America's Rap Capital

Ground zero for tomorrow's rap, trap, and hip hop

What can this record collection teach you about hip-hop history?

Let this hip-hop innovation archive guide you

Each record has a story: which is your favorite?

And don't forget to check out the album artwork

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Listen to hip-hop experts go beyond the lyrics

Bottom of the Map Podcast does a deep-dive into hip-hop's roots

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The Grind and Hustle of Atlanta's Hip-Hop

"The South got sumthin' to say"

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Is Trap Music a Response to the Civil Rights Movement?

Hip-hop as its own form of protest

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The Sacred and The Secular in Atlanta's Music Scene

How Atlanta's hip-hop artists wrestle with religion, faith and spirituality

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How Rappers Addressed the Racial Violence of 1979-81

Learn how the trauma of those years shaped Atlanta's music

Then meet the hip hop icons themselves...

Cam Kirk Studios captures the who's who of Atlanta's rap scene

Gucci Mane

Cam Kirk

T.I.

Dexter Scrill Davis

Killer Mike

Cam Kirk

21 Savage

John Canon

2 Chainz

Cam Kirk

CyHi the Prynce

Cam Kirk

Andre 3000

Cam Kirk

Jeezy

Cam Kirk

Sleepy Brown and Big Boi

Cam Kirk

Zaytoven

John Canon

Andre 3000

Cam Kirk

... and learn more about why musicians love ATL

From beatboxing to soul

Killer Mike

Rapper, activist, swag authority

Speech

Conscious rapper and musican with Arrested Development

HeaveN Beatbox

Beatboxing master

Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics

Soul singer extraordinaire

DJ Kemit

Songwriter and producer

Kap G

Musician

Janelle Monáe

Grammy-winning musician

Sugarland's Kristian and Brandon Bush

Country music stars

Some of the world's most famous rappers call Atlanta home, including Outkast, Ludacris, Gucci Mane, Childish Gambino, CeeLo Green, Waka Flocka, and Killer Mike

The Trap Music Museum is the first of its kind

Welcome to Traplanta

Online Exhibit

Using art to showcase the depth of trap culture

Celebrating rappers with paint, pencil, and photography

Archiving a hip hop treasure trove

Follow Georgia Tech's team as they document records, autographs, and more

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The Life and Times of DJ Web

For one of Atlanta's first hip hop DJs, his childhood bedroom doubled as his studio

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