We already said it once this morning, but it bears repeating: Zohran Mamdani’s historic win in New York City’s mayoral election no doubt marks a rare sign of encouragement in our current political climate in the U.S. Hopefully, it’ll spur the start of a wider wave of progressivism across the country.
But for the decidedly wealthy 50 Cent, who has already received a response from the mayor-elect over his prior criticism, the win has inspired additional Instagrammed lamenting.
“New York is over pack it up, let’s go!” 50, who has previously shown support for Trump, said in an Instagram update shared the same night as Mamdani’s win. “THE MAN’S First job is Mayor MAMDANI run New York. … I need a drink!”
In another update, 50 shared what is assumed to be an AI-generated image depicting a gravestone that reads “RIP NYC.”
Later, he shared a clip of Mamdani speaking about Trump during his acceptance speech, captioning the post, “3 words: No funding coming! NYC finished.”
In a quickly deleted post, 50 also reacted to Mamdani’s shrewd decision to walk out to Ja Rule’s 2004 track “New York” when accepting his position as NYC’s mayor-elect. 50, as is well-documented, is a longtime public foe to Ja.
“Of course he would walk out to that fool,” 50 wrote in the since-removed update. “His plan doesn’t [affect] him. He ain’t getting no money.”
Many of the ensuing comments on 50’s latest posts center on reminders that he is indeed wealthy, a status he enjoys while much of the country continues to struggle under the weight of rising rent prices and other capitalistic fuckeries.
Ahead of his win, Mamdani addressed 50’s prior criticism during an interview with MSNBC’s Ari Melber. Per Mamdani, his plans for the city are part of a larger "public excellence" pursuit.
"Having them pay two percent more for an economic agenda that would transform every New Yorker's life, including their own, is something that is worthwhile," Mamdani said at the time, as seen here. "The reason I say including their own is when you see a city like ours that is underfunding its city agencies, that is pulling back on the most basic things like library services and trash cans, everybody feels the effects of that. And my job, as somebody who cares deeply about the public sector, is to ensure we are delivering public excellence."