Over the weekend, Grammy-nominated artist and humanitarian YG and his 4Hunnid Ways Foundation partnered with Believe in Giving (B.I.G) for a back-to-school drive in Inglewood. The drive served families in need, providing them with essential resources to prepare for the upcoming school year. Resources included food boxes provided by the L.A. Mission, backpacks filled with school supplies, clothing from Ethika, and much more, with hotdogs, snow cones, and refreshments were also freely available to attendees.
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Guests could also enter the raffle giveaway and several winners took home prizes including a new laptop, a gaming chair, tickets to Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers games, and more. The drive provided over 2,000 backpacks and 2,000 boxes of food to families from the community in need.
The drive welcomed partners including Chase, UNDEFEATED, Los Angeles Mission, Ethika, the Office of Mayor Karen Bass, Metro LA, El Camino College, and more. The crowd got to enjoy a special performance by Tommy the Clown dance group, who performed an electrifying hip-hop routine, as well as petting and holding exotic reptiles, brought by Wildlife People.
Several elected officials attended including L.A. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto and L.A. Councilmember Curren D. Price Jr. Also, Price presented a certificate of recognition to YG’s mother, Shonee Jackson, in acknowledgement of the work the recording artist has continuously done for his community.
