LATEST: 50 Cent is refusing to meet with Nation Of Islam's MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN - despite the spiritual leader's offer to end his long running feud with fellow rapper Ja Rule.

Ja Rule, real name JEFFREY ATKINS, met with Minister Farrakhan last Thursday (23OCT03) on a farm owned by the Nation Of Islam.

The contents of their conversation was taped and will be aired on 85 radio stations across America on 4 November (03) - the same day that Ja Rule's latest album, BLOOD IN MY EYE, is released.

The meeting, which took place at the request of IRV GOTTI - boss of Ja Rule's label MURDER INC - was supposed to be followed up with a discussion between 50 Cent and Farrakhan, but the IN DA CLUB rapper has refused to make any moves to end the feud.

50 Cent, real name CURTIS JACKSON, says, "As far as me meeting with Farrakhan... it's not happening. I respect (Farrakhan) and all that but it ain't going down. Ja put himself in the position he's in and he's doing whatever he can for publicity."

50 Cent also took a swipe at CLAP BACK, Ja Rule's latest single in a series of verbal shots the men have been taking at each other, noting, "As far as Clap Back, the beat's okay, but there's no clappin' going on there. You can't even understand his vocals."

29/10/2003 21:22