Fat Joe Gives Definitive Answer About Whether He Dissed 50 Cent on Ja Rule’s ‘New York’

Nearly 15 years after they squashed a long-running beef over a Ja Rule single, Fat Joe reiterated this week that he has no problems with former rival 50 Cent .

The old beef came up again this week when Joe appeared on Monday’s (Sept.

21 ) The Real Report podcast with Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda, where the hosts revisited the legendary G-Unit/Terror Squad squabble.

Specifically, the conversation turned on Ja Rule’s Oct.

2004 single “New York,” which featured Joe and Jadakiss, as well as lines from Ja that 50 took as a sneak diss.

The G-Unit general fired back in 2005 with the searing “Piggy Bank,” which also featured lyrics slamming Joe and Jada for being featured on Ja’s tune.

“Somebody was trying to ask me [if I was] dissing 50 Cent in ‘New York.’ The answer was no,” Joe told the hosts.

“I made [50 Cent’s 2005 hit single] ‘Candy Shop’ with [producer] Scott Storch.

Lil’ Kim [who briefly dated Storch at the time], she’ll tell you.

I had Lil Kim dancing like this [shakes his shoulders], like, ‘Move ya body like a snake, mama,’ I had her doing that to ‘Candy Shop.'” Joe said producer Storch called him “20, 30 times” to make sure Joey Crack didn’t want the insistent “Candy Shop” beat, and Joe insisted he had no problem with 50 and that Storch should give him the beat they’d made together.

“I wouldn’t have dissed him,” Joe said of 50.

“His beef was with Ja Rule.

Ja Rule is my friend, he saved my life.” Earlier this year, Joe reflected on ending his vicious 50 feud , describing how they went from fierce foes to good friends.

“I’ve never seen this guy not have beef , every day,” Joe said of the quarrelsome 50.