The RZA is using his smarts to benefit the community.
On Valentine’s Day, the Wu member is defending his throne as hip-hop’s head chess master at this year’s Hip Hop Chess Federation’s celebrity tournament. The Chess Kings Invitational will take place in California. The proceeds will go toward starting after-school programs in South Central Los Angeles.
RZA, the company’s Director of Outreach, and HHCF’s founder, Adisa “Bishop” Banjoko, will each choose a high school to receive donations.
In addition to raising funds, The Chess Kings Invitational hopes to promote hip-hop, chess and martial arts as outlets young people can use to unite and maintain a non-violent outlook on life.
The Wu-Tang Clan’s sonic mastermind was victorious at the event’s inaugural competition in 2007 and is looking forward to facing upcoming challengers, releasing an official statement saying: “I am looking forward to the upcoming chess battle at the HHCF Chess Kings Invitational in Los Angeles.”
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