Hurricane Chris Wanted 50 Cent to ‘Tap In’ to See What Shreveport Artists Have to Offer for Humor & Harmony
The rapper spoke to DJ Vlad about why he was pissed at Fif.
Hurricane Chris recently revealed to DJ Vlad that he wanted 50 Cent to “tap in” to what Shreveport’s artists could have rocked the stage at his Humor & Harmony festival.
In a new interview, Chris opened up more about his feud with Fif over the festival. The “A Bay Bay” rapper explained that since Fif is so invested in the city, he believes he should have worked harder to connect with its artists.
“I just feel like when you say it’s your city, you should tap into the city and see all of the artists that are popping in the city, and all of the artists that are big in the city, so when you do a big event in your city you can shine a spotlight on some of the artists,” said Chris.
“I feel like if he would have tapped in and understand what’s really going on he would know that you’ve got people that can really that can rock stages of 7,000 or 8,000 people that’s right here from the city,” he continued.
Chris also revealed that he was invited to the festival, but he couldn’t go due to needing to attend his son’s football game.
Chris’ comments come soon after Tony Yayo suggested that he would have been welcomed at the festival.
Speaking to DJ Vlad about the event, Yayo explained that, contrary to Chris’ complaints, there were other artists from Louisiana there — and he could have come too. “All Hurricane Chris had to do was pull up and 50 would’ve been like, “this the ‘A Bay Bay’ n***a,” he said.
Yayo continued on, explaining that while Chris’ complaints about the festival took over the internet, the positivity that it brought to the city isn’t being talked about enough. “We’re not talking about all of the good that happened,” said Yayo. “Nobody got killed in four days down there.”
Last month, Chris spoke out against Fif and his festival — criticizing it for not including any Louisiana rap legends. “You threw a motherfucking concert in Louisiana and didn’t book no Louisiana legends, didn’t put no bankroll in any Louisiana legends’ pockets, but you paid the police half a million dollars,” said Chris. “What kind of bitch ass shht is that?”
After stewing over his comments, Chris explained in an interview with KS12 that his issue was a misunderstanding that stemmed from Fif saying he would get rid of Shreveport’s “rachet” reputation.
“First off, let me start by saying that it’s no hate for 50 Cent,” said Chris. “The Humor & Harmony festival, I’m glad it happened. I’m glad 50 Cent came to Shreveport.”
“But where he went wrong in the beginning when he originally came to Shreveport, the first thing he started to voice was, ‘No more ratchet. This ain’t Ratchet City anymore.’ If you know anything about Shreveport's history, you know we call ourselves the Ratchet City. And when a person says that, they don’t mean that this is a dirty, nasty place.”
