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Guess Who Shot Ya (50 Cent Diss)

By Ja Rule · Targeting 50 Cent, G-Unit

Guess Who Shot Ya (50 Cent Diss) is a diss track by Ja Rule targeting 50 Cent and G-Unit. The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

Released2003

Annotated7

ExplicitYes

Addressable transcript

Lyrics & breakdown

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[Intro: Irv Gotti & Ja Rule]
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As we proceed
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To give you what you need (Nigggaaa!!!)
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03 motherfuckers
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D.I.E. motherfuckers (You gon' respect the name)
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Begin
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As we proceed
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To give you what you need
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Turn the motherfuckin' headphones up
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03 motherfuckers
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Yeah that beat is knockin', Buck turn my fuckin' headphones up
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D.I.E. motherfuckers
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As we proceed
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Yeah
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To give you what you need
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Knockin' to that shit
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03 motherfuckers
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Yeah
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D.I.E. motherfuckers
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Murder Inc. shit
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We proceed
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Ha
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To give you what you need (It's the world's most dangerous record label)
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03 motherfuckers
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(The world's most wanted record label)
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D.I.E. motherfuckers
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Uh huh
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Murder Inc. motherfuckers (Murder Inc. niggggaaa)
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Yeah
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Ja Rule, motherfucker
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[Verse 1: Ja Rule & Irv Gotti]
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Who shot ya?
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8 slugs and one in your mouth huh
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Leave niggas sleep these Q.U. streets
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It's war nigga
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Fuck callin' what we got beef
Multi-line diss block
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Cause I done made blood trickle on down your cheek
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Your heart ain't cut for the code of the streets (Snitch nigga)
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You're wonderin' is it Murda that shot me? (Ha ha)
Block noteAttacks the target's street credibility
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “Your heart ain't cut for the code of the streets (Snitch nigga),” Ja Rule links 50 Cent with police protection or informing, casting doubt on the hard public persona used in the feud. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The point is to expose a contradiction between 50 Cent's threatening image and alleged reliance on authorities, making later threats sound performative rather than credible.
ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.
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It's about to pop, hitch, (yeah) then cock
Multi-line diss block
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And 50 called the cops once he heard mad shots
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See me in drop
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That's [?]
Block noteAttacks the target's street credibility
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “And 50 called the cops once he heard mad shots,” Ja Rule links 50 Cent with police protection or informing, casting doubt on the hard public persona used in the feud. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The point is to expose a contradiction between 50 Cent's threatening image and alleged reliance on authorities, making later threats sound performative rather than credible.
ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.
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One, electrical tape around this
Multi-line diss block
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Old school new school, give a fuck tho (Yeah)
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I burn niggas up that disrespect yo (Fuck em)
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And niggas on the album Buck, 50, Yayo (Get that)
Block noteQuestions the target's judgment
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “Old school new school, give a fuck tho (Yeah),” Ja Rule characterizes 50 Cent as unintelligent, careless, or unable to understand the situation being addressed. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The insult makes the target's decisions part of the evidence: a poor response can be framed not as strategy, but as proof that 50 Cent never understood the contest.
ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.
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And when he come home we gon' pop his potato (Get that)
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Niggas know (Yeah)
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The lyrical molestin' is takin' place
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Fuckin' wit I.N.C. it ain't safe
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Shots to the face
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I been passive wit y'all faggots
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Now it's bumps and burses, m1's and Uzis (Yeah)
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Ja nigga, smash fools, Curtis know?
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And he mad because (Boo, Boo) he knows I'm God's rule (Ay Boo, Boo)
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My Murda Inc. army that carry Glock nines
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For any motherfuckers whisperin' about mines (And I'm)
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And I'm Queens, New York's finest (Always)
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Go on rewind this
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Murda's behind this
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[Chorus: Irv Gotti]
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As we proceed to give you what you need
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03 motherfuckers
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D.I.E. motherfuckers (Yeah, yeah)
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As we proceed to give you what you need
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03 motherfuckers (Yeah)
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D.I.E. motherfuckers
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As we proceed to give you what you need
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03 motherfuckers
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D.I.E. motherfuckers
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03 Motherfuckers
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D.I.E. motherfuckers
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[Verse 2: Ja Rule & Irv Gotti]
Multi-line diss block
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It's Rule the beast, I fucks all ya freaks
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Loads up clips, bust holes in your Jeeps (Ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhhh)
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Nigga don't sleep better watch your back
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Or get clapped like your mom did nigga for sellin' crack
Block noteMakes the feud personal through family
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “Or get clapped like your mom did nigga for sellin' crack,” Ja Rule brings a relative or family boundary into the exchange with 50 Cent, moving the dispute beyond music and into private life. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. Family references explain why the conflict feels personal: they raise the emotional cost for 50 Cent and make the line more consequential than a routine comparison of rap skill.
ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.
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I push your wig back cocksucker G's up (G's up)
Multi-line diss block
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Keep on talkin' get your Unit sprayed up (Sprayed up, nigga)
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Clip the tech, respect I demand it
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You slipped and broke my rules they like commandments
Block noteTurns money and possessions into leverage
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “You slipped and broke my rules they like commandments,” Ja Rule contrasts financial power or possessions with 50 Cent's alleged lack of money, access, or control. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The comparison converts status into material evidence and is meant to make 50 Cent's success claims look hollow beside something listeners can picture and measure.
ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.
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Thou shall not fuck with nor see rule'ah
Multi-line diss block
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Die a 1000 deaths when I shoot ya (I'm gonna)
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I feel for you cause you's a fake ass don, pussy ass nigga that get shot up in cars
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You'll die slow but calm
Block noteTreats the target's persona as fabricated
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “I feel for you cause you's a fake ass don, pussy ass nigga that get shot up in cars,” Ja Rule says 50 Cent's public story or image is false rather than a reliable account of who the target is. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. Once the persona is presented as invented, the boasts and accusations built on it become easier for listeners to dismiss.
ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.
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Recognize my face so there won't be no mistakes (Yeah)
Multi-line diss block
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So you know where to send jakes (Snitch)
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Snitch nigga, (Snitch nigga) bitch nigga (Haaa)
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Fuckin' wit them gay niggas (Ahhhh)
Block noteAttacks the target's street credibility
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “So you know where to send jakes (Snitch),” Ja Rule links 50 Cent with police protection or informing, casting doubt on the hard public persona used in the feud. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The point is to expose a contradiction between 50 Cent's threatening image and alleged reliance on authorities, making later threats sound performative rather than credible.
ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.
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Irv Gotti bust daily
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I smoke the blunts he sips the lick barley
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And them cops they in fire positionin'
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Waitin' to get they hands on Murda Inc. cause 50 still snitchin' (Still snitchin' nigga)
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Motherfuckers
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*Gun cocks*
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[Outro: The Notorious B.I.G. & Ja Rule]
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Come here, come here
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Ayo Big, get this nigga
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Open your fuckin' mouth
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Didn't I tell you nigga
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Open, didn't I tell you don't fuck with me
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Yeah nigga
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Huh, didn't I tell you not to fuck with me
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Yo, his fuckin' mouth, put it in his mouth nigga
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Huh, look at you now
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Open your mouth faggot
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Huh, can't talk with a gun in your mouth, huh
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Big, get this nigga
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Bitch ass nigga, what
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What nigga (It's murrrrrdaaaa)
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Fuck these niggas
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Murdaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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*Shots being fired*