Hurricane Chris sat down for an interview with DJ Vlad, which came out on September 7, 2024. Chris declared that he could make better music than 50 Cent. The two were discussing their careers, and the A Bay Bay singer said, in no uncertain terms, that "he don't make better songs than me." Vlad promptly defended 50 Cent, which sparked an argument.
Vlad responded, "50 Cent has a classic [with] Get Rich or Die Tryin'," but Hurricane Chris retorted, saying he can't outshine him.
"You [50 Cent] cannot outrap me. You do not make better music than me right now."
Vlad responded by saying that Cent is "a hell of a songwriter," and there's no denying that, but Hurricane Chris shot back by saying, "If 50 was to make a song right now and I make a song right now, I'mma smash that s**t." He also said that it's a fact that he makes better music than 50 Cent.
Hurricane Chris claims 50 Cent came to Shreveport to "disrespect the culture and names"
During the interview, Hurricane Chris also claimed he would be a better performer than 50 Cent, as he could last longer than he or anyone else who came to his hometown in Shreveport, Louisiana.
"If we were to perform in Shreveport, I perform way longer than 50 and I would rock that s**t way harder than 50 or anybody who f**king came to Shreveport because I go back since I was 15 years old in high school."
The rapper also claims that 50 Cent should work harder to represent local artists and stay in touch with the city's people. He stated:
“I just feel like when you say it’s your city, you should tap into the city and see all of the artists that are popping in the city, and all of the artists that are big in the city, so when you do a big event in your city you can shine a spotlight on some of the artists."
Hurricane Chris added that if he only "tapped in" and understood "what’s really going on," he would know that you’ve got people who can rock stages of 7,000 or 8,000 people right here from the city.
Hurricane Chris' comments come in light of the ongoing feud between him and 50 Cent over complaints over the Humor & Harmony festival, which took place back in August 2024. The former was unhappy that 50 Cent did not "book no Louisiana legends.” He told KSLA news that 50 Cent did not “put no bankroll in Louisiana artists’ pockets."
However, he apologized for his remarks not long after, saying there was "no malice. It’s no hate. It’s all love." He said that he was glad the Humor & Harmony festival happened and that 50 Cent came to Shreveport, adding that he felt the need to voice his opinion because it was his hometown they were talking about.
“I definitely had no malice. It was just me wanting to see my community be respected. I had already seen him come into the community and disrespect the culture and names.”
He also said that Fif "went wrong in the beginning" when he came to town and started saying, "No more ratchet. This ain’t Ratchet City anymore." Chris noted that Shreveport is also known as 'The Ratchet City." He said,
"When a person says that, they don’t mean that this is a dirty, nasty place.”
Regardless, Hurricane Chris added that he was willing to work with Fif and that it was all "a big misunderstanding," which needed them to sit down and talk it out.
Hurricane Chris, born Christopher Jerrod Dooley Jr., is best known for his song Halle Berry (She's Fine) and A Bay Bay, which came out in 2007.
