Lil’ Kim Named As AIDS Walk Atlanta Festival Headliner
Lil’ Kim was named as the headliner for the annual AIDS fundraising walk and festival to be held in Atlanta later this month after being postponed due to weather.
The multi Award-winning rap artist Lil’ Kim will be utilizing her talents in the fight against HIV and AIDS as the featured star for the Annual AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5k Run. The event, previously set for September 28, will now take place on Saturday (October 19) after being postponed due to Hurricane Helene sweeping through the state. She will be joined by singer/songwriter and DJ Durand Bernarr. Both will perform at the concert event that will follow a 5k run and walk through the historic Midtown district of Atlanta, with the festivities taking place at Piedmont Park, which sits between the Midtown community and the Virginia Highlands district. The event is organized and sponsored by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s biggest nonprofit healthcare organization that is dedicated to education in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
According to the press release shared with HipHopWired, this will be Lil’ Kim’s second time performing at such an event held by the organizer. The “Lighters Up” rapper took the stage for the cause at the Florida AHF AIDS Walk and Music Festival, which was held in Fort Lauderdale in April 2021 after certain COVID-19 protocols were eased in the state. The Atlanta event will mark its 33rd year as a show of resilience after the city’s post-hurricane recovery . Artists who have been headliners in the past include Myá, Atlanta native Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Ashanti, Monica, Wale, Sevyn Streeter, and Trina.
