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Welcome to the woods! Put on your hiking boots and get lost, because this stop will follow episode 8, Woods, of season 2. This episode doesn't really move the plot forward; its main purpose is to dive deep into Al's phycology. What the viewer takes away from this is a deeper understanding why Al makes the decisions he makes, describing the psyche of a young trap artist in Atlanta.

Al's journey in this episode starts when he is out with a woman he is seeing, and tells her he'll walk home on his own. He does this because she pressures him to be in a fake-relationship with her so they can boost each other's social status. His pride of keeping it real all the time never falters, so he doesn't like the idea of this relationship because he knows it's not genuine.

While walking home, he meets some kids who pose as fans. Then, after seeing how vulnerable he is walking by himself, they jump him and steal what he has on him. Al fights back, and one of them pulls out a gun. Al runs away into the woods nearby, eventually outlasting the kids chasing him. By the time he can catch his breath, he has no clue where he is. He walks for hours to no avail, noticing he is walking in circles. It starts getting dark, and his character starts to break down. He passes by a man who is clearly off his rocker, and Al does not want to deal with him. As he passes him again later in the night, the man tries to kill Al. Escaping death for the second time, Al runs away from the crazy man in fear. He finds his way out of the woods and into civilization at a gas station, relieved to be alive. Grabbing a drink from the fridge, a fan sees him and asks for a picture. The last thing Al is thinking about is the picture, yet he obliges and takes a sweaty, exhausted, bloodied mouth-ed photo.

We see from this day's experience why Al is anxious about certain things throughout the series. Any fans he meets could end up robbing him and beating him up, even killing him, so he has to be incredibly suspicious of anyone he interacts with that he doesn't know. Any one of his crazy drug clients could make him start to feel insane and even kill him, paralleled by the crazy man in the woods, so he has to keep a certain mental guard up at all times doing the work he does. Then, after an awful day, he has to take a picture with a fan because he doesn't want to be known as 'that guy' who doesn't take pictures with fans. The whole wild circumstance he finds himself in serves as a metaphor for the life he is living: amidst all the glamour and fun the world sees him as, he is just as human as everyone else, and has needs to meet, mental struggles, and a baseline will to survive.

As Paperboi's music and career parallel a lot of real life Atlanta trap artists, Al's emotions do too. Trap artists constantly express the real struggles they have had to go through, which is part of the reason so many people appreciate the genre of music so much.

Don't fear the crazy man at Sweetwater Creek! There is question to the character's reality in the episode–Glover and director Hiro Murai have played around with surreal characters in the series before–but there is no question that he's just an actor!

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Named after its founder, William B. Hartsfield, and Atlanta’s\n first Black mayor, Maynard Jackson, Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson airport is the\n busiest airport in the world by passengers. Tens of millions of people pass through ATL’s TSA line every\n year, making it common-turf the entire city… almost everyone who has lived in Atlanta\n has waited on the TSA line themselves.

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***Quick background on Jackson:

Maynard Jackson accomplished great\n changes in policy that helped the black community in Atlanta. Jackson granted\n equal Black representation on the city council and a majority on the school\n board, and decided to give 35% of city contracting to minority contractors,\n directly supporting Black communities.***

\n\n

Season 2’s storyline leads up to a\n European tour that Al is invited to join in on with an artist they met, Clark.\n Earn’s loyalty and value are questioned throughout the season as Al starts\n growing as an artist and seeks opportunities that his current management, Earn,\n cannot give him.

\n\n

In the season’s finale, Earn\n scrambles together last-minute loose ends and finally, after a long and stressful\n day, makes it to the airport with Al and Darius. But while on the TSA line, he\n realizes he’s got a gun in his bag. The gun was given to him by his uncle, who\n needed him to smuggle it out of his house in a sticky situation. Earn reluctantly\n obliges, and is now in a sticky situation himself because of it. He’s put under a ton\n of pressure, and needs to think quick. He asks Clark for an extra TSA bin, and slyly\n slides the gun into Clark’s bag when he isn’t looking.

\n\n

Earn, Darius, and Al go through TSA with no trouble and\n board the plane. Once on the plane, Al has a deep moment with Earn, telling him\n that he saw what he did. Al says, ““N****s do not care about us man. N****s gon’\n do whatever they gotta do to survive ‘cus they ain't got no choice… we ain’t\n got no choice either”. This quote fits Al’s character and values to a tee. As a\n trapper, Al lives in a world of stealing, disloyalty, and violence. He needs to be extremely careful who he can trust, and is always thinking a few steps ahead of everyone else so he can survive.

