Mike WiLL Made-It & Slim Jxmmi Donate $100K To Recent High School Grads

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Mike Will Made It, Soul Lex and Slim Jxmmi, of Rae Sremmurd attend Mike Will Made It celebrates his birthday and the release of 'Ransom 2' at a DTS Play-Fi Dine In Sound event at WOLF Restaurant LA on March 23, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
Mike Will & Rae Sremmurd's Slim Jxmmi help recent high school grads reach higher learning.

It's been a major year for both Mike WiLL Made-It and Rae Sremmurd. After releasing Sr3mm, Uncle Jxm announced that he'd be giving away $10K to five students as part of his scholarship initiative. Mike WiLL was also part of the effort and now, the two of them have announced who will be the recipients of their scholarship give-away.

Mike WiLL and Slim Jxmmi have announced the ten individuals who will receive scholarships through the Making Wishes Matter Foundation. The two artists teamed up to donate $100K in total of scholarships to ten recent high school graduates throughout America. Mike Will is the man behind the Making Wishes Matter. Mike WiLL's launched the Making Wishes Matter foundation alongside his family to help people in the Atlanta community.

Those who were granted the scholarship intend on going to some of the most well-respected schools in the U.S. such as Clark Atlanta University, University of Illinois, among others.

The Instagram post revealed that, "The winners were selected based on their career goals and objectives, proven leadership capabilities, community contributions and overall scholastic achievement.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmu7WHTjjHj

Both Mike WiLL and Slim Jxmmi donated $10K to five students each.

Peep the list of recipients below.

Mike WiLL Made-It Scholars for 2018:

LaNia Calhoun
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
College: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Major: Information Technology

Adia Ferrell
Hometown: Woodstock, GA
College: San Diego State University
Major: Biology

Cregory Nance
Hometown: Cordele, Georgia
College: Clark Atlanta University
Major: Biology

Ethan Voss
Hometown: Tracy, Minnesota
College: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Major: English

Kennedi Wilson
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
College: Auburn University
Major: Biomedical Sciences

The Jxmmi Scholars for 2018 include:

Nancy Castillo C.
Hometown: Hawthorne, CA
College: University of California, San Diego
Major: Environmental Engineering

Neal Dadlani
Hometown: Bloomingdale, Illinois
College: University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign
Major: Molecular & Cellular Biology

Morgan McManus
Hometown: Florence, SC
College: Clemson University
Major: Public Health Sciences, Pre- profession Health Studies Concentration

Woomy Michel
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
College: Clark Atlanta University
Major: Biomedical Engineering/Mathematics with a minor in French

Sebastian Pease
Hometown: Racine, WI
College: CSU-Fort Collins
Major: Horticulture


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Aron A.
Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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