The Game is spreading a little Christmas cheer early to underprivileged youth in Los Angeles his native city of Compton, California.
The rapper's Black Wall Street Foundation teamed with popular fashion designer and Ed Hardy clothing founder Christian Audigier to design original limited edition Black Wall Street / Ed Hardy inspired shirts.
The stylish shirts will benefit Hands for Hope, a Los Angeles-based charity organization that believes enriching and rewarding experiences will challenge underprivileged students to make choices that will positively impact their careers and lives.
The custom shirts, valued at more than $80,000, will be given as gifts to foster children throughout Los Angeles, Compton and surrounding communities.
The clothing, which will never be sold in stores, will be split between Hands for Hope and foster children in the Compton area.
A small portion of the shirts will also be auctioned off for charity on Game's official website, http://www.thegame360.com.
The rapper's goodwill comes on the heels of the release of his new album, The Doctors Advocate.
The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart, with 358,988 copies sold during its first week in stores.
The Game will hit the stage tonight (Dec. 8) at the Hammersmith Palais in London as part of a European trek that includes stops in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands.
The rapper's European tour ends on Dec. 22 in Berlin, Germany at the Columbia Club.
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