Rapper Gunna giving families $100K for Christmas days after being released from jail

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Just days after pleading guilty and being released from jail, Atlanta rapper Gunna is giving $100,000 away to metro Atlanta families.

On Wednesday, Gunna, whose real name is Sergio Kitchens, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy.

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The rapper entered a negotiated plea in which he didn’t admit he committed a crime, but acknowledged that it was in his best interest to take a plea deal.

On Sunday, 1,000 shoppers at a Walmart in College Park will have the opportunity to receive a $100 gift card and a “special gift” from the rapper from 1 to 4 p.m.

Gunna was sentenced to five years with one served in prison. The one-year sentence was commuted to time served. The four-year remaining balance on his sentence has been suspended and will be subject to special conditions including 500 hours of community service.

It is unclear if the event will count towards his community service.

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This is the fifth year the rapper has hosted Gunna’s Great Giveaway in his hometown. The event is hosted alongside hunger relief company Goodr.

“Much respect to Gunna who, no matter what, still finds a way to contribute to the community that raised him,” says Goodr Founder and CEO, Jasmine Crowe-Houston. “We know that people will struggle unlike any other year this holiday season and it is our honor to maintain Gunna’s legacy of giving back.”

Registration for the event has already closed.

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