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50 Cent showed his generous side by gifting Houston high school student Kennedy Nelms a $48,000, four-year scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin.

50 Cent Awards $48K College Scholarship To Texas High School Student: 'Im So Proud' Published on:Mar 24, 2022, 6:42 AM by 1 Houston, TX 50 Centcontinues to endear himself to the people of Houston after relocating to the Texas city early last year. On Wednesday (March 23), the Queens, New York rap icon took to Instagram to announce hes awarded a college scholarship worth $48,000 to a local high school student through the G-Star program he helped launch last year. The scholarship will allow Kennedy Nelms, a senior at Kashmere High School, to continue her studies for a further four years at the University of Texas at Austin, her dream school. My G Stars are no joke, Kennedy from Kashmere HS was just awarded a four year scholarship to the University of Texas! 50 captioned a photo of Nelms holding her scholarship check. Im So proud of these kids. H TOWN you know the vibes she gonna get to the bread. A post shared by 50 Cent (@50cent) 50 Cent launched the G-Star program in May 2021in partnership with Houston ISD, Horizon United and his G-Unity Foundation with the aim of supporting a trio of local high schools with low academic performance. Fif committed $300,000 of his own money to the initiative, which focuses on helping students learn core business and entrepreneurial skills and develop their own business ideas with support from local business leaders, while offering them the chance to apply for paid internships. These opportunities are huge opportunities that I didnt have, he said at a press conference alongside Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. Being able to provide that in the early stages, I think it changes the direction and the choices that they will make. It prevents them from making some of the mistakes that I made. Read more