Sounds Like ATL
Sounds Like ATL Premier – Celebrates Black History Month
Season 2022 Episode 1 | 53m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
Monthly WABE in-person concert series premieres February 8
Monthly WABE in-person concert series premieres February 8 with Speech of Arrested Development hosting and Algebra Blessett, Mausiki Scales & The Common Ground Collective, and Cleveland P. Jones performing
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Sounds Like ATL
Sounds Like ATL Premier – Celebrates Black History Month
Season 2022 Episode 1 | 53m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
Monthly WABE in-person concert series premieres February 8 with Speech of Arrested Development hosting and Algebra Blessett, Mausiki Scales & The Common Ground Collective, and Cleveland P. Jones performing
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(UPBEAT MUSIC) - I THINK THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT MUSIC IS THAT IT'S ABOUT THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
- STING STANDS UP AND I'M JUST LIKE THIS IS NOT HAPPENING.
- THERE'S LIKE THERE'S BEEN SO MANY AMAZING SONGWRITERS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THE ATLANTA SCENE - I'D SAY ATLANTA ARTISTICALLY RAISED ME.
- WE GREW UP IN THE APPALACHIAN FOLK TRADITION AND ATLANTA'S 90'S HIP HOP REVOLUTION.
- THIS IS SOUNDS LIKE ATL, I MEAN EVERYTHING IS ATLANTA.
(UPBEAT MUSIC) - [HOST] SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
(AUDIENCE CHEERS AND APPLAUDS) WHAT'S UP?
WHAT'S UP, FAMILY, HOW Y'ALL DOING?
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
I AM SO EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
WE ARE CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH THROUGH MUSIC.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, THE ARTIST COMING TO THIS STAGE RIGHT NOW, LIVE AND DIRECT IN THE ATL, REPRESENTIN' WESTVIEW.
TONIGHT YOU'RE ABOUT TO WITNESS HIM LIVE, AND THE VIBE IS STRONG.
PLEASE, EVERYBODY MAKE A VERY, VERY LOUD NOISE, WELCOMING WELCOME TO MY BROTHER CLEVELAND P. JONES.
(AUDIENCE CHEERS AND APPLAUDS) - YEAH.
YEAH.
(GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH ♪ ♪ IT BEGINS TO TELL ♪ ♪ ROUND MIDNIGHT, ROUND MIDNIGHT... ♪ ♪ I DO PRETTY WELL ♪ ♪ 'TIL I'VE TURNED SUNDOWN, DOWN, DOWN ♪ ♪ SUPPERTIME I FEEL, I'M FEELING SO SAD ♪ ♪ YEAH, HMM ♪ ♪ BUT IT REALLY GETS BAD ROUND MIDNIGHT ♪ ♪ MEMORIES WILL START ♪ ♪ ROUND MIDNIGHT, ROUND MIDNIGHT ♪ ♪ HAVEN'T GOT THE HEART ♪ ♪ TO STAND THOSE MEMORIES ♪ ♪ STILL MY HEART, STILL WITH YOU ♪ ♪ AND I KNOW MIDNIGHT KNOWS IT TOO.... ♪ ♪ WHEN SOME QUARREL WE HAVE ♪ ♪ NEEDS MENDING ♪ ♪ DOESN'T MEAN THAT OUR LOVE, THAT OUR LOVE, ♪ ♪ THAT OUR LOVE, THAT OUR LOVE ♪ ♪ IS ENDING ♪ ♪ DARLING, I NEED YOU ♪ ♪ LATELY I FIND ♪ ♪ THAT YOU'RE OUT OF MY HEART ♪ ♪ AND YOU'RE OUT OF MY MIND ♪ ♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪ ♪ LET LOVE TAKES HIS WINGS ♪ ♪ ROUND MIDNIGHT, ROUND MIDNIGHT ♪ ♪ LET THE ANGELS SING OF YOUR RETURNING ♪ ♪ HEY, HEY ♪ ♪ LET US BE SAFE, LET US BE SAFE AND SOUND ♪ ♪ MMM, WHEN, MMM ♪ ♪ WHEN OLD MIDNIGHT COMES AROUND... ♪ ♪ OOH, MMM... ♪ (KEYBOARD SOLO) (KEYBOARD SOLO) - GIVE IT UP FOR HIM.
(AUDIENCE CHEERS AND APPLAUDS) (SINGER VOCALIZING) (SINGER VOCALIZING) ♪ WHEN SOME QUARREL WE HAVE ♪ ♪ NEEDS MENDING ♪ ♪ DOESN'T MEAN THAT OUR LOVE ♪ ♪ IS ENDING ♪ ♪ DARLING, I NEED YOU ♪ ♪ LATELY I FIND ♪ ♪ THAT YOU'RE OUT OF MY HEART ♪ ♪ AND YOU'RE OUT OF MY MIND ♪ ♪ LET LOVE TAKE ITS WINGS 'ROUND ♪ ♪ MIDNIGHT, MIDNIGHT ♪ ♪ LET THE ANGELS SING ♪ ♪ OF YOUR LOVE RETURNING ♪ ♪ LET OUR HEARTS BE SAFE, SAFE AND SOUND ♪ ♪ OOH ♪ ♪ WHEN MIDNIGHT COMES AROUND ♪ ♪ WHEN MIDNIGHT COMES AROUND ♪ ♪ OOH ♪ ♪ WHEN OLD MIDNIGHT ♪ ♪ COMES ♪ ♪ WHEN OLD MIDNIGHT COMES AROUND ♪ (AUDIENCE CHEERS AND APPLAUDS) ♪ OOH, YEAH ♪ (AUDIENCE CHEERS AND APPLAUDS) - THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
MR. JONATHAN.
