Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is speaking out on New York politics, and the Internet is displeased.
Jackson is making headlines for seemingly dismissing Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York. Mamdani, who won the Democrat primary election, has been running a race that is diametrically opposed to the Republican agenda. Mamdani has proposed raising taxes on the wealthy, free bus rides, and a city-wide rent freeze, among other things. Consequently, he has received backlash from the Trump administration and many other political conservatives who do not even live in NYC. Jackson has now added his name to the throngs of naysayers.
The “Many Men” rapper, who hails from Queens, New York, posted a message on Instagram offering to pay Mamdani to exit the race and leave the city. He also questioned the candidate’s presence in the political landscape.
“Where did he come from? Whose friend is this? I’m not feeling this plan. No. I will give him $258,750 and a first-class one-way ticket to get away from NY. I’m telling trump what he said too!” Jackson said.
One X user drew a parallel between Trump and Jackson: money. The user wrote, “He’s part of the same group as Musk, Bezos and Trump – billionaires who pay little to no taxes.”
Beyoncé fans, also known as the Hive, got in formation and encouraged one another to ignore the Power producer’s attempts at relevancy. According to one user, Jackson’s political talk, among other statements, is “painfully cringe.”
Another user criticized fans of Jackson’s. He likens the support to “worship” and believes Jackson is selfish and cares nothing of his fans’ wellbeing.
Jackson has since removed the post from his Instagram account. Though, no one will be surprised if he interjects himself further into the conversation. Mamdani recently won the Democratic primary against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and will be running in the general election in November against current Mayor Eric Adams and the Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.
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