Plenty of rappers have bragged about how tough they are in their music. A lot of times, the form that violence takes involves a lot of guns, escalating into life-or-death situations. But what happens when we put the arms down? Who can really go blow for blow when there’s no ammunition involved? What about a good ol’ fashioned fight?

While some artists might lose some of the toughness as a result, others live what they rap about. Noisey has selected three rappers who have proven behind their bars that they can really whoop you if they need to.

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3 Rappers Who Can Definitely Mess You up in a Fight

50 Cent

Once you learn that 50 Cent has hands, all of the incessant trolling makes a lot more sense. Close friends and news outlets like XXL have vouched for his skills as a boxer. He was so nice that he was fighting in the Junior Olympics. “I started boxing at 12, and I was above weight for my age, so they put me in the ring with adults.…