50 Cent Stands By Young Buck

Rapper 50 Cent has blasted reports he's on the verge of axing hip-hop star Young Buck from G-Unit, branding the rumors "crazy".

50 Cent - real name Curtis Jackson - appeared on radio denying the claims, insisting Young Buck is still part of G-Unit despite not joining the rap group on tour or featuring on their latest mixtape.

According to MTV.com, Jackson is dismissing the incidents as pure coincidence.

He says, "During the international tour, Buck was scheduled to go on the Young Rich Tour, that was the tour (his manager) Sha Money (xl) was putting together for him and Rich Boy."

"I didn't know that didn't materialize while I was overseas, but that's why you didn't see Buck overseas with us."

"And he was just in Nashville while I was in New York the weekend we decided to put the tape together."

"It just looks crazy because he wasn't there, then you come back and see the tape and he (isn't on it), but it's not what people think it is."