Kamala Harris’ campaign traveled to Atlanta on July 30. The presidential candidate has already been endorsed by dozens of notable celebrities.
The Vice President held a presidential campaign rally on Tuesday at Georgia State University in Atlanta.
With the VP being propelled into the pop cultural zeitgeist with coconut and Charli XCX memes, it should come as no surprise that Harris was able to count on two high-profile artists, Quavo and Megan Thee Stallion, to make appearances.
Megan, 29, was up first, performing her hits “Girls in the Hood, “Body,” and “Savage (Remix),” plus the Megan album breakout “Mamushi.”
She took full advantage of these endorsements during the rally.
She not only called upon Megan Thee Stallion to perform during the event, but she had Atlanta native Quavo speak on her behalf.
Megan said “”I’m so happy to be here Atlanta. We’re about to make history with the first female president. The first Black female president,” said Megan onstage.
“Let’s get this done, Hotties. Hotties for Harris, ah!”
The Migos superstar praised Kamala Harris’ policies, especially with regards to gun control. Harris returned the favor by using an iconic Migos song to diss her opponent.
Harris hyped up the Atlanta crowd by taking aim at Republican nominee Donald Trump. When discussing the ways in which Trump has failed the American people, the Democratic nominee pointed to a line from Migos’ “Walk It Talk It” single from 2018.
“Donald Trump, on the other hand, has been talking a big game about securing our border but he does not walk the walk,” said Harris, 59. “Or as my friend Quavo would say, he does not ‘walk it like he talks it.’”
The Drake-featuring Migos song she referenced, 2018’s “Walk It Talk It,” played multiple times over the PA as the crowd waited for the evening to get going.
The reference elicit cheers of support throughout the crowd, and nicely set up the speech that Quavo would eventually give.
Quavo, 33, was on-site to introduce Harris in his hometown and briefly speak on gun safety laws. It was a poignant moment for the rapper who lost his nephew and fellow Migos bandmate Takeoff to gun violence in 2022. He was 28 years old.
“One of these issues that I care about is resolving the gun violence issue. And you can’t understand the struggles of gun violence if you’re not in the field, or in the heart of it,” Quavo said.
“One thing I learned about working with Vice President Harris is she always stand on business, from inviting me to the White House last year to discuss these solutions to passing the biggest gun safety laws today.
So it’s only right [that] the birthplace of the culture is also the same place to launch the first African American woman to run for president.
Yeah, we changing the culture again.
While speaking on securing the southern border into the United States-something she says former President Donald Trump failed to do-Harris name-dropped Quavo to support her point.
The rapper’s appearance was not announced before the rally. Given the impact the rapper has had on ATL culture, though, the co-sign makes complete sense.
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