The Apex-loving rapper Post Malone will be supporting numerous charities over the path of 4 streams sponsored by Respawn entertainment.
There is no doubt that Post Malone is a fan of Respawn entertainment’s immensely popular battle royale, Apex Legends.
However, now the 27-year-old rapper has taken his devotion to the Titanfall 2 spin-off a step further, teaming up with the game’s developers for a series of Apex Legends Livestream in order to see all proceeds from each stream donated to various charities.
Referred to as Gaming for love, the event includes a series of four Livestream set to take region this week on Twitch.
Each stream will allow its viewers to donate to a different charity via the Tiltify donation platform.
Moreover, Apex Legends developer Respawn entertainment will be pitching in a little extra in the form of a $10,000 donation to every charity.
Malone has been playing Apex for years and has spoken about his love for the game on multiple occasions, evaluating it favorably against games like Warzone, and even crediting Apex Legends for getting him back into gaming.
He’s also stated that he enjoys watching well-known Apex Legends streamer and TSM crew member Imperial Hal but admits his own abilities are lacking.
Still, his interest in professional esports is still the same. On July 24, the very last day of the event, Post Malone may be teaming up with duplex, Knoqd, and SkittleCakes–all members of professional gaming outfit OpTic Gaming.
Apex Legends is a free game on console and pc. A mobile version of the game, Apex Legends mobile, is available for download on Android and iOS gadgets.
What more Post Malone says about the Charity Event?
The stream began on June 18 for Post Malone, and the 3 aimed to raise $20,000 for Human Rights Watch, a global charity that focuses on investigating abuse internationally, specifically that which is directed at “vulnerable minorities and civilians in wartime,” as well as “refugees and kids in need.”
Closing off the circulate after 8 hours, Post Malone thanked the 11,000 visitors for coping with exceeding their original goal by means of hitting a massive $20,762 and promised that the donation container would remain open for six months.
They will be streaming again on July 20, the time is not updated yet.
Also, recently announced that post’s global hit song “Rockstar (featuring 21 Savage)” has become the rapper’s latest music video to attain the milestone of 1 billion views on YouTube.
The track was initially launched in 2017 as the lead singer from the star’s 2018 second album, Beerbongs & Bentleys.
Upon its release, it reached the No.1 spot on the Billboard hot 100 in the US, where it spent eight weeks on the top – the longest run at No.1 for hip-hop music in 2017.
