50 Cent has given his longtime rival Diddy a backhanded compliment after months of trolling the disgraced music mogul.
On MS Now's The Beat With Ari Melber, rapper and media tycoon didn't mince words about Diddy, who was sentenced to 50 months with time served in October after being found guilty of two Mann Act violations. Earlier this week, Netflix premiered the four-part docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning, which the G-Unit boss executive produced.
During his interview with Melber and Reckoning director Alexandria Stapleton, Fif was asked about his favorite hero and villain, the latter of which was an obvious choice for him.
"I have a lot of guys that I look up to, their accomplishments," Fif began. "But I wouldn't call them my heroes."
As for his favorite villain, the Get Rich or Die Tryin' artist chose his arch-nemesis, Diddy, although he disputes having an issue with him. "My favorite villain? I kind of like Diddy," he said with a smile.
While there's a paper trail of times that 50 Cent has poked fun at Diddy and his legal troubles on social media, elsewhere in the interview, he denied having "beef" with the Bad Boy Entertainment founder.
"They'll say we had beef for 20 years, but I have had hired both of his sons for different projects that I've worked on, both two different television shows, Quincy [Brown] and and Justin [Combs]," he said. "So I don't have that energy towards him, where we trying to hurt each other."
Ahead of Netflix's premiere of The Reckoning, Fif claimed on Good Morning America that he wasn't using the project as a personal slight towards Diddy.
"What they consider a preexisting beef, for 20 years… [It’s] me being uncomfortable with him suggesting that he takes me shopping," he explained to GMA anchor Robin Roberts. "It was like a tester. Like, 'Maybe you’ll come play with me.' And… It’s not personal."