Rap Capital : an Atlanta story /

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Introduction -- Part I -- Pulling together -- A few good men -- Just multiply -- The baby boy -- "Call me coach" -- Hardworkin' money -- A new wave -- Highly favored -- The #BillionDollarLawyer -- Perfect timing -- Work -- "I'm transforming" -- Part II -- Rap dreams -- Partners -- The gold rush -- Bankhead -- 800 miles from home -- "Can't do both" -- The starting line -- More and more -- Part III -- A new beginning -- No sleep -- Escape the trap -- All God's signs -- Immune to losing -- Everyday thing -- "Can't settle for less" -- Sharks -- Stay dangerous -- The cycle."From mansions to trap houses, office buildings to strip clubs, Atlanta is defined by its rap music. But this flashy and fast-paced world is rarely seen below surface-level as a collection not of superheroes and villains, cartoons and caricatures, but of flawed and inspired individuals all trying to get a piece of what everyone else seems to have. In artistic, commercial, and human terms, Atlanta rap represents the most consequential musical ecosystem of this century so far. The lives of the artists driving the culture, from megastars like Lil Baby and Migos to lesser-known local strivers like Lil Reek and Marlo, represent the modern American dream but also an American nightmare, as young Black men and women wrestle generational curses, crippled school systems, incarceration, and racism on the way to an improbable destination atop art and commerce. Across Atlanta, rap dreams power countless overlapping economies, but they're also a gamble, one that could make a poor man rich or a poor man poorer, land someone in jail or keep them out of it. Drawing on years of reporting, more than a hundred interviews, dozens of hours in recording studios and on immersive ride-alongs, acclaimed New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli weaves a cinematic tapestry of this singular American culture as it took over in the last decade, from the big names to the lesser-seen prospects, managers, grunt-workers, mothers, DJs, lawyers and dealers that are equally important to the industry." --Includes bibliographical references and index.