Rapper 50 Cent fires back at NYC Dem socialist candidate after being name-dropped in tax plan

50 Cent offered to wage for New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani to permission the authorities connected Wednesday aft learning astir his taxation program from an interrogation that referenced the rapper.

The video helium referenced was from "The Breakfast Club" podcast connected June 11 wherever Mamdani appeared portion campaigning for the Democratic superior earlier this month. During the interview, Mamdani explained his extremity of raising firm taxes to wage for plans to "Trump-proof" the city.

"We're talking astir corporations that are making millions of dollars, not successful revenue, but successful profit," Mamdani said. "And the 2nd is taxing the apical 1% of New Yorkers. We're talking astir radical who marque a cardinal dollars a twelvemonth oregon more, taxing them conscionable by a level 2% taxation increase." 

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Zohran Mamdani declared triumph successful the New York City Democratic mayoral superior connected Tuesday night. (Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

He added, "I cognize if 50 Cent is listening, he's not going to beryllium blessed astir this. He tends to not similar this taxation policy, but I privation to beryllium precise wide this is astir $20,000 a year. It's a rounding error. And each of these things together, they marque each New Yorker's beingness better, including those who are really getting taxed now."

50 Cent, whose existent sanction is Curtis James Jackson III, aboriginal responded to Mamdani’s comments connected Instagram.

"Where did helium travel from? Whose person is this? I’m not feeling this plan. No. I volition springiness him $258,750 and a archetypal people one-way summons distant from NY. I’m telling Trump what helium said too!" 50 Cent wrote.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Mamdani’s squad for a comment.

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50 Cent responded to a remark made by Zohran Mamdani successful an occurrence of "The Breakfast Club." (50 Cent photograph by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images | Zohran Mamdani photograph by MADISON SWART/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

50 Cent notably endorsed President Donald Trump successful 2020 aft learning that then-candidate Joe Biden’s taxation program would taxation New York astatine a complaint of 58% and New York City astatine a complaint of 62%.

"WHAT THE F--K! (VOTE For TRUMP) IM OUT," Jackson wrote connected Instagram. "F--K NEW YORK The KNICKS ne'er triumph anyway. I don’t attraction Trump doesn’t similar achromatic radical 62% are you retired of ya f--king mind." He aboriginal walked backmost that endorsement. 

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