If you turn on an ACC college football game this fall, you could be listening to a neighbor’s music. “Last of My Kind,” a country-rock anthem by chart-topping Woodbridge native Shaboozey, is part of the ACC Network’s coverage for this season, ESPN has announced.
“The track underscores the unique spirit of ACC Football, highlighting the traditions, rivalries, and community that define game day experiences,” ESPN said in a statement.
“Shaboozey brings his distinctive Virginia tonality to the anthem,” the network added, noting that Virginia is home to two of the conference’s teams in Virginia and Virginia Tech.
“Last of My Kind” comes from Shaboozey’s album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, which was released in May. Shaboozey was born Collins Obinna Chibueze in Northern Virginia and grew up in Woodbridge, also spending time in Nigeria in his childhood.
Shaboozey’s hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” released in April, has been at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard country charts, and has reached No. 1 in five other countries as well.
His song “Start a Riot” was included on the soundtrack to the movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in 2018. He’s also contributed to Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter album.
You can hear the song in its entirety on Shaboozey’s YouTube channel, and see a snippet of the song in context on the ESPN marketing channel.
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