Kanye West, Drake and the “Free Larry Hoover” campaign Among those supporters was Kanye West, who helped draw national attention to Hoover’s case by advocating for him publicly and holding a ...

Larry Hoover Jr. has thanked Ye (formerly Kanye West) for his support over the years when it comes to advocating for his father, Larry Hoover’s, freedom.. The elder Hoover had his federal life ...

President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of notorious former gang leader Larry Hoover after being lobbied for years by Kanye West. Hoover, now 74, was the leader of the Chicago-based ...

Trump commuted Larry Hoover's federal sentence after 30 years in supermax ... rappers Kanye West and Drake set aside their differences to perform at an Amazon-sponsored concert advocating for ...

Kanye West’s Connection to Trump, Hoover The 74-yer-old felon might have one man to thank for the president finally hearing his case. Chicago rapper Kanye “Ye” West began a campaign to # ...

Chicago rapper Kanye West has been one of the most prominent advocates. In 2018, West brought up Hoover's case during a meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office, describing Hoover as ...

Why has the president chosen to commute the sentence of a violent Chicago crime lord, particularly when he has consistently expressed an anathema for violent crime?

Trump commutes sentence of former Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover Hoover had been serving life sentences at a supermax prison in Colorado. By NBC Chicago Staff • Published May 28, 2025 ...

Trump commutes notorious gangster’s sentence... thanks to Kanye West - Larry Hoover, now 74, was the leader of the Chicago-based Gangster Disciples and was convicted in 1997 for running the ...