Lil Wayne gives thumbs up alongside Trump in photo of support after discussing plan for Black Americans

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rapper Lil Wayne gave Donald Trump a thumbs-up after meeting the president to discuss his plan for investing $500m in the African-American community during a second term. “He listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done.” Lil Wayne is the second high-profile rapper to have discussed helping Black Americans directly with the Trump administration, with Ice Cube working with the White House to incorporate parts of his own “Contract with Black America” into the Platinum Plan. The proposed “Platinum Plan” includes the creation of 3 million jobs and investing $500m in Black communities over four years, according to the Trump campaign. While neither rapper officially endorsed president, Ice Cube said he was contacted by both the Trump and Biden campaigns to discuss his Contract with Black America, which outlines banking, police and prison reform, and other reforms to earn “support of the Black vote”.