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The Game Says Sorry to 50 Cent, G-Unit and Fans
4-Jul-2009
Written by: Michael Mandelkern
Rapper the Game apologizes for past behaviors to 50 Cent and the G-Unit.
On July 3, worldstarhiphop.com released a video of rapper the Game apologizing to 50 Cent and G-Unit for leaving the group in 2005 and subsequently launching lyrical attacks on them.
“I’m just now rebounding from the whole beef with 50, G-Unit and all of that,” the Game said, making an analogy to a plane landing. He also extended his apologizes to Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, chairman of Interscope Records, Eminem and their fans.
He insisted that he was apologizing “just as a man,” not solely for their rap feud. The Game also acknowledged that 50 Cent could use his admission to make him seem pathetic, but said he would not care.
“I was young, man, and I was dumb,” the Game said in reference to his belligerence towards 50 Cent and the G-Unit. 50 Cent was upset, some would say jealous, of the Game because Dr. Dre spent more production time with him than 50. And he did not take kindly to the Game staying out of high profile G-Unit feuds with rap artists such as Jadakiss and Nas, two rappers the Game admires.
In early 2005, the Game released his debut album, “The Documentary,” on G-Unit Records/Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records, causing 50 Cent’s second project, “The Massacre,” to get pushed back. Since then, there was tension between 50 Cent and the rest of G-Unit; Young Buck, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo, and in late Feb. 2005, 50 Cent kicked the Game out of G-Unit.
But the drama exploded when the Game incited verbal warfare at a Summer Jam concert in June 2005, yelling inflammatory phrases such as “f**k 50” and “G-Unot.”
“I did what I felt was necessary for my career to have longevity and for me to survive in hip-hop,” the Game said. The two sides taunted each other prior, in early 2005, but the Game’s performance escalated the tension. They directed scathing mixtapes at each other from 2005 on, and even today, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo slander the Game in interviews.
Looking back at their falling out, he recognized the consequences of ending the momentum he had with 50 and G-Unit. “If it would have kept going, endless paper, millions of albums sold, because we were great together,” the Game said. He compared his chemistry with 50 Cent to several other rap duos, such as Redman and Method Man.
“I was young, and that’s when you make your mistakes,” the Game said, but he did not voice regrets for his actions since he cannot go back in time to change anything.
But he still maintains that he is highly influential in hip-hop. “I’m still a figure in hip-hop,” the Game said, referring to the millions of records he has sold and fans he has touched, but he dismissed himself as being just a West Coast rapper.
“That beef is dead,” the Game concluded, wiping his hand as a gesture. He has extended the olive branch in the past, which 50 Cent and G-Unit did not accept, but has not reflected on his own behavior.
As of the afternoon of July 3, 50 Cent and G-Unit, which no longer includes Young Buck, have not responded to the video. 50 Cent is currently preparing to release his fourth album, “Before I Self Destruct,” fulfilling his contractual obligations with Interscope Records.
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