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Although a road trip away from Atlanta, this is a valuable stop on the map\n because it emphasizes the cultural background of Atlanta and highlights the cultural insensitivities and racism Atlanta explores. The stop is in Statesboro, GA, a city in southeastern\n Georgia that is the home to Georgia Southern University. It’s a three hour trip\n from Atlanta, so pack a lunch and queue up some podcasts for the ride.

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It is important to understand the rest of Georgia when discussing Atlanta\n because rural Georgia’s culture surrounds the city, protruding within the\n perimeter in some fashion every day. Although it can feel like it at times,\n Atlanta is not an island of its own culture and values; it is still influenced\n by its surroundings. Parts of Atlanta are very progressive, liberal, and forward\n thinking, but with this ‘ying’ is a very prominent ‘yang’ coming from outside\n the perimeter that would be naive to ignore. The blend and balance of this ‘ying’\n and ‘yang’ make Atlanta exactly what it is, which is beautiful, so there is no\n right or wrong here. We just must recognize both sides before having real\n conversations about either.

\n\n

Season 2, episode 9, shows us the side of Georgia unseen through the show prior.\n It surrounds a trip Earn takes with Al, Darius, and Tracy take to Georgia Southern University to perform\n a show. The show will net them little to no money, but open up opportunity to\n make more money in the future, so Earn decides to book it. Al would make more\n money selling drugs, but has faith in Earn and the process of becoming a legit\n rapper.

\n\n

They\n stumble upon a frat house on campus, and some brothers recognize Paper Boi and invite\n them in. They sit down and smoke weed in front of a massive confederate flag. One\n brother tells Al, “I’ve got to say.. you’re probably one of my 2 favorite\n rappers. You and Post Malone…”. Al smirks, knowing that he doesn’t want to be\n compared to Post Malone but goes along with it because it’s easier than explaining\n the differences between a rapper like himself and Post Malone. Pledges line the\n room, naked and blindfolded, and the same brother makes them dance to the D4L\n song, Laffy Taffy, as if it were to impress Earn and Al because they’re\n black. The episode does a great job of showing both the blatant racism and the racist micro aggressions that\n people face every day.

",32.4261394,-81.7840801,[248,249],"Although a road trip away from Atlanta, this is a valuable stop on the map\n because it emphasizes the cultural background of Atlanta and highlights the cultural insensitivities and racism Atlanta explores. The stop is in Statesboro, GA, a city in southeastern\n Georgia that is the home to Georgia Southern University. It’s a three hour trip\n from Atlanta, so pack a lunch and queue up some podcasts for the ride.\n\n \n\nIt is important to understand the rest of Georgia when discussing Atlanta\n because rural Georgia’s culture surrounds the city, protruding within the\n perimeter in some fashion every day. Although it can feel like it at times,\n Atlanta is not an island of its own culture and values; it is still influenced\n by its surroundings. Parts of Atlanta are very progressive, liberal, and forward\n thinking, but with this ‘ying’ is a very prominent ‘yang’ coming from outside\n the perimeter that would be naive to ignore. The blend and balance of this ‘ying’\n and ‘yang’ make Atlanta exactly what it is, which is beautiful, so there is no\n right or wrong here. We just must recognize both sides before having real\n conversations about either.\n\n \n\nSeason 2, episode 9, shows us the side of Georgia unseen through the show prior.\n It surrounds a trip Earn takes with Al, Darius, and Tracy take to Georgia Southern University to perform\n a show. The show will net them little to no money, but open up opportunity to\n make more money in the future, so Earn decides to book it. Al would make more\n money selling drugs, but has faith in Earn and the process of becoming a legit\n rapper.\n\n \n\nThey\n stumble upon a frat house on campus, and some brothers recognize Paper Boi and invite\n them in. They sit down and smoke weed in front of a massive confederate flag. One\n brother tells Al, “I’ve got to say.. you’re probably one of my 2 favorite\n rappers. You and Post Malone…”. Al smirks, knowing that he doesn’t want to be\n compared to Post Malone but goes along with it because it’s easier than explaining\n the differences between a rapper like himself and Post Malone. Pledges line the\n room, naked and blindfolded, and the same brother makes them dance to the D4L\n song, Laffy Taffy, as if it were to impress Earn and Al because they’re\n black. The episode does a great job of showing both the blatant racism and the racist micro aggressions that\n people face every day.",[129,247,230],{"_74":244,"_125":245,"_127":246},[],"\"Y'all got weed?\"","Al smokes a blunt in front of the frat's confederate flag, too stressed to care about what's behind him.","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/5r5odljs74i78ahqa0mtcd383wd0?variant=desktop","georgia-southern-university",{"_97":261,"_94":24,"_125":245,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":262,"_141":263,"_35":264,"_144":-5,"_145":146,"_147":262,"_148":149,"_150":151,"_74":244,"_153":-5},{"_97":250,"_94":133,"_125":251,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":252,"_141":253,"_35":254,"_144":-5,"_145":146,"_147":252,"_148":149,"_150":151,"_74":255,"_153":-5},362,"Pledges of the frat kneel in front of Earn, Al, and Darius, as per the frat brother's request.","16074940109.png",{"_154":256,"_156":257,"_158":258,"_160":259,"_162":260},380,"On Your Knees, Pledges!","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/k0n2naorm9qvdwfzdm4tizh5hro2","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/k0n2naorm9qvdwfzdm4tizh5hro2?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/k0n2naorm9qvdwfzdm4tizh5hro2?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/k0n2naorm9qvdwfzdm4tizh5hro2?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/k0n2naorm9qvdwfzdm4tizh5hro2?variant=lqip",361,"16074939922.png",{"_154":265,"_156":266,"_158":267,"_160":246,"_162":268},379,"https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/5r5odljs74i78ahqa0mtcd383wd0","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/5r5odljs74i78ahqa0mtcd383wd0?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/5r5odljs74i78ahqa0mtcd383wd0?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/5r5odljs74i78ahqa0mtcd383wd0?variant=lqip",140,"lenox-mall","Lenox Mall",{"_35":229,"_65":230,"_74":231},{"_35":309,"_65":310,"_74":311},"lenox mall","

