After the recent news emerged that 50 Cent’s ‘before i self destruct’ album is set to see a steep decline in sales compared to his earlier titles, Compton rapper The Game has stepped up to take the credit, claiming that the very public past beef situations with 50 have significantly attacked 50’s finances.
Whilst interviewing for his promotion of his up and coming R.E.D album he clearly states that he feels the 2005-2007 feud is what began the decline of the G-Unit brand .
“It’s just Hip-Hop and I think that he’s more bitter towards me then anyone else he’s had drama with because look what I did to his brand. I killed G Unit,” Game told Complex.com. “I killed the clothes, I killed the brand, I killed Tony Yayo, Banks, and Buck at that time. Like I really f**ked up a lot of money for that dude. Not only for him but my label, Jimmy Iovine, who at this point, I’m apologetic to.”
The long running feud between the ex colleagues seemed to be behind them and all but dead, untill 50 aimed some choice bars in the direction of The Game, on his track ’so disrespectful’, spitting (“Game you’ll never be my equal…I’m in a tax bracket you’re never gone see/When you cross me”),
Even though Game has managed to reconcile his differences with veteran producer Dr Dre, 50 seems content for things to stay as they are with him and Game firmly off each other’s christmas card list.
However Game has made it clear that he see’s the dispute as all but finished and the situation with 50 makes no sense business wise. Game clearly doesn’t see things as the potentially dangerous feud it once was portrayed as, after being quoted saying “Me and his beef is old at this point. It’s pure comedy for me at this point. When he says something, I laugh. If I shoot a shot back it’s just a joke at this point,” The Game stated . “Nobody is going to kill each other. Nobody is gonna beat each other’s ass. I’m not gonna do none of that. So we might as well get along. We exist in Hip-Hop…We’re not f**king WWE wrestlers, we’re not boxers man, it’s just Hip-Hop. It’s just make music or don’t make music. It’s not a gang war, like he’s not a Crip and I’m a Blood, and this ain’t f**king ‘85, and I’m not gonna ride through his hood and do a drive by, like it’s not that serious.”
Game did however have some advice for 50 which came in the form of an olive branch claiming that in the midst of the ‘before i self destruct’ launch, 50 would be better advised with reconciliation, as it would generate far more positive attention for 50.
Game is quoted as saying “If we said tomorrow Game and 50 are coming out with an album, you know how many motherf**king antennas would go up? We could still sell a million records just off promoting it alone,” he claimed. “I mean, I understand the business aspect of it. I understand that you know, he’s got a big ego. I’m just not one with it, I don’t have one. I forgive and forget and that’s life. One day you’re alive and the next day you die. So why spend it bitter and mad at the f**kin’ world, man? I don’t understand it.”
Game is looking forward to the release of ‘the R.E.D album’ on interscope and is expected to drop in 2010, and im sure will definitely be worth waiting for.
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On Saturday afternoon, Hip Hop star The game officially announced he was returning to Aftermath Records. 
