50 Cent embodies pettiness in his latest Superbowl TV spot for a local delivery service that takes aim at his fellow rappers, including the incarcerated Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Besides Diddy, Ja Rule is the other rapping royalty the new ad teases, while boxer Floyd Mayweather is also on the chart.
The self-proclaimed “King of Trolls” stars in the ad, titled “Beef 101 with 50 Cent,” filled to the brim with multiple references to his most publicized conflicts.
So what’s the real “beef” behind each of the elements featured in the new connector? Here is a brief summary.
50 Cent vs. Floyd Mayweather
The first item pulled by 50 Cent from the bag is an alphabet learning book, which may be a reference to Floyd Mayweather, as the rapper previously mocked the boxing champion for allegedly being illiterate.
He further taunted Mayweather with a $750,000 donation to a charity of his choice and challenged him to read a single page from a Harry Potter book.
The pair were once good friends but reportedly had a falling out in 2012 over a financial partnership.
50 Cent vs. Diddy
Without a doubt Candy shop The hitmaker’s most well-known beef is with Diddy, who is currently serving a prison sentence in New York. So it only makes sense that most of the items in the commercial are references to him.
First reference is the cheese puffs, where Diddy’s previous stage name was Puff Daddy. He pulled additional combs out of the bag, a direct reference to the reviled rapper’s last name. While the final reference was a bottle of cognac, aged “4 years or 50 months”, as long as Diddy’s expected prison time.
50 Cent vs. The yes rule
Finally, 50 Cent was also seen pulling out an alarm clock to which he said, “I’m always on time.”
It was probably a reference to Ja Rule’s 2001 hit, Always on time.
While not exactly a dig, the reference is significant as 50 Cent’s longest running feud dates back to the one with Ja Rule, which started way back in 1999 after one of the former’s friends robbed the other.
