"I’m afraid about politics" 50 Cent has revealed that he turned down $3million to perform at a recent Donald Trump rally in New York. The rapper and actor, who endorsed Trump in the run-up to the 2020 US election , said in a recent interview on The Breakfast Club that he “got a call” to ask if he wanted to participate in his event at Madison Square Garden last Sunday (October 27). 50 – real name Curtis Jackson – explained that he had also been approached to play his 2003 song ‘Many Men (Wish Death)’ during the 2024 Republican National Convention this summer.
“They offered me $3million,” Jackson said. When asked if this was for the RNC or for the MSG rally, he responded: “This past Sunday.” The star then confirmed that he offered the same sum for both events.
Confirming that he declined the proposal, Jackon explained “I didn’t even go far...
I didn’t talk to them about that kinda stuff. I’m afraid about politics. I do not like it – no part of politics.
” He added: “It’s because when you do get involved in it, no matter how you feel, someone passionately disagrees with you.” Check out a clip of the conversation below. ‘Many Men (Wish Death)’ appears on 50 Cent’s debut studio album ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin”, with its official video focussing on the rapper’s shooting in 2000.
The track became an anthem for Trump and his supporters in the 2024 US presidential election after the attempted assassination attempt on the former POTUS in .