50 Cent announced the release plans for his novel The Accomplice by taking a shot at his frenemy Floyd Mayweather on Friday (March 1). The G-Unit boss trolled the undefeated boxer by vowing to drop the audiobook version on the same day as the print version.
“I have no beef with anyone,” he wrote on Instagram. “I even made sure the audiobook comes out at the same time so champ won’t feel left out. GLG GreenLightGang. The Accomplice Movie coming soon.”
The post referenced a persistent rumor about Mayweather being illiterate. 50 Cent often led the charge in spreading the rumor in the past.
Earlier this year, 50 Cent started antagonizing Mayweather again after the boxer refused to speak ill of Diddy despite multiple sexual assault allegations. The Power franchise’s producer questioned Mayweather, who brought up Diddy unprovoked on The Pivot podcast.
“They didn’t even ask him about this,” 50 Cent wrote on Instagram. “Champ is you stupid or is you dumb? Get me the f### out ya head, you sound like a hater. DIDDY DO IT? COMING soon.”
The Accomplice is scheduled to drop in September. 50 Cent co-wrote the novel with author Aaron Philip Clark.
“I want to bring a big heist story to the page,” 50 Cent told PEOPLE. “My debut fiction novel and its follow-up series will be captivating.”
50 Cent’s book will be published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins. He was already plotting a film adaptation of the novel.
“The Accomplice is going to surprise readers in wonderful ways,” Amistad executive editor Patrik Henry Bass said. “It’s everything you want in a page-turner: vivid writing, complex, multi-dimensional characters, many plot twists, witty dialogue and Curtis [Jackson’s] inimitable charm and authenticity.”
50 Cent’s novel announcement coincided with the return of his show BMF. The third season’s first episode is now available to stream on the STARZ app.