50 Cent Roasts Shreveport Critic John Settle With Prostitution Conviction

50 Cent turned a Shreveport zoning critique into a ruthless background check after former lawyer John Settle questioned his liquor advertising.

Settle’s column asked whether advertisements for Branson Cognac and Le Chemin du Roi belong on temporary fencing around two downtown properties.

Settle had argued that local development rules do not govern messages on construction fencing, while federal alcohol-advertising restrictions may still apply.

His sharpest criticism concerned 50 Cent’s progress downtown rather than the legality of banners promoting the rapper’s premium alcohol labels.

“With all the over-the-top hype on creating an entertainment and job mecca downtown, Jackson’s lack of meaningful action at G-Unit Studios, Expo Hall and the many downtown buildings he has purchased is a bigger issue than his fence ads. However, the ads still send a message that most observers view as negative,” Settle wrote.

Instead of debating zoning codes, 50 Cent reached for the kind of personal ammunition that has made his Instagram account infamous.

“John is it ok to keep getting busted for soliciting prostitution. I mean is there any laws against that, I’m just asking for a friend. LOL @bransoncognac @lecheminduroiless,” 50 Cent wrote.

The rapper then posted Settle’s mugshots, a KFC Colonel Sanders graphic and a dinner invitation that sounded more menacing than friendly.

“John next time I’m in Shreveport we should do dinner, I would like to be friends. I have so many enemies it won’t mean anything if we are enemies please consider my offer,” he added.

The attack carried documented history because KTBS reported Settle was convicted of solicitation following his January 10, 2025 arrest during a hotel sting.

Shreveport police said that operation produced nine arrests, while KSLA reported Settle had also pleaded guilty after a separate March 2019 arrest.

The clash unfolds beside a far bigger commitment: G-Unit plans to invest $74 million alongside Louisiana’s $50 million contribution across three entertainment venues.

That $124 million plan includes upgrades at G-Unit Studios and Stageworks plus a permanent G-Dome, with projected production targets spanning five years.

AllHipHop previously reported that 50 Cent moved the Shreveport expansion forward in June after months of questions about whether construction would begin.

The G-Dome officially broke ground in downtown Shreveport on June 17, nearly five months after the proposed venue received zoning approval.