FOX Sports Southeast Announces Partnership with Grammy Award-Winning Rapper Tip “T.I.” Harris

October 24, 2016 0

unnamed-27 FOX Sports Southeast Announces Partnership with Grammy Award-Winning Rapper Tip “T.I.” Harris

The 2016-17 NBA season will begin for the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday evening when they host the Washington Wizards however the Hawks are making big moves in the off the court today!

FOX Sports Southeast announced today it has collaborated with multiple Grammy Award-winning rapper, actor and entrepreneur Tip “T.I.” Harris to launch a new campaign promoting Atlanta Hawks basketball on FOX Sports GO, featuring the classic track “Top Back” from his album King (Grand Hustle/Atlantic). FOX Sports GO (FOXSportsGo.com), is a free app that provides live streaming video through select programming distributors all season long, as well as other FOX Sports programming. For more information, please reference the attached FOX Sports GO FAQ document.

 

The promotional spots, filmed locally in Atlanta at The SWAG Shop on Edgewood Ave, will debut Thursday, October 27, during the telecast of the Hawks season opener against the Washington Wizards. The game will be televised exclusively on FOX Sports Southeast with live streaming on FOX Sports GO. Hip hop recording artistKiller Mike, who owns The SWAG Shop, makes a guest appearance in the campaign.

 

Tip joins Flo Rida, Dierks Bentley, Kid Ink and John Smoltz on the growing list of music artists and athletes to appear in a FOX Sports GO campaign.

 

“We’re elated to have the opportunity to collaborate with entertainers, especially when it’s someone so locally and culturally relevant as Tip,” said Jeff Genthner, senior vice president and general manager, FOX Sports Southeast. “This new partnership truly showcases our strong connection with the Hawks, our viewers and homegrown music.”

 

“As a sports fan and a supporter of all of our Atlanta teams including the Hawks, I take great pride in representing the city on the FOX Sports Go platform and shining the spotlight on the Hawks franchise and its players,“ said Harris.

 

FOX Sports Southeast and Tip will also debut a series of promotional spots highlighting the network’s exclusive regional coverage of the Hawks, one of the entertainer’s favorite teams.Stay tuned to HHS1987 for more NBA news. Follow @eldorado2452 on Twitter and Instagram for all your Atlanta Hawks sports news.

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