Rapper Big Boi and Nike paired up to create a 50k diamond embedded Nike shoe with all donations going to Big Boi's Big Kidz Foundation
Rappers Bow and Nelly recently held and participated in charity basketball game with the losing team donating $100,000 to charity.
Atlanta natives, T.I and Young Jeezy, have taken the holiday of Thanksgiving to give back to their local community by donating and running a soup kitchen/food bank that feeds the community.
At the beginning of this month, music artist Common teamed up with a charity event that helped cancer patients in Montreal, Canada.
Rapper Akon has his own charity that gives back to many communities in his home country of Africa. The charity foundations makes many efforts in helping kids across Africa.
With the recent disaster in Haiti, native Wyclef Jean took on damage control by creating numerous events and opportunities for the Wyclef Jean Foundation, Inc. to help in Haiti.
Mike Jones and Paul Wall have also held charity basketball game.
Bow Wow has created a community skate rink with money he raised and donated. The idea was to give community a safe place to get away from the street life.
Snoop Dogg has many sports related charity efforts. He has a whole youth football league that he financially supports with donations and personal money. Also he continuously holds sports events with all donations going to his youth foundation.
Atlanta Radio Host Ryan Cameron partnered with rappers T.I and Ludacris to donate $166,000 to the aid of the Hosea Williams Feed The Hungry and Homeless Foundation. They did it all in less than three hours!
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