50 Cent didn’t hold back when he seemingly took a dig at one of Travis Kelce’s exes.
The rapper, 50, addressed Taylor Swift mentioning him in her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, during a Wednesday, October 22, interview with Extra. He also gave her romance with Kelce, 36, his seal of approval.
“I like her boyfriend too,” he said, referencing the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. “I like the team. I like KC. I like the whole thing.”
50 Cent then appeared to throw shade at one of the NFL star’s former flames, saying of the Kelce-Swift romance, “I like it a lot better than the last [relationship] he had going on. … It’s a lot better.”
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While the rapper didn’t specify who he was speaking about, Kelce previously dated Kayla Nicole from 2017 to 2022. During that period, the journalist, 33, would often share videos via social media of the twosome together.
“Oh, my God. Get off your phone,” Kelce said in one such clip while at dinner with Nicole. “Get off your phone. … You’re not even drinking your wine anymore, can we go?”
When Swift released her 12th studio album earlier this month, some eagle-eyed fans speculated that the lyrics in her track “Opalite” reference Kelce’s past with Nicole. (Swift and Kelce began dating in the summer of 2023 and got engaged this past August.)
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“You couldn’t understand it / Why you felt alone / You were in it for real / She was in her phone / You were just a pose,” Swift, 35, sings in the second verse. “And don’t we try to love love / And give it all we got / You finally left the table / And what a simple thought / You’re starving ’til you’re not.”
Following the release, Nicole took to her Instagram Stories to share a throwback clip of Eva Marcille’s America’s Next Top Model audition from cycle 3 in 2004.
“How do you compare yourself to other girls out there?” host Tyra Banks asked Marcille, now 40, in the footage.
Marcille replied, “I don’t compare myself to other girls. I’m Eva. I’m no comparison to anyone else.”
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Also in the album, Swift mentions 50 Cent in the song “Ruin the Friendship,” which details her regrets about not kissing a guy friend in high school. His shout-out comes when the pop star croons, “And it was not an invitation / But as the 50 Cеnt song played / Should’ve kissed you anyway.”
At the time, he was ecstatic, proclaiming via Instagram, “LOL 😆 THIS IS FOR BIG TIMERS ONLY! @50centaction wait I’m the only shout out on the whole album. 🔥.”
Several weeks later, 50 Cent remains proud of his association with The Life of a Showgirl.
“It really is cool. Because she makes a reference, if you listen to the song, to what was going on in culture at the time,” he told Extra, adding, “The shout-out is the shout-out, but what she was making reference to is the period [where] no one was more prominent in music at that point. … So it was exciting to have that.”
If he happens to receive an invite to Kelce and Swift’s wedding, he noted, “I would make my way over there.”
