Donald Trump Jr. posted a photograph giving props to 50 Cent as MAGA figures proceed pulling cues from Hip-Hop tradition to challenge energy and cultural relevance.

The Instagram submit confirmed Veteranwithasign holding an indication that learn, “50 Cent Makes Me Realize I’m Not Hating To My Full Potential.” The caption beneath the picture learn, “I really need to step up my game!!!”

The submit comes amid a broader sample of MAGA figures more and more aligning themselves with Hip-Hop artists, language and symbolism. One of the clearest examples got here final week, when Nicki Minaj appeared at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix.

50 Cent reposted the picture to his 38 million followers with the caption: “Yes let make 2026 great. I’m in the gym now getting ready now ! LOL”

Nicki Minaj took the stage alongside Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and praised Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance throughout a stay dialog.

At the occasion, she referred to Vance as an “assassin,” a remark that drew nationwide consideration and was later defended by Erika Kirk. Nicki Minaj additionally framed conservative activists as “the cool kids,” marking a pointy flip from her earlier public criticism of Trump.

Last week, Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett bizarrely joked that he may “out-twerk” Nicki Minaj whereas celebrating her look in conservative areas.

JD Vance has additionally leaned into Hip-Hop discourse.

The vp publicly ranked Nicki Minaj above Cardi B in a social media submit, after Nicki Minaj popped up with Mike Waltz at a UN convention on Christian persecution in Nigeria.

Trump Jr.’s reference to 50 Cent matches squarely inside his household’s business-minded framework, because the rap star stays one among Hip-Hop’s most seen examples of changing fame into sustained enterprise management.

In 2025, 50 Cent continued increasing G-Unit Film and Television in Shreveport, Louisiana. Local officers permitted a roughly $50 million leisure district tied to his studio operation, positioning the rapper as an anchor investor within the metropolis’s media economic system.

He additionally hit paydirt together with his documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning, about his rivals’ spectacular downfall.

Fif has additionally remained lively in premium spirits ventures. This yr, he launched a restricted Lalique crystal version of Branson Cognac aimed toward high-end collectors, reinforcing his picture as a mogul slightly than a recording artist.

Donald Trump Jr.’s personal enterprise pursuits mirror the same emphasis on affect and infrastructure.

He is concerned in Trump-aligned funding ventures and high-end networking initiatives aimed toward constructing parallel conservative establishments in finance and media.

Donald Trump Jr. can be a companion at 1789 Capital, a Trump-aligned enterprise fund targeted on conservative-backed investments in media, finance and tradition.

The group additionally helped launch Executive Branch, an ultra-exclusive Washington personal membership with reported membership charges climbing to $500,000.

Donald Trump Jr. higher tread calmly as a result of 50 Cent’s buddy Eminem isn’t a fan of President Trump.

Eminem famously bashed the previous president in a cypher for the 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards.

“Trump, when it comes to giving a s###, you’re stingy as I am/Except when it comes to having the balls to go against me, you hide ’em/’Cause you don’t got the f###### nuts like an empty asylum/Racism’s the only thing he’s fantastic for/’Cause that’s how he gets his f###### rocks off and he’s orange/Yeah, sick tan/That’s why he wants us to disband.”

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