Rap star says hip-hop beefs are bad for the culture (and business)

Rap beefs have long been a part of hip-hop, from Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur to Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake .

But one rapper who has long feuded with a fellow 2000s music star says he thinks they’re bad for the culture — and for business. Ja Rule spoke about his conflict with 50 Cent during a new interview with former Syracuse basketball star Carmelo Anthony on Melo’s “7PM in Brooklyn” podcast.

“I don’t think or feel hip-hop beefs are good for for the culture,“ Rule said . “What did it ever bring hip-hop that was so significant that we’re like, ‘Yo, let’s keep doing this.’ Big and Pac both got killed.”

“You know, me and 50 s--- was me and 50 s---,” he continued. “For years (Jay-Z) and Nas had their thing where, you know, how much business and things they probably could have