10 Most Important Beefs In Hip-hop History

Protégés of the iconic Dr Dre, 50 Cent and The Game were two rappers with bonafide street credentials and a thirst for success far beyond their respective neighbourhoods.

Placed upon the same label, The Game soon found himself aligned with G Unit; the crew compiled by the artist lesser known as Curtis Jackson that looked to be leading gangsta rap into a mainstream revival with successful records from Lloyd Banks, Young Buck and 50 himself.

Released in 2005 via Dr Dre's Aftermath imprint and Interscope Records, The Game put the west coast back on the agenda with his debut album 'The Documentary' which featured various guest spots from 50 Cent (credited as executive producer alongside Dr Dre) and rhymes in which he pledged his allegiance to the G Unit crew.

Even though tracks such as 'Hate It Or Love It', 'How We Do' and 'Westside Story' making their chemistry on wax very clear, their relationship had already began to grow fractious due to the Compton rapper's refusal to fall in line and the fact that 50's sophomore effort 'The Massacre' was delayed to help promote his labelmate's project.

Later that year, 50 Cent dismissed him from the ranks of G Unit during an infamous radio interview with Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex and largely took credit for his success. Shortly after, The Game headed to the New York radio station to confront his former cohort which promptly led to a shootout but it luckily resulted in no fatalities.

Apparently reaching a ceasefire and truce later that year with a public peace conference in Harlem, the bad blood continued to fester over the years and spawned The Game's 'G-Unot' movement and countless records aimed at one another over the years.

A dormant argument that is punctuated by ongoing talks of reconciliation in recent years, it remains one of the most infamous beefs of the 21st century and the most conclusive evidence of any mutual understanding came in August when they were pictured together in the same LA strip club.