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50 Cent Told Eminem To Ignore Nick Cannon: "You Can’t Argue With A Fool"


He also called Cannon’s diss record’s “terrible.”

He may have developed the reputation as hip hop’s biggest troll, but 50 Cent claims he knows when people should step away from arguments. We all bore witness to Nick Cannon‘s return to the music scene after Eminem dropped a handful of bars targeting Nick and the Wild ‘n’ Out host’s ex-wife, Mariah Carey. The “Lord Above” track from Fat Joe‘s Family Ties was a stand-out on the record and prompted Cannon to step in the booth.

50 Cent Told Eminem To Ignore Nick Cannon: "You Can't Argue With A Fool"
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What emerged were Nick’s diss tracks “Invitation,” “Pray for Him,” and “Canceled.” In the end, Nick declared himself the winner considering Em didn’t respond to his lyrical attacks, and 50 Cent recently shared that the Detroit emcee did the right thing. Fif was attending the press tour day for ABC’s Television Critics Association and chatted briefly with The Wrap about the Cannon-Eminem exchange.

“I told him don’t even say nothing to him,” 50 Cent said. “The record is terrible.” He added, “You can’t argue with a fool. When you understand that a person is not registering even when they’re losing, then the argument goes forever. So you should just stop.” We’re wondering if Fif is going to pump the brakes on his beef with French Montana anytime soon? It looks as if French is just getting started.

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Jamie Foxx Drew Inspiration From Father’s Jail Stint For Falsely Convicted "Just Mercy" Character


He saw injustice first hand while growing up in Texas.

As a youngster, Jamie Foxx was raised by his grandparents who legally adopted him. The actor previously struggled with understanding why his birth parents didn’t want to take care of him and weren’t apart of his life. As an adult, Jamie reconnected with his mother, even moving her into his home back in 2014. He admitted at the time that building a relationship with his father has a bit more difficult, but that he was open to making it work.

Jamie Foxx Drew Inspiration From Father's Jail Stint For Falsely Convicted "Just Mercy" Character
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Although his birth parents were absent, the actor has shared that his grandparents were loving and supportive of him through every step of his life. In a recent chat with Just Mercy co-star Michael B. Jordan about his real-life character Walter McMillian, an Alabama man falsely convicted of murder and sentenced to death back in the 1980s, Jamie revealed that he drew inspiration from his parents.

“I’m from the South,” the Texas native said to Jordan. Jamie reportedly grew up in a segregated area of Terrell, Texas. “My father was put in jail for $25 worth of illegal substance. Who had educated black folks in South Dallas for 25 years. The very judge that he would have come visit the school and talk to the kids was the judge that presided in this case, putting him in jail for seven years. But now he’s sitting in a cell with people who he used to teach.” Watch Jamie and Jordan’s conversation, along with the Just Mercy trailer, below.