Rapper 6ix9ine has challenged all the self-proclaimed “kings” and “princes” of New York to “put their money where [their] mouth is” and donate to charity rather than drop cash on lavish items.
“I love being from New York, but I hate being from New York from time to time. The rappers we got here, ‘I’m the king of New York, I’m the prince of New York—I’m this, that and the third,” 6ix9ine began.
“Yo, y’all really don’t put nothing on for the city. We’re still in a pandemic here in New York. There’s families, mothers, and fathers laid off of work. Their kids is [sic] going hungry, families going hungry, senior citizens—a whole bunch of shit … Y’all don’t help any of these communities in need. Y’all don’t do none of that,” he continued.
6ix9ine then challenged fellow rappers of New York to help out their community by donating $100,000, declaring he would match each donation with an additional $200,000.
“Don’t act like y’all don’t see this,” he said. “Put your money where your mouth is.”
The video has since been deleted, but not before the clip was uploaded to several fan accounts.
It comes following another attempted charity effort earlier this month, with 6ix9ine attempting to donate $200,000 to No Kid Hungry, an organisation dedicated to ending childhood hunger, only for the charity to reject the money, stating 6ix9ine’s controversial behaviour was not in line with the organisation’s values.
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“We are grateful for Mr. Hernandez’s generous offer to donate to No Kid Hungry but we have informed his representatives that we have declined this donation,” No Kid Hungry’s director of strategic communications Laura Washburn told Complex at the time.
“As a child-focused campaign, it is our policy to decline funding from donors whose activities do not align with our mission and values.”
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