50 Cent thinks that New York hip-hop artists are taking up too much space in podcasting.
The rapper and entertainment executive, who stars in a hilarious new DoorDash commercial tied to Super Bowl LX, commented on the state of podcasting in a new interview with Rolling Stone.
Along with noting his subtle jabs towards Sean “Diddy” Combs in the campaign spot, Fifty also gave his opinion on the podcast boom, with rappers like Fat Joe, Jadakiss, and Jim Jones hosting their own audio programs.
“New York City is turning into a podcast. The whole fucking New York hip-hop is turning into a podcast. So there ain’t going to be nobody for them to interview because they’re all podcasters,” Fif told Rolling Stone.
“They’ve got to go to everyone else’s podcast to interview each other because that much of it is turning into that. So now, do I respect them as journalists or do I respect them as artists? When they’re speaking, they’re offering an opinion that you wouldn’t hear.”
The Diplomats member Jones called Fifty out in a December episode of his podcast Let’s Rap About It, calling it “petty” for the G-Unit founder to executive produce docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning about Diddy.
The Get Rich or Die Tryin’ rapper has repeatedly mocked Jones on Instagram since his comments on Let’s Rap About It, and Fif also revealed to Rolling Stone that he almost dropped a diss tape.
In December, Jones, along with his fellow podcast hosts Fabolous, Dave East and Maino, dropped diss track “Squatters” about Fifty. The song was in retaliation after Fif shared audio from a landlord about the crew allegedly not paying rent for their podcast studio.
"I never said anything about anyone if they didn't do something or we didn't have an actual issue," Fifty said. "They responded to something that I said about them not paying their bills, which was true. They responded to that by rapping."