A team of artists including Justin Timberlake, singer Kenna and rapper Lupe Fiasco are set to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, in an attempt to raise awareness for the water crisis.

Kenna told Elle magazine the water crisis is something the singer can personally relate to. “My dad almost died as a child from waterborne diseases in Ethiopia, and he had talked to me about digging a well there, and I thought, ‘I have too many friends who would be concerned with the subject of clean water. Maybe I can help out.’ ”

The singer also says there’s some friendly competition going on with him and Justin Timberlake when it comes to the training process. “I refuse to work out with him, because he’s way fitter than I am,” Kenna said to Elle. “I’m training in secret.”

The mission will bring Timberlake, Kenna and Fiasco to the highest point in Africa, which features three inactive volcanic cones and a stunning view.

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