50 Cent Clashes with Ex Shaniqua Tompkins Over Planned Reality Show: “Get a F—ing Job”

In 2018, a familiar feud between rapper and mogul 50 Cent and his ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins—mother of his eldest son, Marquise Jackson—flared up again, this time over her plans to join a reality television series. The dispute, which unfolded publicly on social media and in the press, quickly became another chapter in their decades-long history of personal and legal battles.

The Spark: Reality TV Plans

The tension erupted on September 26, 2018, when news broke that Tompkins was teaming up with Carmen Bryan, the ex-girlfriend of rapper Nas, to develop a reality series about “urban women in business empowering one another,” with filming planned in New York and Los Angeles.

50 Cent reacted swiftly—and sharply—on Instagram. In a since-deleted post, he told Tompkins to “get a f—ing job” and claimed he owned her life rights, effectively barring her from participating in any reality TV project. His message wasn’t just about disapproval—it was a public warning.

Tompkins Fires Back

Tompkins didn’t take the jab quietly. Speaking to TMZ, she dismissed the idea that 50 Cent had any legal authority to stop her.

“He doesn’t have the power that he claims he has,” she said. “He’s just mad because I don’t want to be with him, and he knows that I’m the only one that was there from the beginning that can expose who he really is. He’s scared, he’s frightened.”

Tompkins insisted she had never signed away her right to appear in reality programming, despite a book deal with 50 Cent. She also revealed plans to hire legal representation to combat what she considered defamatory claims, framing the rapper’s objections as personal rather than contractual.

A History of Bad Blood

The flare-up was hardly an isolated incident. Tompkins and 50 Cent’s relationship began in the 1990s, and they share one child together, Marquise Jackson, now 27. Over the years, the pair have been embroiled in public spats and court cases.

One of the most notorious disputes came when Tompkins sued 50 Cent, alleging he had promised her a house. The rapper countersued for defamation, claiming she accused him of trying to kill her and their son by setting fire to the property. The allegations deepened the rift between them, creating a long trail of animosity that often played out in the public eye.

Tompkins’ Entertainment Pursuits

Despite 50 Cent’s opposition, Tompkins has long shown interest in the entertainment industry. She appeared on TLC’s 2012 reality series Starter Wives and later co-hosted a 2016 podcast with Liza Morales, the ex-wife of former NBA star Lamar Odom. The proposed 2018 reality show was in many ways a continuation of that path—one that 50 Cent made clear he would fight.

The Aftermath

While the reality series itself never materialized, the dust-up underscored the enduring volatility between the former couple. It also reinforced 50 Cent’s reputation for using social media as a battleground, and Tompkins’ willingness to publicly push back.

Even years later, their feud remains a pop culture footnote—less about the reality show that never was, and more about the spectacle of two high-profile exes locked in a public, unrelenting war of words.

If you’d like, I can follow this with a timeline of 50 Cent and Shaniqua Tompkins’ public disputes, mapping how their battles have evolved from the late 1990s to now. That would make this story even richer in context.