The Yams-Dedicated A$AP Foundation Strives To Raise Awareness On Drug Abuse

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Celebrate A$AP Yams' birthday by donating to the A$AP Foundation, which seeks to remedy drug abuse with increased awareness and prevention tactics.

Today would have been the 28th birthday of A$AP Yams, the founder and creative director of the A$AP Mob who lost his life due to acute combined drug intoxication in January 2015. Yams mother, Tatianna Paulino, commemorated her late son's birthday by writing a powerful essay in which she details the night of Yams' death and takes a stand for increased education and awareness regarding the dangers of drug abuse and, in particular, noxious concoctions involving opioids. She has also helped start the A$AP Foundation in his honor. The organization "strives for greater drug abuse awareness and prevention, seeking ways to minimize the impact of addiction in communities." Head here to learn more about the foundation or make a donation. 

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<b>Feature &amp; News Contributor</b> Brooklyn via Toronto writer and music enthusiast. Angus writes reviews, features, and lists for HNHH. While hip-hop is his muse, Angus also puts in work at an experimental dance label. In the evenings, he winds down to dub techno and Donna Summer.
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