{"id":527039,"date":"2026-07-01T04:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/527039\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T04:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:54:10","slug":"ebro-slams-50-cent-busta-rhymes-ja-rule-others-for-trump-jr-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/527039\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebro Slams 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Ja Rule, Others for Trump Jr. Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\"><a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/50-cent\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">50 Cent<\/a> is reportedly gearing up to celebrate America\u2019s 250th anniversary at <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/donald-trump-jr\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Donald Trump Jr.<\/a>\u2019s members-only MAGA club, and <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/ebro\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ebro Darden<\/a> is not happy about it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">On the latest episode of The Ebro Laura Rosenberg Show, Darden reacted to Monday\u2019s reports that <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/jose-martinez\/50-cent-trump-jr-maga-club-performance\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fif is playing the Executive Branch, which Trump Jr. co-owns, on July 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">\u201cI don\u2019t like it,\u201d Ebro said around the 43:15 minute mark of <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/OuSX0UvIwOM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">this video<\/a>. In addition to Fif, Ebro highlighted <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/ja-rule\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ja Rule<\/a>, <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/busta-rhymes\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Busta Rhymes<\/a>, and <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/timbaland\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Timbaland<\/a>, all of whom, per \u201c<a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/secret-performer-50-cent-at-don-jrs-maga-millionaire-club-exposed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a person with ties to the club<\/a>,\u201d have performed there in the past. \u201cI know y&#8217;all don&#8217;t need the money,\u201d Darden said of the group. <\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">Ja Rule, per <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/jun\/12\/ja-rule-perform-trump-jrs-half-million-dollar-dc-club-ahead-ufc-white\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Washington Times<\/a>, hosted a party at the club on June 13, the day before the UFC 250 fight at the White House. Busta <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecaliforniacourier.com\/exclusivesecrets-of-donald-trump-jrs-ultra-elite-club-former-staff-lift-the-velvet-curtain-on-its-50-members-their-wild-antics-the-blacklisted-senators-and-one-unbreakable-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">reportedly<\/a> was featured at the club\u2019s Christmas Soir\u00e9e this past December. No specifics were immediately available about Timbaland\u2019s relationship to the club. <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/nelly\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nelly<\/a>, while unmentioned by Darden, reportedly <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/apr\/16\/jrs-exclusive-dc-club-lands-nelly-private-show-guest-list-doesnt-come\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">performed there this past April<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">Ebro said he believes the artists are appearing there because they \u201cwant the business relationships\u201d and \u201cbusiness opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">When Peter Rosenberg asked if Ebro thinks it\u2019s just to get to \u201ca bag,\u201d he said no at first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">\u201cI don&#8217;t know what they&#8217;re getting paid. But, yeah, okay, maybe it is just a bag,\u201d he added. He then referenced Jay-Z and Beyonc\u00e9, who were s<a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/pop-culture\/a\/jadegomez510\/beyonce-ivanka-jared-charity-dinner\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">potted sitting with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner<\/a> at a charity dinner in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">\u201cIt&#8217;s all just big money,\u201d Ebro said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">He said that while he doesn\u2019t believe 50 Cent has ever voted, it\u2019s still not a good move.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">\u201cEspecially at a time where the communities that all of y&#8217;all come from are dealing with the fallout of all of this B.S.\u2014that&#8217;s really the piece for me.\u201d He continued, \u201cThe other trash part about this whole thing, you know the crowd sucks, you know the crowd is all pale pink, no rhythm. You know it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">On Monday, 50 made headlines for reports that he\u2019s set to perform at the Executive Branch, joining previous performers like Busta Rhymes, Ja Rule, Timbaland, and Nelly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">The Executive Branch is situated in Washington, D.C.\u2019s Georgetown neighborhood and charges a $500,000 annual membership fee. It was co-founded by Trump Jr., Omeed Malik, and Christopher Buskirk in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">The news regarding 50 Cent follows previous claims that he <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/tracewilliamcowen\/50-cent-trump-rally-offer\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">turned down a $3 million offer<\/a> to play Trump\u2019s Madison Square Garden rally in New York City because he\u2019s \u201cafraid of politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">\u201cI stay away from religion, I stay away from politics,\u201d he told The Breakfast Club in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">His professed fear of politics hasn\u2019t prevented 50 from <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/tracewilliamcowen\/50-cent-wealth-zohran-mamdani-nyc\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">criticizing<\/a> <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shreveporttimes.com\/story\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/02\/50-cent-shreveport-councilman-clash-over-shreveport-donation-remarks\/89443326007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">some<\/a> elected officials in recent months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"50 Cent is reportedly gearing up to celebrate America\u2019s 250th anniversary at Donald Trump Jr.\u2019s members-only MAGA club,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":527040,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278],"class_list":["post-527039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=527039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/527040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=527039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=527039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}