Rapper Rob49 Pays Bond For Non-Violent Offenders For Father’s Day

NEW ORLEANS – Rapper Rob49 paid the bonds for father’s who are non-violent offenders ahead of Father’s Day.

Rob49 said he paid for the bonds for the men who were serving time at the Orleans Parish Jail, according to WDSU New Orleans.

He told the outlet “I grew up with my dad incarcerated. I know him being out could have saved my life. Being able to help dads who did petty crimes. Nothing major, but who don’t have the money to get out. That’s how you can change a little kid’s life.”

The rapper had his annual Father’s Day event, Vulture Island Weekend Saturday night in downtown New Orleans at the Arena.

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