{"id":1115030,"date":"2021-12-13T15:13:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1115030"},"modified":"2021-12-13T15:13:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:13:57","slug":"proceeds-from-kanye-west-and-drakes-free-larry-hoover-concert-going-to-woke-criminal-justice-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proceeds-from-kanye-west-and-drakes-free-larry-hoover-concert-going-to-woke-criminal-justice-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Proceeds from Kanye West and Drake&#039;s &#039;Free Larry Hoover&#039; Concert Going to Woke Criminal Justice Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fproceeds-from-kanye-west-and-drakes-free-larry-hoover-concert-going-to-woke-criminal-justice-groups%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1115030&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kanyewestdrakehoover1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Rap megastars Kanye West and Drake teamed up for an Amazon-backed concert for jailed Chicago gang founder Larry Hoover last Thursday,&nbsp;with proceeds from ticket sales reportedly being donated to various criminal justice reform groups.<\/p>\n<p>West, now known officially as just \u201cYe,\u201d and Drake have a longstanding feud, but the two stars put their beef aside for one night to benefit Hoover\u2019s cause for a concert that Ye <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/11\/22\/kanye-west-teaming-with-drake-for-concert-to-free-jailed-chicago-gang-leader-larry-hoover\/\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> \u201cGod\u2019s plan.\u201d Hoover, a former Chicago gang leader, is currently in a maximum-security jail in Colorado serving six life sentences for murder, extortion, and other gang-related activities.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The concert, sponsored by Amazon (and aired live on Amazon Prime), came on the heels of a video that Ye posted asking Drake to join him for a benefit concert for Hoover\u2019s legal cause. It was announced that profits from the show were being donated to Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change, Hustle 2.0, and Uptown People\u2019s Law Center.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.8\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kanye West &amp; Drake teamed up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeLarryHooverConcert?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeLarryHooverConcert<\/a> last night where West also decided to make another public plea to get back together with estranged wife <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KimKardashian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KimKardashian<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MsdKZDf0lv\">pic.twitter.com\/MsdKZDf0lv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ET Canada (@ETCanada) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ETCanada\/status\/1469438023137837057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There is also a line of #FreeLarrryHoover merchandise being sold on Amazon that was created for the show, and advertised as \u201cengineered by Balenciaga.\u201d According to <i>GQ<\/i>, the merch was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/ye-drake-demna-merch\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">designed<\/a> by Balenciaga designer Demna.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>However, despite that the concert was supposed to benefit the various woke law centers, the profits of the merchandise sales won\u2019t be going to any charity, according to <i>GQ<\/i> reporter Eileen Cartter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.4313725490196\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">a scoop for today: a rep confirmed none of the proceeds from the Ye x Drake x Demna x Amazon Fashion merch for last night&#8217;s Larry Hoover benefit concert will go to criminal justice orgs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9WSTe1e8D1\">https:\/\/t.co\/9WSTe1e8D1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 eileen (@eileencartter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eileencartter\/status\/1469390068250984451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The concert may have been a hit with fans but federal law enforcement officials are shocked that the two stars would put their names on the line for Hoover\u2019s benefit. One official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2021\/12\/11\/drake-kanye-west-larry-hoover-feds-prison-release\/\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> Hoover \u201cthe worst of the worst\u201d and others have privately expressed their surprise that anyone would consider Hoover a person worth lending assistance, TMZ reported.<\/p>\n<p>Kanye West, though, has been pushing for Hoover for years. Back in 2018 Ye even tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/thesource.com\/2018\/10\/12\/kanye-west-larry-hoover\/\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">convince<\/a> President Donald Trump to pardon the convicted Gangster Disciples leader and free him from jail.<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rap megastars Kanye West and Drake teamed up for an Amazon-backed concert for jailed Chicago gang founder Larry Hoover last Thursday,\u00a0with proceeds from ticket sales reportedly being donated to various &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1115030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1115030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1115030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1115030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1115030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}