50 Cent Speaks With NYC Mayor Eric Adams About Giving Migrants Free Prepaid Credit Cards

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50 Cent and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have found common ground regarding New York City’s looming $53 million pilot program for NYC migrants.

The rapper took to social media on Monday (Feb. 5) to reveal he had spoken with Adams regarding the Immediate Response Card initiative, under which migrant families in the city will receive free prepaid monthly credit cards. “I talk to @NYCMayor Eric Adams he broke down why this pilot program was put in place. He appeared to be on point, and on top of things,” the 48-year-old wrote.

“Now I want to talk to @GovKathyHochul about the laws preventing him from doing things to make the situation better in New York. and where the proposed 2.4 billion she’s planning on spending on migrants is coming from…NOT MY TAXES.

“I told 50 Cent to hit me up,” Adams said during a press conference on Monday. “I would love to explain it to him, so that he can go out and do another tweet of saying, ‘You know what, Eric is just a smart manager and now we understand why he was elected by the people of this city of New York.”

Mayor Eric Adams
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks prior to the opening night session during their Women/Men’s Singles First Round matches on Day One of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2023 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

Adams’ proposal to speak with 50 Cent came days after the rapper voiced his lack of understanding regarding the Immediate Response Card initiative on social media. “WTF mayor Adams call my phone,” the Queens native wrote in the post, which has since been deleted. “I don’t understand how this works somebody explain. @arimelber can’t explain this I’m stuck maybe TRUMPs the answer.”

The $53 million pilot program to assist NYC migrants was designed under a partnership between the city and Mobility Capital Finance. According to Mayor Adams’ camp, the program is expected to “save New York City more than $600,000 per month, or more than $7.2 million annually.”

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 15: 50 Cent attends the “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” New York Premiere at Hammerstein Ballroom on July 15, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 15: 50 Cent attends the “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” New York Premiere at Hammerstein Ballroom on July 15, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

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