Ye is asking Drake to set their feud aside and assist his efforts to get convicted felon Larry Hoover released from federal prison.
"I'm asking Drake on Dec. 7 to join me onstage as a special guest to share the two biggest albums of the year" -- he said in reference to his own -- "live in Los Angeles with the ultimate purpose being to free Larry Hoover."
The 22-time Grammy winner concluded his statement by saying,"I believe this event will not only bring awareness to our cause, but prove to people everywhere how much more we can accomplish when we lay our pride to the side and come together."Billboard'sThis isn't the first time West has attempted to help free Hoover, the convicted co-founder of Chicago’s Gangster Disciples gang who was first sentenced to serve life in prison in 1973 after he was found guilty of murder.
West previously attempted to help free Hoover by appealing to former U.S. President Donald Trump in 2018, but he was unsuccessful. Most recently, he featured Hoover's son, Larry Hoover Jr., on the song"Jesus Lord" which appears on his latest album,
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