Frenemies: A History of 50 Cent and Jay-Z's Rocky Relationship

There's no battle yet...but these two hip-hop icons have been on-again, off-again for years.

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"Frenemies" is a term usually reserved for shit like the The Hills (and a song on Jim Jones' last album), but the rap game has its own collection of drama queens volatile, flip-floppy stars. Cases in point: the phony-friendship roller coaster that Jay-Z and 50 Cent have been riding over the last decade. No "Takeover" or "Ether" yet, but these two heavyweights still qualify as top-notch frenemies.

As regulars atop Forbes Hip-Hop list, you'd figure Jigga and 50 have enough in common to be buddies, but rap is a competitive sport and there's pretty much only room for one at the top. While they've never all-out beefed, they're not on that vegan steez neither—hence, frenemies. Check out our list of the friend and enemy moments between the two and a KRS-One video with his thoughts on a possible battle between 50 and Jay-Z...

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