"No pearls, no braids, still get paid. I'm one of the reasons why Yeezys can be made," McDaniels told PEOPLE at the Garden of Laughs benefit on Wednesday nightDaniela Avila is an editorial assistant at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2021. Her work previously appeared onAlexandra Schonfeld is a features writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since April 2022.
McDaniels adds, "I still remember it like yesterday. It was crazy. And what was crazy about performing here, 1986 at the Garden, we walked to the Garden from the hotel. So it was like being in our own neighborhood, having a cookout at the Garden." "When you put those sneakers on, it's not about the product itself," he continued. "It's about the person with those sneakers on, hip-hop has given us the confidence to be enthusiastic about who you are."This year's sold-out Garden of Laughs benefit was the biggest fundraiser to date, raising more than $2 million for the
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