Zohran Mamdani Still Earns Royalties From Rap Career

Mayor Zohran Mamdani‘s rap career is all about the Benjamins … about 16 of them — because that’s approximately what he made from royalties on his music last year.

The NYC mayor’s tax filings are obviously public record … and, he reported $1,643 in music royalties he made from songs he released as “Young Cardamom,” which he called himself back in the day.

This is $376 more than he made from his music in 2024 … almost certainly helped by his campaign for mayor — though he probably shouldn’t quit his day job to go after artistic pursuits again.

Mamdani spoke to the press about his tax filings Thursday … and told reporters New Yorkers should head on over to Spotify if they want to put a few extra bucks in his pocket.

He added, “A lot of people say they’re listening. They’re not listening.” Sure, but you know what they say Mr. Mayor — Mo Money, Mo Mayoral Problems.

As for the rest of his tax filing … Mayor Mamdani made $131,296 as a member of the New York State Assembly. His wife, Rama Duwaji, reported $10,010 for graphic design work. That’s a total reported income of about $145K.