50 Cent is urging New Yorkers to choose Shreveport, Louisiana, after a Jets player was shot outside a Manhattan restaurant.
The Queens rapper posted and deleted a graphic 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, “While you are rethinking New York City, rethink Louisiana All roads lead to Shreveport I’m not playing, but you can stay play for the jets and get shot!”
The jab came one day after New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was shot in the abdomen during a dispute outside Sei Less, a popular Midtown restaurant on West 38th Street.
Boyd, 29, was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where doctors removed a bullet lodged in his lung and listed him in critical but stable condition as police searched for the gunman.
For 50 Cent, the shooting is more proof that New York is headed in the wrong direction under mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, whose progressive tax and policing plans have already put them at odds.
The rapper warned in another Instagram post, “I think his intentions are good,but his Tax plan is gonna run the big money out of the city and if he defunds the police, they are gonna purge.”
He later shared posts mourning “RIP New York City” and mocking the idea that wealthy residents will accept a tax hike of about 2 percent on income over $1 million to fund policies like free public transit.
Mamdani has tried to keep the fight light. In one interview, he joked, “Even though we have a disagreement on tax policy, every time I get a death threat, I still listen to ‘Many Men,’” flipping the title of a 1950s classic record into a punch line.
While he rips New York online, 50 Cent is pouring money into Louisiana. Through G-Unit Films & Television Louisiana, he has bought roughly 20 properties in downtown Shreveport and is believed to be the city’s largest private landowner.
City leaders approved a “50 Cent Economic District” that will utilize a 2 percent local sales tax to help fund a $50 million entertainment zone centered around studio facilities, live events, and nightlife.
The rapper has already rolled out BizCamp, a program that brings young people into his Shreveport hub to learn film, music and business skills, and he has met with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux to talk long-term plans.
From his point of view, the contrast is simple: New York is raising taxes on people like him and considering reduced police budgets, while Shreveport and Louisiana welcome his capital and brand.
His latest post turns that message into a blunt dare to New Yorkers who feel the same way, using Kris Boyd’s shooting outside Sei Less on November 16, 2025, as his cautionary tale.
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