50 Cent claims the Trump team offered him millions to perform at the MSG rally

Veteran New York rapper and TV mogul Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson says he was offered $3 million by Donald Trump's re-election campaign to perform at the former president's much-criticized Madison Square Garden last Sunday.

50 Cent made the claim this morning during an appearance on Charlamagne Tha God's popular morning show The Breakfast Club DJ Jealously.

“I got a call, but they wanted me for Sunday,” the Candy Shop rapper said when asked by Envy if there was any truth to online rumors that he had received a call from Donald Trump's team about approving the payment.

“They offered me three million dollars to do it,” 50 Cent continued before confirming that he was also offered money to perform at the Republican National Convention, but he turned it down because he prefers to stay out of politics.

“I didn't even go into it much. I don't even want to talk to them about such things. I fear politics,” strength The creator of the series. “I don't like any part of politics. It is not gangbanging and it is not politics.”

50 Cent added: “It's because when you're involved in it, no matter how you feel there's going to be someone who wholeheartedly disagrees with you. Stay away from religion and politics. This is the source of confusion that sent Kanye to Japan. He said something about these two and now he can only go to Japan.

Here's 50 Cent referring to online clips showing disgraced rapper and fashion designer Kanye West living and working in Japan. After launching a series of anti-Semitic tirades online in 2022, West became largely out of character in mainstream public life.

“I don't want to go into it,” 50 Cent added.

Online rumors linking 50 Cent to Donald Trump suggested that the former president wanted to perform the song “Many Men (Wish Death)” from the 2003 album. Get rich or die trying In the song at the RNC, 50 Cent raps about his many bitter enemies who wish him ill. It was claimed that Trump wanted to connect the song to his attempt on life in Butler, Pennsylvania.

time limit The Trump campaign reached out to Jackson about the claim, but did not hear back. We will update this post if they respond.

Dominic Patten contributed to this report.