So, Joey Crack wants to be the elephant in the ring. Fat Joe is tired of throwing verbal jabs and wants to get physical with the new schools' biggest bully, 50 Cent. Joe is fed-up and ready to go head-up, challenging Curtis to a one-on-one slap fight. This is not a good idea for several reasons.
First, and most obvious is the fact that Joey will get the snot knocked out of him! Curtis James Jackson III started boxing at the age of eleven and eventually went on to compete in the Junior Olympics as an amateur boxer, and we all know what kind of shape he's in today. Plus, if the rumors about the steroid use are true, he could go into an uncontrollable rage at any given moment and end Joe's career. Aside from a resemblance to Super-Heavyweight Champ "Butterbean," Fat Joe has no formal connection to boxing, so toe-to-toe his chances are slim. Now, set up a pie-eating contest and my money's on Cartagena for the win!
Another way this could possibly hurt Fat Joe is if he actually wins. How, you say? Well, 50 Cent is like a personal trainer in that he motivates the fat man, pushing him forward, inspiring him to reach that next level. What good would it do for him to destroy his own muse? Joey needs 50 to keep him in shape (lyrically that is). Before this beef, Fat Joe was irrelevant in the music biz, never even cracking the Top 40, but since the feud began, people have been checking for Joe and even supporting him --"Do your thing Fat Joe. I got your back...," says Global Grind user JR...even if it's only because they hate 50 so much.
So as much as he would hate to admit it, Fat Joe needs 50 Cent. Like Good needs Evil; like Black needs White; like Hot and Cold, two opposites that are both necessary for the other to exist.