50 Cent stirred debate online after sharing a hospital image of Benzino that showed the former magazine executive on a stretcher wearing a neck brace. The photo surfaced following reports that Benzino had sustained serious injuries.
The rapper reposted the image with the caption “LMAO,” along with laughing emojis. He later added, “GOD TOLD ME TO SHARE THIS [flushed face emoji].” The comments section quickly filled with mixed reactions.
Some supporters viewed the move as typical of 50 Cent’s long running trolling style. Others questioned the timing and tone. “It’s official 50 cent is hurting and miserable,” one commenter wrote. Another warned, “You keep laughing and trolling all your colleagues going through life… remember one day it’s going to be your turn. Life happens to everybody. The cruise was funny at first but too much of everything is bad. How are you always happy?”
Benzino fired back in a video that circulated across social platforms. Wearing a shirt featuring an image of 50 Cent’s late mother, he shifted attention to music. Praising T.I. and King Harris for addressing issues on wax, he said, “Destroyed his as,” before adding, “Go tell that big, block-head n* to stop clowning and get in the booth and battle this n, man… Nobody tryna give a fck about these memes and all the sucker sht he doing… Get in the booth and battle the n.”
The exchange unfolds as tensions between 50 Cent and T.I. resurface, reviving talk of a scrapped Verzuz battle and extending their rivalry into public view.