50 Cent urged New Yorkers to choose Shreveport, Louisiana, after a Jets player was shot and killed outside a Manhattan restaurant.
The Queens rapper posted and deleted an image on Instagram that read: “In Louisiana, we value capitalism, not socialism. We reward success, not punish it. We work hard, not complain. We cut taxes to win new business. We grow jobs, not government.”
Under the image, he wrote: “When you rethink New York City, rethink Louisiana, all roads lead to Shreveport, I won’t play but you can keep playing for the Jets and get shot!”
A day earlier, New York Jets cornerback Chris Boyd was shot in the abdomen during an argument outside Sei Less, a popular downtown restaurant on West 38th Street.
Boyd, 29, was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where doctors removed a bullet from his lung and left him in serious but stable condition as police searched for the shooter.
For 50 Cent, the shooting is further evidence that New York is heading in the wrong direction under Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, whose progressive tax and policing plans have divided them.
In another Instagram post, the rapper warned, “I think his intentions are good but his tax plan will run big money out of the city and if he defunds the police they will purge.”
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He later shared a post mourning “RIP New York City” and mocking the roughly 2 percent tax increase wealthy residents would receive on incomes over $1 million to fund policies like free public transit.
Mamdani tried to keep the fight light. In one interview, he joked, “Despite our differences on tax policy, I still listen to ‘Many Men’ every time I get a death threat,” turning the title of a classic 1950s record into a punchline.
While 50 Cent is lashing out at New York online, he’s also investing heavily in Louisiana. Through G-Unit Film and Television of Louisiana, he has purchased about 20 properties in downtown Shreveport and is believed to be the city’s largest private landowner.
City leaders approved the “50 Cent Economic Zone,” which will use a 2 percent local sales tax to fund a $50 million entertainment district centered around studio facilities, live events and nightlife.
The rapper has launched BizCamp, a program that brings young people to his Shreveport center to learn film, music and business skills, and he’s met with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux to discuss long-term plans.
To him, the contrast is simple: New York is raising taxes on people like him and considering reducing police budgets, while Shreveport and Louisiana welcome his capital and brand.
His latest post turned that message into an outspoken challenge to like-minded New Yorkers, citing the Nov. 16, 2025, shooting of Kris Boyd outside Sei Less as his cautionary tale.
