{"id":2361097,"date":"2024-10-29T14:48:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T18:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/50-cent-afraid-of-politics-turned-down-3-million-to-rap-for-trump-at-rally-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T14:50:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T18:50:57","slug":"50-cent-afraid-of-politics-turned-down-3-million-to-rap-for-trump-at-rally-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/50-cent-afraid-of-politics-turned-down-3-million-to-rap-for-trump-at-rally-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Cent \u2018afraid of politics\u2019, turned down $3 million to rap for Trump at rally &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F50-cent-afraid-of-politics-turned-down-3-million-to-rap-for-trump-at-rally-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2361097&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rapper 50 Cent, also known as Curtis James Jackson III, recently disclosed that he declined a lucrative $3 million \u2064offer\u2064 to perform at a rally for Donald Trump in New York City, \u2064as \u200cwell as at the 2024 Republican National Convention. During an appearance on \u2063\u201cThe Breakfast Club,\u201d he expressed his apprehension towards\u2062 political involvement, stating, \u201cI\u2019m afraid of politics,\u201d and emphasizing his desire to avoid contentious debates. He \u200cassociated politics and religion with\u200d confusion and discord, notably referencing Kanye West\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attorneys-respond-to-ludicrous-doj-brief-asking-judge-to-stay-on\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s lawyers dismiss DOJ&#039;s request for judge to stay on as &#039;ridiculous&#039;.\">controversial statements made<\/a> in 2022. \u200bDespite\u200d this, 50 Cent has\u2062 previously criticized President Joe Biden on social media, highlighting his concerns about current events and the\u2062 state of the nation. He also hinted at the potential influence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-trump-now-up-in-michigan-florida-pennsylvania-and-tied-in-wisconsin-and-black-hispanic-and-evangelical-vote-is-up-from-2016\/\" title=\"IT&#039;S HAPPENING! Trump Now Up in Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and Tied in Wisconsin -- And Black, Hispanic and Evangelical Vote Is UP from 2016!\">black voters<\/a> in the upcoming election, suggesting some might align with\u2064 Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">50 Cent &lsquo;afraid of politics&rsquo;, turned down $3 million to rap for Trump at rally<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1847952\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rapper 50 Cent revealed Tuesday that he turned down an offer from former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> campaign to perform at a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1850637218701791712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Madison Square Garden rally<\/a>, which would have earned the rapper $3 million.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>50 Cent, whose name is Curtis James Jackson III, was discussing the 2024 presidential election when he confirmed he received &ldquo;a call&rdquo; inviting him to speak at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York<\/a> rally. The Trump campaign also offered him $3 million to perform at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024 Republican National Convention<\/a>, though he chose not to &ldquo;go for it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m afraid of politics, so you understand?&rdquo; 50 Cent said on <em>The Breakfast Club<\/em> radio show. &ldquo;I do not like &hellip; no gang-bang, no politics, you know, it&rsquo;s because when you do get involved in it, no matter how you feel, someone passionately disagrees with you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qXB3wZoH51E?si=ygY7FdHnxhU2o9QD\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>50 Cent also revealed that he avoids debating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/religion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">religion<\/a>, as both religion and politics are &ldquo;the formula for the confusion that sent Kanye to Japan,&rdquo; referring to rapper Kanye West&rsquo;s myriad of antisemitic statements he made in 2022. West later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2708408\/kanye-west-issues-hebrew-written-apology-to-jewish-community-for-unintended-outburst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">issued an apology on social media<\/a> for &ldquo;any unintended outburst&rdquo; he created, with his apology written in Hebrew.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">50 Cent&rsquo;s statement that he is &ldquo;afraid of politics&rdquo; comes after he criticized President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>&nbsp;on social media, posting a photo in October 2023 of Biden vacationing on the beach and writing,&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2586010\/50-cent-slams-biden-going-on-vacation-while-we-got-some-real-s-going-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;Get the f*** up, we in trouble man!&rdquo;<\/a> Earlier this year, the rapper was asked about the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">impact black voters<\/a> will have on the 2024 election, to which he suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3030521\/50-cent-says-black-men-identifying-with-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">he sees this voting bloc &ldquo;identifying with Trump<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Polling data from earlier this month show that black men are not rallying in support of Vice President Kamala Harris in the same way they did for Biden in 2020, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3192949\/harris-slipping-young-black-men-battleground-states-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Harris&rsquo;s support from black men is 16% behind what Biden won<\/a>. Former President Barack Obama, who is campaigning for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>, has lamented the smaller support Harris has received from black male voters, deeming it &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3185500\/obama-black-men-choosing-trump-harris-not-acceptable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">not acceptable<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nkQUGJJ-OKs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Harris appeared<\/a> on <em>The Breakfast Club<\/em> a week before the presidential election, during which she considered it &ldquo;disappointing&rdquo; that outlets such as the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>, the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, and <em>USA Today<\/em> are not endorsing her.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1847952\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1847952\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50 Cent declined a $3 million offer to perform for Trump, citing fear of politics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2361098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/50-Cent-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[43958,5894,13528,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2361097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-50-cent","tag-politics","tag-rap","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/50-Cent-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2361098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2361097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2361097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}