{"id":2694,"date":"2026-03-06T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/lil-scrappy-weighs-in-on-50-cent-t-i-beef\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:10:00","slug":"lil-scrappy-weighs-in-on-50-cent-t-i-beef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/lil-scrappy-weighs-in-on-50-cent-t-i-beef\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Scrappy Weighs In On 50 Cent\/T.I. Beef"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Atlanta rapper Lil Scrappy is staying neutral as tensions continue to simmer between T.I. and 50 Cent. During an Instagram Live session on March 5, 2026, the longtime Southern rapper shared his perspective on the brewing feud while acknowledging his personal history with both hip-hop figures.<\/p>\n<p>Scrappy\u2019s relationship with 50 Cent dates back to the mid-2000s, when the Atlanta native briefly joined G-Unit Records. Reflecting on that period during the livestream, Scrappy credited the Queens mogul with reshaping his life and career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay, somebody just ask me how I feel about the T.I.\/50 Cent shit,\u201d Scrappy said. \u201cWhen it comes to T.I. and 50, see 50 changed my whole entire life. When he signed me to G-Unit, 50 changed my whole entire life, and I\u2019ll never forget that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Atlanta rapper Lil Scrappy just weighed in on the back-and-forth between 50 Cent and T.I. and made it clear he\u2019s not picking sides. Scrappy said 50 changed his life when he signed him to G-Unit and he\u2019ll never forget that, but he also showed love to Tip and called him one of the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R2CvXZrN5e\">pic.twitter.com\/R2CvXZrN5e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Traps N Trunks (@trapsntrunks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trapsntrunks\/status\/2029679461021470835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Scrappy continued by explaining that the experience left a lasting impact on him both personally and professionally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never forget what he taught me. I never forget them days,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I got nothing but love for Fif. I ride for homie. He poured a lot of my cup when my cup was empty.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rapper-lil-scrappy-talks-t-i-amp-50-cent-beef-wants-hip-hop-verzuz\">Rapper Lil Scrappy Talks T.I. &#038; 50 Cent Beef, Wants Hip-Hop Verzuz<\/h2>\n<p>Despite that loyalty, Scrappy made it clear that his respect for T.I. runs just as deep. The two artists share a long history in Atlanta\u2019s rap scene, dating back to the early 2000s when the city\u2019s sound was gaining national traction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to T.I., he\u2019s an Atlanta veteran. An Atlanta great. A Southern great,\u201d Scrappy said. \u201cI feel like he got one of the best flows in the whole game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Because of those ties, Scrappy declined to take sides in the conflict between the two rap heavyweights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just don\u2019t get into stuff like that,\u201d he added. \u201cI got love for both of them brothers. I\u2019m just letting them work that out.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mero Being WASHED at the Knicks Game, Fast Food Burger Beef  &#038; 50 Cent vs T.I. Feud\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XmWUF3addVA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Still, Scrappy suggested a more entertaining outcome could have emerged from the tension. He said the moment might have been better suited for a battle on Verzuz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do feel like it should have been a Verzuz,\u201d he said. \u201cIt would have been amazing. It would have been lit as hell.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta rapper Lil Scrappy is staying neutral as tensions continue to simmer between T.I. and 50 Cent. 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