Just six months after announcing his mayoral bid for New York City, Democrat Ray McGuire has scored endorsements from hip-hop titans Jay-Z, Diddy, and Nas.
via: Page Six
The rappers appeared on a Zoom call with McGuire, Angie Martinez and Steve Stoute to discuss their mayoral candidate’s “inclusive comeback” plan for the city.
“When New York’s the most vibrant, It was because it was a destination for people to come there and create,” Jay-Z said.
The Roc Nation mogul revealed that he reached out to McGuire to run a fund he was planning to start for black and brown people. “He told me about his plans for running for mayor. I was like, man, there goes that! I understood where he was coming from,” he said.
Queens native Nas stressed how broken the city is, and said he’s endorsing McGuire because “I haven’t heard anyone say anything about it, and everything he’s is saying is what I want to hear.”
Meanwhile, we’re told Diddy’s role in the campaign goes beyond just endorsing McGuire. “Puffy is going to be an integral part in how we reach voters. He knows the communities Ray needs to reach and he’s an integral part in driving that. Only Puffy can make a mayoral campaign sexy,” a campaign insider told us.
We wouldn’t be surprised if the candidate’s Spotify playlist now included the trio’s, “If I Ruled the World,” “It’s All About the Benjamins,” and “99 Problems” — but celebrity endorsements certainly ain’t one. He also has the support of Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Donna Karan, LL Cool J, Spike Lee and Steve Martin.
Their endorsement arrives six months after McGuire left Citigroup to launch his mayoral campaign. The 63-year-old Dayton, Ohio native earned degrees at Harvard Law School, Harvard College and Harvard Business School, before rising to prominence as one of the longest-tenured Black executives on Wall Street.
