While Fat Joe and 50 Cent have had disputes for the past three years or so, now there seems to be a new variable in the beef: Papoose.

Papoose and Fat Joe, who have beefed since some fall-out between Joe and Papoose’s mentor DJ KaySlay, were both booked to perform at a show in North Carolina last Friday. While both emcees admit that a scuffle ensued, the fight’s “result”—i.e., a winner—have been unclear between differing stories from both parties.

50 Cent was a guest on New York radio station 105.1 Thursday and Friday, where he brought in Papoose as a guest. While on the air, 50 played Fat Joe songs while hurling insults over top of them.

A blog post on 50’s web site, ThisIs50.com, featured a picture of Fat Joe with bandages and a scar above his right eyebrow. An inset picture of Papoose is there as well, and the caption on the picture reads: “Fat Joe Vs. Papoose Round 1: Will Fat Joe Finally Shut His Mouth?”

But sites such as 2dopeboyz.com have also circulated the original picture of Fat Joe, which features him wearing the same clothing and doing the same pose, but without any facial damages. Joe also recorded a video of himself with his face unscathed. He laughed, thanked 50 for the attention given his upcoming album Elephant In The Room, and said that the original photo is a year old.

While Joe’s disdain for the G-Unit leader has been chronicled in story after story, Papoose said he admires 50.

"If you don't like 50 Cent, you might just be a hater,” said Papoose, who has just released a mixtape of his own, Build Or Destroy. “…This is a dude that came from the bottom, the gutter. At one time, the industry was so closed off, nobody could get in. 50 was the dude that opened the door and broke through. He went to the top."

HipHopDX will keep you updated as more develops.