Arts & Entertainment
Ja Rule calls 50 Cent a ‘power bottom’ in homophobic tweet rant
the rapper questioned his rival’s sexuality in a series of social media posts
(Ja Rule. Photo via Instagram.)
Rapper Ja Rule reignited his decades-long feud with 50 Cent in a series of homophobic tweets.
In an interview with Big Boy’s 92.3 radio show 50 Cent, 42, remarked that if he ran into Ja Rule he would “put him to bed.”
Ja Rule, 41, responded to 50 Cent’s comment with homophobic comments tweeted over multiple days.
“I think he’d rather have my di*k in his mouth,” Ja Rule posted in one tweet.
“I really don’t see why ppl like @50cent aka #Powerbottom. he hates on any black man or woman having success… he hates on Diddy on Jay on Empire cmon how you beefing with Taraji???” Ja Rule tweeted again the next day.
Fun hip hop FACT: @50cent is PUSSY…
— Ja Rule (@Ruleyork) January 19, 2018
Let’s be clear I mind my business… but for some reason @50cent keeps my name in his mouth… I think he’d rather have my dick in his mouth lmao… #bitchassnigga #ticklebooty
— Ja Rule (@Ruleyork) January 19, 2018
From NOW ON EVERYONE CAN REFER TO @50cent as #ticklebooty not fif not fiddy… #ticklebooty ??? that’s his name call him it to his FACE he ain’t gonna do SHIT… and if he does sue him like he did me… #Murderinctvseries
— Ja Rule (@Ruleyork) January 19, 2018
Ladies please go to my instagram page @Ruleyorkcity so you can see your man/husband dick ridding @50cent lmao y’all must be proud haha…
— Ja Rule (@Ruleyork) January 20, 2018
I really don’t see why ppl like @50cent aka #Powerbottom ? he hates on any black man or woman having success… he hates on Diddy on Jay on Empire cmon how you beefing with Taraji??? #ticklebooty #bitchassnigga
— Ja Rule (@Ruleyork) January 20, 2018
Fuck @50cent he’s a piece of shit human being right up there wit @realDonaldTrump!!!
— Ja Rule (@Ruleyork) January 20, 2018
50 Cent and Ja Rule have been at odds with each other dating back to 1999. While it’s unclear exactly what sparked the feud 50 Cent was the first to publicly call out Ja Rule on his 1999 song “How to Rob.”
Ja Rule also has a history of making homophobic comments. In an interview with Complex in 2007 , the rapper blamed gay representation on TV for “f-king up America.”
“…lets talk about all these f–king shows that they have on MTV that is promoting homosexuality, that my kids can’t watch this sh-t. Dating shows that’s showing two guys or two girls in mid-afternoon. Let’s talk about s–t like that! If that’s not f–king up America, I don’t know what is,” Ja Rule said at the time.
Celebrity News
Madonna announces release date for new album
‘Confessions II’ marks return to the dance floor
Pop icon Madonna on Wednesday announced that her 15th studio album will be released on July 3.
Titled “Confessions II,” the new album is a sequel to 2005’s “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” an Abba and disco-infused hit.
The new album reunites Madonna with producer Stuart Price, who also helmed the original “Confessions” album. It’s her first album of new material since 2019’s “Madame X.”
“We must dance, celebrate, and pray with our bodies,” Madonna said in a press release. “These are things that we’ve been doing for thousands of years — they really are spiritual practices. After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space. It’s a place where you connect — with your wounds, with your fragility. To rave is an art. It’s about pushing your limits and connecting to a community of like-minded people,” continued the statement. “Sound, light, and vibration reshape our perceptions. Pulling us into a trance-like state. The repetition of the bass, we don’t just hear it but we feel it. Altering our consciousness and dissolving ego and time.”
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(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Arts & Entertainment
In an act of artistic defiance, Baltimore Center Stage stays focused on DEI
‘Maybe it’s a triple-down’
By LESLIE GRAY STREETER | I’m always tickled when people complain about artists “going political.” The inherent nature of art, of creation and free expression, is political. This becomes obvious when entire governments try to threaten it out of existence, like in 2025, when the brand-new presidential administration demanded organizations halt so-called diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programming or risk federal funding.
Baltimore Center Stage’s response? A resounding and hearty “Nah.” A year later, they’re still doubling down on diversity.
“Maybe it’s a triple-down,” said Ken-Matt Martin, the theater’s producing director, chuckling.
The rest of this article can be found on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
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