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Atlanta Braves blend popular music and baseball on 'Ludacris evening'

.Kalan Hooks, ESPNSep 4, 2024, 07:57 PM ETOn Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves honored Ludacris along with an evening packed with activities dedicated to neighborhood Atlanta music numbers and the city's influence on the music business as well as culture, providing new and also future artists a spotlight.As aspect of honoring Ludacris, the Braves will gift the very first 15,000 followers at Truist Playground an exclusive Ludacris bobblehead.The bobblehead features the Grammy Award-winning rap artist in a Hank Aaron jersey along with a mic in his right hand and also-- of course-- a gold expect design purposes.This was actually completely LUDACRIS pic.twitter.com/fR8k1M7GsXu2014 Atlanta georgia Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) November 27, 2023 Ludacris likewise threw out the ritualistic first sound against the Colorado Rockies along with the very same hands coming from his "Come back" music video.Luda!The Braves entertain Ludacris Night tonight and also providing a bobblehead of the rapper pic.twitter.com/FZE1O9qjUVu2014 MLB (@MLB) September 4, 2024 Leading up to the game, the Braves commemorated Ludacris along with a specified coming from the rapper's main DJ, photograph stations from his album artwork for many years as well as a "Luda's at The Electric battery" food items truck encouraged through Ludacris' Chick as well as Draft beer restaurant.This is far coming from the multiplatinum rapper's initial communication along with Atlanta ga's specialist sporting activities teams. In the 2023 NFL time he memorably rappelled from the roofing of Mercedes-Benz Stadium throughout a halftime performance of a Full week 12 matchup in between the New Orleans Saints as well as Atlanta ga Falcons.Get back, Luda!Ludacris restored the large arms for his first sound at the Braves game tonight pic.twitter.com/A9uwKLZgyvu2014 MLB (@MLB) September 4, 2024 In 2021, he performed "Welcome to Atlanta ga," "Leading Location," "Yeah!" and also "Relocate," to name a few, at the Planet Set event. Ludacris was actually additionally featured in the Braves' launch video for their 2023 City Attach attires.