New Orleans Uber driver Dale Latino got the surprise of a lifetime when his last fare of the night turned out to be his favorite rap group, Naughty By Nature. The group was in town for a stop on their 25th anniversary tour and before being picked up by Latino, they were turned down by another Uber driver. “They got in and thanked me,” he explained to the local news, the grouped believed the were turned down for being black. He added, “They were upset about the first Uber driver and I think I was able to make them feel better about New Orleans.”
Latino, who was clearly a huge fan of the group was already going to the Naughty by Nature show and during the concert was pulled up on the stage by the group, who now considers him family. In a video sent to the local news the group said “He is family now. I think he shed a tear. We just told him to have fun.”
Listen to the driver tell his story below.
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