MATTHEW HALL also known as, OPTIMUS RHYME was an Emcee,BBoy,graff artist,from New York City. More importantly though, he was a friend of many, who was murdered in 2003. In addition to being a HipHop artist Optimus was an “A” student in Hunter college. He participated in uplifting people and promoting awareness by being an active member in society. Matthew attended anti-war rallies and peace protests. He also was a member of the Zulu Nation, Legends Chapter, and Refuse and Resist. To help his community Mathew would partake in food and clothing drives. He also organized music shows, that help up and coming artist gain exposure, Despite all these activities he still was able to find the time to tutor kids over the summer,while attending college in the winter. In his short life he managed to accomplish so much, and proved that time is irrelevant if one puts their mind to attaining their goal, while helping others at the same time. The goal of the Optimus Foundation is to as, Matthew did, Uplift ourselves by helping others.