"The Aura Of Atlanta Is Not What It Once Was" - DJ Drama

[Ol’Otis]

Seems to be the case in every major city

 

[MasterThought]

I’ll never forget the first time I went to ATL to visit my boy in college out there. They played “laggy taffy” and “kryptonite”, and me being up north in college, I’d say it was quite the experience. The energy and happiness from the crowd was something else. Unmatched.

Bro,. In real time "Laffy Taffy" got clowned so hard for being wack but I would give anything to bring that vibe back.



I'm dead ass serious. As wack as I thought that song was, atleast it was about having fun and not killing each other

 

[Da King]

Especially when the aura is

 

[King Poetic]

From a distance

It seems Atlanta became a city where nikkas instead of working together like back in the day , its all split up and everybody is battling each other to the death

Doesn’t help LA and Chicago nikkas moved down there and bringing the gang shyt

 

[Redwood]

he's older & doesn't vibe with the youth

every lil nikka raps now

ha

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That happened in his generation too though

 

[010101]

That happened in his generation too though

it's not even close now

always were a lot of aspiring rappers

from a lot to too much ha

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[Redwood]

it's not even close now

always were a lot of aspiring rappers

from a lot to too much ha

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It's practically a bigger clown show than before

 

[010101]

It's practically a bigger clown show than before

fukkery is profitable ha*

 

[CW_1991]

Atlanta used to be on my radar, but no longer. I'm looking at Charlotte or maybe somewhere in Texas.

 

[Redwood]

fukkery is profitable ha*

It's the American way

 

[Cobalt Sire]

ATL used to be a place for Black people to party and move up in entertainment. Then it became known as a San Francisco type place. Now it's in its gangster phase.

 

[SCJoe]

I'd say the Dungeon Family is not what it once was

No but seriously, Vandross is damn near the biggest rapper out right now.

 

[Wildhundreds]

I keep saying gen X dropped the ball by going stupid with the materialism and being friends with their kids.

 

[010101]

It's the American way

that's the way life is

all the stories the same

some all powerful being brought fukkery into existence for entertainment ha

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[Ezekiel 25:17]

In my personal opinion, the emergence of trap music brought a "dark cloud" so to speak over the city.

I didn't grow up in ATL but I lived 3hrs away and visited often.

But the common theme of my memories about Atlanta was how FUN the music was.

Yes, Atlanta has always been gritty just like any other big city, but the music was always fun and danceable. Even the ring tone era was about having fun and dancing.

Trap music brought about this dark cloud. Everything is about trapping, sipping lean, scamming, gang affiliation, etc.

Nobody makes "fun" music that the youth and grown folk alike can dance to.

But yea, Atlanta just doesn't feel the same to me any longer either.

The cruck era was about 97-2008 and a lot of ATL folks day them was the city's prime years. And then you R&B during them years too. Those were fun times. So i see what you saying even though I never been to ATL.

Seems like clout/trap music ruined everything. If nikkas ain't clout chasing with money they mean mugging