{"id":4534,"date":"2026-03-13T18:54:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/50-cent-references-claressa-shields-in-clapback-at-papoose\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:54:48","slug":"50-cent-references-claressa-shields-in-clapback-at-papoose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/50-cent-references-claressa-shields-in-clapback-at-papoose\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Cent References Claressa Shields in Clapback at Papoose"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A fresh round of online sparring has unfolded between 50 Cent and Papoose, adding another chapter to a rivalry that has resurfaced periodically in recent years. The latest exchange began after Papoose released several songs aimed at the Queens-born rapper and television producer. Instead of replying with a track of his own, 50 Cent turned to social media, posting a meme that also referenced boxer Claressa Shields, who has been publicly linked to Papoose. The post quickly circulated online and prompted responses from both camps.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>XXL<\/em>, 50 Cent shared an A.I.-generated image on Instagram on March 12. The image depicted him standing beside a whiteboard labeled with a mock equation about rap careers. The board read: \u201cThe Secret Formula. How to Never Blow Up. 1 Rap Career (still rapping) + 25 Years (still waiting) = 0 Hits (still zero).\u201d The visual then shifted to an image of Papoose, accompanied by the caption, \u201cYou make one hit record and I\u2019ll respond. Until then go hang out [with your] boyfriend I mean your girlfriend LOL.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post was removed not long afterward, though 50 Cent later commented on the decision. \u201cIf I put up a post and take it down is because I don\u2019t want your ugly a** face on my page. 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He shared a throwback photo that showed himself alongside 50 Cent and fellow G-Unit members Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks. Alongside the image, he included a snippet from an article discussing accusations that some artists inflate streaming numbers. \u201cOn this day Curtis breath was smelling like s**t!\u201d he wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s a new day in Hip Hop. The days of buying ya own records, to make it look like you got a hit is over. Inflated numbers can no longer make it seem like you\u2019re better than artist who are really \u2018NICE\u2019. Corny memes can\u2019t save you from Papoose. Don\u2019t let him distract you from the fact that I just destroyed him. Soon as I posted that \u2018AGENT PROVOCATEUR\u2019 hit streaming platforms he started panicking!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exchange arrives as Papoose has already issued multiple musical responses aimed at 50 Cent, including the diss track \u201cAgent Provocateur\u201d and a freestyle over the instrumental of \u201cMany Men.\u201d Despite that, 50 Cent has largely kept the back-and-forth in the realm of online commentary rather than recording a direct reply in the studio.<\/p>\n<p>Observers of New York hip-hop say the dispute reflects long-standing tensions tied to reputation, commercial success, and personal history within the scene. The friction has occasionally involved Remy Ma, Papoose\u2019s longtime partner, after earlier remarks by 50 Cent sparked conversation among fans. For now, the conflict continues to play out mostly on social media, where both sides have traded posts rather than songs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fresh round of online sparring has unfolded between 50 Cent and Papoose, adding another chapter to a rivalry that&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14044,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-4534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-rss","tag-culture","tag-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4534\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}