SO I KNOW WE'VE BEEN IN RELATIONSHIPS, RIGHT?
OF COURSE WE HAVE.
RIGHT?
SO I WROTE A SONG ABOUT A RELATIONSHIP THAT I WAS IN.
IT WAS A MESS.
OKAY.
SO THIS SONG IS TITLED PATIENCE, AND THIS IS JUST HOW I FELT.
(LIGHT PIANO MUSIC) ♪ OOH... ♪ ♪ OH... ♪ ♪ YEAH ♪ ♪ YOU... ♪ ♪ GOT ON MY LAST NERVE ♪ ♪ AND I DON'T HOW MUCH LONGER ♪ ♪ I CAN TAKE IT ♪ ♪ SO I'M GONNA TRY ♪ ♪ TRY TO LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ UNCONDITIONALLY ♪ ♪ BUT I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME ♪ ♪ GIVE ME PATIENCE, HEY ♪ ♪ PATIENCE TO LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ PATIENCE TO DEAL WITH US ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE YOU KNOW WE NEED IT ♪ ♪ GIVE ME PATIENCE, WHOO ♪ ♪ PATIENCE TO HEAR YOU ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW WE CAN MAKE THIS THING WORK TOGETHER, BABY ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ HEY ♪ - HERE WE GO.
♪ I KNOW I GOT FAULTS, TOO ♪ ♪ I DIDN'T SAY I WAS PERFECT ♪ ♪ NO, I DIDN'T ♪ ♪ BUT I KNOW THIS IS WORTH IT ♪ ♪ HEY, YOU, ME ♪ ♪ WE GOT TO WORK THIS THING TOGETHER ♪ ♪ CAN'T LET NOBODY BREAK US ♪ ♪ BABY, WE GOTTA WORK IT ♪ ♪ HEY ♪ ♪ GIVE ME PATIENCE, YEAH ♪ ♪ PATIENCE TO LOVE YOU, YEAH ♪ ♪ PATIENCE TO DEAL WITH US, YEAH ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW WE NEED HELP, YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ GIVE ME PATIENCE, OOH ♪ ♪ PATIENCE TO HEAR YOU, YEAH ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW WE CAN MAKE THIS THING WORK TOGETHER, BABY ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ BREAK IT DOWN, BREAK IT DOWN, BREAK IT DOWN ♪ ♪ ONE AND TWO 'CAUSE I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA GIVE YOU ALL I GOT JUST TO PROVE TO YOU ♪ ♪ YOU GOTTA MEET ME HALFWAY ♪ ♪ YOU GOTTA DO YOUR PART ♪ ♪ WE GOTTA PRAY AND BELIEVE JUST LIKE WE DID FROM THE START ♪ ♪ NOW, IF THIS LOVE WASN'T MEANT TO BE ♪ ♪ WELL AT LEAST WE DID OUR BEST, AND WE'LL SET IT ALL FREE ♪ ♪ SO I'LL KEEP ON LOVING YOU 'TIL I CAN'T NO MORE ♪ ♪ AND IF THIS LOVE DOESN'T WORK, WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THE DOOR ♪ ♪ GIVE ME PATIENCE, BABE ♪ ♪ PATIENCE TO LOVE YOU, HUH ♪ ♪ PATIENCE TO DEAL WITH US, YEAH ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW WE NEED IT, YEAH ♪ ♪ GIVE ME PATIENCE, WHOO ♪ ♪ PATIENCE TO HEAR YOU, YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW WE CAN MAKE THIS THINK WORK TOGETHER, BABY.
♪ ♪ 'CAUSE YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, YEAH ♪ ♪ GIVE ME PATIENCE, YEAH ♪ ♪ PATIENCE TO LOVE YOU, YEAH ♪ ♪ PATIENCE TO DEAL WITH US, YEAH ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW WE NEED IT, HEY, YEAH ♪ ♪ GIVE ME PATIENCE, OOH ♪ ♪ PATIENCE TO HEAR YOU, YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW WE CAN MAKE THIS THING WORK TOGETHER, BABY ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, YEAH ♪ ♪ YES I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
♪ ♪ I LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ YES, BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, YEAH ♪ ♪ I LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ I LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ I LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ GIVE ME PATIENCE BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, YOU, YOU... ♪ ♪ OH... ♪ (AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) - THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Y'ALL ARE SO KIND.
SO, I'M INFLUENCED BY SO MANY AMAZING ARTISTS FROM PAST, PRESENT.
SO MANY AMAZING ARTISTS ARE HERE.
SO EXCITED TO BE ON THIS STAGE.
THANK YOU SOUNDS LIKE ATL CITY WINERY, WABE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
APPRECIATE IT DEEPLY.
AND THIS IS FROM MY HEART TO YOURS.
LET'S JUST SAY YOU GROW UP WHERE, OR YOU LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR PARENTS PUT IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND THAT'S ALL I KNEW.
SO WE WERE STRICTLY GOSPEL.
I WAS LIKE, OKAY, CLEVE, LET'S DO THIS, YOU KNOW.
YOU'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME, FOR THESE MOMENTS.
SO STEP INTO THE SHOES AND DELIVER.
- WHEN I THINK OF SOUNDS LIKE ATL, I THINK OF THE POWER OF MUSIC, AND THE DIVERSITY OF MUSIC.
YOU CAN'T IGNORE WHAT THE ATL HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE AREAS OF MUSIC.
IT'S LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE, AND ESPECIALLY RECENTLY, SO ATL IS VERY, VERY FUNDAMENTAL TO THE EXPERIENCE OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN AMERICA AND IN MUSIC.
