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Ja Rule Once Tried To End His Infamous Beef With 50 Cent With the Help of This Religious Leader

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You know a beef is destined to last forever when religious leaders can’t even end it. 2003 was the peak of the feud between 50 Cent and Ja Rule. 50 was coming off of some incredible mixtapes, solo and with the rest of G-Unit. Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ was setting the world on fire. Beg For Mercy made the rest of his crew look like superstars. Amidst all of this, he was ruthlessly dissing Ja, Irv Gotti, and everyone affiliated with Murder Inc.

The “Always On Time” rapper still had his fair share of hits at that point. But it wasn’t looking very pretty when it came to the beef. There were worries that the rivalry would become so intense that someone might die over it, as many beefs have ended in the past. Consequently, Minister Louis........

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