Atlanta Strip Club DJs Serve As Gatekeepers For New Hip-Hop

File this under "something that makes sense when you think about it, but I never would have realized on my own." In Atlanta there is a group of strip-club DJs who essentially decide what the "next big thing" in hip-hop is going to be. Calling themselves the Coalition DJs, they meet each week to decide which songs to promote in the city's many Gentleman's joints and charge the hopeful artists a fee for the exposure. Read More »