50 Cent just stirred up a new wave of conversation around Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, and it\u2019s not just about their high-profile romance. In a recent interview, the rapper appeared to throw shade at Kelce\u2019s ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, while showing his support for the NFL star\u2019s current relationship with Swift. Fans were quick to catch the subtle jab, especially after hearing how warmly 50 spoke about Swift and her boyfriend.<\/p>\n
What 50 Cent said about Swift\u2019s shout-out and Kelce<\/p>\n
50 Cent recently sat down for an on-camera interview with Xtratv\u00a0to have a heartfelt and candid chat. During the conversation, he was asked about Taylor Swift\u2019s reference to him in one of her songs, and 50 Cent couldn\u2019t hide his excitement. \u201cWhen she makes the reference, if you listen to the song, it’s about what was going on in culture at that time. The music, you couldn’t miss it, and that’s why it was cool to me,\u201d he said. \u201cThe shout-out is the shout-out; she was referencing when no one was more prominent in the music. So, it was exciting to have that, and I like her boyfriend too. I like the team. I like KC. I like the whole thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when things took an interesting turn. The interviewer followed up, asking if 50 Cent was a Travis Kelce fan as well, to which he responded, \u201cYeah.\u201d When pressed about whether he liked Swift and Kelce as a couple, 50 didn\u2019t hold back. \u201cI do. I do. I like it a lot better than the last thing he has going on… It’s a lot better.\u201d The \u201clast thing\u201d, of course, was a reference to Kelce\u2019s past relationship with model and sports journalist Kayla Nicole,” a dig that fans immediately picked up on.<\/p>\n
Taylor Swift\u2019s shout-out to 50 Cent<\/p>\n
The entire conversation started because of Taylor Swift\u2019s mention of 50 Cent in one of her new songs. The rapper was reacting to her shout-out on Ruin the Friendship\u00a0from her latest album,\u00a0The Life of a Showgirl. The song is believed to be about a would-be high school romance with a friend who has since passed away. In the track, Swift sings, \u201cAnd it was not an invitation \/ But as the 50 Cent song played \/ Should\u2019ve kissed you anyway.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taylor Swift gives a shout-out to 50 Cent in her song Ruin The Friendship | Credit: X\/@taylornation 13 Inside Travis Kelce and Kayla Nicole\u2019s relationship<\/p>\n
For context, Travis Kelce and Kayla Nicole dated on and off between 2017 and 2022. Nicole, a popular content creator and sports journalist, often appeared at NFL games to support Kelce during their time together. Their split became public after months of speculation, and both appeared to move on quietly. By the summer of 2023, Kelce had begun dating Taylor Swift, and the couple officially confirmed their relationship later that year. In August 2024, they even shared a joint engagement announcement on social media, marking one of pop culture\u2019s biggest love stories.<\/p>\n
Travis Kelce and Kayla Nicole dated for 5 years before breaking up in 2022 | Credit: X\/@kingoalsty
\nDid Taylor Swift also shade Kayla Nicole in her new album?<\/p>\n
Interestingly, fans also think Swift may have thrown her own subtle shade at Kayla Nicole in her new album, The Life of a Showgirl. In the track \u201cOpalite\u201d, Swift sings, \u201cYou couldn\u2019t understand it, why you felt alone \/ You were in it for real, she was in her phone \/ And you were just a pose.\u201d Many listeners believe the lyrics point directly to Kelce\u2019s past relationship, suggesting that Swift might have referenced the emotional disconnect between him and Nicole.<\/p>\n
With 50 Cent publicly supporting the couple and praising Swift\u2019s nod to him in her song \u201cRuin the Friendship\u201d, it seems the rapper has fully joined the Swift-Kelce fan club. But his casual swipe at Kayla Nicole has definitely added more fuel to an already fiery online debate about who\u2019s throwing shade at whom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"50 Cent just stirred up a new wave of conversation around Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, and it\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":96500,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[47039,9725,5123,71338,156,28276,157,71337,111,139,71339,69,71336,71334,71340,71335,6456,37241,11214],"class_list":["post-96499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-50-cent","tag-celebrity-breakup","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-shade","tag-entertainment","tag-kayla-nicole","tag-music","tag-music-shout-out","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nfl-couple","tag-nz","tag-pop-culture-drama","tag-ruin-the-friendship","tag-swift-album-2025","tag-swift-kelce-relationship","tag-taylor-swift","tag-the-life-of-a-showgirl","tag-travis-kelce"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}