50 Cent led the initial charge of Hollywood stars reacting to the news that federal agents raided Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ homes amid their long-running feud.
On Monday, March 25, Diddy’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami were surrounded by Homeland Security agents as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation.
Rapper 50 Cent, 48, was quick to repost coverage of the raid, writing: ‘Shit just got real. The Federal Reserve is in all the cribs, damn, they have the children in handcuffs.
Her post marked another step in the timeline of her feud with Diddy, which spans nearly two decades.
From wild allegations over Biggie Smalls’ murder to the pair running rival businesses, here’s everything you need to know about the couple’s long-running feud.
It’s been Diddy vs. Fiddy for nearly two decades, as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs (left) and 50 Cent have been at war over wild allegations about the murder of Biggie Smalls and rival companies.
50 Cent led the initial charge of stars reacting to the news that federal agents raided Diddy’s homes, sharing a snapshot of the raid that took place.
The rapper shared an article on Instagram about Diddy’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami being surrounded by Homeland Security agents and said that ‘they don’t come like that unless they have a case.’
Shit just got real. “The Fed is in every crib, damn they got the kids in handcuffs,” the rapper wrote in another post.
2006
The long-running feud between the two rappers began in 2006, when 50 Cent released his single The Bomb, which seemed to suggest that Diddy had inside knowledge about the 1997 murder of Notorious B.I.G.
A chorus of the song says, “Who shot Biggie Smalls?” We won’t catch them / They’ll kill us all. Man, Puffy knows who hit that black.
This apparent accusation came even though 50 Cent never had any evidence of Diddy’s involvement in the murder of Biggie Smalls, and the case remains officially unsolved to this day.
Meanwhile, Diddy has frequently denied having any information about the killer.
2014
The pair continued to trade jabs and insults on social media, as well as in their own songs, for years, before their feud escalated in 2014, when they were chosen by competing vodka brands to act as brand ambassadors.
Diddy has been co-owner of the well-known brand Ciroc since 2007, seven years before 50 Cent represented the Dutch brand Effen Vodka.
‘Puff’s isn’t even vodka. It’s grapes and it says “made with vodka,” you know what I mean? 50 Cent commented when he appeared on the Drink Champs podcast in 2018.
‘(Effen) is made from Dutch wheat and distilled five times, so it has a lot less sugar, it’s the right way.
“And then when your head hurts because you finished the full bottle of Ciroc… I told you I was smarter.”
50 Cent sold his stake in Effen Vodka for a reported $60 million in 2017.
Announcing the news on Instagram at the time, he wrote: “I have the bag, EFFEN Vodka, can you say 60 million as they like to count my money? DO THE COUNTS.” Ha ha ha’.
In 2006, 50 Cent released The Bomb, which seemed to suggest that Diddy had inside knowledge about the murder of Biggie Smalls in 1997. Pictured: Biggie and Diddy, February 1997.
2018
In 2018, 50 Cent further strained relations between the two rappers after claiming that Diddy is “fruity.”
On an episode of The Breakfast Club podcast, he said, “When he says things, he doesn’t even know that what he’s saying is fruity.”
‘What are you talking about? “When people tell me that I feel a little uncomfortable.”
50 Cent continued: ‘He said something to me a long time ago, at Chris Lighty’s wedding. He told me he would take me shopping. I looked at him like,
‘What did you just say? Let me move, man, before I do anything. You’re going to make me ruin the wedding. No. That’s something a boy says to a girl.
Surprisingly, Diddy responded by appearing to quell rumors of any unrest between the couple, saying that 50 Cent “loves” him.
I have no problem with Fif. “He loves me,” Diddy said during an appearance on The Breakfast Club.
‘Can’t they see that he loves me? Do you really think that’s hate? You know he loves me.
In 2018, 50 Cent further strained relations between the two rappers, after saying of Diddy: “When he says things, he doesn’t even know that what he’s saying is, like, fruity.”
2022
In September 2022, 50 Cent was outraged by his ex-partner Daphne Joy’s decision to attend Diddy’s iHeartRadio Music Festival set, of which he shared images across his social media channels.
However, Joy was not happy with 50 Cent’s actions and decided to respond with a comment of her own on Instagram, posting: ‘Please stop doing this to me.
‘I never bother you and I am an excellent mother to our son. Can we please focus on that? Please’. The comment has since been removed from the platform.
2023
Diddy’s ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventura, filed a lawsuit against him in November 2023, alleging that she had been sexually assaulted and suffered physical abuse for a decade.
He denied the allegations before they settled a day after Cassie came forward.
Diddy denied other claims after more people came forward with similar allegations, before he decided to step down as president of his company Revolt.
50 Cent, meanwhile, added fuel to the fire between the couple as he expressed his desire to take over the company himself.
On
‘I’ll give you a few dollars for it now! Sell it to me and we’ll be friends. I’m serious, call my phone.
In November 2023, Diddy’s ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventura, filed a lawsuit against him alleging that she had been sexually assaulted and suffered physical abuse for a decade.
2024
On Monday, March 25, federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other authorities searched two properties belonging to Diddy in Los Angeles and Miami as part of sex trafficking investigations.
The rapper, who faces mounting sexual harassment and rape claims, was nowhere to be seen as officers searched his property, removing boxes and bags of evidence.
On Thursday, March 28, just days after 50 Cent publicly mocked Diddy for his alleged involvement in the sex trafficking scandal, 50 Cent’s ex-girlfriend Daphne Joy accused him of rape, physical abuse and being a father. absent for his son Sire.
What likely fueled 50 Cent’s ire was the revelation that Joy was identified as the ‘sex worker’ named in the explosive lawsuit filed against Diddy by a former employee; Joy has strongly denied the allegation, calling it a ‘character assassination’.
Joy dropped the rape claim amid news that 50 Cent is seeking sole custody of their preteen son.
In a text written on a black background on Instagram, Joy harshly criticized her ex: “Let’s put the real focus on your true evil actions of raping and physically abusing me.”
‘You are no longer my oppressor and my God will manage you from this moment on. You have permanently damaged the last hope he had for you as a father.’
50 Cent’s ex-girlfriend Daphne Joy accused him of rape, physical abuse and being an absent father to her son Sire.