Archie Eversole

Arthur Lee "Archie" Eversole (July 26, 1984 – April 3, 2022) was an American rapper best known for his 2002 single "We Ready".

Archie Eversole
Birth name	Arthur Lee Eversole
Born	(1984-07-26)July 26, 1984 West Germany
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died	April 3, 2022(2022-04-03) (aged 37) Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper songwriter
Years active	2000-2022
Cause of death	Gunshot wound

Early life

Eversole was born in Germany while his military parents were stationed in the country.^[1] His parents would move to College Park, Georgia, where he was raised.^[2]

Career

Eversole recorded his lone full-length album, Ride Wit Me Dirty South Style, when he was seventeen years old. It was first released in 2001 by independent label Phat Boy Records and then rereleased by MCA Records in 2002, peaking at #83 on the Billboard 200^[3] and #16 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.^[4] The featured single, "We Ready", contained a sample of the 1969 Steam song "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye". Though it only reached #64 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,^[2] the track proved popular in the sports world, as it was included in promotional material for the National Football League^[5] and was played during home matches of the Major League Soccer club Atlanta United, while the Kansas City Royals adopted it as their anthem for their 2014 MLB postseason campaign.^[6] A music video was filmed for a remix of the song that featured Bubba Sparxxx.

In 2018, Eversole recorded "United We Conquer", a fight song dedicated to Atlanta United.^[7]

Death

On March 25, 2022, Eversole was found by police at a Decatur gas station with a gunshot wound to his face. He said that someone had broken into his bedroom and shot him while he was asleep.^[8] Eversole was hospitalized but died from his injuries at age 37 on April 3. His brother, Alexander Krause, was arrested at Eversole's home and charged with murder after officers had noticed bloodstains on his socks.^[8][9]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US R&B/HH
Ride Wit Me Dirty South Style	Released: June 18, 2002 Label: Phat Boy/MCA Records Format: CD, LP	83	16

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US R&B/HH
"We Ready"	2002	64	Ride Wit Me Dirty South Style
"My Hood" (featuring Mack 10)		—
"I Hear Ya Talkin'" (featuring Big Gipp)	2003	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

As featured artist

• "ATL", Baby D featuring Archie Eversole, Pastor Troy, and Lil Jon, 2002
• "Turn It Up" Kindred the Family Soul featuring Archie Eversole, 2005

See also

• List of murdered hip hop musicians