Probability the Rapper handed out 100 free bikes to native kids in Chicago Ridge as a part of a vacation occasion.
Probability the Rapper introduced vacation cheer and two wheels of freedom to a crowd of Chicago kids on Monday (December 16) by giving freely 100 bicycles throughout a festive occasion at Elevating Cane’s in Chicago Ridge.
The Grammy winner teamed up along with his nonprofit SocialWorks and the fast-food chain to distribute customized bikes and helmets to native youngsters, who additionally acquired meals and loved stay caroling as they examined their new rides within the car parking zone.
“It’s a quintessential childhood present, like everyone remembers their first bike,” Probability informed the Chicago Solar-Occasions. “My dad taught me trip a motorcycle and it was an enormous deal. It was like going by means of driving college, he was very intent on getting me to grasp it and never giving up.”
The giveaway was half of a bigger effort by Elevating Cane’s, which donated 200 bikes in complete—doubling final yr’s contribution. Half got out on Monday, whereas the opposite 100 had already been distributed at a warming heart close to a Inexperienced Line CTA station two days earlier.
Probability, a proud Chicago native, emphasised the significance of bikes as an emblem of independence for younger individuals.
“When you get your bike, it’s like a brand new stage of independence that you simply attain and with the ability to determine the place you’re going, like, transportation clever, as a child,” he stated.
When requested what he needs for Christmas, Probability didn’t hesitate: “I would like peace and serenity and democracy and recognition of all nations and their individuals.”
Based in 2016, SocialWorks focuses on empowering Chicago youth by means of training, the humanities and civic engagement. The group has funneled a whole bunch of hundreds of {dollars} into native colleges and group applications over time.
The bike giveaway comes throughout a packed December for Probability, who additionally lent his voice to the Chicago Transit Authority’s “Benefit from the Journey” marketing campaign. Riders throughout the town now hear his bulletins echoing by means of practice stations.
Subsequent up, he’s slated to co-host “Dick Clark’s New Yr’s Rockin’ Eve” on December 31. The New Yr’s gig follows the August 2025 launch of his second studio album, Star Line.
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