Bay Area rapper E-40 to join Biden at rally after debate: report

( KRON ) — Bay Area rap star E-40 will be helping President Joe Biden in his attempt to win re-election, according to a report from Axios . E-40 and fellow rapper Fat Joe will reportedly be joining Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at a post-debate rally in Raleigh, NC on Friday.

A Biden campaign official said to Axios that the rappers are “legends of the music industry, who understand the importance of utilizing their platforms to ensure their fan base understands the stakes of this election.”

Biden went head to head with Donald Trump in Atlanta Thursday night for the first presidential debate. He will be headed to North Carolina afterward.

The move is a counter to Trump, who has also brought up rappers at his rallies. When Trump rallied in the Bronx in May, local rappers Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow got on stage to voice their support.

Before leaving office in 2021, Trump pardoned rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black.

E-40 attended a holiday party hosted at the White House last holiday season, along with other Hip-Hop figures. In 1998, he made a song called “Trump Change,” long before Trump went into politics.

E-40 is one of the most respected and successful rappers to come out of the Bay Area. He hails from Vallejo, and the city named a street after him last year.

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