Davido Hits Atlanta Golden Spike
The Atlanta born Nigerian musician Davido becomes the first African artiste to hit the Atlanta golden spike.
The Nigerian musician was given the honors on Saturday to hit the spike. According to goal.com, this makes him the first African artiste to perform the tradition.
The hitting of the golden spike is a ritual which occurs before the start of matches played by the Atlanta football team, Atlanta UFC
This tradition has been performed by various artists including 2 Chainz, Yung Joc, Zac Brown and a host of others.
The musician was elated as he shared a video of himself performing the ritual with fans cheering on his Instagram story.
The music star appeared decked in the Atlanta United FC jersey which was customized with the number 7 and his name written in gold.
The Atlanta UFC also shared the euphoric moment in a video via their verified Twitter page.
“Atlanta born. Nigeria made afrobeats artiste @Davido is your Golden Spike Hitter” they wrote.
The game was held in the 70 thousand capacity Mercedes Benz stadium in Atlanta with American rapper and Atlanta native Kenya west in attendance.
The iconic musician Davido who has represented Nigeria and Africa in various artistic capacity has set a new record and we are proud.
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