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50 Cent has weighed in on Jeezy and Gucci Mane‘s highly discussed Verzuz battle from last year, seemingly calling the matchup disingenuous by saying the competition was initiated to promote Jeezy’s album.
During an appearance on The Morning Hustle radio show on Monday (March 8), Fif said he believes Jeezy and Gucci’s hit-for-hit battle was an effort for the Macon, Ga. rapper to promote his album, The Recession 2, which dropped on Nov. 20, 2020, the day after the Verzuz took place. It can be assumed that 50 also feels this way due to Jeezy and Gucci’s long-standing beef, which resulted in Pookie Loc, a friend of the Snowman and an artist on his Corporate Thugz Entertainment (CTE) record label, being killed and Guwop doing time behind bars for self-defense in the killing of Pookie Loc.
“I think that was desperation on Jeezy’s part trying to sell a record,” 50 Cent said.
When asked by co-host Headkrack if Fif thinks Jeezy doing the song battle helped with his album sales, the rapper-mogul said, “No.”
50 added: “The record didn’t sell. But I think that’s what that was leading up to it because they looked at how much a catalog would sell and how much exposure you’ll have ‘cause he was releasing a record at that point. Other than that, I don’t know why you would do that ‘cause [Gucci] said, ‘You’re smoking on Pookie Loc.'”
Despite the G-Unit Records founder’s thoughts on Jeezy and Gucci Mane’s Verzuz, it was the talk of the town when it actually happened, garnering 1.8 million viewers at one point.
