ATLANTA –- The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club has revealed 21 Savage as the latest hometown hip-hop star to take the stage at Philips Arena. It was announced today via social media that there will be both halftime and postgame performances by the chart-topping rapper when the club hosts Sacramento on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Savage, whose solo major-label debut “Issa Album” was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America last week, currently sits atop Billboard’s Hot 100 list for the second consecutive week as a featured collaborator on Post Malone’s single “Rockstar”.
“[I’m] glad to be able to show love to the city that raised me and have a night to celebrate with the Hawks, a team I been watching since a kid,” said 21 Savage.