How a dedicated group of DJs and radio programmers fought an uphill battle to get rap music played on the airwaves in ‘90s Atlanta, and how one of the city’s most famous homegrown stars went from playing the hits to making them.

HOSTED BY: Big Rube

STARRING: Ludacris, Chaka Zulu, Sleepy Brown, Ray Murray, Jerry Smokin’ B, Daron Fears, Mary Catherine Sneed

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Carol Blackmon, Dee Dee Hibbler, Sonia Murray

NARRATED BY: Jewel Wicker

SUBJECTS: Music, Atlanta history, Radio

How a dedicated group of DJs and radio programmers fought an uphill battle to get rap music played on the airwaves in &lsquo;90s Atlanta, and how one of the city&rsquo;s most famous homegrown stars went from playing the hits to making them.
HOSTED BY: Big Rube
STARRING: Ludacris, Chaka Zulu, Sleepy Brown, Ray Murray, Jerry Smokin&rsquo; B, Daron Fears, Mary Catherine Sneed
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Carol Blackmon, Dee Dee Hibbler, Sonia Murray
NARRATED BY: Jewel Wicker
SUBJECTS: Music, Atlanta history, Radio

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...

…Where Rap Moved the Dial

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