Rapper Jeezy, Tanner the Uber driver 10-hour ride to Baltimore concert
Uber driver Tanner jumped in to the rescue when all flights were canceled and a highway accident left the rapper stranded.
ATLANTA — An Uber driver is being hailed a hero after driving Atlanta rapper Jeezy and his team 10 hours to Baltimore, saving his next tour stop.
Uber driver Tanner jumped in to the rescue when all flights were canceled and a highway accident left the rapper stranded.
A tour flyer showed that rapper Jeezy, whose real name is Jay Wayne Jenkins, had a tour stop in Atlanta on July 26. His Baltimore show was his next stop on Aug. 1. He posted about the moment on Instagram on Tuesday.
Jeezy said he woke up the morning of his Baltimore show to his team saying all flights to Baltimore and D.C. were canceled. The rapper recalled that his driver then picked him up so they could drive to Baltimore.
Unfortunately, two hours into the drive, an object punctured the gas tank, causing fuel to leak everywhere, forcing him and his team to regroup in South Carolina. He said in his post that his team tried to get a jet from South Carolina to Baltimore, but because of the weather, he feared another cancellation.
That’s when Jeezy and his team called an Uber, and the driver Tanner loaded their bags and quickly sped off, trying to get them to a rental car location at the airport.
Minutes later, the rapper turned to him and told him they needed to go to Baltimore, asking him how much he would charge to take them there.
“I assured him that whatever it was, he’d have it. Like a real one, he didn’t hesitate and just kept driving,” Jeezy said in his post.
The rapper and his team arrived 10 hours later and just minutes before showtime.
” I told him he made a lot of people happy tonight! Gave him a Snowman Tee and told him he was my guest for the show tonight,” he said. “Shout out to the real MVP, my Uber driver Tanner! Not all heroes wear capes!”
Tanner shared in an Instagram post how grateful he was for the experience.
“Tanner the Uber driver here. Thank you, everyone, for all the love! And thank you, Jeezy, for a great ride and an incredible show,” he said.
The Uber driver also posted to TikTok about the experience. He changed his bio to “Tanner the Jeezy savior driver.”
Watch his full response below.