Rival taunts 50 Cent: Kill me

A fearsome hip-hop war involving 50 Cent has escalated, with his rival challenging him: 'If you don't like me, kill me.'

Bitterness between the rapper and former bandmate The Game grew after he fired him from his G-Unit crew - for saying kind words about some of 50 Cent's enemies.

That sparked a shooting outside a New York radio station where 50 Cent was being interviewed. One of the Game's henchmen was shot in the buttocks and 50 Cent's management's offices were riddled with bullets.

Now The Game has made direct threats and challenges to his former friend during a show in Long Beach, California.

The former drug pusher stripped off his bulletproof vest on stage and added: 'Come get me, you little bitch! I ain't scared.'