‘Chill’: 50 Cent Clowns Tekashi 6ix9ine With ‘Power’ Storyline

50 Cent clowned Tekashi 6ix9ine for testifying in New York’s Thurgood Marshall Courthouse this week, and he used a couple of the characters from “Power” to do it.

Tekashi has been testifying against Anthony “Harv” Ellison and Aljermiah “Nuke” Mack,” who are said to be members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.

Ellison is one of the people accused of kidnapping Tekashi after having a falling-out with the rapper’s former manager Kifano “Shotti” Jordan, who was arrested with Tekashi in November 2018.

Both men were arrested on charges that include conspiracy to commit murder, robbery and racketeering. And footage of that kidnapping was released on Thursday.

50 first commented on Tekashi being a cooperating witness on Thursday as well, after the “Gummo” rapper asserted that Jim Jones and Cardi B were also part of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.

Then, on Thursday evening, 50 shared a sketch drawing of Tekashi testifying and included what he thought the conversation between him and the judge sounded like.

The meme comes after Fif befriended Tekashi while he was still free, and he even referred to him as his son at one point. But in a recent interview, the “Many Men” rapper also explained that he wants nothing more to do with him.

“Judge: Is that all?” wrote 50. “6ix9ine: And Tommy killed Angela Valdez.”

And in the caption 50 wrote: “👀well Damn boy, how you see that you got the STARZ app in there? 😟”

50’s comments have to do with “Power” character Tommy Egan shooting the Valdez character, played by Lela Loren at the end of season 5. Fif is one of the executive producers of the show and was one of the stars as well.

“That use to be ur homie nvm lol,” someone wrote in his Instagram comments about Tekashi.

“Guess he ain’t ya son nomore huh,” a second person wrote.

“Chill before he snitch that Kannan killed Shawn 😂😂😂 ” another person commented.

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