- MY SOUND IS I BRING LOVE TO THE TABLE.
I TRY TO BRING BALANCE ON BOTH SIDES, WITH LOVE, THERE'S PAIN, WITH HAPPINESS, THEIR SADNESS, SO I WOULD SAY IT'S VERY HONEST MUSIC.
SOUNDS LIKE ATL, SOUNDS LIKE ALGEBRA, SOUNDS LIKE, OH, FROM THE MOMENT THAT I HEARD MUSIC THE FIRST TIME, MY MOM'S A BASS PLAYER, SO THAT RHYTHM, AND THAT BOTTOM IT'S JUST BEEN IN ME SINCE DAY ONE, AND THAT'S ATLANTA.
ATLANTA IS FOR LACK OF, IT'S THE UTERUS OF MUSIC.
IT'S EVERYTHING LIKE I SAID BEFORE.
IT IS FOR ME, THE ONE SOUND THAT FOUGHT THROUGH EVERY SINGLE ERA AND GENRE OF MUSIC.
I REMEMBER LIVING IN NEW YORK, AND NO ONE KNEW WHO OUTKAST WAS, SO I WAS THIS LONER WALKING IN TIMES SQUARE, LISTENING TO OUTKAST, FEELING LIKE I WAS ON TOP OF THE WORLD, BUT I WAS PROBABLY THE ONLY PERSON LISTENING TO IT, AND I STILL FELT LIKE HOME, SO SOUNDS OF ATL IS HOME.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, I TRAVELED THE WORLD, I'VE LIVED IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
- THE NEXT ARTIST TO COME ON STAGE, CAPTIVATING, MAGNETIC.
PLEASE, GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE GRAMMY WINNING, SONGWRITER, SINGER, REPPING FROM SUMMER HILL, ALGEBRA BLESSING.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (MELLOW PIANO MUSIC) ♪ OOH ♪ ♪ OOH... ♪ ♪ OOH ♪ ♪ OOH ...♪ ♪ OOH, OOH ♪ ♪ OOH ♪ ♪ OOH... ♪ ♪ ALL RIGHT, ONE, TWO, ONE, ONE TWO ♪ ♪ HERE I GO WAKING UP YAWNING 6:00 IN THE MORNING ♪ ♪ WITH YOU ON MY MIND ♪ ♪ I'M LAYING IN BED ♪ ♪ SCARF STILL ON MY HEAD ♪ ♪ BARELY GOT THE COLD OUT MY EYES ♪ ♪ REFLECTING ♪ ♪ ABOUT THE CONVERSATION WE HAD LAST NIGHT ♪ ♪ I'M REMINDED WHY ♪ ♪ I DO THE THINGS I DO ♪ ♪ JUST FOR YOU FOR YOU ♪ ♪ I DON'T HAVE TO THINK TWICE ♪ ♪ I DO IT 'CAUSE YOU'RE REAL WITH ME ♪ ♪ HEY, I DO IT 'CAUSE YOU'RE STILL WITH ME ♪ ♪ I I I ♪ ♪ AND I DO THIS 'CAUSE I SHOULD ♪ ♪ I SHOULD ♪ ♪ I DO IT 'CAUSE YOU'RE GOOD FOR ME ♪ ♪ GOOD FOR ME, BABY ♪ ♪ I DO IT 'CAUSE I TRUST YOU ♪ ♪ TRUST ♪ ♪ YOU I DO IT 'CAUSE I WANT TO ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ I DO CAUSE YOU'RE GRATEFUL ♪ ♪ I'M WILLING AND ENABLE ♪ ♪ YOU... ♪ ♪ GOT ME DAY DREAMING THINKING 'BOUT RINGS ♪ ♪ AND SWITCHING UP MY WHOLE LIFESTYLE ♪ ♪I CALL YOU ON THE PHONE ♪ ♪ ON MY WAY HOME ♪ ♪ TREATING YOU IS ON MY MIND ♪ ♪ HEY, I'LL BE CUTTING UP GREENS ♪ ♪ PICKING PINTO BEANS ♪ ♪ I KNOW YOU LIKE RICE AND GRAVY ♪ ♪ LOOK, BE AT MY DOOR, BEFORE 8 YOU BRING THE CAKE ♪ ♪ BABE TONIGHT WE'LL BE, FINE ♪ ♪ I DO IT CAUSE YOU'RE REAL WITH ME ♪ ♪ HEY, I DO THIS CAUSE YOU'RE STILL WITH ME ♪ ♪ I I I ♪ ♪ AND I DO THIS CAUSE I SHOULD, ♪ ♪ I DO IT CAUSE YOU'RE GOOD FOR ME ♪ ♪ GOOD FOR ME ♪ ♪ I DO CAUSE I TRUST YOU, YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ I DO THIS CAUSE I WANT TO ♪ ♪ AND I DO IT CAUSE I'M GRATEFUL ♪ ♪ I'M WILLING AND ABLE ♪ ♪YOU MAKE IT SO ♪ ♪ EASY FOR ME ♪ ♪THAT I WANNA DO THE SAME FOR YOU ♪ ♪ YOU ARE SIMPLY ♪ ♪ PERFECT FOR ME ♪ ♪ THAT I MUST SAY ♪ ♪ OH, OH ♪ ♪ YOU MAKE IT SO ♪ ♪ EASY FOR ME ♪ ♪ THAT I WANNA DO THE SAME FOR YOU ♪ ♪ YOU ARE SIMPLY ♪ ♪ PERFECT FOR ME ♪ ♪ AND I MUST SAY ♪ ♪ SINCERELY... ♪ ♪ I DO IT CAUSE YOU'RE REAL WIT ME ♪ ♪ I DO IT CAUSE YOU'RE STILL WITH ME ♪ ♪ I I I ♪ ♪ AND I DO THIS CAUSE I SHOULD ♪ ♪ I DO IT CAUSE YOU'RE GOOD FOR ME ♪ ♪ GOOD FOR ME ♪ ♪ I DO CAUSE I TRUST YOU, YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ I DO THIS CAUSE I WANT TO ♪ ♪ AND I DO IT CAUSE I'M GRATEFUL ♪ ♪ WILLING AND ABLE ♪ ♪ DO IT AGAIN, DO IT AGAIN, DO IT ♪ ♪ I DO IT CAUSE YOU'RE REAL WITH ME ♪ ♪ YES, I DO THIS CAUSE YOU'RE STILL WITH ME ♪ ♪ I I I ♪ ♪ AND I DO THIS CAUSE I SHOULD, ♪ ♪ I DO IT CAUSE YOU'RE GOOD FOR ME ♪ ♪ GOOD FOR ME ♪ ♪ I DO CAUSE I TRUST YOU, YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ I DO THIS CAUSE I WANT TO ♪ ♪ AND I DO IT CAUSE I'M GRATEFUL ♪ ♪ WILLING AND ABLE ♪ ♪ I DO IT FOR YOU CAUSE YOU DO IT FOR ME ♪ (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (SMOOTH INSTRUMENTAL PLAYING) ♪ OOH OOH YEAH ♪ ♪ OOOH, YEAH... OHHH...