Lenox mall is one of Atlanta’s top cultural hubs. In this\n scene from season 2, Al's old friend and ex-convict tag-along, Tracy, shops for shoes at a retailer and\n explains to Earn that the store has a ‘no chase policy’, meaning that he can\n walk out of the store without paying and the store employees will not chase\n after him. He exploits this policy and goes on to steal a couple pairs shoes he\n likes. The scene showcases the ruthlessness yet clever nature of some Atlantans;\n you have to be somewhat smart to realize that the store cannot chase after you,\n but your morals have to be off to then take advantage of this. This mentality is\n reflected in trap culture and seen through Al’s character as well; you have to\n be smart to sell drugs, staying multiple steps ahead of everyone else at all\n times. But you must also be ruthless to do it, and willing to bend your morals.

\n\n\n\n

",33.846335,-84.3635778,[286,287],"Lenox mall is one of Atlanta’s top cultural hubs. In this\n scene from season 2, Al's old friend and ex-convict tag-along, Tracy, shops for shoes at a retailer and\n explains to Earn that the store has a ‘no chase policy’, meaning that he can\n walk out of the store without paying and the store employees will not chase\n after him. He exploits this policy and goes on to steal a couple pairs shoes he\n likes. The scene showcases the ruthlessness yet clever nature of some Atlantans;\n you have to be somewhat smart to realize that the store cannot chase after you,\n but your morals have to be off to then take advantage of this. This mentality is\n reflected in trap culture and seen through Al’s character as well; you have to\n be smart to sell drugs, staying multiple steps ahead of everyone else at all\n times. But you must also be ruthless to do it, and willing to bend your morals.\n\n\n\n ",[129,270],{"_74":283,"_125":284,"_127":285},[],"Atlanta S02E02 Clip | 'No Chase Policy' | Rotten Tomatoes TV","Check out the new Atlanta Season 2 Episode 2 Clip starring Donald Glover! Let us know what you think in the comments below.\n► Learn more about this show on Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/atlanta/s02/e02?cmp=RTYT_YouTube_Desc\n\nUS Air Date: March 8, 2018\nStarring: Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, Lakeith Stanfield\nNetwork: FX\nSynopsis: Trappin proves challenging, and credit-card scammers do their thing.\n\nWhat to Watch Next:\n► Certified Fresh TV: http://bit.ly/2FC8sQi\n► New TV This Week: http://bit.ly/2Cq3wzc\n► Top TV Dramas: http://bit.ly/2ozqvP6\n\nMore Rotten Tomatoes:\n► Subscribe to ROTTEN TOMATOES TV: http://bit.ly/2qTF6ZY\n► Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2mpschF\n► Like us on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2COySMI\n► Follow us on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2FlxGC6\n\nRotten Tomatoes TV delivers Fresh TV at a click! Subscribe now for the best trailers, clips, sneak peeks, and binge guides for shows you love and the upcoming series and TV movies that should be on your radar.","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/nxk6lsadmyp5ebf5rpw8j8ib9xu1?variant=desktop",{"_97":299,"_94":24,"_125":284,"_135":195,"_137":300,"_138":301,"_139":302,"_141":303,"_35":304,"_144":201,"_145":146,"_147":302,"_148":202,"_150":203,"_74":283,"_153":301},{"_97":288,"_94":133,"_125":289,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":290,"_141":291,"_35":292,"_144":-5,"_145":146,"_147":290,"_148":149,"_150":151,"_74":293,"_153":-5},366,"Tracy walks out of the store with a couple pairs of shoes in hand, leaving Earn and the sales clerk in shock.","16075383177.png",{"_154":294,"_156":295,"_158":296,"_160":297,"_162":298},384,"\"They got a no-chase policy\"","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/vhvrchqz3sdg1lhbniz17abzl81m","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/vhvrchqz3sdg1lhbniz17abzl81m?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/vhvrchqz3sdg1lhbniz17abzl81m?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/vhvrchqz3sdg1lhbniz17abzl81m?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/vhvrchqz3sdg1lhbniz17abzl81m?variant=lqip",365,"//www.youtube.com/embed/-qHQOhi29v4","-qHQOhi29v4","-qHQOhi29v4.jpg",{"_154":305,"_156":306,"_158":307,"_160":285,"_162":308},383,"https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/nxk6lsadmyp5ebf5rpw8j8ib9xu1","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/nxk6lsadmyp5ebf5rpw8j8ib9xu1?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/nxk6lsadmyp5ebf5rpw8j8ib9xu1?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/nxk6lsadmyp5ebf5rpw8j8ib9xu1?variant=lqip",137,"self-storage-lockers","Self-Storage Lockers",{"_35":269,"_65":270,"_74":271},4,{"_35":363,"_65":364,"_74":365},"3375 N Druid Hills Rd, Decatur, GA 30033","

Season 1 is focused on Earn’s struggle to become the person\n he wants to be while juggling a budding career, an on-and off relationship with\n the mother of his daughter, and financial issues. Earn’s mentality mirrors a\n lot of the ‘trap mentality’ that we studied this semester. The ‘trap mentality’\n is one of ambition to succeed by any means necessary, with priority #1 being\n one’s self. Unlike a ‘trapper’, Earn’s character is unwilling to assume the\n risk of selling drugs–he can’t afford to risk going to jail because he wants to\n be there for his child, and he is too weak and intellectual to spend his time\n getting caught up in violence, stealing, and drug dealing. Al, on the other\n hand, is willing to take this risk, and it pays off for him in the money he\n gets from it. But even though Earn isn’t selling drugs, his ambition to escape\n his current situation and make a better life for himself is the same as Al’s\n and many of the real trap artists we’ve studied. He’s got to do whatever it takes to\n succeed, and the financial pressure he feels fuels this determination. His developing\n ego fuels his desire to make it on his own, shown by the season’s closing scene.

\n\n

The season ends with Earn giving his girlfriend Vanessa some of\n the money he earned from being Al’s manager to help out with their child. He\n turns down the offer to stay the night, and instead walks to a nearby storage\n facility where he’s set up a place for himself to sleep on his own. He pulls\n more money out of his shoe and watches it for a moment, knowing that he’s\n starting to make a better life for himself. The scene is covered by ‘Elevators’\n from Outkast’s ATLiens, which sets the tone for the season's end.

