The Game is spreading
a little Christmas cheer early to underprivileged youth in Los Angeles his native
city of Compton, California.The
rapper’s Black Wall Street Foundation teamed with popular fashion designer and
Ed Hardy clothing founder Christian Audigier to design original limited edition
Black Wall Street / Ed Hardy inspired shirts.The
stylish shirts will benefit Hands for Hope, a Los Angeles-based charity organization
that believes enriching and rewarding experiences will challenge underprivileged
students to make choices that will positively impact their careers and lives.The
custom shirts, valued at more than $80,000, will be given as gifts to foster children
throughout Los Angeles, Compton and surrounding communities. The
clothing, which will never be sold in stores, will be split between Hands for
Hope and foster children in the Compton area. A
small portion of the shirts will also be auctioned off for charity on Game’s official
website, www.thegame360.com.The
rapper’s goodwill comes on the heels of the release of his new album, The Doctors
Advocate.
Thealbum debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, with 358,988
copies sold during its first week in stores. The Game will hit the stage
tonight (Dec. 8) at the Hammersmith Palais in London as part of a European trek
that includes stops in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and the Netherlands. The rapper’s European tour ends on Dec. 22 in Berlin,
Germany at the Columbia Club.
