How Eedris Abdulkareem Clashed With 50 Cent In 2004

If you are familiar with the Nigerian entertainment industry, then you must have heard of the clash between the Veteran Nigerian Rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem and the Legendary American Rapper 50 cent in 2004.

The 2004 clash however came into the limelight again when Eedris Abdulkareem took to social media to drag Charly Boy, who was then the president of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) over the role he played during the clash in 2004.

Charly Boy had earlier described Eedris Abdulkareem as an “ungrateful son” while stating that he chased 50 Cent and his team out of Nigeria and for physically assaulting Eedris Abdulkareem and was locked up by the Nigerian Police for one month on the order of the Nigerian Breweries

Responding to Charly boy’s  claim, Edris Abdulkareem called out the veteran singer in a series of posts accusing him of trying “to take the glory that belongs to him.”

He also alleged that the Charly Boy “sold him out” and collected the sum of N70 million from the Nigerian Breweries to blackmail him. He further stated that Charly boy collected the evidence of the attack by 50 Cent and Gunit from one DJ Tee who recorded everything that happened on that day.

What caused Eedris Abdulkareem & 50 cent’s clash in 2004

50 cent had visited Nigeria in 2004 alongside his crew headlining a four-city concert tagged ‘Star Mega Jams. The concert which was to hold in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Benin featured the then Nigeria Stars such as Daddy Showkey, Eedris Abulkareem himself,  Abass Akande Obesere, Tony Tetula and many many others.

The Concert began in Abuja on Wednesday the 3rd of December 2004 and was held at the Eagle Square ground in Garki. The show which was hosted by the Famous Gbenga Adeyinka first saw the performance of Tony One-Week, One of Nigeria’s most promising singers at that time.

After Tony one-week performance, 50 Cent and his G Unit group took to the stage to give an overwhelming performance despite the poor sound production from the woofers.

Shortly after he began his performance the crowd surge threateningly forward to touch him. While the security attempt to push the crowd back, he screamed: “Leave ma people! Let ma brothas come near!”

He further sealed the memorable night when he brought out a bundle of $50 notes and spray into the teeming crowd who scrambled to grab the notes. He did this three times at intervals spraying about $15,000 before wrapping up his performance in Abuja. He would repeat the same act during his performance in Lagos.

After 50 cent performance, Daddy Showkey took the stage and thrilled the audience with his music and Galala style. Daddy Showkey’s performance was followed by Eedris Abdul Kareem who seem to have an issue with 50 Cent  when  he grabbed the microphone, and said: “50 Cent na oga for America, me I be Oga for rap for Nigeria!” 

The Concert in Abuja was closed after Abass Akande Obesere entertained the audience with his Fuji tunes.

On Friday the 3rd of December 2004, the second round of the concert was held at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos State, the invited artiste gave the audience a double portion of the thrilling performance they had in Abuja until when Eedris took the stage after 50 cent’s performance where he claimed he is the the ‘oga of rap music in Nigeria’,  the chides for scrambling for the money 50 Cent threw to the crowd. “Him dey try tell us say Nigerians na beggars? This na insult on my people.

The clash Between Eedris Abdulkareem & 50 cent

The clash however happened when Eedris Abdulkareem put up a fight with 50 Cent’s crew over sitting arrangement in the Aeroplane chattered for the purpose of conveying the American rap icon to the concert venues.

According to reports, while waiting at the airport lounge minutes before he boarded the plane, he had promised that “I am going to show these people (organisers) that Nigerian artistes deserve respect.”

Once onboard, he deliberately sat on the very seat reserved for 50 Cent in the first-class compartment of the aircraft insisting that “This is where I am going to sit!”. The same first-class seat he bluntly declined two days earlier.

And as narrated by eyewitnesses, one thing led to the other, a scuffle ensued between his men and those of 50 Cent. An embarrassed Eedris who had one of his thugs injured reportedly ranted: “Let us get to Port Harcourt, 50 Cent, I will show you that this is my country. I will deal with you.”

50 Cent and his band had to leave the country prematurely on the advice of the American Embassy in Nigeria.

Eedris has been popularly known for violent antagonism, prior to his Clash with 50 Cent, He had picked up an unnecessary quarrel with the late American Rapper DMX when he visited Nigeria and also attempted doing the same when the R&B star, Usher Raymond in 2003.