Nas
Jay
Common
RZA
Lupe Fiasco
Kendrick Lamar
J.Cole
Kanye West (Before his mom passed)
Did a LOT of behind the scenes stuff for they’re communities that they don’t publicize. Nas especially has been doing a bunch of shyt for Queensbridge including Toy giveaways, camps for kids, career advancement opportunities, college scholarships, etc.
Jay might be the most publicity seeking, boastful, “Me me me ME” rapper to ever live but he does a lot of lowkey stuff for Marcy.
Many rappers/entertainers don’t like publicizing what they do because they don’t want extra attention and don’t want people coming to them trying to leverage kindness for weakness. You have NO IDEA the extent to which nikkas will take $5 and ask for $10 if they know you got $20
We have verified stories of individuals from Jay and Nas’s hoods who GREW UP with them that tried to later extort them.
Imagine if the whole hood knew you was coming through with gifts and giveaways. Charity doesn’t always end well.