on New York’s Hot97 radio station and has been generating some buzz since then. I’m hoping that the track will go viral and that we may get a music video for the song or better yet more 50 Cent and Fat Joe collaborations. “Free Again” is absolute fire and it could be just what 50 Cent and Fat Joe need to regain their superstardom.

Free Again – DJ Kay Slay ft. 50 Cent & Fat Joe

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