Haitian hip-hop personalities Wyclef Jean, Tony Yayo and Sha Money will supporting their homeland in a competition that could help the country.
Haiti is currently competing with 11 other countries in the BBC News “World Challenge ‘09,” to earn a grant to extend their environmentally friendly waste management system.
Other rap related supporters who have all been named ambassadors of the project include Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons, former host of “106 & Park” and current Power 105 radio personality Free and The Wire actor Jamie Hector, among others.
Those interested can vote for the country, whose team is titled Love ’N Haiti, online. Voting ends on November 13. —Max G
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October 29th, 2009
at 4:39 pm
DV8 says:
they can start by recycling Tony Yayo CD’s
just joking Yayo’s album was decent in my book.
This is a good look for them hopefully they can be successful for Haiti’s cause
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October 29th, 2009
at 4:44 pm
CeeHawk says:
This, is a good thing.
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October 29th, 2009
at 4:57 pm
$ykotic/Don McCaine says:
HA!
Who thinks I’m lying now?
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October 30th, 2009
at 12:57 am
trashman says:
Should I even say anything about all the garbage that tony yayo produces?
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October 30th, 2009
at 6:38 am
Jacquelyn Williams says:
You should see our African Wrap Dolls in Sant Art, Cange (Plateau Central)which we make from re-cycled water bottles.
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November 1st, 2009
at 10:24 am
mamamia30 says:
who knew yayo was haitian, should’ve known!
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