The Game Says He Would Do a Verzuz With 50 Cent

The Game just lately revealed who he would go head-to-head with in a Verzuz battle, and the Internet is definitely right here for it. During a latest dialog with TheShadeRoom, the Compton rapper mentioned he would completely step right into a Verzuz battle with 50 Cent. “It would solely make sense if it have been me and 50 [Cent],” The Game mentioned. “Just due to our historical past and the magnitude of artist.”

While a Verzuz between The Game and 50 Cent would undoubtedly be a second for hip-hop, the possibilities of it really occurring stay slim resulting from their lengthy and sophisticated historical past. The two rappers’ relationship dates again to the early 2000s, once they have been shut collaborators underneath 50’s G-Unit label earlier than issues famously went left.

According to The Game, even Michael Jackson once tried to step in and encourage him to squash the beef. Reflecting on that second in the course of the interview, The Game admitted he wasn’t in the suitable headspace on the time. He mentioned he was youthful, extra reckless, and nonetheless deeply caught up in road mentality, which made it troublesome for him to take that recommendation severely. “I talked to Michael Jackson one time, and I believe I used to be a lil too younger and a lil too within the streets nonetheless, too gangsta in my thoughts,” he mentioned.

The fallout between The Game and 50 Cent got here largely from rigidity inside their working relationship. While they initially offered a united entrance, cracks started to indicate as each artists struggled with the dynamic. 50 Cent has claimed that The Game didn’t publicly present sufficient loyalty or help for G-Unit, whereas The Game has argued that he felt overly managed and disrespected behind the scenes. This resulted in 50 publicly eradicating him from G-Unit, and a sequence of diss tracks between the 2.

While time has softened a few of the animosity and the 2 seem like on higher phrases at the moment, their dynamic has by no means totally recovered. Their historical past makes a Verzuz battle really feel extra like a cultural fantasy than an imminent actuality. Even if the thought nonetheless excites followers.

Social media nonetheless weighed in on the thought, nonetheless. Some mentioned who they thought had a greater catalog, whereas others provided up different attainable contenders for Game. “More like Game and Jim Jones or Juelz Santana,” one individual wrote. “He not messing with 50’s catalog,” one other added.

“All he gotta do is play within the membership and lots of males and the sport misplaced,” another person mentioned, advocating for 50 Cent. “MJ calling throughout a 50 beef is essentially the most random plot twist ever!” one other individual weighed in.

Would you need to see a Verzuz between The Game and 50 Cent? If not, who would you prefer to see go towards The Game? Let us know on HotNewHipHop!