The recent death of 7-year-old Dequante Hobbs Jr. has led to a change of plans for Master P. In light of the senseless killing, the No Limit Records founder has added a peace rally to his upcoming celebrity basketball game, which is being held during the weekend of the 2017 Essence Festival. He invited Hobbs’ mother, Micheshia Norment, to attend as well.
Hobbs was killed on May 21 in Louisville, Kentucky when a stray bullet went through his kitchen window and struck him in the head. A fight outside the child’s home led to gunfire and resulted in his premature death. The boy was reportedly the fifth member of his family to fall victim to a homicide.
“When I heard of this horrific tragedy, I had to reach out to his family,” Master P said in a press release. “As a father, I can only imagine what she must be going through. I wanted to do something special for her. Inviting her to New Orleans as my guest during Essence is just a small gesture to try and put a smile on her face. We are calling for peace. We need to send a strong message to communities across America; this senseless violence must stop.”
Master P’s “A National Day of Peace” rally and celebrity basketball game takes place on June 29 at the Xavier University Convocation Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Proceeds from the event go to Team Hope NOLA’s youth scholarship fund.
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No more BOUT IT, BOUT IT???!
Real dude rite chea! I wuz jest talmbout deez tricc a55 f4gs who tink dey bout it bout it but really sum booty bandits. Gettin all up in dudes booty holes doe. Hom0 chit. Master P mite have been wacc doe but dude solid. Real rekonize real doe real spit doe. Salute da vet doe.
Lil DQ is my lil cousin…Man I swear this brings tears to my eyes reading how P reading is once again holding it down for my city and my family as well…We’ve been torn apart by this horrific tragedy , justhad to burry my seven year oldcousin smh..Thisis why P is the realist man in the game..Now I can never say no rapper never did nothing for me and my family.Much Luv to Mr.Miller
I am from the ville too and I feel bad for your cuz and his other young cousins…I am 36 years old and I live in the westend… I assume you are young and obviously have never listened to master p’s music in the 90’s that promoted violence and drug dealing in the hoods..master p poisoned young black males minds back in the late 90’s…he had everybody thinking we was bout it…I commend P on what he is doing now…but the damage has been done already
That’s a apart of growing up my dude. Everybody’s got a past and that shouldn’t dictate the rest of your life. I’m 35 so I’ve lived the No Limit era and did a lot of dirt, granted not because of the music but the fact is if we had more OGs then doing what he’s doing now we’d be doing a lot better today.
I was born in 1990..in clarksdale projects where P got played religiously..the gang violence and violence on general was already in effect P just provided us with a sound tracktrack.being that he was from the murder capitol at the time…I agree that P plays some respondsibility for the current situation of the ghettos in America.but rap music as a whole is plays responsibility n P is the only one I see actually trying tomake it right and that’swhy I commend him
Yep your right…I truly think rap music is playing a role in violence in the black community…I’m not saying if you listen to a rap song one is going to go out and do crime…but continuesly listing to it does something to your psyche …this new rap music (migo’s, chief keif , 21 savage etc)promotes nothing but bad shiit there like no limit on steroids because even no limit had positive songs and songs about consequences of your actions if you do crime…
why cant everyday just be a national day of peace? This freewill thing really got me thinking…but thts another story.