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Larry Hoover Jr. wants Drake to put his differences with Kanye West aside and accept his invitation to perform together at a December 7 concert to help free Larry Hoover from prison.

November 8, 2021 Now, Larry Hoovers son, Larry Hoover Jr., has come forward urging Drake to accept Kanye Wests peace concert offering in the fight for his fathers freedom. Drake, you a leader and leaders make decisions that people follow, he said in a video posted by TMZ on Wednesday (November 10). Man, this would be big. This is like Michael Jackson and Prince Come together, put whatever yall differences are down Lets be bigger than that. is also to pass the message that qualifies to come home as far as the First Step Act is concerned, he added. People are concerned about what he might do, but this is the type of things that he can do he can bring people together, he can hopefully bring a lot of peace to our community. Hoover Jr. admitted the proposed concert is still a work in progress, but hes optimistic the Hip Hop heavyweights will put their differences aside and confirm their plans to perform together in the coming days. I would appreciate it and my father would appreciate it, he added. Me and my mother spoke with Drake and he was saying that he is willing to extend the hand and help out however he can. The concert thing, we still working on that. Mr. Prince is dealing with Drakeand speaking with him directly, so he would have to pretty much pass the information on for that as far as him coming all the way in. But hopefully in a few days its looking good, its looking like he should be moving forward to maybe take part in this whole thing. A post shared by J Prince (@jprincerespect) Larry Hoover has been behind bars since 1973 when he was convicted of killing 19-year-old drug dealer William Pooky Young. 22 years later, he was slapped with additional charges of conspiracy, extortion and money laundering following a long-running investigation into his alleged criminal enterprise. In 1997, he was found guilty on all charges and sentenced to six life sentences, a punishment many deemed excessive. Hoover Jr. believes his father has served his time and deserves to be released. Read more