{"id":34754,"date":"2026-01-20T12:05:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=34754"},"modified":"2026-01-20T12:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:06:23","slug":"the-weird-song-by-the-game-that-50-cent-never-wants-to-hear-again-i-made-that-record-a-hit-yet-hearing-it-just-tastes-bitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=34754","title":{"rendered":"The weird song by The Game that 50 Cent never wants to hear again: \u201cI made that record a hit, yet hearing it just tastes bitter.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI made that record a hit, yet hearing it just tastes bitter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Few rivalries in hip-hop history are as raw, personal, and long-lasting as the feud between 50 Cent<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and The Game<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. While fans remember their brief alliance as a golden era of West Coast\u2013East Coast collaboration, 50 Cent remembers it as a business partnership that collapsed into hostility. At the center of that bitterness is the 2005 hit How We Do<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u2014a song that helped launch The Game into superstardom, but which 50 Cent now reportedly never wants to hear again.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Architect Behind The Documentary<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

In 2004, The Game was positioned as the next great West Coast star, mentored by Dr. Dre<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and backed by Jimmy Iovine<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. To ensure commercial dominance, Dre and Iovine enlisted 50 Cent, who at the time was untouchable after the massive success of Get Rich or Die Tryin\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

50 Cent has repeatedly claimed that his role went far beyond guest verses. According to him, he wrote or heavily shaped the hooks and melodic structures for multiple tracks on The Documentary<\/span><\/span><\/em>, including \u201cHow We Do\u201d and Hate It or Love It<\/span><\/span><\/em>. In his view, these weren\u2019t equal collaborations\u2014they were strategic blueprints designed to guarantee success for the G-Unit brand.<\/span><\/p>\n

From Hit Records to Hostile Fallout<\/span><\/h3>\n

The irony is brutal. The Documentary<\/em> was released in January 2005 and became an instant classic, debuting at No. 1 and solidifying The Game as a major force. \u201cHow We Do\u201d climbed to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a defining club anthem of the decade.<\/span><\/p>\n

But almost immediately, the partnership imploded. A violent fallout between the two camps, reportedly linked to an incident at New York\u2019s Hot 97 radio station, marked the point of no return. What followed was years of diss tracks, lawsuits, and open hostility. For 50 Cent, the success of \u201cHow We Do\u201d stopped feeling like a win and started feeling like his own work fueling a rival\u2019s rise.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Song That Became a Reminder<\/span><\/h3>\n

The bitterness cuts deeper because the song never went away. Produced by Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, \u201cHow We Do\u201d remains one of the most streamed tracks in both artists\u2019 catalogs. Every replay is a reminder of what 50 Cent sees as misplaced loyalty and a fractured empire.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fans hear nostalgia. 50 Cent hears a receipt.<\/span><\/p>\n

To him, the track represents the moment the G-Unit dream cracked\u2014proof that in hip-hop, business and brotherhood rarely survive success together. \u201cHow We Do\u201d may be remembered as a classic, but for its alleged architect, it\u2019s a hit that left nothing but a bitter aftertaste.<\/span><\/p>\n