While
rapper Rick Ross is promoting his sophomore album, “Trilla,” set to be released
on  December 18th, he is taking
time out his busy schedule to give back to his community. This upcoming
Thanksgiving holiday, Rick Ross Charities Inc., will distribute  dozens of
turkeys  to families in the Miami community who are in need. This
will take place on Saturday, November 17, 2007 in Miami Gardens, Florida at the
new global franchise, Hip Hop Grub Spot.

Rick Ross Charities Inc. takes on urban community
development through venture philanthropy and is aiming to set an example for
others in the Hip Hop community to follow suit. By giving back to his community
with concrete objectives, he is setting a standard. With the success of the 1st
Annual Rick Ross Be Out Day this past August, it was confirmation that the
organization is blazing that path to initiate change in the community.

“The best way to stop the violence, crime,
and broken homes in the community is through creating jobs and business
opportunities and we are doing that  along with Hip Hop Grub Spot. I am
glad to be a part of this,” says Rick Ross, Platinum selling rapper from Miami
[Slip N’ Slide/Def Jam Recordings].

Denise Fonseca Gomes, CEO of
HBCUEntrepreneurs.com Inc. and the co-creator of “Hip Hop Grub Spot”
states, “Venture capital is missing in Hip Hop right now. What you find in
Hip Hop is a strategy to create artists [rappers] as brands, then management
approaches major corporations to use these brands to market products and
services for product placement opportunities. We are offering venture
philanthropy as an alternative to this industry practice as a more profitable
long-term solution, where a percentage of proceeds will be spread to charities
around the world.” Gomes goes on to say, “The Hip Hop industry
will allow you to believe that Hip Hop consumers just buy music to dance to.
[Hustlin’] showed it was bigger than music. Many in the global Hip Hop
community supported Rick Ross because they wanted to see how spending $20 on an
album or $.99 for a ringtone or download changes urban society– they can see
that with Hip Hop Grub Spot and Rick Ross Charities Inc.

Hip Hop
Grub Spot, is a Hip Hop themed, healthy fast-food global franchise
which incorporates, student executive/entrepreneur training, in-store video
gaming provided by Microsoft XBOX, with support by Hip Hop artists and
professional athletes. It will also retail magazines, DVDs, mix-tapes, and
apparel; while serving fast, fresh, healthy sandwiches, wraps, smoothies, and
energy drinks created for the franchise by Florida A&M University
students, faculty and alumni, Johnson and Wales University students, faculty
and alumni, PepsiCo, and Sysco Foods. The menu items also incorporate the names
and likeness of some of today and tomorrow’s hottest Hip Hop celebrities. The
flagship location will be located in Miami Gardens, Florida and will
serve as a franchisable prototype to franchise investors. 

NFL
Pro-Bowl Running Back, San Francisco 49er  Frank Gore states, “I
bought Rick Ross’ album in 2006 because I identified with “Everyday I’m
Hustlin” and I wanted to support a Hip Hop entrepreneur from Miami that
went through the same struggle I did as a young black male from the inner-city.
I knew that once Rick Ross made it, he would be in a position to help others. I
am also in the process of starting a foundation to make it possible for other
urban youth entrepreneurs to attain the, “American Dream” of
home ownership, college education, and owning your own business.” 

Miami
native, Ali Muhammad, founder of 21st Century Hustle Magazine, Rain Forest
Films Executive and former Vibe Magazine Advertising Executive adds,
“There has always been a segment of hip hop culture that firmly identifies
with the fundamental principles of the American Dream, and is not afraid to
live accordingly. Rick Ross belongs to that group that embodies the spirit of
capitalism and philanthropy.”

Rick Ross Charities, Inc is currently accepting
donations to further its cause as well as corporate sponsorship alliances. For
magazines (2 page minimum required for Hip Hop Grub Spot distribution and 21st Century Hustlecontent for in-store magazine
retailing and promotion), DVDs, mix-tapes, and apparel retail partnerships with
Hip Hop Grub Spot