How a dive bar near MLK’s Ebenezer Baptist Church became the center of a dynamic underground scene in the mid 2010s, and how it’s had an outsized influence on today’s hip-hop.

HOSTED BY: Big Rube

STARRING: Key!, Father, Olu and WowGr8 of Earthgang, Steven “Stevo” Dingle, DJ E. Sudd, Maurice Garland

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Raury and Mike Walbert

NARRATED BY: Christina Lee

SUBJECTS: Music, Atlanta history

How a dive bar near MLK&rsquo;s Ebenezer Baptist Church became the center of a dynamic underground scene in the mid 2010s, and how it&rsquo;s had an outsized influence on today&rsquo;s hip-hop.
HOSTED BY: Big Rube
STARRING: Key!, Father, Olu and WowGr8 of Earthgang, Steven &ldquo;Stevo&rdquo; Dingle, DJ E. Sudd, Maurice Garland
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Raury and Mike Walbert
NARRATED BY: Christina Lee
SUBJECTS: Music, Atlanta history

From the underground clubs that birthed music that took over the world, to the hustlers who made the city a mecca for filmmaking, and the churches whose pastors influence politics, “Atlanta Is…” tells the stories behind the rise of one of the most important cities on the planet. Featuring interviews with Ludacris, Will Packer, Sen. Raphael Warnock, pastor Jamal Bryant, and many more, this 8-part narrative series is the first of its kind oral history of Atlanta.

From the underground clubs that birthed music that took over the world, to the hustlers who made the city a mecca for filmmaking, and the churches whose pastors influence politics, &ldquo;Atlanta Is&hellip;&rdquo; tells the stories behind the rise of one of the most important cities on the planet. Featuring interviews with Ludacris, Will Packer, Sen. Raphael Warnock, pastor Jamal Bryant, and many more, this 8-part narrative series is the first of its kind oral history of Atlanta.

Atlanta Is...

…a Department Store Party

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