By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Silt, was among the lawmakers to visit with rap artist 50 Cent on Wednesday during a visit to Capitol Hill.
The artist was visiting lawmakers to advocate for Black entrepreneurs to lawmakers, The Hill reports. Boebert was shown in a photo with 50 Cent, a stage name for Curtis Jackson III, on Instagram, where he wrote “Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican making the White House look good.” 50 Cent is best known for his hit song “In Da Club”.
“My experience here has been great,” 50 Cent told The Hill. “I went to talk to them about economic opportunities for everybody, and it’s really exciting. The response I got makes me feel like that there’s bright days ahead of us.”
On Wednesday, Boebert also wrote on Twitter/X about her efforts to secure the border, praised Reps. Ronny Jackson and Scott Perry being named to the House Intelligence Committee, and reported a visit with “faith-filled, prayer warriors” in the House, sharing a photo in her office.
50 Cent owns the liquor company Sire Spirits, in litigation with Suntory Global Spirits, The Hill noted.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump joined the rap artist, who told The Hill he was visiting to “knock down barriers of equal access and equal opportunity to have a seat at the table in all industries.”
While on Capitol Hill, 50 Cent, who had noted some support for President Donald Trump earlier this year, told one reporter he believed Black men were “identifying with Trump” because “they’ve got RICO charges [too],” Fox News reported.
In February, 50 Cent wrote on Instagram that “Maybe Trump is the answer,” in response to New York City’s plan to give illegal immigrants pre-paid credit cards.