♪ ♪ YEAH ♪ ♪ AM I WRONG ♪ ♪ FOR FEELING LIKE THE MAN IN THIS HERE RELATIONSHIP ♪ ♪ AND AM I WRONG ♪ ♪ FOR LIVING UP TO EVERY TIME YOU CALL ME INDEPENDENT ♪ ♪ AM I WRONG ♪ ♪ FOR GETTING UPSET WHEN YOU WON'T OPEN DOORS FOR ME ♪ ♪ AND AM I WRONG ♪ ♪ TO CATCH AN ATTITUDE CAUSE EVERY TIME YOU EAT ♪ ♪ YOU EAT FOR FREE ♪ ♪ I DON'T MIND BEING THE BREAD WINNER ♪ ♪ NOPE ♪ ♪ AND I DON'T MIND COOKING US DINNER ♪ ♪ NO ♪ ♪ BUT YOU AIN'T BRINGING NOTHING TO THE TABLE ♪ ♪ AND ON MY TAXES, I CAN'T EVEN CLAIM YOU ♪ ♪ WAKE UP, MAKE UP, DO IT AGAIN ♪ CAKE UP, LAY UP START TO PRETEND ♪ ♪ BREAK UP, WAKE UP, DO IT AGAIN ♪ ♪ YOU CAN'T DO IT AGAIN ♪ ♪ WON'T DO IT AGAIN ♪ ♪ I TRIED AND I TRIED TO ♪ ♪ FORGIVE AND STILL LOVE YOU, BUT I CAN'T ♪ ♪ IT'S TOO SOON ♪ ♪ AND I'M NOT READY ♪ ♪ I TRIED AND I TRIED TO ♪ ♪ FORGIVE AND STILL TRUST YOU, BUT I CAN'T ♪ ♪ I WANT TO, BABY I'M TOO PETTY ♪ ♪ SOMETIMES I WISH ♪ ♪ TO GOD, IT WAS ANOTHER WOMAN IN THE PICTURE ♪ ♪ THEN THAT'D BE PERFECT ♪ ♪ CAUSE I COULD WALK AWAY AND NEVER EVEN MISS YA ♪ ♪ I MUST ADMIT ♪ ♪ I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A MAMA TO A GROWN KID ♪ ♪ BUT IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR YOU TO BE A MAN ♪ ♪ BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU DID ♪ ♪ I DON'T MIND TAKING OUT THE TRASH, NOPE ♪ ♪ AND I DON'T MIND DOING ALL THE THINGS YOU ASKED ♪ ♪ BUT YOU AIN'T BRINGING NOTHING TO THE TABLE ♪ ♪ AND ON MY TAXES I CAN'T EVEN CLAIM YA ♪ ♪ WAKE UP, MAKE UP, DO IT AGAIN ♪ ♪ BREAK UP, LAY UP START TO PRETEND ♪ ♪MAKE UP, WAKE UP DO IT AGAIN ♪ ♪ CAN'T DO IT AGAIN ♪ ♪ I WON'T DO IT AGAIN ♪ ♪ I TRIED AND I TRIED TO ♪ ♪ FORGIVE AND STILL LOVE YOU, BUT I CAN'T ♪ ♪ IT'S TOO SOON AND I'M NOT READY ♪ ♪ I TRIED AND I TRIED TO ♪ ♪ FORGIVE AND STILL TRUST YOU, BUT I CAN'T ♪ ♪ I WANT TO MAYBE I'M TOO, PETTY ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW VERY WELL ♪ ♪ WHAT YOU ARE ♪ ♪ MY SUGAR THANG, MY CHOCOLATE STAR ♪ ♪ I HAD A FEW, BUT NOT THAT MANY ♪ ♪ CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE ♪ ♪ THAT GIVES ME GOOD AND PLENTY JUICY ♪ ♪ JUICE, YEAH ♪ ♪ JUICY FRUIT ♪ ♪ I LIKE, I LIKE IT ♪ ♪ JUICY ♪ ♪ AH HEY, HEY, HEY ♪ ♪ JUICY FRUIT ♪ ♪ BUT THEN THINGS CHANGED ♪ ♪ I TRIED AND I TRIED TO ♪ ♪ FORGIVE AND STILL LOVE YOU, BUT I CAN'T ♪ ♪ IT'S TOO SOON, I'M NOT READY ♪ ♪ I TRIED AND I TRIED TO ♪ ♪ FORGIVE AND STILL TRUST YOU, BUT I CAN'T ♪ ♪ I WANT TO, MAYBE I'M TOO PETTY ♪ (AUDIENCE CHEERING) - 1, 2, ♪ BOY LISTEN, ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY CAN'T BE IN MY HEAD, (BE IN MY HEAD) ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY CAN'T SLEEP IN MY BED, (SLEEP IN MY BED) ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY CAN'T BE ALL IN MY FACE, (ALL IN MY FACE) ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY CAN'T BE ALL IN MY SPACE ♪ ♪ NOW I MIGHT FUSS A LITTLE BIT, CUSS A LITTLE BIT ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW THIS, YEAH ♪ ♪ BUT IF YOU TRUST A LITTLE BIT, YOU GONE GET 100% ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY BUT YOU ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY TOUCHING ME BABY ♪ ♪ BUT YOU ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY KISSING ME BABY ♪ ♪ BUT YOU ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY LOVE ME BABY ♪ ♪ BUT YOU, BUT YOU ♪ ♪ OH OOH, YOU, YOU YOU, BUT YOU ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY WON'T UNDERSTAND MY JOURNEY, NOW ♪ ♪ AND EVERYBODY AIN'T ABLE TO HEAL WHATS HURTS ME ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY CAN'T BE WRITTEN INTO MY STORY ♪ ♪JUST BECAUSE THEY WANT ME DON'T MEAN ♪ ♪ THEY READY FOR ME ♪ ♪ NOW I THROW A LITTLE FIT ♪ ♪ TALK A LITTLE SLICK, I DO THIS YEAH ♪ ♪ I'M WILLING TO GO AND ADMIT YOU THE PERFECT FIT BABY YOU ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY BUT YOU ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY TOUCHING ME BABY ♪ ♪ BUT YOU ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY KISSING ME BABY ♪ ♪ BUT YOU ♪ ♪I DON'T WANT NOBODY LOVING ME BABY ♪ ♪ BUT YOU, BUT YOU ♪ ♪ OH OOH, OH OOH, BUT YOU, BUT YOU ♪ ♪ NEVER MIND ♪ ♪ WHAT YOU THOUGHT, YOU WERE IN MY HEART ♪ ♪ NEVER MIND ♪ ♪ AND WHAT Y'ALL THINK YOU WERE IN MY DREAM ♪ ♪ NEVER MIND ♪ ♪ HOW IT SEEMS YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, NEVER MIND ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY BUT YOU ♪ ♪ DON'T WANT NOBODY TOUCHING ME BABY ♪ ♪ BUT YOU ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY KISSING ME BABY ♪ ♪ BUT YOU ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY LOVING ME BABY ♪ ♪ BUT YOU, BUT YOU ♪ ♪ O OO, YOU, YOU, YOU, BUT YOU ♪ - OKAY HOLD ON BREAK IT DOWN, BREAK IT DOWN, BREAK IT DOWN.
SO Y'ALL KNOW THE WORDS, RIGHT?
SO I NEED Y'ALL TO SING IT WITH ME.
YOU READY?
ARE YOU READY?
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
(COUGHS) ONE, TWO, THREE, GO.
♪ I DON'T WANT NO ♪ NO, NO.
NO, NO.
(SPUTTERS) YOUR PART IS "BUT YOU."
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING) YOU'RE SINGING MY PART.
ARE YOU READY?
YES?
ONE, OOH.
TWO.
ONE, TWO, THREE, HERE WE GO, HEY.
♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY TOUCHING ME, BABY ♪ ♪ BUT YOU ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY KISSING ME, BABY ♪ ♪ BUT YOU ♪ YEAH.
♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY LOVING ME, BABY ♪ ♪ BUT YOU ♪ ♪ BUT YOU, BUT YOU ♪ ♪ BUT YOU, BUT YOU ♪ ♪ YOU ♪ ♪ YOU ♪ ♪ YOU ♪ ♪ YOU ♪ ♪ YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ YOU, YOU ♪ HEY, FELLAS.
♪ YOU, YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ YOU, YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ YOU ♪ OH, MY GOODNESS!
(CHEERS) (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) (SOFT PIANO MUSIC) Y'ALL SOUND AMAZING.
IS THIS ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL IN HERE?
WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.
HEY, DIAZ!
(AUDIENCE LAUGHS) MY GOODNESS.
♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY TOUCHING ME, BABY ♪ ♪ AND I DON'T WANT NOBODY KISSING ME, BABY ♪ ♪ I STILL DON'T WANT NOBODY LOVING ME, BABY ♪ ♪ BUT YOU, BUT YOU, BUT YOU ♪ ♪ BUT YOU, BUT YOU ♪ ♪ BUT YOU, BUT YOU ♪ ♪ BUT, BUT ♪ ♪ YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ BUT YOU ♪ ♪ BUT ♪ - [AUDIENCE] BUT!
♪ WHAT ♪ WHAT!
♪ YOU ♪ YOU!
- WORD.
- [AUDIENCE] WORD!
(ALGEBRA LAUGHS) (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) (AUDIENCE CLAPPING) ♪ DON'T WANT NOBODY LOVING ME, BABY ♪ - SEE, Y'ALL MISSED IT.
