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3 tastemaking Atlantans leaving their mark on the World Cup
Atlanta has a well-deserved reputation as a creative city, from its arts scene to its thriving music industry. To showcase all the city has to offer, the Atlanta World Cup Host Committee tapped best-in-their-field pros to welcome visitors from near and far to the place they call home.
Atlanta’s Starting XI: The leaders behind the city’s World Cup game plan
As Atlanta prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a diverse lineup of civic leaders, soccer stars, business executives, and cultural ambassadors is working behind the scenes to shape the city’s moment on the global stage.
The Library Dads are bonding through books
The Library Dads began with a simple impulse: A dad yearned to connect, by way of literacy, with his child—and with as many other fathers as possible. When South Fulton native Khari Arnold, the managing editor for NBA.com, summoned a half-dozen pals with toddlers to meet him at their local library for a reading session to promote literacy, brotherly bonding, and community building—The Library Dads’ core leadership group was born.
Photos: Wu-Tang Clan and Run the Jewels perform at State Farm Arena
Wu-Tang Clan’s final tour “The Final Chamber” brought its powerful celebration of hip-hop to Atlanta on Wednesday evening with a set spanning 40 songs and three decades of the group's groundbreaking music. Killer Mike and El-P also brought the energy during Run the Jewels' set. Here, check out the scenes photographer Perry Julien captured at the show.
Remembering Rico Wade: How the legendary producer influenced Atlanta, Southern hip-hop, and pop music
With hundreds of credits, including OutKast and Goodie Mob’s debut albums Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik and Soul Food, TLC’s “Waterfalls,” and En Vogue’s “Don’t Let Go (Love),” Rico Wade helped to expand Atlanta’s imprint in music, reaching global heights. With OutKast and Goodie Mob, Wade was part of mainstreaming Southern hip-hop, expanding its boundaries and perimeters.
The rebirth of Bankhead Seafood
Rappers Killer Mike and T.I. are angling to bring back the hallowed restaurant, which served fish “so darn good it blocked traffic on Fridays.” It will reopen in a rapidly changing neighborhood.
What Music Midtown’s cancellation could mean for the city that “influences everything”
Tyler Lyle, the Atlanta-based half of synthwave band The Midnight, believes the city “got punked by the gun lobby,” as Music Midtown organizers on Monday called off the iconic, (usually) annual festival at Piedmont Park.
Photos: Scenes from the Atlanta Braves World Series victory parade and concert
Check out these photos from the Atlanta Braves World Series victory parade and concert, which featured performances from Ludacris, Big Boi, Sleepy Brown, Killer Mike, and Zac Brown.
Best of Atlanta 2020: Arts & Culture
The best of Atlanta's arts and culture in 2020, including best new album, best neighborhood art walk, best online access, best poet, and more.
If Atlanta’s most famous hip-hop stars want to participate in activism, they’ll have to reckon with their own elite statuses
While it’s certainly possible to both empathize with protesters and feel pained to see the city in chaos, Atlanta's mainstream hip-hop artists also benefit financially from encouraging peace. As entrepreneurs and longtime ambassadors of a city that is a hub for Black businesses, their economic success and the continued growth of Atlanta are indisputably linked. Even if they came from the Black working class and genuinely wish to advocate for them, refusing to acknowledge this reality dilutes their messages.
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