Fox 32 caught up with Twista and his manager Rawle Stewart to talk about their new campaign, Voice of the Streetz, which seeks to combat violence in Chicago by forming a union of rappers from all corners of the city.
Instead of singing, the musicians will be listening to what they can do to assist the communities.
“Just this past year I’ve had three people that I’ve known, that’s close to me, pass away due to violence,” said Rawle Stewart, the manager of hip-hop artist Twista.
Stewart’s friend, and manager of Chicago rapper Lil Durk, was killed in March. Stewart is using his connections and the artist’s fan base to draw attention to the issue.
“You know someone once told me music is God’s way of talking to his people and I just think we need to figure a way to use the music and the people behind it to point us in the right direction,” Stewart said.
Stewart has named the movement “Voice of the Streetz”.
When Chicago-born hip-hop artist Twista heard about his manager’s idea, he was immediately on board.
In an exclusive interview, Twista told FOX 32, “Anytime a person has a positive sparkle, a spark in his head to do something to stop something that’s bad happening, especially kids getting killed in the streets and people shooting and things like that, I mean, anything to stop something like that is a good time.”