Rapper 50 Cent has explained why he believes growing numbers of voters are throwing their support behind President Donald Trump.
The music star, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, said during a new interview with CBS that he wants to “stay out” of the election.
However, he did reveal why Trump has grown in popularity among voters since the first failed assassination attempt in July.
Trump has seen a surge in support among black voters, particularly young men.
Jackson sat down for an interview with the network to discuss his new book “The Accomplice.”
During the interview, he was asked about his stance on the presidential election.
“I’d like to stay out of it,” Jackson said.
“You know, well, look, things happen like Trump gets shot and they start playing ‘Many Men’ and it jumps 250% in streaming.”
Jackson was referencing his 2003 hit “Many Men.”
A few days after the first assassination attempt against him, Trump walked out to the song during a livestream.
The song included lyrics such as “Many men wish death upon me. Blood in my eye, dawg, and I can’t see, I’m tryin’ to be what I’m destined to be.”
Jackson later remarked that he felt like he related to Trump after that moment.
He said he and others could particularly relate to Trump after raised his fist and yelled “Fight!” in the now iconic image.
“He says fight. All right,” Jackson said.
“And that’s exactly what I did after I got shot.
“I just went into fight mode.
“People identify with it that way.”
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50 Cent has occasionally flirted with the idea of supporting Trump in the past.
In June, Jackson made similar comments about relating to Trump.
He told CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion that he believed black men were “identifying with Trump” because “they’ve got RICO charges [too].”
Earlier this year, he added, “I think Trump’s gonna be president again, but I’m not gonna say that.”
Most notably, in October 2020, Jackson told his Instagram followers to vote for Trump after seeing a report suggesting New York City residents could be taxed at a rate of 62% under President Joe Biden.
“WHAT THE F–K! (VOTE ForTRUMP) IM OUT,” Jackson wrote.
“F–K NEW YORK The KNICKS never win anyway.
“I don’t care Trump doesn’t like black people 62% are you out of ya f–king mind.”
