Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City earlier this week, but 50 Cent isn’t the biggest fan of the Democratic Party member.
When Mamdani takes office on January 1st, 2026, he will become the first Muslim and first South Asian mayor. While many people are pleased with his election, others have criticised his plans to raise the corporate tax rate.
In June, 50 offered to pay Mamdani a six-figure amount to stop him from running for mayor and get him out of the city.
“Where did he come from? Whose friend is this? I’m not feeling this plan. No,” he said. “I will give him $258,750 and a first-class one-way ticket away from NY. I’m telling Trump what he said too!”
During his recent appearance on The Beat with Ari Melber, Mamdani responded to the ‘Piggy Bank’ rapper’s comments about him.
“He’s a critic!” he said. “I didn’t even know what my salary would be until I opened up Instagram and saw this thing that was like, ’50 Cent offers Mamdani X-amount of money.’”
Despite not seeing eye to eye, Mamdani praised 50 for his 2003 hit ‘Many Men (Wish Death)‘ from his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’.
“I was like, ‘That’s a very specific amount of money. Oh my God!’ he said. “Even though we have a disagreement on tax policy, every time I get a death threat, I still listen to ‘Many Men.’”
Following his election, 50 took to Instagram to claim New York City had died. “RIP NYC. Founded 1624, died 2025,” an image read.
In his victory speech, Mamdani called out President Donald Trump. “If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him,” he said. “This is not only how we stop Trump. It’s how we stop the next one.”