50 Cent Makes Surprise Visit to Capitol Hill to Advocate for Black Entrepreneurs
On Wednesday, June 5, the rap mogul and producer (real name Curtis Jackson), 48, traveled down to Capitol Hill to advocate for fellow Black business owners and push for more representation in the luxury liquor space, The Hill reports. He was joined by civil rights attorney Ben Crump during his surprise visit, where the two spoke to lawmakers about how they could potentially bridge the wealth gap and carve out more space for Black-owned spirits companies.
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00:00Give it up for 50.
00:02This is definitely not my traditional platform.
00:06I should have studied this like a verse and just bust a rap.
00:11This is really exciting for me to be here. I got a chance to be on both sides today.
00:17It feels really good. They don't agree. They don't agree on a lot of stuff.
00:22So to get them to agree on seeing me was an accomplishment in itself.
00:27And I'm excited about that, that they both got a chance.
00:31It took time out of what they're doing.
00:34It took time out to speak to people on both sides and I feel really good about it.