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Falcons to celebrate 50 years of Hip-Hop in Week 12 pregame show

Falcons to celebrate 50 years of Hip-Hop with star-studded Week 12 pregame show

The Atlanta Falcons have a lot to play for this Sunday when they host the division-rival New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Not only is first place in the NFC South on the line, but some of the biggest names in hip-hop will be in attendance.

Prior to the game, the stadium will put on a show celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Fans will get to see a star-studded lineup featuring Big Boi, Ludacris, T.I., Killer Mike, Jeezy and Quavo, as you can see below.

According to the team’s official website, fans hoping to see the pregame show should arrive to the stadium early:

“Fans are strongly encouraged to arrive early for the pre-game show that begins at 12:30 p.m. honoring over 60 Atlanta artists spanning the 50 years.“

Sunday’s game kicks off at 1:00 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. 

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Watch Killer Mike give stirring speech on protests after killing of George Floyd

LeBron James shared the speech, calling it a “mandatory listen.”

Rapper and activist Killer Mike spoke during a press conference on Friday night while protestors took to the streets of Atlanta over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer put his knee into his neck for over eight minutes.

In the speech, Killer Mike first started by trying to put the riots into historical perspective, and empathize with the people who had taken to the streets. Citing hundreds of years of American policy which defined black people as less than their white counterparts, he makes clear that it wasn’t one isolated incident that brought us to where we are today.

To finish, he then pleaded with Atlantans to return home, and get to work on enabling systemic change.

LeBron James also shared the speech, calling it a “mandatory listen.”

Watch the entire speech here:

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