(AUDIENCE LAUGHS) ♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY LOVING ME, BABY ♪ ♪ DON'T WANT NOBODY KISSING ME, BABY ♪ ♪ I STILL DON'T WANT NOBODY LOVING ME, BABY ♪ ♪ BUT YOU ♪ ♪ BUT YOU ♪ (AUDIENCE CHEERS) BUT YOU.
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING) BUT YOU.
WAIT, HOLD ON.
ARE Y'ALL REALLY WHISPERING THE SONG?
- [AUDIENCE] YEAH!
(ALL LAUGHING) - DON'T PLAY NOW, HOLD ON A SEC.
BUT YOU.
(ALGEBRA LAUGHS) ♪ I DON'T WANT NOBODY BUT ♪ - [AUDIENCE] YOU!
(ALGEBRA CHEERS) - I AM ALGEBRA BLESSETT.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING) OH, MAN.
- THE ATLANTA MUSIC SCENE HAS EVOLVED.
IT'S BECOME, IT STARTED OFF EXTREMELY DIVERSE.
I WOULD SAY NOW, BECAUSE THE WAY THE INDUSTRY WORKS, THERE'S LESS OF A KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THE DIVERSITY THAT STILL EXISTS.
SO THE DIVERSITY IS STILL THERE, BUT THE DISCOVERY AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THIS DIVERSITY NEEDS TO BE UPPED.
WHICH IS ANOTHER REASON WHY "SOUNDS LIKE ATL" IS SO IMPORTANT, BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO BE EXPOSED TO ALL OF THIS DIVERSE AND EXCITING MUSIC AND ARTISTRY THAT'S GOING ON IN THIS AMAZING CITY.
SO, YEAH.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING) THIS IS GOING TO BE ELECTRIFYING.
THIS IS GOING TO BE GROOVY.
I WOULD LIKE Y'ALL TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HERE BAND AND THIS BROTHER IS REPPING THE WEST END OF THE ATL.
(AUDIENCE CHEERS) PLEASE MAKE SOME NOISE, A LOUD NOISE, FOR MAUSIKI SCALES AND THE COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE!
(AUDIENCE CHEERING) (UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ IF YOU CALL A WOMAN ♪ ♪ AFRICAN WOMAN NO GO 'GREE ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY, OH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ IF YOU CALL A WOMAN ♪ ♪ AFRICAN WOMAN NO GO 'GREE ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY, OH ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I NO BE WOMAN ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY, OH ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, MARKET WOMAN NA WOMAN ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY, OH ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, MARKET WOMAN NA WOMAN ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY, OH ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY, OH ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY, OH ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY, OH ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY, OH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ I WANT TELL YOU ♪ ♪ ABOUT LADY ♪ ♪ I WANT TELL YOU ♪ ♪ ABOUT LADY... ♪ ♪ I WANT TELL YOU I WANT TELL YOU ♪ ♪ I WANT TELL YOU ♪ (SINGER VOCALIZING) ♪ I WANT TELL YOU I WANT TELL YOU ♪ ♪ I WANT TELL YOU ♪ (SINGER VOCALIZING) ♪ I WANT TELL YOU I WANT TELL YOU ♪ ♪ I WANT TELL YOU ♪ (SINGER VOCALIZING) ♪ I WANT TELL YOU I WANT TELL YOU ♪ ♪ HEY ♪ ♪ SHE GO WANT TO TAKE CIGAR BEFORE ANYBODY ♪ ♪ SHE GO WANT MAN TO GO OPEN DOOR FOR HER ♪ ♪ SHE GO WANT MAN TO GO TAKE ALL PLATE OH KITCHEN ♪ ♪ SHE WANT SALUTE MAN ♪ ♪ SHE GO SIT DOWN FOR CHAIR ♪ ♪ SHE WANT SALUTE MAN ♪ ♪ SHE GO SIT DOWN FOR CHAIR ♪ ♪ SHE GON WANT TO TAKE A PIECE OF MEAT BEFORE ANYBODY ♪ ♪ SHE WANT TO TAKE A PIECE OF MEAT BEFORE ANYBODY ♪ ♪ CALL AM FOR DANCE ♪ ♪ SHE GO DANCE LADY DANCE ♪ ♪ CALL AM FOR DANCE ♪ ♪ SHE GO DANCE LADY DANCE ♪ ♪ AFRICAN WOMAN GO DANCE ♪ ♪ SHE GO DANCE THE FIRE DANCE ♪ ♪ AFRICAN WOMAN GO DANCE ♪ ♪ SHE GO DANCE THE FIRE DANCE ♪ ♪ SHE KNOW HIM MAN A MASTER ♪ ♪ SHE GO COOK FOR AM ♪ ♪ SHE GO DO ANYTHING HE SAY ♪ ♪ BUT LADY, NO BE SO ♪ ♪ BUT LADY, NO BE SO ♪ ♪ BUT LADY, NO BE SO ♪ ♪ BUT LADY, NO BE SO ♪ ♪ LADY NA MASTER ♪ ♪ CALL AM FOR DANCE ♪ ♪ CALL AM FOR DANCE ♪ ♪ CALL AM FOR DANCE ♪ ♪ CALL AM FOR DANCE ♪ ♪ IF YOU CALL A WOMAN ♪ ♪ AFRICAN WOMAN NO GO 'GREE ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY OH ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I NO BE WOMAN ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY OH ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, MARKET WOMAN NA WOMAN ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY OH ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, MARKET WOMAN NA WOMAN ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY OH ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY OH ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY ♪ ♪ SHE GO SAY, I BE LADY OH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪ ♪ HUH, HUH ♪ (SINGER VOCALIZING) - MY SOUND IS AFROBEAT.