",33.8113658,-84.2953318,[328,329,330],"Season 1 is focused on Earn’s struggle to become the person\n he wants to be while juggling a budding career, an on-and off relationship with\n the mother of his daughter, and financial issues. Earn’s mentality mirrors a\n lot of the ‘trap mentality’ that we studied this semester. The ‘trap mentality’\n is one of ambition to succeed by any means necessary, with priority #1 being\n one’s self. Unlike a ‘trapper’, Earn’s character is unwilling to assume the\n risk of selling drugs–he can’t afford to risk going to jail because he wants to\n be there for his child, and he is too weak and intellectual to spend his time\n getting caught up in violence, stealing, and drug dealing. Al, on the other\n hand, is willing to take this risk, and it pays off for him in the money he\n gets from it. But even though Earn isn’t selling drugs, his ambition to escape\n his current situation and make a better life for himself is the same as Al’s\n and many of the real trap artists we’ve studied. He’s got to do whatever it takes to\n succeed, and the financial pressure he feels fuels this determination. His developing\n ego fuels his desire to make it on his own, shown by the season’s closing scene.\n\n \n\nThe season ends with Earn giving his girlfriend Vanessa some of\n the money he earned from being Al’s manager to help out with their child. He\n turns down the offer to stay the night, and instead walks to a nearby storage\n facility where he’s set up a place for himself to sleep on his own. He pulls\n more money out of his shoe and watches it for a moment, knowing that he’s\n starting to make a better life for himself. The scene is covered by ‘Elevators’\n from Outkast’s ATLiens, which sets the tone for the season's end.",[129,327,310],{"_74":324,"_125":325,"_127":326},[],"Earn at the storage facility","Earn walks to his storage locker while listening to \"Elevators (Me & You)\" by Outkast on their album 'ATLiens'.","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/5n8eysa5xhs2gwi0wubhbfmoinr5?variant=desktop","1607472361030",{"_97":355,"_94":24,"_125":325,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":356,"_141":357,"_35":358,"_144":-5,"_145":146,"_147":356,"_148":149,"_150":151,"_74":324,"_153":-5},{"_97":344,"_94":133,"_125":345,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":346,"_141":347,"_35":348,"_144":-5,"_145":146,"_147":346,"_148":149,"_150":151,"_74":349,"_153":-5},{"_97":331,"_94":194,"_125":332,"_135":195,"_137":333,"_138":334,"_139":335,"_141":336,"_35":337,"_144":201,"_145":146,"_147":335,"_148":202,"_150":203,"_74":338,"_153":334},355,"Earn faces the harsh reality of his life.","//www.youtube.com/embed/KYq8pNFkmAE","KYq8pNFkmAE","KYq8pNFkmAE.jpg",{"_154":339,"_156":340,"_158":341,"_160":342,"_162":343},373,"Atlanta (Elevators)","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/cii6y6u9vjea37ljdiigcfofsn8i","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/cii6y6u9vjea37ljdiigcfofsn8i?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/cii6y6u9vjea37ljdiigcfofsn8i?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/cii6y6u9vjea37ljdiigcfofsn8i?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/cii6y6u9vjea37ljdiigcfofsn8i?variant=lqip",357,"Earn admires his manager's cut of Al's rap money while settling in to his storage locker-bedroom. ","16074837915.png",{"_154":350,"_156":351,"_158":352,"_160":353,"_162":354},375,"\"That thing we always need\"","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/kh5735bdsxf105drdrn86h0lc4b6","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/kh5735bdsxf105drdrn86h0lc4b6?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/kh5735bdsxf105drdrn86h0lc4b6?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/kh5735bdsxf105drdrn86h0lc4b6?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/kh5735bdsxf105drdrn86h0lc4b6?variant=lqip",356,"16074837277.png",{"_154":359,"_156":360,"_158":361,"_160":326,"_162":362},374,"https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/5n8eysa5xhs2gwi0wubhbfmoinr5","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/5n8eysa5xhs2gwi0wubhbfmoinr5?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/5n8eysa5xhs2gwi0wubhbfmoinr5?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/5n8eysa5xhs2gwi0wubhbfmoinr5?variant=lqip",27,"onyx-strip-club","Onyx Strip Club",{"_35":309,"_65":310,"_74":311},{"_35":401,"_65":402,"_74":403},"1888 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324","

Onyx is a strip club in Atlanta that has been referenced in hip-hop for some time. It's currently closed, so you'll find an empty lot here now. References to Onyx in recent hip-hop include:

\"I'm sippin low-key in Onyx, rider rider\", goosebumps, Travis Scott;

\"post up in Onyx and shoot us a movie\", March Madness, Future;

\"Gotta love Cheshire Bride / Them bad h*es at Onyx\", All Gold Everything, Trinidad James.

While it was open, it held significant weight in the Atlanta night life scene. Glover films part of season 2, episode 3 in Onyx, when he decides to take his friends out for a night of partying. Its iconic neon-lit metal contraption in front of the entrance is seen in the episode as Earn challenges longtime Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, played by himself in a cameo, to a race outside the club.

