It wasn’t T’Challa King of Wakanda, but Tip “T.I.” Harris, King Of The South!
As you approached the Walmart off Cascade Road in SouthWest Atlanta on February 12th, you could feel immediately that something special was happening. Several news trucks were parked in the front of the store and nearly 500 people stood to wait for a special guest. Some of them arrived early with fold-up chairs and at 5:30 pm he arrived. It wasn’t T’Challa King of Wakanda, but Tip “T.I.” Harris, King Of The South!
The Grammy Award-winning artist, producer, rapper, and actor is no stranger Walmart. He’s known for making surprise visits to Walmart on Christmas Eve where he’s purchased Christmas gifts customers in line.
T.I.’s activism and commitment to the community made him the ideal celebrity for Walmart to partner with for their Marvel Black Panther free ticket-giveaway and advance screening. Nearly 250 lucky ticket holders will join Walmart, T.I. for a preview of Black Panther on February 13th.
Marvel’s Black Panther is making its own history as the first superhero film directed by an African-American and one of the first with a predominantly African-American cast. Directed by Ryan Coogler, Marvel’s Black Panther stars Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o, Daniel Kaluuva, Letitia Wright and more.