AFROBEAT IS A STYLE OF MUSIC THAT WAS MADE POPULAR BY FELA KUTI.
HE COINED THE TERM IN 1969.
AND IT WAS A BLENDING OF WEST-AFRICAN HIGHLIFE THAT WAS POPULAR IN GHANA AND NIGERIA AS WELL AS FUNK THAT WAS COMING FROM BLACK QUARTERS IN AMERICA.
BUT WE ALSO EXPLORE FLORA BLUES, NEW ORLEANS' SECOND LINE MUSIC AND IT'S AN ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF MY ANCESTORS IN TERMS OF HOW WE DELIVER THIS WITH THE BAND.
TRYING TOP HONOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAME HERE THAT SANG, THE SPIRITUALS, WORKS SONGS, CREATED RAGTIME, JAZZ, DIFFERENT STYLES OF JAZZ, HIP HOP AND ALL OF THEM PULL FROM SIMILAR THEMES AND ALL DONE WITH AN AESTHETIC OF COOL.
THAT'S THE SPIRIT OF WHAT COMMON GROUND IS, THE CONTINUITY OF THAT SOUND.
SO ALL THAT WE DEAL IN AFROBEAT, FUNK, AND THESE DIFFERENT EXPRESSIONS, IS MAINLY A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA.
(BAND AND CROWD SOUNDS) (PIANO PLAYING) (JAZZ MUSIC) (JAZZ MUSIC) ♪ THE ROOSTER AND THE CHICKEN ♪ ♪ GOT INTO A BAR FIGHT.
♪ ♪ THE CHICKEN KNOCKED THE ROOSTER ♪ ♪ CLEAN OUT OF SIGHT.
♪ ♪ WELL THE ROOSTER GOT UP AND SAID, "THAT'S ALRIGHT.
♪ ♪ - [BOTH] I'LL MEET YOU IN THE GUMBO TOMORROW NIGHT."
♪ ♪ - [BOTH] SARDINES, SARDINES AND PORK AND BEANS.
♪ ♪ AND PORK AND BEANS.
♪ ♪ SARDINES, SARDINES, PORK AND BEANS.
♪ ♪ AND PORK AND BEANS.
♪ ♪ SARDINES, SARDINES, PORK AND BEANS.
♪ ♪ AND PORK AND BEANS.
♪ ♪ SARDINES, SARDINES, PORK AND BEANS.
♪ ♪ AND PORK AND BEANS.
♪ ♪ GIMME WATER WHEN I'M THIRSTY, ♪ ♪ AND GIN WHEN I'M DRY, ♪ ♪ GIMME HUGS WHEN I'M LONESOME, ♪ ♪ GIMME HEAVEN WHEN I DIE, ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA GO UP TO HEAVEN ♪ ♪ AND SEE IF TALI WAS THERE, ♪ ♪ IF SHE AIN'T IN HEAVEN, ♪ ♪ SHE MUST BE DOWN HERE SOMEWHERE.
♪ ♪ [BOTH] OH, I WISH I WAS A CATFISH ♪ ♪ SWIMMING IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA, ♪ ♪ I HAVE ALL THE PRETTY WOMEN SWIMMING OUT WITH ME.
♪ ♪ SWIMMING OUT WITH ME.
♪ ♪ (SWIMMING OUT WITH ME) SWIMMING OUT WITH ME ♪ ♪ Y'ALL AIN'T PARTYING OUT HERE.
♪ ♪ THEY AIN'T READY.
(THEY AIN'T READY.)
♪ ♪ I GOT A GIRL FROM BALTIMORE, ♪ ♪ LITTLE LIZA JANE.
♪ ♪ PROMISE HER MAMA WE'LL SEE HER TOMORROW, ♪ ♪ LITTLE LIZA JANE.
♪ ♪ I GOT A GIRL FROM NEW ORLEANS, ♪ ♪ LITTLE LIZA JANE.
♪ ♪ SHE'S THE PRETTIEST THING THAT YOU'VE EVER SEEN NOW.
♪ ♪ LITTLE LIZA JANE.
♪ ♪ WHOA-WHOA, HEY LITTLE LIZA, ♪ ♪ LITTLE LIZA JANE.
♪ ♪ HEY, LITTLE LIZA.
♪ ♪ LITTLE LIZA JANE.
♪ ♪ HEY LITTLE LIZA.
♪ ♪ LITTLE LIZA JANE.
♪ ♪ COME ON Y'ALL, COME ON Y'ALL.
♪ ♪ HEY LITTLE LIZA.
♪ ♪ LITTLE LIZA JANE.
♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) - PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR DEWAYNE MARTIN ON TENOR SAX.
SHOW SOME LOVE FOR SHOLA EMANUEL ON VOCALS AND SAX.
(UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC) DASHILL NOBLES ON TRUMPETS AND LEAD VOCALS.
(UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC) MR ALEX JONES ON GUITAR AND VOCALS.
(UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC) VADIA JONES ON BASS.
JORDAN MANLEY ON DRUMS.
PJ, DONNA, PIERRE ON VOCALS.
MIA, A.K.A FIONA ON VOCALS.
MILL COW ON VOCALS, SHOW THEM SOME LOVE Y'ALL.
SISTER D.... WE ARE MAUSIKI SCALES AND THE COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE.
- LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT UP FOR MAUSIKI SCALES.
YEAH!
♪ SOUNDS LIKE ATL, SOUNDS LIKE ATL, SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
♪ (JAZZ MUSIC) (CROWD CHEERING) (UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC) (UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC) - YEAH, THERE YOU GO.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS, HOW Y'ALL FEELING TODAY?
