E-40 introduced vacation cheer to South Vallejo by funding a toy drive that gave away greater than 1,000 items simply in time for Christmas.

E-40 turned a wet Saturday right into a celebration of generosity and group spirit in South Vallejo as his third annual toy drive handed out greater than 1,000 items to native households.

The Bay Area Hip-Hop icon bankrolled the large-scale giveaway at Shiloh Community Church, the place children acquired toys starting from dolls and footballs to remote-controlled drones. Each household left with a bicycle and some fortunate attendees scored main prizes like a PlayStation 5 and a flat-screen TV.

“I’ve seen the community come together more than it would when I was younger, Nef the Pharoah, told the Vallejo Sun. “It would take a lot to have people come out. But as you saw today, the line was wrapped around the corner, and it’s raining outside. It’s beautiful.”

The occasion was a collaboration between three native establishments: Shiloh Church, M&M Liquors and E-40 himself. The church, the place E-40’s grandfather as soon as served as pastor, sits throughout the road from the liquor retailer the place the rapper as soon as bought mixtapes from his automobile.

The car parking zone remodeled into a vacation block celebration, full with reside music, free meals, and a drone-friendly bounce home. Six Santas, a gingerbread man, and even a Grinch mingled with the gang.

Several Vallejo Hip-Hop artists joined the hassle, together with LaRussell and Teflon Twaun, who teamed up with Nef the Pharoah handy out items and greet households.

“We don’t have a sports team you know, all we got is our rappers and athletes who make it,” LaRussell mentioned. “We haven’t had a lot of people who’ve made it out of here that we get to see daily on a day to day. And I’m one of those, where the people get to see me and they get to see Nef and get to see Twaun, and that’s important, it’s vital to the morale of the city.”

More than 60 volunteers helped coordinate the occasion, which was held on December 21, 2025. Shiloh Church continues to serve the group year-round, providing free meals each Thursday to anybody in want.

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