The cameo of Atlanta legend (for doing both good and bad) as well as a scene at Onyx play into Glover's realistic world of Atlanta. This scene was more focused on Earn's development of confidence and stability, but reflects the culture that Al (Paper Boi) is in. As Al's manager, Earn lives a very unsteady lifestyle, both emotionally and financially. Pressured to provide for his daughter and patch things up with her mother, Earn is continuously in a state of transformation, trying step by step to improve his life. While the means of doing so are different from Al's (selling drugs), they experience a similar drive to succeed and escape their current reality. This drive is exactly what has motivated so many real-life artists to escape 'the trap' and make life better for themselves and those around them.

Strip clubs have been a cultural staple in Atlanta for decades, being referenced heavily in music and film alike. Glover's scene, as well as superstar Michael Vick's cameo of simply being there show how Atlantans love their strip clubs, even further into their adult lives.

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",33.8104497,-84.3611699,[380,381],"Onyx is a strip club in Atlanta that has been referenced in hip-hop for some time. It's currently closed, so you'll find an empty lot here now. References to Onyx in recent hip-hop include: \"I'm sippin low-key in Onyx, rider rider\", goosebumps, Travis Scott; \"post up in Onyx and shoot us a movie\", March Madness, Future; \"Gotta love Cheshire Bride / Them bad h*es at Onyx\", All Gold Everything, Trinidad James. While it was open, it held significant weight in the Atlanta night life scene. Glover films part of season 2, episode 3 in Onyx, when he decides to take his friends out for a night of partying. Its iconic neon-lit metal contraption in front of the entrance is seen in the episode as Earn challenges longtime Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, played by himself in a cameo, to a race outside the club. The cameo of Atlanta legend (for doing both good and bad) as well as a scene at Onyx play into Glover's realistic world of Atlanta. This scene was more focused on Earn's development of confidence and stability, but reflects the culture that Al (Paper Boi) is in. As Al's manager, Earn lives a very unsteady lifestyle, both emotionally and financially. Pressured to provide for his daughter and patch things up with her mother, Earn is continuously in a state of transformation, trying step by step to improve his life. While the means of doing so are different from Al's (selling drugs), they experience a similar drive to succeed and escape their current reality. This drive is exactly what has motivated so many real-life artists to escape 'the trap' and make life better for themselves and those around them. Strip clubs have been a cultural staple in Atlanta for decades, being referenced heavily in music and film alike. Glover's scene, as well as superstar Michael Vick's cameo of simply being there show how Atlantans love their strip clubs, even further into their adult lives. https://sports. yahoo. com/michael-vick-ended-episode-atlanta-160108164.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKoao9ixfSdh6X6gfJpDrgWL4octKag55SoFYV-rwzfc1ndK6xVk-8mHnpYi75wBavSHjRptjBui9AceNgM4DdCFvZUvMHt8gMKOxEj7orZ6_f_ozNI0BB_fd2Gs8KdPg4PyKknx3NsBdQV3q0K_donsnv9ayTC2AVEDpPhJEjyD",[129,364],{"_74":377,"_125":378,"_127":379},[],"F*ck it, I'm gonna race Michael Vick","Earn next to his girlfriend, Vanessa, in front of Onyx's famous neon apparatus. Earn questions if he wants to make the brash decision to challenge Michael Vick to a race.","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/skvcmpol7z7tzh8dn8uozfukiikk?variant=desktop",{"_97":393,"_94":24,"_125":378,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":394,"_141":395,"_35":396,"_144":-5,"_145":146,"_147":394,"_148":149,"_150":151,"_74":377,"_153":-5},{"_97":382,"_94":133,"_125":383,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":384,"_141":385,"_35":386,"_144":-5,"_145":146,"_147":384,"_148":149,"_150":151,"_74":387,"_153":-5},46,"Earn and Michael Vick get in ready positions for their race.","16042613808.png",{"_154":388,"_156":389,"_158":390,"_160":391,"_162":392},51,"On your marks...","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/lf3olacsudnm4kuwp9z8j5rkfr75","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/lf3olacsudnm4kuwp9z8j5rkfr75?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/lf3olacsudnm4kuwp9z8j5rkfr75?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/lf3olacsudnm4kuwp9z8j5rkfr75?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/lf3olacsudnm4kuwp9z8j5rkfr75?variant=lqip",47,"16042616382.png",{"_154":397,"_156":398,"_158":399,"_160":379,"_162":400},52,"https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/skvcmpol7z7tzh8dn8uozfukiikk","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/skvcmpol7z7tzh8dn8uozfukiikk?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/skvcmpol7z7tzh8dn8uozfukiikk?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/skvcmpol7z7tzh8dn8uozfukiikk?variant=lqip",26,"j-r-crickets","J.R. Crickets",{"_35":363,"_65":364,"_74":365},{"_35":452,"_65":18,"_74":453},"129 North Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30308","