DID YOU ALL ENJOY AS MUCH AS I DID, THE DIVERSITY OF SOUNDS THE COLORS, THE TEXTURES THE MUSIC, THE VIBES?
MAKE SOME NOISE.
(CROWD CHEERS) ONE MORE TIME FOR MAUSIKI SCALES AND THE COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE Y'ALL.
MAKE SOME NOISE.
(CROWD CHEERS) YEAH.
I NEED Y'ALL TO DO ME A FAVOR.
I WANT Y'ALL TO SAY SOMETHING FOR ME.
IT'S LIKE, SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
- [GROUP] SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
- SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
- [GROUP] SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
- SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
- [GROUP] SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
- SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
- [GROUP] SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
♪ SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
♪ - [GROUP] SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
♪ SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
♪ - [GROUP] SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
♪ SOUNDS LIKE ATL ♪ - [GROUP] SOUNDS LIKE ATL.
- SAY WHOA.
- [GROUP] WHOA.
- SAY YEAH.
- [GROUP] YEAH.
- SAY WHOA.
- [GROUP] WHOA.
- YEAH.
- [GROUP] YEAH.
(ALL SAYING REPEATEDLY) ♪ WHOA, YEAH ♪ (ALL SAYING REPEATEDLY) ♪ WHOA, YEAH ♪ - [EVERYONE] I AM EVERYDAY PEOPLE.
- THIS IS ATLANTA.
THIS IS ATLANTA.
ONE MORE TIME YOU SEE.
- [GROUP] I AM EVERYDAY PEOPLE.
- UH OH.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
YOU SEE.
- [GROUP] I AM EVERYDAY PEOPLE.
- ONE MORE TIME.
ONE MORE TIME, ONE MORE TIME, REAL LOUD.
THIS IS ATL!
- [GROUP] I AM EVERYDAY PEOPLE.
- YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN AMAZING.
MAKE SOME NOISE FOR YOURSELVES Y'ALL.
MAKE SOME NOISE.
(AUDIENCE CHEERS) WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT HERE TONIGHT.
WE HOPE YOU GUYS HAD AN AMAZING TIME.
I KNOW WE ALL DID.
WE WANNA SHOW SOME LOVE ONE MORE TIME TO CLEVELAND P JONES.
(AUDIENCE CHEERS) MAKE SOME NOISE FOR THE CONSUMMATE PERFORMER, ALGEBRA BLESSETT.
(AUDIENCE CHEERS) AND THANK YOU ONE MORE TIME.
MAKE SOME NOISE FOR MAUSIKI COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE Y'ALL.
(AUDIENCE CHEERS) AND MY NAME IS SPEECH.
SOUNDS LIKE ATL IS DEFINITELY IN THE BUILDING.
WE LOVE Y'ALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PEACE.
(SMOOTH JAZZ MUSIC) (SMOOTH JAZZ MUSIC) (APPLAUSE) (SMOOTH JAZZ MUSIC) - WELL TO ME ATLANTA IS A HODGE-PODGE OF SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, SO YOU HAVE THE SOUL, YOU HAVE THE UNDERGROUND SOUL.
YOU HAVE THE JAZZ SIDE OF IT.
YOU HAVE THE HIP HOP SIDE.
SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW THIS PARTICULAR THING PARTICULARLY FROM ME SPEAKING FROM A JAZZY/SOULFUL SIDE, LET'S JUST GO FOR SOULFUL JAZZ SIDE.
UM, IT TO ME IS WHAT BREEDS IN ATLANTA TO ME LIKE THIS IS WHAT WE EAT, TO ME, SO I EAT.
YOU KNOW, SO I UNDERSTAND STAYIN' IN MY LANE BUT FOR ME, THE SOUNDS OF ATLANTA HAS EVERYTHING IN IT, EVERYTHING.
(UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC) (UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC) - I WOULD SAY ATL IS VERY MUCH A CROSSROADS OF MUSIC IN THIS CITY.
YOU CAN GO HEAR, JAZZ, FUNK, BLUES, REGGAE, BRAZILIAN MUSIC AND SO TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF RICH SOUND IN ATLANTA WE CAPTURE LIGHTENING IN A BOTTLE (CHUCKLES) LIKE LITERALLY, IS WE'VE MANAGED TO DO THAT AND I THINK THAT SPEAKS A LOT TO THE NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT MUSICIANS HAVE WITH EACH OTHER IN SUPPORTING EACH OTHER'S VISION.
BECAUSE YEAH, RIGHT WITHIN THE RADIUS, WITHIN 285, YOU CAN EXPERIENCE ALL THOSE SOUNDS AND A BIT OUTSIDE OF 285.
AND SO, I JUST WANNA PLAY MY ROLE, YEAH.
(SMOOTH JAZZ MUSIC) - ATLANTA IS A MELTING POT OF EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER WANTED TO HEAR AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE EVER HEARD BEFORE, AND IT'S REPRODUCED AND REMIXED AND YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH IT AGAIN.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, IT'S RED CLAY.
IT'S SOUTHERN MUSIC.
IT'S SOME OF THE GREATEST COUNTRY MUSIC.
WE ARE TYPICALLY THE CENTER OF SOUTHERN HIP HOP AS WELL.
BUT R&D EVERYTHING COMES THROUGH ATLANTA.
EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING WANTS TO BE IN ATLANTA OR SAY THEY WENT TO ATLANTA.
ATLANTA HAS EMBODIED A LOT OF MEMORIES FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
WABE (MUSIC TONES)


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