Ja Rule says he may regret his recent run-in with Tony Yayo, but fans shouldn’t hold their breath waiting for him to make peace — not with Yayo, and definitely not with longtime rival 50 Cent.
While speaking to TMZ in New York City, Ja Rule made it clear that growth doesn’t automatically mean reconciliation. Though he admits he’s matured over the years, he has zero interest in sitting down to hash out their decades-old beef.
“Sometimes in life, people have enemies, and that’s okay,” Ja Rule said. “Everybody can’t be friends… But what I’m saying is, we don’t also have to be at war. There’s room for us to be not friends and also not be at war.”
He didn’t mince words when doubling down: “I don’t deal with that side. I don’t fuck with them; they don’t fuck with me. That’s fine. But, I also don’t have to be at war.”
Ja Rule’s remarks arrive just weeks after a tense confrontation with Tony Yayo and rapper Uncle Murda aboard a Delta flight made waves online. Footage of the clash captured the men trading insults, sparking fresh buzz around their long-standing feud. Although Ja Rule has remained firm about where he stands with his rivals, he later admitted he regretted how he handled the situation in public.
“I’m not proud of my behavior… I’m a grown man about to be a grandfather and I wish that video of me wasn’t out there,” he said in a statement released after the altercation. “I want people to know at the end of the day I’m still a man, and I’m going to stand my ground. I don’t start trouble.”
He also opened up about the incident during an appearance on the TODAY show, saying he recognizes the need to lead by example.
“There’s a responsibility that we have to be gentlemen,” he said. “There’s no room for disrespect, but also… there’s a way to carry yourself.”
Ja Rule’s ongoing feud with 50 Cent and Tony Yayo stretches back more than 20 years, tracing its roots to the peak of New York’s early-2000s rap era. The tension unfolded through diss tracks, interviews, and public run-ins, cementing itself as one of hip-hop’s most talked-about and enduring rivalries.
