Michael Render – you may know him as Run the Jewels MC Killer Mike – is born and bred in the Capital of the South. Born just four miles from where Mercedes-Benz Stadium now stands, he’s seen this city grown into the booming cultural center that it is. But standing in the tunnel preparing to drive home the Golden Spike for the first time, he says he won’t soon forget his first encounter with Atlanta United’s famous fanbase.
“So I’ve been gone, I’ve lived on a tour bus, touring actively for five years. I heard we were getting a Major League Soccer team, I was excited about it, and one day I woke up in the middle of the best traffic jam since Freaknik.