Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson isn’t going to let Donald Trump be his political P.I.M.P. — or no less than not publicly.
The “Candy Shop” rapper instructed “The Breakfast Club” radio present on Tuesday morning that he had turned down a proposal to carry out at Trump’s hate-fueled rally at Madison Sq. Backyard on Sunday evening.
The subject got here up when host DJ Envy requested 50 Cent if it was true that Trump “tried to give you money to endorse him one time?”
“I got a call,” the rapper responded. “But they wanted me [for] Sunday.”
DJ Envy and his co-hosts appeared a bit confused that this provide had occurred so lately, citing a report that mentioned Trump had requested 50 Cent to carry out on the Republican Nationwide Conference over the summer time.
50 Cent clarified that he was certainly requested to carry out on the RNC, however was additionally invited to carry out at Sunday’s MSG rally.
“They offered $3 million,” he mentioned, presumably referring to Sunday’s rally.
50 Cent added that the negotiations “didn’t even go far.”
“I’m afraid about politics,” the rapper defined, to laughter from the present’s hosts. “You understand? I do not like no part about them.”
“It’s because when you do get involved in it, no matter how you feel, someone passionately disagrees with you. That’s the formula for the confusion that sent Kanye to Japan,” 50 Cent continued. “[Kanye] said something … and now he can only go to Japan.”
The hip-hop artist mostly generally known as Kanye — who legally modified his identify to Ye — has develop into a polarizing determine lately for causes together with however not restricted to his assist for the MAGA motion, his barrage of antisemitic feedback, public animosity towards his ex-wife, and allegations of sexual misconduct and assault.
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Rumors started to swirl earlier this month that Ye had relocated to Japan.
It’s unclear the place 50 Cent stands within the presidential race, although he expressed solidarity with Trump after the July assassination try. In the meantime, he has been an outspoken critic of rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, who faces expenses of intercourse trafficking and racketeering and a whole bunch of sexual abuse and assault allegations. 50 Cent claims he has been gathering damaging intel about Diddy for years and is working with Netflix to produce a docuseries in regards to the accusations, promising that the proceeds will go to assist sexual assault survivors.