J.R. Crickets is a long time famous Atlanta wing joint. Glover's ode to it comes in episode 2 of season 1, when Al (Paper Boi) and Darius pick up wings the day after a night out. The waiter comes out with their food, revels himself as a fan of Paper Boi's, and hooks him up with a secret menu item, 'Lemon Pepper Wet\". Lemon pepper wings are a southern staple, but are typically served with a dry rub and no sauce... 'wet' lemon pepper wings come with sauce on them as well as the dry rub. J.R. Crickets kept this order off the official menu for some time, creating an aura around the wings. When Darius opens the box, a golden glow appears as both characters lust over the wings. Glover uses this cultural staple as a way to connect the show's Atlanta to real-life Atlanta, giving a realness to the surreal show.

In the scene, the waiter explains that he likes Paper Boi's gangster brand of music, citing a shooting he was supposedly affiliated with. He tells him, \"I listen to Biggie and Mobb Deep still, but nowadays you got these singing [rappers] like Fetty Wap in the game now... man that sh*t is weak\". He keeps admiring Al for his realness, and after giving them the wings, the waiter awkwardly pauses and speaks directly to Al, saying \"Don't let me down, man. If you let me down, I don't know what I'd do\", before walking off. The vibe of the waiter is very sketchy. Us viewers enter a state of confusion and distrust alongside Al. Darius, on the other hand, is happy about the wings and finds nothing to be strange. This connects us with Al, as we understand what goes into his day-to-day disillusions and anxieties.

A lot of fans see artists as a brand of music that portrays something they wish they had inside themselves, when in reality they are real people just like the fans. This is what Glover gets at through a lot of scenes in 'Atlanta', offering abstract commentary on the role and life of an artist in real-life Atlanta.

J.R. Crickets has since put Lemon Pepper Wet on the menu, after a wave of 'Atlanta' fans persisted for them...

https://www.atlantamagazine.com/dining-news/fxs-atlanta-made-order-j-r-cricketss-lemon-pepper-wet-wings-youre-missing-half-story/

