50 Cent Vs. Nas - Beef Documentary [A Queens Story]

50 Cent vs. Nas — Beef Analysis (Piggy Bank, Don't Body Ya Self, Spastic & 10 Shots)

In this video, we break down one of the most interesting rivalries of the 2000s: 50 Cent vs. Nas. What started as tension surrounding the changing New York hip-hop landscape eventually turned into a series of subliminal shots, interviews, alliances, and diss records that put two of Queens' biggest rap stars on opposite sides.

We'll go back to the beginning and examine 50 Cent's relationship with Nas, the role that Ja Rule and Murder Inc. played in escalating the situation, and how Nas became increasingly critical of 50's approach to the rap game.

We'll also analyze some of the most important moments of the feud, including:

How 50 Cent and Nas initially interacted
Nas' relationship with Ja Rule and Murder Inc.
50 Cent's growing frustration with Nas
The infamous "Piggy Bank" controversy
Nas' response and the records aimed at 50
The influence of JAY-Z, Ja Rule, and the New York rap scene
50 Cent's controversial comments about Nas
Why the rivalry never became a full-scale war like 50's beef with Ja Rule
How the two rappers eventually moved past their differences
Whether Nas or 50 Cent actually had the upper hand

Rather than simply choosing sides, this documentary examines the lyrics, interviews, timelines, alliances, and context behind the conflict to determine what really happened between two of New York's most influential rappers.

Was 50 Cent really trying to go at Nas, or was Nas simply caught in the middle of 50's war with Murder Inc.? And who ultimately won the battle?

Watch until the end for the full breakdown.

Timeline
0:00 - Intro
0:52 - 1999-2000: How 50 Cent & Nas met & became friends (Dissing Nas on "How To Rob" & "Your Life's On The Line", Nastradamus tour, Ja Rule & Murda Inc, "Who U Rep With", "Too Hot" & 50 Cent getting shot 9 Times because of "Ghetto Quran" and Supreme McGriff)
6:41 - 2001-2002: How the beef started (Nas & JAY-Z beef, Nas calls 50 Cent to get Cormega's number, steals his song "I'm Gonna Be Alright" with Jennifer Lopez and then wants to join Murda Inc with Ja Rule and Irv Gotti which upsets 50 Cent, who drops the mixtape "Guess Who's Back" and gets signed to EMINEM & Dr. Dre's Shady Records & Aftermath Entertainment
13:41 - 2003: 50 Cent starts dissing Nas & his fiancee Kelis (50 Cent says Kelis smelled like Full Court Basketball, disses Nas on "High All The Time", steals Nas' song "Many Men" and disses him on the original version of "Back Down" aswell as on "Gangsta S**t" which makes Nas and his crew the Bravehearts respond on "Bravehearted")
23:49 - 2004: Nas & 50 throw shots at eachother (Nas disses 50 Cent at Central Park, 50 responds on the song "Burying Bodies" & Nas disses him on "Disciple"
27:27 - 2005: Nas & 50 drop diss records on eachother (Nas gets married to Kelis, 50 Cent disses them on "Piggy Bank", Nas responds in interviews and then on "Don't Body Ya Self (MC Burial)", "Spastic", "10 Shots" & "Street Riders", 50 Cent disses him on "Just A Touch" & "Window Shopper"
52:03 - 2006: 50 Cent & Nas continue dissing eachother on freestyles and songs (Extinct freestyle, "They Don't Bother Me", Spider Loc, Bossy, Nas' "Hip-Hop is dead" album & "Carry On Tradition", Nas keeps losing relevancy and his sales drop)
1:00:53 - 2007: Spider Loc & 50 Cent continue dissing Nas ("Curtis Album", "Fully Loaded Clip", "I Get Money" and then 50 Cent talks about a s*x tape of Nas' wife Kelis with Pharrell Williams
1:03:07 - 2008: Beef starts to cool down (50 Cent lets his crew LLoyd Banks, Young Buck and Tony Yayo diss Nas, Nas responds on "Queens Get The Money", 50 Cent continues making music after losing the sales battle with Kanye West in 2007)
1:04:15 - 2009-2012: Nas & Kelis get divorced and 50 Cent makes fun of him in Interviews and on "2003 Old Ferrari" & Nas responds on "Bye Baby"
1:07:59 - 2013 - Now: 50 Cent & Nas squash the beef at the 2014 Summer Jam and make the song "Office Hours" together for Nas' "Magic 2" album
1:09:40 - Outro

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Outro (prod. by Phat Crispy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7wQYIs30Kw

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