Not only do these folks constantly drop off good music for the fans, they are also doing something positive for humanity. Applaud these guys! Check info on Bun B’s fund raising Houson For Haiti show in the blockquote below, then Duck Down’s efforts after the jump. UPDATE: Added Clipse/Play Cloths’ contribution as well.
Houston, TX – In the wake of the disaster that destroyed the city of Port-Au-Prince in Haiti this past Tuesday, UGK founding member Bun B has gathered a stellar line-up of Houston artists for a fund raiser event that has been called “Houston For Haiti.” The show will take place Monday, January 18 (MLK Day) from 4 to 8 PM at Warehouse Live in Houston.
Along with Bun B, Slim Thug, Trae The Truth, ESG, Lil O, Candi Redd, Just Brittany, Corey Mo and The Party Boyz have been confirmed to perform, so far. More artist are expected to join the bill. Local athletes including Vince Young of the Tennesse Titans will also make appearances. “We all need to get involved” says Bun B. “Race, color or creed, we are all Haitians right now, and we need to help our brothers and sisters!”
The event has been organized with supporting partners Red Bull, Houston radio station KBXX The Box, www.care.org, and the Houston Community Center.
Tickets go on sale today at $ 20 and can be purchased through www.warehouselive.com; tickets will be $30 at the venue’s box office on Monday. All proceeds will be donated to Haiti relief funds through www.care.org; Donations drop off sites will also be set up at the venue.
Duck Down Records is also participating in assisting Haiti. On January 16th at Midnight, for a 24 hour period, their entire iTunes catalog sales will be donated to Yele to assist in the relief effort. So if you were planning to cop a single/album from any of the likes of Sean Price, KRS-One & Buckshot, B-Real, Kidz in the Hall, 9th Wonder, Skyzoo, Marcol Polo & Torae, Ruste Juxx, Boot Camp Clik, Smif N Wessun, Heltah Skeltah, Black Moon, General Steele, Blue Scholars & DJ Revolution on iTunes, now is the time to do it!
Starting today, Friday January 15th @ 3pm est, Play Cloths will release a signature Jack logo t-shirt designed for the Haiti Relief Effort. 100% OF THE PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED to the YELE HAITI EARTHQUAKE FUND (www.yele.org) which is an organization supported by WYCLEF. In order to send the donations as fast as we can, the Haitian Jack t-shirt will only be on sale from Friday, January 15th to Friday, January 22nd (one week only). We will be shipping Friday the following week. We cannot stress enough what a human disaster this is and every little bit we can give helps. We can only hope that our efforts combined with efforts from the rest of the world will help the people of Port-au-Prince immediately as well as create a better Haiti for the future.
Purchase at the Play Cloths store.
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Bun’s always been a leader, and he continually sets an excellent example of how rappers can maintain they’re street decorum without sacrificing intelligence and etiquette (particularly in interviews).
Meanwhile, I’m sure Duck Down have their hearts in the right place, but if this is going to be their approach, they’ll be lucky if they raise $200.
Not to say I don’t personally support Duck Down, because I do buy a lot of their shit. e
AYOOOOO WYCLEF YOU GOT SOME EXPLAININ TO DO
The Haiti earthquake has already triggered hundreds of thousands of donations to musician Wyclef Jean’s charitable foundation, which expects to raise upwards of $1 million a day in the disaster’s wake. However, Internal Revenue Service records show the group has a lackluster history of accounting for its finances, and that the organization has paid the performer and his business partner at least $410,000 for rent, production services, and Jean’s appearance at a benefit concert. Though the Wyclef Jean Foundation, which does business as Yele Haiti Foundation, was incorporated 12 years ago–and has been active since that time–the group only first filed tax returns in August 2009. That month, the foundation provided the IRS with returns covering calendar years 2005, 2006, and 2007–the only periods for which it has publicly provided a glimpse at its financial affairs. In 2006, Jean’s charity reported contributions of $1 million, the bulk of which came from People magazine in exchange for the first photos of a pregnant Angelina Jolie (the actress reportedly directed that the publication’s payment go to Jean’s charity, not her personally). As seen on the following pages from the foundation’s 2006 tax return, the group paid $31,200 in rent to Platinum Sound, a Manhattan recording studio owned by Jean and Jerry Duplessis, who, like Jean, is a foundation board member. A $31,200 rent payment was also made in 2007 to Platinum Sound. The rent, tax returns assure, “is priced below market value.” The recording studio also was paid $100,000 in 2006 for the “musical performance services of Wyclef Jean at a benefit concert.” That six-figure payout, the tax return noted, “was substantially less than market value.” The return, of course, does not address why Jean needed to be paid to perform at his own charity’s fundraiser. But the largest 2006 payout–a whopping $250,000–went to Telemax, S.A., a for-profit Haiti company in which Jean and Duplessis were said to “own a controlling interest.” The money covered “pre-purchased…TV airtime and production services” that were part of the foundation’s “outreach efforts” in Haiti. No further description of these services was offered, though the return claimed that “the fees paid are below market” and that the use of Telemax was the “most efficient way of providing these services.” The group’s tax returns also report “consultant” payments totaling $300,000 between 2005-2007, while the 2006 return reported nearly $225,000 in “promotion and PR” costs. These expenses are not itemized further in the IRS returns.
^^^^
P’Cola
2dbz resident conservative member.
P’ Cola got his source from http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0114102wyclef1.html
#okbye
Okay, so point out your source where the information is proven wrong. He hides behind a veil of charity while fattening his bank account. It’s a fucking joke.
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I think Bun and the other Houston rappers have really stepped up. But it kinda bothers me that others are using the opportunity to push their products. It’s one thing to promote awareness but I don’t see that happening with a lot of people.
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