{"id":5100,"date":"2025-10-16T16:53:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/5100\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:53:27","slug":"kota-the-friend-set-as-brooklyn-nets-halftime-performer-on-opening-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/5100\/","title":{"rendered":"Kota the Friend Set as Brooklyn Nets Halftime Performer on Opening Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tKota the Friend<\/a> has announced that he will be the halftime performer for the Brooklyn Nets opening hometown game at Barclays Center.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn an exclusive with Billboard, Kota revealed on Thursday (Oct. 16) that he will serve as the halftime performer during the Nets opening game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Oct. 24.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPerforming at the Brooklyn Nets home opener feels like a full-circle moment,\u201d Kota tells Billboard in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s crazy because I went to high school literally just a few blocks away in one direction, and I grew up just blocks away in the other direction, at a time when I was dreaming big and making music in my room. Being on the Barclays Center court right here in my hometown \u2014 that\u2019s what Brooklyn energy is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tWhile the Nets have always taken pride in elevating local talent and spotlighting artists with direct ties to the borough, Kota\u2019s performance will come as part of a broad strategy this season to celebrate Brooklyn in a massive way. The Nets announced they\u2019re collaborating with the estate of The Notorious B.I.G. on a series of Biggie Nights for this season. The campaign will kick off on Nov. 11 at Barclays Center, with special musical performances handpicked by the estate.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBeing in Brooklyn, Biggie\u2019s influence was everywhere \u2014 he made you believe you could make it from right here in Brooklyn,\u201d Kota continues. \u201cI wrote \u2018Go Brooklyn\u2019 as an ode to the city that shaped me, and we shot parts of the video around the neighborhood, including outside Barclays. So this feels like coming home in every way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPast hometown halftime performers have included other New York hip-hop powerhouse\u2019s such as Saint JHN, Joey Bada$$, Capella Grey, Young M.A., Busta Rhymes, Lil\u2019 Kim, Dave East, Method Man, M.O.P. and Maino.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe halftime performance caps off a stellar year for Kota the Friend, who dropped off his latest album<\/a>, No Rap On Sunday, back in June, and will wrap up his tour with a hometown Brooklyn performance at Williamsburg Music Hall on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\n\tCheck out the official flyer for his performance below:<\/p>\n

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