Rapper Curtis Jackson, known by his stage name 50 Cent, is reportedly in discussions to address the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jackson recently signaled his respect and potential support for former President Donald J. Trump. Following the attempted assassination of Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, the rapper appeared to double down, tweeting a photo of the former president superimposed on the cover of his first album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’.
WHO IS 50 CENT?
Jackson is known for having been shot nine times just before the release of his intended debut album, Power of the Dollar, in 2000. Subsequently, Columbia Records dropped the rapper from their label. In 2003, a rebounding Jackson released Get Rich or Die Tryin’ to critical acclaim.
In March, Jackson posted on social media that he believes Trump will retake the White House in November. The rapper wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “I think Trumps [sic] gonna be president again, but I’m not gonna say that.” In February, after New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a $53 million program to provide pre-paid debit cards to illegal aliens arriving in the city, Jackson posted in response, “I’m stuck maybe TRUMP is the answer.”
PUSHBACK OVER TRUMP SUPPORT.
The National Pulse previously reported that during a 2020 appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, washed-up comedian Chelsea Handler expressed outrage regarding her ex-boyfriend and rapper 50 Cent’s endorsement of Trump.
“He says he doesn’t want to pay 62 percent of taxes—which, by the way, isn’t a plan of Joe Biden‘s, that’s a lie—so he doesn’t want to pay 62 percent of taxes because he doesn’t want to go from being 50 Cent to 20 Cent,” Handler said, rolling her eyes. “And I had to remind him that he was a black person, so he can’t vote for Donald Trump and that he shouldn’t be influencing an entire swath of people who may listen to him because he’s worried about his own personal pocketbook.”
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