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Atlanta Rapper Yung Joc Drives Rideshare To Set Example For Kids
"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" star and rapper Yung Joc started driving for a rideshare company to lead by example for youth, he says.
ATLANTA, GA — A video went viral after a rideshare passenger discovered that "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" star and rapper Yung Joc was the driver. The rapper shared that he wanted to lead by example for the youth, reports TMZ.
He’s been working with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta for years, and tells TMZ that he wanted to show them that they shouldn’t feel ashamed or too prideful about trying a new job.
Yung Joc started driving for Atlanta’s new ride-hailing app called A called Pull Up N Go a little over a month ago. He learned about it from a friend and thought it sounded “cool.”
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Twitter users made assumptions that he must have hit hard times, but Yung Joc shared that he has several streams of income. He's a local radio personality, appears on "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" and just opened a new club.
Someone said Yung Joc fell off because he was a uber driver
— LilMexico (@SteveGiftOfGab) January 13, 2020
Yung Joc a Uber driver now? You hate to see it
— DL (@ThousandWaysDL) January 13, 2020
Here’s the video.
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