He’s Not From Here: 50 Cent Got Roasted by Louisiana Voters for Pushing Landry’s Lies

50 Cent’s $ellout Tour Stops in Louisiana

By Jeff Thomas | BlackSourceMedia.com

Well, well, well… look who rolled into Louisiana trying to be a political pundit. None other than Mr. “Get Rich or Die Trying” himself—50 Cent—who dropped a video urging voters to support Amendment 2. Because nothing screams trustworthy policy advisor like a New York rapper-turned-mogul giving out misinformation like Mardi Gras beads.

Let’s be crystal clear: 50 Cent’s video was not just a mistake. It was a loud, embarrassing, tone-deaf betrayal. He told Louisiana voters to support Amendment 2, and in doing so, 50 joined the long, tragic list of rich Black entertainers used by powerful white conservatives to sell snake oil to the people who will get poisoned by it.

50 Cent: Investor First, Black Man… Maybe?

Now, I know 50 just got a major business deal approved in Shreveport. Congrats, Curtis. We all want Black success. But don’t confuse your shiny new economic foothold in Louisiana with having the authority to speak on policy affecting actual Louisianans. You’re not from here. You don’t vote here. And clearly, you don’t understand the battles we fight here—on education, taxation, and basic fairness.

Because if you did, you’d know that Amendment 2 wasn’t a gift to teachers or seniors. It was a grenade lobbed into the middle of our public trust funds. It aimed to shift the tax burden off the wealthy and onto the very people you were pretending to care about. You parroted lies about pay raises and tax savings without mentioning where the money was actually going—or coming from.

A Fool with a Script

Let’s be real. Somebody on Landry’s team handed you a script. You grabbed the script and read it without question. You hit “record,” looked serious, and thought that would be enough to influence Black voters in Louisiana. Wrong. We’ve been hoodwinked before, and frankly, we can smell a hustle.

What’s wild is that you built your brand by clowning people, roasting your enemies, and pretending to sniff out fake energy. But here you are, pushing a bill that would gut public services and destabilize community funding—all because the Governor gave you a tax incentive up north.

You’re not trolling. You’re tap dancing. In New Orleans, usually it’s young boys an Bourbon with bottle caps attached to their sneakers who we see tap dancing.

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The Sellout Starter Pack: Celebrity Endorsement, Misinformation, No Receipts

This wasn’t just foolish—it was dangerous. Because it sends the message that Black success means looking out for yourself, even if it means hurting the rest of us. That’s not empowerment. That’s betrayal.

This wasn’t a policy endorsement. This was a photo op disguised as civic engagement. And people noticed. On social media and in barbershops, folks said what needed to be said: 50 Cent played himself. Whether out of ignorance or greed, he backed an amendment that helped the rich while offering nothing real to the poor, the working class, or the average Black Louisianan.

A Pattern We’ve Seen Before

We’ve seen this before, haven’t we? Black entertainers getting cozy with conservatives right before election season. Lil Wayne, Kanye, Ice Cube—all floating into political spaces they’re not equipped to navigate, thinking they’re helping when they’re really being used.

There’s nothing wrong with being rich. But being rich doesn’t make you right. And it sure doesn’t make you informed.

It’s one thing to get a tax break for your movie studio. It’s another thing entirely to throw your weight behind policy that undermines the lives of everyday people trying to send their kids to decent schools and keep the lights on.

You Can’t Buy Black Loyalty

Let me say this plainly: You don’t get to show up five minutes before an election, drop a video full of bad info, and expect people to vote your way just because you’re famous. That’s not how we work down here.

This is Louisiana. This is New Orleans. Nah bruh. We don’t play that. This is a place where Black people don’t just survive, we thrive. And we organize, we resist, and yes, we vote. And we’re not about to let someone who doesn’t know the terrain play general from a private jet. But that cognac you selling might be good?

Keep Your Investments, Spare Us the Advice

So keep making your shows. Keep expanding your empire. Get every dollar you can from Shreveport’s incentives. But please—stay out of our politics unless you plan to learn something first.

Because the next time a politician hands you a script, maybe read it twice. Maybe check the facts. Maybe ask yourself whether what’s good for your pockets is good for your people.

Until then, we’ll be over here doing what you clearly forgot to do: protecting Black interests without selling our souls.

With inflation, 50 cent aint worth a quarter these days.