Georgia Senate Race Divides Atlanta's Rap Scene

A close Senate match up in Georgia split voters and rappers alike.

ByABC News
November 5, 2014, 5:41 PM
Lil Jon, Waka Flocka Flame, and Young Thug
Lil Jon, Waka Flocka Flame, and Young Thug
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— -- The Georgia Senate race between Republican winner David Perdue and Democratic candidate Michelle Nunn split voters in the Peach State.

It also divided leading members of Atlanta's rap scene.

Rapper and deejay Lil Jon appeared in promotional videos for Rock the Vote's "Turnout for What" campaign, a play on his hit song, "Turn Down for What."

On Election Day, he flew from Las Vegas to Georgia to vote after not receiving an absentee ballot in the mail.

He also retweeted a message from the Nunn campaign.

Rapper Waka Flocka Flame was spotted at a Perdue victory party at Atlanta's Buckhead Hotel.

He's a noted Perdue supporter, who tweeted his support for Perdue ahead of the Republican runoff -- only to delete it after backlash from his fans.

Waka Flocka Flame later facetimed with Perdue from after the businessman won the runoff in late July.

Two of Atlanta's newest rap sensations, Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug, held a free concert for Rock the Vote in Atlanta Monday night.

In a statement, Young Thug said he became involved with the group after learning about a voter fraud investigation in his home state.

"Like too many others, I wasn't paying attention and missed the voter registration deadline, but I'm not sitting out this election," he said in he statement. "I'm all in—and I'm happy to be working with Rock the Vote."