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Zohran Mamdani still making money from fleeting rap career, filings show
New York mayor, ‘C-list rapper’ who went by Mr Cardamon and Young Cardamon, collected $1,643 in royalties last year
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.
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Associated Press · Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 5:00 PM
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New York mayor, ‘C-list rapper’ who went by Mr Cardamon and Young Cardamon, collected $1,643 in royalties last year
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.
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