50 Cent Bashes New York Governor For Remarks About Black Youngsters & Computer systems

New York Governor Kathy Hochul confronted backlash for claiming Black children within the Bronx don’t know what a pc is. 50 Cent added to the criticism of Hochul in an Instagram submit on Wednesday (Could 8).

“I don’t know any Black children that don’t know what a pc is within the Bronx,” 50 Cent wrote. “WTF They know easy methods to work a iPad higher than me.”

Hochul made her controversial feedback on the Milken Institute World Convention in California on Monday (Could 6). The governor was touting the potential affect of New York’s Empire AI Consortium on the occasion.

“Now we have younger Black children rising up within the Bronx who don’t even know what the phrase pc is,” she stated.

Hochul apologized in an announcement launched later that day.

“Whereas discussing my dedication to increasing financial alternative for communities of colour, I misspoke and I remorse it,” Hochul stated. “After all Black kids within the Bronx know what computer systems are — the issue is that they too usually lack entry to the expertise wanted to get on monitor to high-paying jobs in rising industries like AI.”

50 Cent beforehand referred to as out Hochul over a $2.4 billion proposal to take care of migrant points in New York. He initially focused New York Mayor Eric Adams earlier than talking with the mayor.

“I speak[ed] to @nycmayor Eric Adams he broke down why this pilot program was put in place,” 50 Cent wrote in February. “He seemed to be on level, and up to the mark. Now I need to speak to @govkathyhochul in regards to the legal guidelines stopping him from doing issues to make the scenario higher in New York. and the place the proposed 2.4 billion she’s planning on spending on migrants is coming from…NOT MY TAXES!”

50 Cent’s newest Instagram jab at Hochul occurred after he sued his ex-girlfriend Daphne Pleasure for defamation. The G-Unit rapper stated Pleasure falsely accused him of rape and abuse in a social media submit.