philanthropy
Lil Durk is proving why he’s a so-called Voice of the Heroes, as the Chicago rapper has teamed up with Amazon Music to launch a college tuition program called Durk Banks Endowment Fund. The fund has awarded two students, who participated in Durk’s Neighborhood Heroes HBCU College & Career Readiness Cohort Program, scholarships to Howard University, while […]
An 82-year-old woman was arrested in late November for failing to pay a $77.80 trash bill, and Trae tha Truth has come to her aid. As Martha Menefield was being taken into custody, one of the officers was heard laughing on bodycam video obtained by TMZ. The chuckle appeared to be an authentic reaction to the nonsensical nature of the […]
Meek Mill, Michael Rubin, and Kevin Hart have partnered on a multimillion-dollar donation aimed at educational facilities in the Philadelphia area. Per a press release, the three have been confirmed to be giving back by way of a collective donation of $7 million. The donation will be put toward 60 different schools in need (both […]
Vic Mensa continues to show off his humanitarian side by helping those near and dear to his heart. Born Victor Kwesi Mensah, the 29-year-old artist was raised in Chicago, but his father hails from Ghana and oversees the non-profit organization Let Them Drink Water, according to Billboard. Mensa observed how water contamination issues were impacting the community, and […]
Meek Mill is bringing cheer this holiday season, as the REFORM Alliance co-founder paid the bail of women currently incarcerated in Philadelphia. The women, who were incarcerated at Riverside Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, also received gift cards to buy presents for their families. Five women were released today and will be reunited with their families, with 15 […]
November 13 will now be recognized as “Dominique ‘Lil Baby’ Jones Day” in the city of Atlanta. Baby received a proclamation from the Atlanta City Council on Sunday in celebration of “his successful career and his generous philanthropy.” The rapper shared a series of photos from the ceremony and expressed his gratitude: Lil Baby received the Quincy […]
Lil Baby was honored with the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award at Black Music Action Coalition’s second annual Music in Action Awards Gala, which took place Thursday night at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. The Atlanta rapper was celebrated for his contributions to racial and social justice. Earlier this year, Lil Baby hosted his third annual Back […]
A collaboration many fans have been waiting for is here. Months after praising GloRilla’s hit single “F.N.F.,” Cardi B connected with the Memphis rapper on the hard-hitting track “Tomorrow 2.” The artists announced the joint record on social media this week, and provided a brief look at its official video. Beginning with a nod to the 1979 film […]
Patagonia is under new ownership. Brand founder Yvon Chouinard announced the news Wednesday, confirming he and his family gave away the $3 billion company in an effort to fight climate change. The move comes nearly 50 years after the rock climber-turned-billionaire opened the first Patagonia store in Ventura, California. In the following decades, the Chouinards owned and operated the […]
Cardi B made a surprise visit to her former middle school as part of New York’s Community Capacity Development organization. On Tuesday, Cardi headed to her old stomping grounds, I.S. 232 in the Bronx’s Morris Heights neighborhood. After delivering a motivational speech to some ecstatic students and answering a few of their questions, Cardi surprised […]
