Ja Rule Causes Mayhem on Flight, Boasts He “Popped on These Punks”
Ja Rule was involved in a heated confrontation on a flight from San Francisco to New York over the weekend.
The rapper, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, got into a verbal clash with Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda, who are associated with 50 Cent’s G-Unit Records. Videos of the argument quickly spread on social media and TMZ.
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Delta Airlines confirmed that two passengers had a disagreement during the flight. Cabin crew spoke to both parties, and one of the individuals was rebooked on a later flight, which landed without incident.
Ja Rule seemed unfazed by the incident. In a statement to TMZ, he said, “These f**** clowns… I saw them when I got on I was laughing like look at these two clowns lol they look like they saw a ghost deer in the headlights they always talking s**** so I addressed them lol.”
🤣 I popped on these punks by myself on a plane lmao pussy ass niggas I threw the pillow at yayo head cuz you soft… 😂🤣 knocked ya hat all off shit was hilarious…
— Ja Rule (@jarule) February 10, 2026
Via TMZ… Hi Ja — Jamie here from TMZ — reaching out for comment regarding a Delta flight you were on Sunday morning. Witness tells us — From SFO to JFK where Ja Rule got into an argument with Tony Yayo on the flight. Ja was the aggressor and yelled profanities, saying he wanted…
— Ja Rule (@jarule) February 10, 2026
Uncle Murda, whose real name is Leonard Grant, posted footage from before the conflict, showing Ja Rule responding loudly to being called out. Murda captioned the clip, “Ja got off the plane lol I took his seat.”
50 Cent, who has long been critical of Ja Rule, shared some of the video with a comment of his own: “He was by himself so he had to make a scene so they could remove his scary a**.”
The tension between Ja Rule and 50 Cent’s team goes back to the 1990s. Ja Rule has previously said that the feud has not helped New York’s hip-hop scene. “Look at Kendrick and Drake. Nothing good is coming out of any of these things,” he said in a podcast with Carmelo Anthony. “I feel like I was the better rapper.”
This incident is a reminder that old rivalries in hip-hop can flare up even decades later, and public confrontations still capture attention online.
Incidents like this are entertaining for fans but don’t really benefit the music scene or the artists themselves. Public arguments on planes are unsafe and unnecessary, and it would be better if old rivalries stayed off public flights. What do you think about Ja Rule’s behavior and the ongoing feud? Share your thoughts in the comments.
