T-Pain and Ne-Yo will battle it out to see who has the most gaming skills.
The Global Gaming League announced today its first season of year-round competitions titled SZN Zero. Teams compete in popular game titles ranging from Call of Duty and Rocket League to Tetris and Street Fighter.
On August 23rd will feature T-Pain’s team Nappy Boy Grizzlies against Ne-Yo and his Gentleman’s Gaming Team – finally facing off after months of social media trash talk and rivalry about who’s better at Tekken.
In a statement, T-Pain, GGL’s Director of Strategy, spoke about how the gaming industry is taking off.
“Gaming is just as important as music or any other sport, to me,” said T-Pain. “Ne-Yo had some words for me on socials, I heard enough of what he had to say and felt it was time to show him that I actually do this. But honestly, I’m just ready to have some fun with my friend, because, bottom line, that’s what gaming is all about. Now, folks will just have to see what happens on Aug 23rd when we face off in Las Vegas at the GGL SZN Zero launch.”
“Honestly, I was trying to connect with T-Pain to maybe be part of his team but when he kept blowing me off, and then I saw that video of him talking about my lips, I decided the only way to get his attention would be to call him out. Now, we’ll see just how good he really is – or isn’t – when we go head to head,” Ne-Yo added.
Ne-Yo joins previously announced owners Flavor Flav andBryce Hall, along with Gillie Da Kid and Wallo.
“We wanted to build something that brought gamers from different backgrounds and cultures together in a unique way that was equally fun and competitive,” said Clinton Sparks, Founder and CEO of the Global Gaming League.”With SZN Zero, we will introduce an authentic and relatable form of entertaining competition that will converge music, fashion, celebrity, and culture, bringing the biggest form of entertainment in the world – video gaming – to the masses.”
The SZN Zero launch event will take place in Las Vegas on Aug. 23.
