The rap game is mobilized against the coronavirus. Last week, the Marseille rapper Jul put all his certified discs up for auction for the HPHP foundation, inviting his colleagues to invest. It seems that the message was heard by Orelsan, Dadju and the two brothers from the PNL group.
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"I hope you are well and your loved ones too." I found Jul's initiative to auction gold and platinum discs for hospitals very cool , ” Orelsan wrote on his Instagram account on Thursday. "So I followed and put mine too ..." , he said. Thus, the platinum discs of Perdu d'Avance , Le Chant des Sirènes and the diamond disc of La Fête est Finie , his three solo albums are on sale. But also those of the two Casseurs Flotteurs projects, the group he formed with Gringe. Orelsan has chosen to join the “Solidarity Artists Charity Sale”, initiated by Jul on the Drouot Estimations website, which ends on April 27.
Other artists such as S. Pri Noir, Oxmo Puccino and Jeanne Added have proposed trophies, manuscripts or personal items. More unusual, rapper Kalash Criminel has sold his hood, his favorite accessory. As good works like this go, this auction could be of great help for the HPHF foundation. At the moment, the highest bet is approaching 24,000 euros for the diamond disc of My World of Jul.
On Wednesday, the singer Dadju organized a big call for donations for Unicef Africa and the Hospitals of France, live on Instagram. The little brother of Master Gims brought together artists such as Vitaa, Kendji, SCH, but also footballers with the presence of Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba or Samuel Eto'o. In total, more than 200,000 euros were collected in just four hours.
In late March, rapper Sneazzy launched a kitty for researchers, hospital staff and the frail. Still open, it now amounts to more than 20,000 euros.
PNL does not forget the most disadvantaged
If many artists are mobilizing for hospitals, the two brothers from the city of Tarterêts in Corbeil-Essonnes have decided to support the population of the suburbs. PNL members sent food parcels to the most underprivileged through the NGO Banlieues Santé, which works for those who cannot afford to take care of themselves and eat properly.
As part of its #enmodeconfiné operation, Banlieues Santé also launched an application to facilitate meal deliveries, but also to understand prevention information translated into several languages.
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Other personalities such as the organizer Mouloud Achour also support the association.