Houston rappers have shown the city plenty of love on their records, but some stars have gone even further to give back to their communities.

From disaster relief to education access, these Bayou City stars have established their own charitable foundations. Here are five Houston rappers who have given back:

Megan Thee Stallion

Megan Thee Stallion established her own charitable foundation in 2022, the Pete & Thomas Foundation.

Named in honor of the Houston superstar’s late parents, Holly Thomas and Joseph Pete Jr., the organization provides resources to women and children, seniors and communities in need in Houston and abroad.

Megan’s foundation recently partnered with Bread of Life to aid Houstonians without power after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power in the region. The organizations distributed 10 generators and supplies to seniors and their families.

Trae tha Truth

Founded in 2008 by rapper Trae tha Truth, the nonprofit Angels By Nature ” is driven to help benefit and supply the Houston community with relief efforts ranging from living conditions, education, to personal health and motivation,” its website says.

Relief Gang, a group under the nonprofit, has become a frequent responder in the wake of natural disasters in the Houston area, distributing aid and organizing volunteers across the city. A group of volunteers recently helped residents after Beryl, including chopping up and clearing fallen trees and passing out meals.

Slim Thug

Since 2015, Boss Life Construction, an organization co-founded by Houston great Slim Thug, has built affordable homes in Houston. He founded the organization along with Cory Crawford and Troy Green.

The rapper has previously said that the organization’s goal is to combat gentrification in the city by providing potential buyers with high-quality affordable homes.

“Growing up within the North Houston areas of Acres Homes and 5th Ward, we have always been deeply rooted in the community,” the co-founders said on the organization’s website. “We see the changing face of the neighborhoods and want to make a positive social and economic impact within the City of Houston.”

Travis Scott

The Cactus Jack Foundation, founded by Travis Scott in 2020, focuses on empowering youth through access to educational opportunities.

Cactus Jack offers scholarships to historically Black colleges and universities in honor of the rapper’s grandfather, Waymon Webster, who was a Prairie View A&M graduate school alum and dean. Many in Scott’s family also attended HBCUs.

The organization partnered with the Houston Food Bank and Houston Responds after Beryl to distribute food and water and also provide emergency housing for those in need.

Scott and the Astros also partnered to bring HBCU baseball to Houston with the annual Cactus Jack HBCU Classic at Minute Maid Park. This year’s edition featured Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern University along with four HBCUs from Louisiana and Mississippi.

Chamillionaire

Houston-raised rapper Chamillionaire returned to Houston in its time of greatest need in 2017 when he launched the Robin’s Heart Foundation to help fundraise for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

On top of distributing emergency supplies in the hurricane’s aftermath, the rapper donated $25,000 of his own money toward the foundation to help those affected by Harvey.

“I’m trying to do something for this city,” he told the Chronicle at the time. “These people raised me.”