LL & 50 Cent Got Beef With Jigga??

LL Cool J & 50 Cent made news during an interview with MTV News' John Norris at the vma's in which they talked about the new LL Cool J record, which 50 is executive producing.

LL said he's siding with Fif because he's unhappy with the way Def Jam, the label he's been with for his entire career, is handling its projects.

He said the company's music "gotta be a lot better." He also said that Def Jam has a fairly new staff that is running things differently from the old regime, and singled out the promotion department.

LL was heard taking Def Jam President/ CEO Jay-Z to task during the VMAs. "I think Def Jam needs to be a better promoter of hip-hop," the rapper reportedly griped. "I think Jay-Z does a very good job ... of promoting Jay-Z."

"It gives me an opportunity to be with new minds," LL told Norris of working with 50. Cool J also noted his fellow Queens, New York, native had his "best interest at heart" and he brings "creativity" and "fresh energy" to the studio.

"I'm excited personally," 50 said, noting that he and LL knocked out six songs in just three or four days.