The much-anticipated battle between rappers 50 Cent and Kanye West began in full force when we caught up with the pair in NYC. It didn't look like there was too much love lost between the hip-hop stars and Fiddy even joked to Kanye, ''He's nervous,'' as their battle over who will sell the most albums began. Let's have a clean fight guys.

Looks like 50 Cent wants to start his own bank with all the money he's pocketed from platinum selling records - and the $400 million he bagged when Coca-Cola bought Vitamin Water makers Glaceau last year. The rapper handed an INF Daily reporter one of these homemade bills in Beverly Hills yesterday. Fiddy and his entourage picked up traffic tickets when their two, black Lincoln Navigators stopped illegally on Beverly Drive... Unfortunately he'll have to fork over some real greenbacks to take care of that.