Offset has rewarded five enterprising young children in Detroit, MI with a surprise meet and greet after they wrote essays on a book about Black history.
On Thursday (March 21), the ex-Migos rapper was invited to the event by musician Mr.1204, who shared that the students had been assigned an essay to write based on Tracee N. Bruce’s book The Systems That Shape(d) Black America: 40 Mini-Lessons Outlining Defining Moments from Slavery to Modern Day.
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“NOT ONLY DID THEY GET A PERSONAL MEET & GREET BUT ALSO RECEIVED PERSONAL AUTOGRAPHED POSTERS AND $100 EACH!!” he wrote in the caption. “NO KID KNEW WHERE WE WERE GOIN OR WHO THEY WERE GOING TO MEET! I SIMPLY TOLD EM… “I WANT Y’ALL TO MEET SOMEBODY!!” FOUR OF THE STUDENTS WON A FREE TRIP TO AFRICA BY ENTERING A BOOK ESSAY!”
Check out the video and photos below.
In recent months, Offset has made it a mission to be more proactive in charitable efforts.
Earlier this month, he surprised students at a Baltimore high school this week and showed up with gift cards and over $30,000 worth of groceries for students who demonstrated great academic performance and attendance.
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The former Migos rapper stopped by Dunbar High School ahead of his nearby Set It Off Tour stop later that night.
In partnership with the Baltimore Police Department, DTLR and LA Chow, the “Jealousy” rapper blessed not only the students but their families as well.
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Offset’s Set It Off Tour, which kicked off in Philadelphia, is in support of his 2023 solo album. With 17 dates in total, the trek will conclude with a show in Atlanta.
Set It Off was released on October 13 of last year and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart after earning 70,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.
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Following the news, Offset took to Twitter to express his gratitude and wrote: “I want to thank everyone that love the album you guys dont know how hard I work on this project with all that went on in my life…we pushing through!!!!!”
In other news, Set also recently spoke on his relationship with Quavo, as there’s been much speculation around it – but he says things are all good between them.
Offset went on to say that despite going through difficult times, he and Quavo are still “real brothers.”
“I still go through shit, I know bro go through shit,” he said. “N-ggas love each other though, at the end of the day. We men, we real brothers, and we cool with it, so be cool with it.”
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He added: “Don’t ever try and turn us against each other. I hate that shit. At the end of the day, it ain’t your business.”
