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NEW YORK—According to 50 Cent, there has been a misunderstanding. In the weeks prior to his album’s release date, rapper 50 Cent was widely regarded to have claimed his new CD would outsell that of hip-hop counterpart Kanye West.

However, two weeks after the release of his CD Curtis, whose sales fell well short of Kanye West’s Graduation, 50 Cent claims he never said he would outsell the rapper West. Instead, he said he was guaranteeing his CD sales would surpass those of folk singer Conway West’s, who released A Simpler Field on September 11, the shared release date of the two rappers.

“I got no problem with my man Kanye,” said 50. “Far as Conway be concerned, he got some things he best check before speaking at me again.”

50 Cent said his falling out with Conway West stemmed from a song the folk singer wrote about a lemonade stand, in which 50 claims contains a direct hit was made on his credibility. The line in question reads, “You don’t need fifty cents to enjoy an ice cold cup.”

When reached for comment, folk singer West claimed to be unaware of any feud and explained the song’s meaning to be about “having a nice glass of lemonade on a steamy Arkansas day.”

50 Cent, however, does not buy West’s excuses and is proudly declaring victory after beating the folk singer’s album sales by 843,456. The Arkansas musician maintained he is uninterested in any sales competition but did add that if 50 Cent intends to personally attack him, he should mind his step, as folk genre sales see a rise just before Christmas.

Kanye West weighed in on the issue by saying both are great musicians, adding that he originally hails from Chicago and knows Jay-Z.

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