Dave Chappelle gave crowds at 50 Cent’s charity competition a giant shock – his sudden look.
The comic, 50, dropped in on stage on the Humor and Concord Weekend on Thursday, August 8, which takes place over 4 days in Shreveport, Louisiana. The occasion was organized by 50 Cent’s (actual identify Curtis Jackson) to lift cash for underserved youth communities.
As Chappelle took to the stage to talk on to the viewers who had attended the comedy and music occasion, the group erupted in cheers on the stand-up legend’s shock cameo.
“Man, I flew all the way in which to Shreveport as a result of any time makes historical past, I don’t wish to miss it. And that is historical past,” he advised the group in footage shared with Us Weekly.
“This motherf–ker, Curtis Jackson, has been the American nightmare and the American dream in the identical life and introduced all of it right here to Shreveport.”
The occasion was thrown in collaboration with 50 Cent’s firm Sire Spirits and his charity group, The G-Unity Basis, and can run till Sunday, August 11, after kicking off on Thursday, August 8.
Among the many performances to characteristic on the occasion are Andrew Schulz, Invoice Bellamy and Katt Williams and musicians together with Da Child, 2 Chainz, Cam’ron, Flo-Rida, Monica in addition to 50 Cent himself.
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The “Get Wealthy Or Die Making an attempt” rapper has lengthy used his affect to provide again and created The G-Unity Basis in 2005 as he aimed to help nonprofit organizations that improved high quality of life for low-income communities throughout the USA.
Talking of his affinity for philanthropy in an interview with Forbes in 2023, 50 Cent stated he was pleased with transitioning from strictly music and appearing to taking up extra charitable causes.
“I’ve donated to organizations since 2004, however I didn’t supply my time. Now I’m in a position to coordinate,” he stated of his work with G-Unity.
Within the interview, the Energy star admitted that fame has helped him to have extra affect.
“It’s like a cheat sheet. I in all probability wouldn’t be concerned as a lot in philanthropy, however having the relationships makes it simpler,” he stated. “You see me extra round it as a result of connecting by way of what they’ve developed on the bottom permits me to get into one thing I do know is efficient already.”
Many superstar {couples} wish to pay it ahead with their involvement in numerous charitable efforts. Whereas Beyoncé and Jay-Z are recognized for his or her profitable music careers, additionally they each run their very own foundations. In 2003, the rapper and his mom began the Shawn Carter Basis, which offers scholarships to those that don’t qualify for help. […]
In the meantime, Chappelle has additionally drawn on his stardom up to now to assist out, corresponding to when he introduced throughout a June 2022 standup present at Shea’s Performing Arts Middle in Buffalo, New York, that he would donate ticket gross sales from the occasion to the households of the mass capturing at Tops Grocery store, which is within the space.
Chappelle additionally invited among the victims’ households to the present. The mass capturing came about one month prior within the Buffalo space, leaving 10 individuals killed and three wounded.