",33.7710289,-84.3831781,[418,419,420],"J. R. Crickets is a long time famous Atlanta wing joint. Glover's ode to it comes in episode 2 of season 1, when Al (Paper Boi) and Darius pick up wings the day after a night out. The waiter comes out with their food, revels himself as a fan of Paper Boi's, and hooks him up with a secret menu item, 'Lemon Pepper Wet\". Lemon pepper wings are a southern staple, but are typically served with a dry rub and no sauce... 'wet' lemon pepper wings come with sauce on them as well as the dry rub. J. R. Crickets kept this order off the official menu for some time, creating an aura around the wings. When Darius opens the box, a golden glow appears as both characters lust over the wings. Glover uses this cultural staple as a way to connect the show's Atlanta to real-life Atlanta, giving a realness to the surreal show. In the scene, the waiter explains that he likes Paper Boi's gangster brand of music, citing a shooting he was supposedly affiliated with. He tells him, \"I listen to Biggie and Mobb Deep still, but nowadays you got these singing [rappers] like Fetty Wap in the game now... man that sh*t is weak\". He keeps admiring Al for his realness, and after giving them the wings, the waiter awkwardly pauses and speaks directly to Al, saying \"Don't let me down, man. If you let me down, I don't know what I'd do\", before walking off. The vibe of the waiter is very sketchy. Us viewers enter a state of confusion and distrust alongside Al. Darius, on the other hand, is happy about the wings and finds nothing to be strange. This connects us with Al, as we understand what goes into his day-to-day disillusions and anxieties. A lot of fans see artists as a brand of music that portrays something they wish they had inside themselves, when in reality they are real people just like the fans. This is what Glover gets at through a lot of scenes in 'Atlanta', offering abstract commentary on the role and life of an artist in real-life Atlanta. J.R. Crickets has since put Lemon Pepper Wet on the menu, after a wave of 'Atlanta' fans persisted for them... https://www. atlantamagazine. com/dining-news/fxs-atlanta-made-order-j-r-cricketss-lemon-pepper-wet-wings-youre-missing-half-story/",[129,402],{"_74":415,"_125":416,"_127":417},[],"\"But these ones got the sauce on 'em...\"","Lemon Pepper Wet hits different.","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/bae4ynfp0a53b25417qxsnudg4ib?variant=desktop",{"_97":444,"_94":24,"_125":416,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":445,"_141":446,"_35":447,"_144":-5,"_145":146,"_147":445,"_148":149,"_150":151,"_74":415,"_153":-5},{"_97":433,"_94":133,"_125":434,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":435,"_141":436,"_35":437,"_144":-5,"_145":146,"_147":435,"_148":149,"_150":151,"_74":438,"_153":-5},{"_97":421,"_94":194,"_125":48,"_135":195,"_137":422,"_138":423,"_139":424,"_141":425,"_35":426,"_144":201,"_145":146,"_147":424,"_148":202,"_150":203,"_74":427,"_153":423},45,"//www.youtube.com/embed/zLQO6UYTt58","zLQO6UYTt58","zLQO6UYTt58.jpg",{"_154":428,"_156":429,"_158":430,"_160":431,"_162":432},50,"Lemon Pepper Wet - ATLANTA","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/42gw9qo3hf6mkl775rz00sl6jppy","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/42gw9qo3hf6mkl775rz00sl6jppy?