Magic City (club)

Described by Dan Gartland of Sports Illustrated as a "legendary strip club that should be familiar to anyone who knows anything about rap music",{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/12/11/atlanta-united-mls-cup-magic-city-strip-club-celebration-photo|title=Atlanta United: Magic City celebration with MLS Cup|last=Gartland|first=Dan|date=11 December 2018|magazine=Sports Illustrated|publisher=Danny Lee|access-date=26 December 2018}} Magic City has well-documented ties with the trap and hip hop scene. The club has been associated with the early careers of Future{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/read-this-inside-the-atlanta-strip-club-that-supposedl-1798286442|title=Inside the Atlanta strip club that supposedly runs the music industry|last=Dart|first=Chris|date=16 November 2015|website=The A.V. Club|access-date=26 December 2018}} and Migos. DJ Esco worked at Magic City.{{cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/03/13/atlanta-is-the-only-tv-show-thats-honest-about-strip-clubs/|title="Atlanta" Is the Only TV Show That's Honest About Strip Clubs|last=Lee|first=Christina|date=13 March 2018|website=The Village Voice|access-date=26 December 2018}} DC the Brain Supreme of Tag Team was working at Magic City when he released the hit "Whoomp! (There It Is)".{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1198-how-a-strip-club-djs-death-marked-the-end-of-an-era-in-atlanta-hip-hop/|title=How a Strip Club DJ's Death Marked the End of an Era in Atlanta Hip-Hop|last=Lee|first=Christina|date=22 June 2016|website=Pitchfork|access-date=26 December 2018}}

Several rap and hip-hop songs mention Magic City,[https://www.gqindia.com/content/how-atlanta-strip-club-runs-music-industry-gq-india/ How an Atlanta strip club runs the music industry] GQ India including "Strip Club" by The 2 Live Crew,{{Citation |title=2 Live Crew - Strip Club | date=January 30, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIn0Djj7Y_M |language=en |access-date=2022-08-11}} "Magic City Monday" by Jeezy{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jeezy-2-chainz-future-head-to-strip-club-for-magic-city-monday-116498/|title=Jeezy, 2 Chainz, Future Head to Strip Club for 'Magic City Monday'|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=24 June 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=26 December 2018}} and "Magic" by Future.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/t-magazine/in-atlanta-where-hip-hop-meets-strip-clubs.html|title=Business and Pleasure|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Caramanica|date=5 September 2012|website=The New York Times|access-date=26 December 2018}} The reference to "Monday" is because Magic City is "supposedly the Holy Grail of Atlanta strip clubs on Monday nights".{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2010/12/23/132287578/strip-clubs-launch-pads-for-hits-in-atlanta|title=Strip Clubs: Launch Pads For Hits In Atlanta|last=Blair|first=Elizabeth|date=23 December 2010|website=NPR|access-date=26 December 2018}} In July 2015, GQ released a documentary Magic City about the strip club, directed by Lauren Greenfield.{{cite web|url=https://video.gq.com/series/magic-city|title=Magic City|date=3 July 2015|website=GQ|access-date=26 December 2018}}

In addition to the artists mentioned in the § Hip hop and rap ties section, Magic City has been visited by 2Pac and Biggie, and Michael Jordan. In November 2018, Magic City was temporarily refashioned as "Future City" to celebrate Future's thirty-fifth birthday, and was visited by him, Drake, Lil Yachty, Jacquees, Pastor Troy, and others.{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/11/drake-future-armored-truck-strip-club-cash/|title=Drake had an armored truck deliver $100,000 in cash to Atlanta strip club|last=Colburn|first=Randall|date=21 November 2018|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=26 December 2018}} Drake allegedly had an armored truck deliver $100,000 in cash to the strip club. In December 2018, Atlanta United FC players celebrated their MLS Cup victory at Magic City.

Magic City's food menu includes "Louwill Lemon Pepper BBQ" chicken wings, named after professional basketball player Lou Williams, who played for the Atlanta Hawks (2012–2014).{{cite news|first=Dan|last=Wetzel|title=What has been the biggest threat to the NBA bubble? Louwill Lemon Pepper BBQ wings|date=July 26, 2020|work=Yahoo Sports|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/what-has-been-the-biggest-threat-to-the-nba-bubble-louwill-lemon-pepper-bbq-wings-162237418.html|access-date=November 7, 2022}} During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he was on an approved absence from the NBA Bubble to attend the funeral of a family friend in Atlanta.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2020/07/26/lou-williams-10-day-quarantine|title=Clippers' Lou Williams in 10-day quarantine after returning to Orlando|first=Shaun|last=Powell|website=NBA.com}}{{cite news|first=Kurt|last=Helin|title=Lou Williams admits 'I probably could have made a better quality decision|date=August 4, 2020|work=Pro Basketball Talk|url=https://nba.nbcsports.com/2020/08/04/lou-williams-admits-i-probably-could-have-made-a-better-quality-decision/|access-date=November 7, 2022}} Afterwards, he visited Magic City, where rapper Jack Harlow posted a picture on Instagram of him and Williams at the club.{{cite news|first=Mirjam|last=Swanson|title=Clippers welcome back Lou Williams against Phoenix|date=August 4, 2020|work=The Orange County Register|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2020/08/04/clippers-welcome-lou-williams-back-against-phoenix/|access-date=November 7, 2022}} Williams, who said he was at the club for food, was required by the NBA to undergo a 10-day quarantine before re-entering the bubble.

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