On December 15th, Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson honored Philadelphians Wallo267 and Gillie Da King with a City Council Resolution and a ‘Key Award’ for their community-oriented activism and philanthropy, including four million dollars in grants for minority-led businesses and social service organizations, during an event held in the Mayor’s Reception Hall at Philadelphia City Hall.
Philadelphia’s own Wallace Peeples, professionally known as Wallo267, and Nasir Fard, professionally known as Gillie Da King, have made a lasting impact on hip hop and on their community. They are cousins, they are co-hosts of the renowned Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, and they are dedicated activists and philanthropists.
They helped provide $4 Million in grants for minority-led businesses and social service organizations in recent years, many of them in the Philadelphia area.
Wallo 267 has nearly 2 million followers on Instagram, and Gillie Da King has 2.6 million Instagram followers.
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