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50 Cent had the best reaction after one of his hits went viral in the aftermath of the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.
Within minutes after the shooting happened on Saturday, July 13, the G-Unit founder's song "Many Men (Wish Death)" had been edited into a chilling video that showed the Secret Service shielding Trump as shots rang out. People online referred to Trump as "Teflon Don" and shared memes of Trump's head photoshopped on the album cover of 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin'. After watching all the jokes fly on social media, Fif weighed in on the situation.
"Trump gets shot and now I'm trending," he wrote in one post with the alter album cover. "I know the vibes…we are all in trouble now!”
50 Cent's own assassination attempt was the inspiration behind the third single off his debut album. In 2000, 50 Cent was shot nine times while in front of his grandmother's home in South Jamaica in Queens, N.Y. He survived the attack and spent nearly two weeks in the hospital. In the song, Fif talks about how he persevered after the shooting. Trump matched 50's energy on the song by triumphantly raising his fist in the air as Secret Service agents led him off stage.
Later on that night, 50 Cent appeared to embrace the Internet's comparisons of Trump and his hit song. During his concert in Boston, 50 Cent performed "Many Men" with the viral meme of Trump on his album cover in the background. He also reposted a hilarious video mocking Trump's reaction to hearing the song after he got shot.
Watch video of the performance and see more reactions from 50 Cent below.