Jadakiss Explains Why The Beef With 50 Cent Was Good For Him

Jadakiss and 50 Cent began beefing in 2004 after Ja Rule dropped his song "New York” with Kiss and Fat Joe. 50 believed Ja and Joe were siding with Ja -- his long-time enemy - by being on the track so he started beefing with them, too.

Kiss addressed the spat during a recent interview with L.A.'s 92.3, in which he said fighting with Fif was good for the bottom line, especially after he dropped the 50 diss "Checkmate". [Jump to 37 minutes.]

“I made a lot of money off the 50 thing. It was a different era. ‘Checkmate’ actually charted on Billboards,” Kiss explains. “I was going on tour off that … The whole 50 thing was good for me. I appreciated that more than the [Beanie] Sigel [beef]. The Fif thing was beautiful. He was selling that next album… [‘New York’] was a good segue to try to say I was standing close to his enemy. We came in the game with Ja.”

“I liked the song, it was a good song. It was representing New York," The L.O.X. member continued. "I didn’t have to answer to nobody. I didn’t think that song made it look like I was partnering up with Ja for his beef.”

Who would you say won that beef?