Houston rapper Chamillionaire starts his own charity for Hurricane Harvey Relief

Rapper Chamillionaire spent two years as a student at the University of Houston before leaving to pursue music full-time. Rapper Chamillionaire spent two years as a student at the University of Houston before leaving to pursue music full-time. Photo: Andy Sheppard, Getty Images Photo: Andy Sheppard, Getty Images Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Houston rapper Chamillionaire starts his own charity for Hurricane Harvey Relief 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

Chamillionaire is throwing his hat in the ring to help with Hurricane Harvey recovery.

The Houston rapper has formed Robin's Heart Foundation, a nonprofit taking monetary donations for relief efforts.

Chamillionaire himself made a personal donation of $25,000. A YouCaring page for the charity has tallied just over $26,000 in donations.

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"I am a musician, but I am also a Houston native and I am completely heartbroken after witnessing what this flooding has done to disrupt the lives of so many hard working families and people," Chamillionaire says in a lengthy statement on his website.

"Just like so many other people out there, I don't want to sit on the sidelines, I want to do the most that I can to help. I will be investing a lot of my own personal time and money to help, but there are so many people impacted by the flooding that I can't help feeling like I need to try my best to do more."

He adds that he wants "to be as transparent as I can possibly be throughout the entirety of this campaign" and lays out plans for the money:

Every penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and dollar bill donated to this campaign will go towards directly helping as many families as I can. Not one cent of this fund raise will be spent on administrative costs or profit for me or anyone involved in helping. I will be personally paying any legal fees, transportation, administrative costs, or work for hire pay completely out of pocket. I will be as transparent as I can about where the donation funds went, which families your donations helped, and how the donations are being distributed.

Chamillionaire has also partnered with Mattress Mack and Gallery Furniture for physical donations, including bottled water, cleaning supplies, feminine hygiene products and baby items.