50 Cent says why he turned down Trump’s million-dollar invite to Madison Square Garden
Rapper 50 Cent said he was offered $3 million to perform at Donald Trump’s controversial Madison Square Garden rally Sunday − and quickly turned down the invitation.
“I’m afraid of politics,” 50 Cent, whose real is Curtis Jackson, told “The Breakfast Club” co-hosts, including Charlamagne tha God Tuesday morning.
“Do you understand? I do not like no part about (politics),” he continued.
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The rapper said Trump’s campaign also invited him to perform his hit song, “Many Men,” at the Republican National Convention in July. He said Republicans offered a paid gig then as well but he did not specificy an amount.
“It’s because when you do get involved in it, no matter how you feel, someone passionately disagrees with you,” 50 Cent said of his distaste for politics in his radio interview Tuesday.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation.
Some rappers have embraced Trump, in part because of his pardoning some of them or their associates.
Musicians Sheff G, real name Michael Williams, and Sleepy Hallow, real name Tegan Chambers, joined the former president for a Bronx campaign rally in May. Williams faces attempted murder charges brought by the Brooklyn district attorney, while Chambers faces conspiracy charges in the same gang case.
Meanwhile, many other rappers and pop stars have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, including Beyonce and Eminem who each made recent appearances at her rallies.
50 Cent did briefly dip into the political scene earlier this year, when he made a surprise appearance on Capitol Hill. The rapper and entrepreneur was there to meet with lawmakers and push for minority representation in the luxury spirits industry.
While there, 50 Cent posed for photos with both parties’ leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
