Ja Rule shows support to Zohran Mamdani for using his song ‘New York’ during mayoral election victory speech

Ja Rule has reacted to Zohran Mamdani coming out for his victory speech on the rapper's song, New York. The latter won the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday, November 4.

Zohran Mamdani, a self-titled democratic socialist, beat Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Silwa in the mayoral race, earning more than 1 million votes. He will officially become the mayor of New York City on January 1, 2026.

Mamdani gave a victory speech on Tuesday night. He walked out on stage with Ja Rule's New York playing in the background. The song, which also features Fat Joe and Jadakiss, was released on October 27, 2004. It was part of his sixth studio album, R.U.L.E., released on November 9, 2004.

Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeffrey Bruce Atkins, shared a story on his Instagram on Wednesday, November 5. He shared a post of Mamdani coming out to give his victory speech in New York and put emojis of a robotic arm and "100" on it.

Ja Rule's Instagram story (Image Source: Instagram/@jarule)

Some fans online also speculated that this move from Mamdani could also be a reference to Ja Rule's long-standing beef with 50 Cent. The two rappers have been involved in a feud since 1999, and it continues to this day. 50 Cent, meanwhile, has been openly critical of Mamdani's objective of increasing taxes on the rich.

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More about 50 Cent's criticism of Zohran Mamdani's tax plans

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50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, has been critical of Zohran Mamdani's plans for increasing taxes on rich people. After the latter appeared on The Breakfast Club on June 11 this year, the rapper shared his disapproval on Instagram, writing (h/t Hot New Hip Hop):

"Where did he come from? Whose friend is this? I’m not feeling this plan. No. I will give him $258,750 and a first class one-way ticket away from NY. I’m telling Trump what he said too!"

Mamdani responded to Fifty's comments in an interview with MSNBC's The Beat on November 3, saying:

“He’s a critic! I didn’t even know what my salary would be until I opened up Instagram and saw this thing that was like, ’50 Cent offers Mamdani x-amount of money.’ I was like, ‘That’s a very specific amount of money. Oh my god!'”

He explained his tax policies again in the interview and shared his plans to increase taxes on the rich, before saying about Fifty:

"And even though we have a disagreement, every time I get a death threat, I still listen to ‘Many Men.'”

The rapper then responded with another post on Instagram on November 4, writing:

"I think his intentions are good,but his Tax plan is gonna run the big money out of the city and if he defunds the police they are gonna purge. 🤷 @50centaction All Roads lead to SHREVEPORT !"

Fifty also expressed his disappointment after Mamdani was announced as the winner of the mayoral election, insinuating the death of New York City.

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Edited by Aditya Singh