50 Cent Squashes Beef With Joe Budden At Knicks Game
50 Cent and Joe Budden Call a Truce at Knicks Playoff Game After Longstanding Feud
Hip-hop feuds are nothing new, but seeing them cool off in real time? That’s rare—and exactly what happened when 50 Cent and Joe Budden crossed paths at a recent New York Knicks playoff game.
The two rap heavyweights, who have been trading shots on social media for years, appeared to squash their beef courtside. 50 even shared a photo of the moment on Instagram, writing, “I ran into Joe at the game he said I don’t need Therapy No MORE!”—a tongue-in-cheek nod to the core of their feud.
The drama between the two dates back to Budden publicly criticizing 50 Cent for mocking Irv Gotti’s death, saying the Queens rapper needed therapy. Never one to let a comment slide, 50 fired back by digging up old footage of Budden talking emotionally about his dog—and even resurfaced past legal trouble Budden faced, though the case was dismissed.
It was classic 50 Cent pettiness meets Joe Budden’s podcast-level commentary. Neither one backed down. That is, until this week.
Their unexpected reconciliation at Madison Square Garden has fans scratching their heads—but in a good way. Maybe it was the playoff energy, or maybe the beef just ran its course. Either way, it’s a rare moment of unity in a genre often defined by rivalry.
Whether this truce holds or is just a brief peace treaty remains to be seen, but for now, it looks like 50 and Budden have put their feud behind them—at least long enough to enjoy a Knicks game together.
