What Started The Public Feud Between 50 Cent & Diddy?

What sparked the public feud between 50 Cent and P. Diddy? What began with jabs at each other through their music in the early 2000s gradually grew into a long-running exchange of insults, business disputes, and serious allegations. The pair actually worked together early in 50 Cent’s career, collaborating on several tracks, including a remix connected to Biggie Smalls’ posthumous 1999 album, ‘Born Again.' But by 2002, 50 was already taking a swipe at Combs. During a verse on the remix, 50 rapped that he ran New York and didn’t “dance around like Diddy.” Tensions reportedly grew over rapper Mase, one of Combs’ longtime collaborators, after 50 explored signing him to his G-Unit label in 2005. During an appearance on ‘The Howard Stern Show,' 50 said the deal fell apart because Combs was being "unreasonable." He also claimed he thought Combs “felt like Mase was the last piece to his legacy.”