Rapper Ludacris, dealership give away 20 cars to drivers in need

[graywarrior]

MORROW, Georgia (CNN) -- Jobless for nearly a year, Michael Rivers was about to walk out of his house a few weeks ago to catch the bus for another daylong employment hunt when a radio announcement stopped him.

"This is Ludacris, and I'm giving away 20 free cars. ..."

The famous rapper was pulling an Oprah in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia.

The rapper announced that if listeners were able to pay the taxes, registration, tags and insurance, they should go to his nonprofit Ludacris Foundation Web site and write 300 words about why they deserved new wheels.

"And make it good," Luda warned.

Four thousand people took him up on his challenge, and in a few days, more than 2,000 essays poured into the Nissan South dealership in Morrow, Georgia, that had teamed with the rapper on the used-car giveaway.

Rivers' essay was among them.


http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/07/atlanta.ludacris.cars/index.html

[tammywammy]

1. That's nice. :) n/t

[liberalmuse]

2. I've always liked the guy.

That's wonderful!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. He is what is right about America!

May God bless Rapper Ludacris!

K&R

:patriot:

[angstlessk]

4. damn you and your duck...made me cry, you did!

What a great gesture! I have heard of Ludicrous but I am an old white woman and not that into rap, but good for the great man!

[graywarrior]

5. !

:toast:

[arcadian]

6. Bill O'reilly hates Ludacris.

How many cars is Bill O'reilly giving away?

[asdjrocky]

7. Mos def.

He knows it's hard.