Boxer Floyd Mayweather has a long history of public spats with various hip-hop artists, but things just took a turn for the extreme: reading for charity.
In May, Mayweather had a brawl with rapper T.I. at a Fatburger in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, last month, Nelly (yes, he still exists!) claimed he didn't have a beef with Mayweather (despite dating Mayweather's ex), but that "it's kind of hard talking to someone who hasn't graduated high school." Zing!
Now Mayweather has decided to go 3-for-3 on the hip-hop has-been battleground circuit, taking aim at 50 Cent, who once mildly chided the boxer for losing his girlfriend to Nelly.
Says Mayweather to MLive:
"God has blessed me with an unbelievable talent, with fast feet, fast hands, unbelievable defense and a very, very sharp mind. So I'm thankful for that. Of course, hip-hop artists, they come and go. They come and go. But I'm still here."
50 Cent took umbrage with the suggestion he's a has-been. After all, his last single reached #119 on the US charts (#95 in the UK!). So the rapper has taken to Instagram and posted a video mocking the recent Ice Bucket Challenges, and instead challenges Mayweather to read for charity. Specifically, to read--with no mistakes--a page of Harry Potter for $750,000 to a charity of his choice.
This reminds me of that time Tupac challenged me to read a page of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales without screwing up the Middle English. Tupac was a scholar, I tell you.
Why $750,000? When you're that rich and you offer that much, why not go for a round million? What's a quarter million amongst friends?
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