"Hold On" is a song by American rapper

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. It was released on March 18, 2014 as the second single from his fifth studio album ''

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''.

Track listing

Digital single *"Hold On"

Controversy

The song disses

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, better known as Jimmy Henchman. 50 Cent and his

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crew have been engaged in a deadly street beef for almost a decade with Jimmy Henchman. 50 Cent mentions the highly publicized beating of Jimmy Henchman's son, allegedly by the hands of G-Unit's

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and other members of G-Unit. He also references a shooting that took place at Tony Yayo's house, where his home was sprayed with bullets by gunman paid off by Jimmy Henchman. "On the phone I heard 'Ye smacked the shit outta a kid Now Jimmy got life, go smack him again. When it's war, it'll be war to the very end If they ever say we lose, I'll start it again That sneaky nigga, spray that Semi at your momma crib With a silencer we couldn't even hear that shit"

Music video

On March 18, 2014, the music video was released for "Hold On". Directed video Eif Rivera.

Chart performance

References

2014 singles 2014 songs 50 Cent songs Songs written by 50 Cent G-Unit Records singles Caroline Records singles Songs written by Norman Whitfield Songs written by Barrett Strong Songs written by Frank Dukes Songs written by Joell Ortiz {{2010s-hiphop-song-stub