When Ja Rule dropped “Clap Back’, was it an uppercut to 50 Cent in real time???

[swerve]

Even 50s weak ass Disco Inferno single got more play than NY NY.

It crazy how both Nelly and Ja Rule were afterthoughts in 06

 

[satam55]

Something I haven't seen mentioned in this thread about this beef was that a fuccing jacking-for-beats mixtape diss track in "Hail Mary" was getting played regularly on radio nationally. Not just in NYC., but nationally.

Even 50s weak ass Disco Inferno single got more play than NY NY.

It crazy how both Nelly and Ja Rule were afterthoughts in 06

For real?! It didn't feel that way nationally. IIRC, "Disco Inferno" was treated like an afterthought street single (With even the music video only got played on BET Uncut). While "Candy Shop" was treated as the real single getting the major push. Ja Rule's "New York" definitely felt like a bigger hit than "Disco Inferno".

 

[Feed-Me]

Drake basically took ja rule's template of 'clap back' and made a diss single in 'back to back'-- that shyt might have worked in Drake's era but people was still looking for bars. Ja dissed 50 on hardcore mixtape records and on radio friendly hooks, not sure what else Ja could have done more outside of going 300 bars on 50 like the game. Everyone was jocking g Unit for the longest but once 50 showed himself as a bully dissing nas, joe, Jada, etc, that's when a lot of fans wanted to root for the underdog in another artist

Nas, joe and jada all dissed 50 first tho?

 

[swerve]

Something I haven't seen mentioned in this thread about this beef was that a fuccing jacking-for-beats mixtape diss track in "Hail Mary" was getting played regularly on radio nationally. Not just in NYC., but nationally.





For real?! It didn't feel that way nationally. IIRC, "Disco Inferno" was treated like an afterthought street single (With even the music video only got played on BET Uncut). While "Candy Shop" was treated as the real single getting the major push. Ja Rule's "New York" definitely felt like a bigger hit than "Disco Inferno".

Pretty sure it was high on the charts. Not like candyshop though

 

[L $ C]

Good track but it was over. I literally remember Ja fans walking into school the day after GRODT came out and pretending like they had never been Ja fans. Ja would have had to do something outside of wax to get fans back. Like straight up beat the shyt out of 50 on camera.

this


we walked to the store to buy pain is love 1 year and the next acted like we only messed with 50 the whole time lol

 

[L $ C]

candy shop got a pass because he wasnt singing on it and at the time it really was a hot record pause...Amusment park where was people (myself included) started to look at him like he was reaching so bad for corny hits it wasnt authentic anymore

amusment part is one of the worst singles any serious artist ever put out imo

 

[Playaz Eyez]

candy shop got a pass because he wasnt singing on it and at the time it really was a hot record pause...Amusment park where was people (myself included) started to look at him like he was reaching so bad for corny hits it wasnt authentic anymore

amusment part is one of the worst singles any serious artist ever put out imo

I may have mentioned this already in here, but I remember BET Access Granted (or some other special) have some really big buildup for the making of and premier of Amusement Park and Straight To The Bank and they fell so flat.

 

[L $ C]

I may have mentioned this already in here, but I remember BET Access Granted (or some other special) have some really big buildup for the making of and premier of Amusement Park and Straight To The Bank and they fell so flat.

straight to the bank still sorta bangs.....album was saved by i get money. just made a diff thread about amusment park lol awful song

 

[verhonggen]

Even 50s weak ass Disco Inferno single got more play than NY NY.

It crazy how both Nelly and Ja Rule were afterthoughts in 06

 

[Rice N Beans]

He was done by then, but it got bumped. Just as others have said, "NY NY" or w/e was in the same pot. Ja was "done" but the song still got burn.

 

[Chris Cool]

The 50 killed Ja narrative is an exaggeration.
Ja's run 1998-2002 was over. Ja peaked in 2001/2002 with Pain is Love.
With "The Last Temptation" he pushed the enveloppe too far, it became cheesy. Ja was on his way out, independently of 50.

Not true at all.

Platinum in a month but in his way out.

 

[Michael's Black Son]

No.

 

[RhymesWell]

The only thing that was good about the response to the track was the beat. That was it. He was DOA. Now New York actually made noise and had it looking like maybe he could come back but then 50 went crazy on Jada and Fat Joe and lowkey scared off other rappers in the industry to collab with Ja knowing 50 would go on a diss spree

Also here's The Ja/Farrakhan interview if anyone wants to see it

 

[African Peasant]

Not true at all.

Platinum in a month but in his way out.

Pain is Love went 3x plat

The Last Temptation was mid/trash, "only" went plat and was the last time he reached those number

Yeah, he was on his way out

 

[3rdWorld]

Ja should have been relentless and kept going at 50, dropping a new track once a week.