Frenemies: Rappers Who Beefed Then Worked Together
Collaborating with old rivals is a sign of moving on.
Next Gallery
2025 NAACP Image Awards: Tiny Trendsetters: The Kids Bringing Big Style to the Red Carpet
7 Photos
1 / 13
Frenemies: Rappers Who Beefed Then Worked Together - In March, Troy Ave revealed to Angie Martinez on Power 105 that the tension between him and 50 Cent was in the past. Fif previously kicked up a little dust when he called G-Unit members Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks hype men for the New York upstart, but Troy stated that was water under the bridge. "50 my guy…50 and me had a talk at the Chris Brown show. I hollered at him, pulled him to the side. He told me where the energy came from initially or whatever and we just chopped it up from there... 50 Cent was my favorite rapper. That's the reason I'm rapping. He showed me you can come from the streets and put out your own mixtapes and come up. No matter what type of shaky thing or whatever, that don't omit what [he's done]... It's so ill. I got a ill check. He put my song in Power."The New York camaraderie continued afte...
ADVERTISEMENT