50 Cent has said that he believes Black men “identify” with Donald Trump because they share issues with the justice system.
Speaking to CBS News during his trip to Congress earlier this week as part of an effort to increase Black ownership in the spirits industry, 50 was asked where he stood on the upcoming presidential election.
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Although he said he has yet to decide whether to vote Democrat or Republican, the G-Unit mogul opined: “I see [Black men] identifying with Trump… because they have RICO charges.”
He was referencing the former Apprentice star’s election fraud case in Georgia in which he is charged with violating the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, among other offenses.
While it appeared that 50 Cent was somewhat joking, he has pledged support for the controversial former president in the past.
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He previously threw his weight behind Trump in 2020 after criticizing Joe Biden’s tax plans, writing on social media: “WHAT THE FUCK! (VOTE For TRUMP) IM OUT. FUCK NEW YORK The KNICKS never win anyway. I don’t care Trump doesn’t like black people 62% are you out of ya fucking mind.”
Before that year’s election, however, 50 would switch his endorsement to Biden.
The “In Da Club” rapper would later call Trump “the answer” while slamming New York mayor Eric Adams’ policy on immigration.
“WTF mayor Adams call my phone, I don’t understand how this works — somebody explain,” he wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post. “Can’t explain this I’m stuck maybe TRUMP is the answer.”
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50 Cent isn’t the only rapper who has praised Trump in the run up to the 2024 election. Fellow New Yorkers Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow recently endorsed the presidential hopeful at a rally in the Bronx, while Kanye West reaffirmed his support for Trump by saying, “It’s Trump all day.”
