▁the ▁area . ▁Hern ande z ▁stated ▁on ▁Inst agram : ▁" I ▁grew ▁up ▁not ▁having ▁sh it ▁in ▁Brook lyn ... ▁Every one ▁knows ▁me ▁for ▁giving ▁back ▁in ▁my ▁community ▁B UT ▁as ▁a ▁Lat ino ▁I ▁feel ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁help ▁my ▁people . ▁I ' m ▁not ▁Domin ican ... ▁But ▁we ▁are ▁ALL ▁ON E ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁his ▁fe ud ▁with ▁Chief ▁Ke ef ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Hern ande z ▁visited ▁Chicago ' s ▁South ▁Side ▁and ▁gave ▁food ▁and ▁c ash ▁hand outs ▁to ▁local ▁residents . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Hern ande z ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁percentage ▁of ▁proceed s ▁from ▁sales ▁of ▁his ▁Nick i ▁M ina j - ass isted ▁hit ▁single ▁" F efe " ▁would ▁be ▁don ated ▁to ▁various ▁youth ▁programs ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Hern ande z ▁met ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁day ▁with ▁T ati , ▁an ▁eight - year - old ▁Brook lyn ▁girl ▁termin ally ▁ill ▁with ▁brain ▁cancer ▁whose ▁wish ▁was ▁to ▁meet ▁him . ▁Hern ande z ▁took ▁her ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁sho pping ▁sp ree . ▁▁ ▁Hern ande z ▁has ▁made ▁a ▁significant ▁mon et ary ▁contribution ▁for ▁the ▁Crist ian ▁River a ▁Foundation , ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁founded ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁and