Atlanta United pays tribute to Archie Eversole before match

ATLANTA – His music, “We Prepared,” sometimes rallies followers earlier than Atlanta United matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but it surely served as a solemn tribute on Saturday. 

The Main League Soccer membership paid tribute to Archie Eversole, who died days after he was shot in DeKalb County. 

Atlanta United issued a press release after information of his demise broke. 

“We’re heartbroken to listen to of the tragic passing of Archie Eversole. A staple within the Atlanta hip-hop scene, Archie adopted Atlanta United earlier than our first season and continued to be certainly one of our membership’s most fervent supporters. Along with his adorned musical profession, his voice will lengthy dwell in our supporters’ minds as ‘We Prepared’ billows by way of the audio system for kick-off at Atlanta United matches. Our deepest sympathies exit to his household and buddies.”

Atlanta united positioned a jersey that learn “Archie United,” in a chair on the sidelines earlier than Saturday’s match towards FC Cincinnati. 

“We Prepared,” which often performs main as much as kickoffs, was accompanied by a halo board tribute to Eversole at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. 

Who’s Archie Eversole?

The rapper is greatest recognized for his best-selling 2002 single “We Prepared” with Bubba Sparxx. 

The one grew to become an anthem for the Atlanta United soccer membership. 

Archie Eversole even created a music particularly for the staff, which he talked about on a go to to Good Day Atlanta in 2018.

In that interview, he mentioned that Atlanta was a part of all the pieces that he did from his start in Riverdale.

“Atlanta is the center of all of the music I’ve ever created,” he instructed Alyse Eady. “And we’re a high-energy metropolis.”

Eversole died from his accidents on April 3.

Who’s Alexander Kraus?

Alexander Kraus is accused of capturing and killing his brother, Arthur “Archie” Eversole. 

The mom of each males mentioned she’s too devastated to speak in regards to the homicide publicly. Archie Eversole’s supervisor, John Williams, bought her permission to file a non-public video explaining why she thinks Kraus is harmless. 

“That they had no arguments. That they had no feuds,” she mentioned. “OK, no. And I do know that. Yesterday I talked to the neighbor subsequent door. I requested her and I say: Did you hear any arguments? Did you hear any fights? She mentioned no. She didn’t hear nothing. Not that day. Not every other day.”

Officers instructed FOX 5 Atlanta Arthur “Archie” Eversole was discovered shot on March 25 at a Chevron on the 4400 block of Snapfinger Woods Drive. 

His brother, Alexander Kraus, was discovered on the location of the capturing, a house on the 4500 block of Golf Vista Circle.

DeKalb Police have not supplied many extra particulars. 

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