The September 12 "Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief" telethon is a who's who of celebrity, including Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Kerry Washington, Drake, Ellen Degeneres, Questlove, Jamie Foxx, Joe Jonas, Karlie Kloss and Barbra Streisand. The Hand in Hand Fund is a program of Comic Relief, which has for decades raised money for those affected by terrible turns of fate. According to Comic Relief, 100% of all funds raised by the telethon will go directly to agencies on the ground in affected areas. Bun B, who in 2015 taught a class on religion and hip hop culture at Rice University, is one half of hip hop duo UGK. According to XXL, the hurricane also destroyed the archives of the hip hop group, which was formed in 1987.

Source: Forbes September 09, 2017 16:07 UTC