Ja Rule Scoffs at Melle Mel’s Claims He Copied 50 Cent, ‘I’m the Blueprint’

Ja Rule is actually laughing out loud at Melle Mel‘s claims he ruined his personal “New York” track by copying 50 Cent … just because the timelines do not add up!!!

The Furious Five rap legend just lately accused Ja of mimicking 50’s hood nature on the 2004 observe, thus shedding the NYC anthem race to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys‘ hit collab “Empire State of Mind” … however Ja tells us his file did precisely what it was alleged to do on the charts.

Ja explains his track, which featured Fat Joe and Jadakiss, was a avenue anthem whereas Jay and Alicia’s basic was created for mainstream platforms like radio — however he is nonetheless happy with its legacy, peaking at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100.

As for 50, Ja notes his profession as a rapper-singer started first — he says he laid the blueprint for 50’s rap-singing success on songs like “21 Questions,” however he provides … Melle’s earned the proper to spew no matter opinion he desires.

He additionally bigged up one other hip hop pioneer: KRS-One, whose 1990 “hundred guns, a hundred clips” lyrics fueled Ja’s “New York” refrain.