Lil E And Coolio Join HIV Testing

West coast rappers Lil E (formerly Lil Eazy-E) and Coolio are pitching in with National HIV Testing Day. Both artists will be appearing on Friday June 27 at The Los Angeles Sentinel headquarters on Crenshaw Boulevard to raise awareness in the community on the value of testing.

The group, joined by other celebrities and civic leaders, is asking for one million people to get tested by December 1, 2008. Resources and information will be provided.

Iconic rapper Eazy-E, father to Lil E, died as a result of complications from AIDS in 1995. Coolio has been an advocate on testing for over a decade. In 1996, he recorded "I Breaks 'Em Off" from the acclaimed compilation, America Is Dying Slowly, made exclusively by Hip Hop artists.