Rapper Lil Baby sponsored a birthday party on Dec. 16 for George Floyd’s daughter Gianna, who turned seven.
The event was hosted by Ericka and William Platt of Restaurant Ten and their longtime friend Stephen Jackson. Jackson, a former NBA star, was Floyd’s best friend and has become a father figure to Gianna. He created an organization Love to all who have love for all, and has since been joined in the organization by the Platts, to support kids who have lost their parents to racial violence through acts of service. This includes birthday bashes such as the one for Gianna.
Lil Baby, Gianna Floyd, and her mother (Image: Instagram)
The police killing of George Floyd has caused turmoil in the nation, so you can imagine the effects it has had on his daughter. To help ease the pain of celebrating a birthday without her father, Dominique Armani Jones, also known as Lil Baby, paid for a lavish birthday celebration.
Gianna Floyd expressed her gratitude toward the rapper on her Instagram account.
L.o.l Surprise Birthday Party Thank you so much @lilbaby 1 for coming and help me celebrate my 7th Birthday
According to Billboard, the birthday party was planned by Floyd’s longtime friend, former NBA player and activist Stephen Jackson. Atlanta restaurant owners Ericka and William Platt, as reported by Forbes, also helped with the preparation.
Lil Baby throws birthday bash for George Floyd’s daughter Gianna
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Lil Baby paid the ultimate homage to George Floyd and his daughter by making her the guest of honor at her own birthday bash.
This was the case of having one of the biggest artists of the year getting involved with what turned out to be one of the biggest stories of the year, the abrupt passing of Floyd on Memorial Day 2020.
The 26-year-old rapper, born in Atlanta as Dominique Armani Jones, sponsored the Pink Hotel’s elaborate bash for Floyd’s daughter, Gianna Floyd, who was hosted by Lil
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Earlier in the year he teamed up with Stephen Jackson to throw a surprise birthday party for Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd who tragically lost his life in police custody on May 25.