Rapper 50 Cent is scheduled to headline a Friday performance at Executive Branch, Donald Trump Jr.’s members-only club in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., on the eve of America’s semiquincentennial celebrations, according to The Daily Beast.
Sources told The Daily Beast that the Grammy Award-winning rapper, born Curtis Jackson, will take the stage at the upscale private venue, which President Trump’s eldest son co-owns alongside financiers Omeed Malik and Christopher Buskirk of 1789 Capital, and which charges an annual membership fee of $500,000. A person with ties to Executive Branch told the outlet that Mr. Jackson’s booking follows a series of other hip-hop acts who have headlined the club, including Busta Rhymes, Ja Rule, and Timbaland.
The appearance represents a notable reversal for Mr. Jackson, who told “The Breakfast Club” radio show in October 2024 that he had declined a $3 million offer to perform at the president’s rally at Madison Square Garden in New York.
“I’m afraid about politics,” he said at the time. “It’s because when you do get involved in it, no matter how you feel, someone passionately disagrees with you.”
He cited rapper Kanye West as a cautionary example of the fallout from political entanglement. Mr. Jackson’s management had not publicly commented on the Executive Branch booking as of Tuesday.
TheGrio noted that the upcoming performance is the latest in a long pattern of shifting positions toward the Trump family. In 2019, Mr. Jackson revealed that Mr. Trump had offered him $500,000 to attend his first inauguration, which he declined, saying “every dollar is not a good dollar.” In 2020, he briefly voiced support for Mr. Trump over a proposed tax plan before publicly reversing course.
Executive Branch has become a prominent gathering place for figures aligned with the Trump administration. Reported members or attendees include White House artificial intelligence adviser David Sacks, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, State Department Under Secretary Jacob Helberg and cryptocurrency investors Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. The Daily Beast has also reported that the club hosted an after-party in November following a White House visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The booking comes amid a turbulent week for America 250 celebrations. Freedom 250, which organized its own series of America 250-related events, including a National Mall concert and state fair, has faced a string of setbacks such as weather-related cancellations and a revolving roster of performer withdrawals.
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