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/42gw9qo3hf6mkl775rz00sl6jppy?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/42gw9qo3hf6mkl775rz00sl6jppy?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/42gw9qo3hf6mkl775rz00sl6jppy?variant=lqip",44,"Darius and Al wait anxiously for their wings.","16042554507.jpeg",{"_154":439,"_156":440,"_158":441,"_160":442,"_162":443},49,"I'm hungry, man!","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/x5lbjlfcnbh3q5xzw0gx3mn7gcif","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/x5lbjlfcnbh3q5xzw0gx3mn7gcif?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/x5lbjlfcnbh3q5xzw0gx3mn7gcif?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/x5lbjlfcnbh3q5xzw0gx3mn7gcif?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/x5lbjlfcnbh3q5xzw0gx3mn7gcif?variant=lqip",43,"16042548855.gif",{"_154":448,"_156":449,"_158":450,"_160":417,"_162":451},48,"https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/bae4ynfp0a53b25417qxsnudg4ib","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/bae4ynfp0a53b25417qxsnudg4ib?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/bae4ynfp0a53b25417qxsnudg4ib?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/atlanta-music-maps/v4/public/media/bae4ynfp0a53b25417qxsnudg4ib?variant=lqip",139,"Chick-fil-A",{"_35":401,"_65":402,"_74":403},"401 Bill Kennedy Way SE, Atlanta, GA 30312","

Food is a big part of Atlantan culture, and has always been\n a theme in its music. Goodie Mob’s groundbreaking album ‘Soul Food’ is a perfect\n example of this, with lines like “Chicken, rice and gravy, not covered in too\n much, drinking a cup of punch,” from the title track Soul Food. Culinary\n culture shifts a lot throughout the country, setting different regions apart\n from one another. So, it makes sense that artists from unique and dynamic\n culinary regions like Atlanta would represent their food-culture so heavily. A massive\n piece to Atlanta food culture is famed fast food joint Chick-fil-A.

\n\n

This Chick-fil-A is located in historic Cabbagetown, where poor\n white laborers settled in Atlanta in the late 1800s and early 1900s. These\n laborers came from the North Georgian mountains to work in Atlanta because of the\n better compensation and opportunities afforded to them that they were not\n getting through sharecropping up north.

\n\n

Glover's character, Earn, is looking for a jacket he lost throughout this whole\n episode, hence the title: The Jacket. We know there’s something really\n important in the jacket, but don’t know what it is until the end of the\n episode. In this scene, he is walking home from a friend’s place that he slept\n at the night before, confused as to why so many people are dressed up as cows\n on the street. A man he passes by reminds him that it’s ‘free chicken sandwich day’,\n and Earn continues. This refers to a real promotion Chick-fil-A ran where you\n could get a free chicken sandwich if you showed up in a cow costume. Chick-fil-A is never explicitly mentioned, so the viewer has to put it together themselves. Glover tips\n his hat to Atlanta food culture throughout the series, bringing another level\n of realness to his universe’s city of Atlanta. The next stop is another homage\n to his city’s beloved food…

\n\n

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