All That Vitamin Water Cash Can’t Buy 50 Cent An Original Beat

Over the weekend, 50 Cent released “I Got Money,” which, on first listen, we actually sort of enjoyed; its halfway-decent beat was only marred by 50’s lackadaisical flow (and apparently contract-mandated Vitamin Water mentions). As it turns out–and why are we not surprised by this?–said beat wasn’t 50’s at all, but instead nicked from a Massachusetts rapper named Jimmie Hoffa. Nah Right weighs in:

You may recall the minor controversy that arose after 50 released Amusement Park and people immediately recognized the beat from the Jim Jones/DJ Drama mixtape 7 Day Theory that dropped earlier this year. Beatjacking allegations started to fly and the producer behind the beat, Chris Styles, came forward to say that he did not sell the beat twice and that he had no idea where Jimmy got it from.

Well, don’t look now, but it looks like somebody went and slipped Curtis another second hand beat. As noted by my man Bfred in a comment on YN’s latest blog post, the track Curt used on his new street single I get Money, sounds pretty much identical to a track of the same name from a Massachusetts based artist named Jimmie Hoffa. Damn Curtis, all that Vitamin Water paper you’re getting and you can’t do due diligence on a beat? Somebody get Sha Money XL on the phone…

You can hear the original “I Got Money” at Jimmie’s MySpace page, and the 50 version at HHNLive; how this news will affect the already-delayed release date of 50’s forthcoming album Curtis isn’t quite certain, although between this and the forgotten lyrics incident, maybe it’s best for 50 to start fresh. He could even go the Fergie route and team up with his favorite sports-energy drink!

Curtis = Still Jacking for Beats [Nah Right] Jimmie Hoffa [MySpace]