The New York mayor Zohran Mamdani is still making money from his short-lived career as a multilingual rapper, tax filings show.
But the 34-year-old Democrat’s meteoric rise as a celebrity politician has brought only a modest increase in hip-hop profits: he took home $1,643 in music royalties last year, up only slightly from $1,267 in 2024, according to the filings.
Mamdani, who rapped under the monikers Young Cardamom and Mr Cardamom, joked on Thursday that New Yorkers should “go to Spotify” if they want to help his bottom line.
“A lot of people say they’re listening,” he added.
“They’re not listening.” Mamdani began rapping in high school, releasing socially conscious songs in his 20s on subjects ranging from Indian....
