T-Pain to perform at MLS All-Star game
The Major League Soccer – (MLS) has announced on Friday that two-time Grammy award winner and Atlanta United F.C. super fan, T-Pain will perform the national anthem at the MLS All-Star game on August 1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
“I am honored to perform the National Anthem to kick off the MLS All-Star Game presented by Target,” T-Pain said in a statement. “Thank you to Major League Soccer, the city of Atlanta, and all the fans.”
T-Pain, whose real name is, Faheem Rasheed Najm, was born in Tallahassee, Florida. He went on to be the founder of the record label, Nappy Boy Entertainment. T-Pain has worked with several Hip-Hop and R&B artist including Akon, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, and Jamie Foxx.
The singer and rapper is an Atlanta United season ticket holder, and has led the pre-game ritual of hammering the golden railroad spike at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. He lives in metro Atlanta with his wife, Amber and their three children.
The MLS All-Star game will feature the Major League Soccer All-Stars going up against Italian team Juventus F.C.
Juventus recently signed international star Portuguese player, Christiano Ronaldo who left his Real Madrid club.
The MLS All-Star roster features five Atlanta United F.C. players. Gerardo “Tata” Martino, Atlanta United Head Coach, will serve as the MLS All-Star game head coach.
