Ye And Drake's 'Free Larry Hoover' Concert Tickets Go On Sale

LOS ANGELES, CA — Former rivals Drake and Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, will perform together at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Dec. 9 for the "Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert." Tickets went on sale Monday morning at 10 a.m.

The concert attempts to raise money and support for the cause of Larry Hoover, an imprisoned Chicago gang leader, who has become a face of the criminal justice reform movement.

Ye will headline the show, and Drake will make a special guest appearance

"I believe this event will not only bring awareness to our cause but prove to people everywhere how much more we can accomplish when we lay our pride aside and come together," Ye said.

The concert will be his first stadium performance in five years.

The concert featuring the formerly feuding rappers was facilitated by music executive and promoter J Prince, who introduced Drake to Lil Wayne and helped him get signed to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment in 2009.

Hoover was convicted for ordering the 1973 killing of 19-year old neighborhood drug dealer William "Pooky" Young and sentenced to 150 to 200 years in state prison. In 1997, Hoover was convicted of federal drug conspiracy, extortion, and continuing to engage in a criminal enterprise charges and sentenced to six life sentences. However, he had already renounced his violent past years before the conspiracy conviction. His renunciation of violence as the leader of a major Chicago gang is credited for influencing many of his followers. His gang had become known for community charity drives and peaceful protests.

"With Ye, Drake, and J Prince united to advocate for my father's release, we can take our plea for redemption worldwide and show that we are truly stronger together on behalf of any and everyone with a loved one wrongly or unjustly incarcerated," said Larry Hoover Jr., a son of the inmate.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michelle Williams Court approved West's name change Oct. 18. Ye said he was making the change for personal reasons.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.