G-Unit’s Lloyd Banks recently weighed in on former group member Olivia’s departure from his camp and said she did have a slight spending habit under 50 Cent’s wing.

Denying taking part in having her released from the Unit in 2007, Banks said efforts were made to keep Olivia in their camp.

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Last week, Cee-Lo put out a preview video (full video coming soon) for his new single “Fuck You”, featuring stylized lyrical cues throughout the song. Before people could really even get used to the track, 50 Cent, of all people, has come out of left field and inserted a freestyle into the beginning of the Gnarls Barkley/Goodie Mob singer’s work (via Gigwise). He’s even edited the video and added his own lyrics.

50’s lyrics touch upon the same subject Cee-Lo’s original song, gold-digging bitches and the assholes that take them from decent men. He doesn’t add anything to the track, but he doesn’t wreck it either. So if you just like hearing 50’s voice on everything you listen to or don’t feel comfortable listening to pop music around your hip-hop friends, this version is for you.

However unnecessary this freestyle may be, it’s a sign Cee-Lo’s single is making its mark in the few days it’s been out. In an interview with EW.com’s Music Mix, Cee-Lo said of the song,

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Eminem says he wasn’t interested in involving himself when his close friend 50 Cent got into a chart battle with Kanye West.

In 2007, both rappers went head-to-head with the release of their albums, which resulted in Kanye’s 808s & Heartbreak outselling Fif’s Curtis.

The Love The Way You Lie star now says that the beef wasn’t real and was purely a publicity stunt to sell more copies of their records.

“Me and 50 never discussed the Wayne thing,” Mathers told Vibe, adding to the magazine: “As far as the Kanye thing, we never really got into detail on that either.

“I never took it as him having a real beef with Kanye. It was a friendly competition and hype to

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