14 DAY TRIAL // Rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent thought it would be funny to post a couple of photos that hinted that hip-hop heavyweights Rick Ross and P Diddy were gay and in a relationship together. The naughty photos were posted on his Instagram but quickly deleted.
In the volatile world of hip-hop, this should have been enough to start a “beef,” or in case of Rick Ross and 50 Cent, a restart on their old beef. Fifty posted a photo of Ross and Diddy face-to-face from a weird angle which made them seem that they were kissing.
Another photo showed the Diddy and former record exec Steve Stoute posing for a photo during a smiling embrace which would leave much room for interpretation that the two were gay lovers, as they both sat clad in pink shirts. The photos were captioned “I ain't saying nothing, but something ain't right. Lmao.”
The photos were posted on Sunday, but 50 Cent quickly took them down, probably realizing that he had gone too far, but not fast enough to prevent TMZ from posting the photo and running the story as his latest dis towards Diddy, Rick Ross and Steve Stoute.
Today, it's reported that Rick Ross won't be losing sleep over the photos and won't even give 50 Cent the satisfaction of retaliating to this blunt attack. The reason for that is simple – he doesn't think 50 is worth the trouble and that he's “irrelevant.”
Ross and Fifty haven't been the best of friends for many years. In fact, the two have been at odds since 2009 when both engaged in a lyrical cat-and-mouse game, taking swings at one another in their songs. It was understood as just another rap feud, but recently Ross sought to extend the proverbial olive branch when he told in an interview that he hopes to put the past behind them and more on.
But it looks like Fifty is not of the same opinion, as he keeps up his campaign to badmouth Ross and is determined to go to battle with someone. Earlier last week, he and Steve Stoute, a veteran executive in the industry, got into a face-to-face confrontation during a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.
Though the cameras did not capture their words, their body language made it evident they were arguing. It was believed that Fifty did not agree with Stoute's recent comments on the radio that his influence on the present hip hop industry is fading fast.
This is also probably the reason that Stoute was also featured in Fifty's little gay montage of photos during the weekend. But while Ross has no interest in pursuing this beef, the same can't be said for Diddy and Stoute who are likely to respond to this scandal.