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Sep 1, 2005 6:44 pm US/Eastern

Diddy, Jay-Z, Pledge $1M To Hurricane Victims

NEW YORK (AP) ― Two big names in hip-hop want to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Diddy and Jay-Z have pledged $1 million to the American Red Cross.

And they hope others, especially African-Americans, will give, too. Jay-Z tells The Associated Press he's called NBA star LeBron James and fellow rapper Kanye West, seeking donations.

Jay-Z tells the AP when he watches coverage of the disaster, he sees "a lot of black people on the streets" and reminds people that victims of the storm "have been hit hard."

Also donating a million dollars to the Red Cross: pop star Celine Dion.

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