Trae Tha Truth Donates Supplies To Families Affected By Mississippi Water Crisis

Trae Tha Reality is again in superhero mode!

The Houston rapper and philanthropist made his option to Jackson, Miss. earlier this month to assist these affected by the water disaster of brown polluted water working by way of their pipes.

Trae Tha Reality was on the grounds of Mississippi hand-delivering and putting in over 100 water filters to households, and giving directions on the way to use them. He additionally supplied groceries, distributed different important provides to 50 households, and made time to hearken to residents’ considerations. Some residents revealed having water points with the town for over there many years.

“[They’re] positively grateful as a result of, , simply the very fact of figuring out anyone could be on the market that even take the time to know their state of affairs,” he advised Click on 2 Houston. “One thing that I came upon that numerous us didn’t know is that this has been happening for the reason that 80s and 90s on the market. So, , we predict it has been taking place for 2 weeks not figuring out it’s been virtually 20 years that they’ve had pure water,” Trae mentioned.

After a disturbing video of the town’s water high quality went viral on social media weeks in the past, many started to get extra concerned in resolving the difficulty. Within the clip, a working faucet poured out an opaque brown substance. Mississippi officers blamed contamination of the water on inadequate sources, outdated and leaky pipes, and heavy storms. One of many metropolis’s two water-treatment vegetation has been shut down, with out many options supplied to residents.

Trae posted his good deed on Instagram feed and captioned a photograph of him consuming with a number of households, “Jackson Mississippi, Its Messed Up Watching Y’all Go Via this… We heard YOU loud and clear! We Right here… Any Households In Want Tapp In [praying hands emoji].”

Following Trae’s publish, some viewers accused him of making an attempt to camouflage an alleged latest run-in with fellow Houston rapper Z-Ro, by posting his charity work. Nonetheless, the Billboard Change Maker Award recipient isn’t new to placing forth philanthropic efforts. Brawl or not, Trae has been vocal and hands-on in the case of social injustices, racism, disparities affecting the nation, his followers’ wants, and extra.

In 2020, Trae broadly grew to become identified for growing a detailed relationship and turning into a big determine within the lifetime of a younger most cancers affected person Lyric Chanel. The 2 shared a number of reminiscences collectively, together with studio visits, attending occasions round Houston, assembly with different celebrities, and extra. Trae’s selfless efforts didn’t go unnoticed as different celebrities like Beyoncé started to point out their assist, too. Sadly, Lyric handed away from problems with a mind tumor in 2021, but Trae’s activism has been ongoing since then.