Ja Rule has revealed plans to build a school in Ghana, becoming the latest rapper to give back to Africa.
The Queens, New York native announced the philanthropic project on Thursday (January 4), taking to X (formerly Twitter) to share his excitement.
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“I’m also building a school in Ghana can’t wait to go and break ground… Rule love the kids!!!” he wrote alongside a series of emojis including an orange heart, sun and sunrise.
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I’m also building a school in Ghana can’t wait to go and break ground… Rule love the kids!!! 🧡☀️🌅
— Ja Rule (@jarule) January 4, 2024
Ja Rule is not the first rapper to offer education in Ghana. In 2017, Lil Jon teamed up with the non-profit organization Pencils of Promise to open two schools in the West African country.
The construction — funded by a $70,000 donation from the producer — included a kindergarten and primary school located in the Asuogyaman District of eastern Ghana. Children previously attended school in sheds and class would often be canceled due to bad weather.
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In an Instagram post the following year, Lil Jon wrote: “Last year I went with my family to open up my first Pencils of Promise school in Ghana, and now to have over 300 kids already enrolled in my second school there is incredible.
“It’s been really fulfilling to see the impact these schools have made on so many of these children’s and families’ futures.”
Meanwhile, in music news, Ja Rule announced earlier this week that he had signed a new label deal “potentially worth $100 million.”
“Just signed my new label deal potentially worth a hundred mill… LFG!!!” he wrote on X. “Thanks for the love and to the haters SMD.”
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The “Always On Time” hitmaker also recently teased a new album, which will mark his first in over a decade. His last studio effort, Pain Is Love 2, came out in 2012.
