

“My inspiration is really the youth and the people. The turn up king hopes to continue to contribute something of value to the people of Harlem and beyond.

“It feels amazing to be able to accept an award for doing something really good for the culture and the people.” The event was hosted at Harlem’s own Bleu Violin and tequila, Riazul, alongside VIBE. It’s like Harlem adopted me,” said the Bronx native. “I’m not from Harlem, but I’ve made a lot of my greatest accomplishments here. With hands in fashion and marketing, Puma is motivated to continue giving back to a place that’s given so much to him. Puma isn’t just the party animal we see getting trippy with his friends at the tattoo shop.

Harlem Rises kicked off on June 5 with its first award given to Puma of VH1’s Black Ink Crew.
