Welcome to Atlanta
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| Single by Jermaine Dupri featuring Ludacris from the album Instructions / Word of Mouf |
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| Released | 2001 | ||||
| Format | 12" single | ||||
| Recorded | 2001 | ||||
| Genre | Rap | ||||
| Length | 03:20 | ||||
| Label | So So Def DTP Def Jam South |
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| Writer(s) | C. Bridges J. Dupri K. Parker |
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| Producer | Jermaine Dupri | ||||
| Jermaine Dupri featuring Ludacris singles chronology | |||||
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Welcome to Atlanta is the second single from Jermaine Dupri's album Instructions and also appeared as a hidden track on Ludacris' album, Word of Mouf right after the track Bonus Track: Block Lockdown. The music video shows a tour bus being taken around Atlanta by the duo while they rap over it, with appearances by Lil Jon, Lil Bow Wow, Da Brat, Young Buck, T.I., Monica, Blaque, Usher, Brandi Williams, Dominique Wilkins and Big Tigger. It was directed by Marc Klasfeld. It samples Five Minutes Of Funk by Whodini.
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[edit] Music video
[edit] Scene 1 : Atlanta
| "Welcome To Atlanta (coast to coast remix)" |
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| Single by Jermaine Dupri featuring P. Diddy, Murphy Lee and Snoop Dogg | ||
| From the album So So Def : Definition of a remix | ||
| Released | June 24, 2002 | |
| Format | TV Airplay | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Length | 4:21 | |
| Label | So So Def Recordings / Columbia Records / Sony Records | |
| Writers | Bridges, C. Jermaine Dupri Hutchins, J. Lee, M. Moseley, C. Freddie Perren Lawrence Smith C. Yarian |
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| Producers | Jermaine Dupri | |
| Director | Benny Boom Don Davis (cinematographer) George Bianchini (steadicam) |
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| Jermaine Dupri singles chronology | ||
| "Welcome To Atlanta" (feat. Ludacris (2002) |
"Welcome To Atlanta (coast to coast remix)" (2002) |
"Basketball" (feat. Bow Wow)" (2002) |
| P. Diddy singles chronology | ||
| "Burnin' up" (feat. Faith Evans)" (2002) |
"Welcome To Atlanta (coast to coast remix)" (2002) |
"Trade It All" (Fabolous featuring P. Diddy & Jagged Edge) (2002) |
| Murphy Lee singles chronology | ||
| "Breathe in, breathe out" Ali feat. The St. Lunatics (2002) |
"Welcome To Atlanta (coast to coast remix)" (2002) |
"Shake Ya Tailfeather" (feat. P. Diddy and Nelly) (2003) |
| Snoop Dogg singles chronology | ||
| ""Bigger Business" (feat. Swizz Beatz, Baby, Cassidy, Jadakiss, P. Diddy, Ron Isley)" (2002) |
"Welcome To Atlanta (coast to coast remix)" (2002) |
"Not like it was" (feat. Soopafly, E-WHite, RBX) (2002) |
Filming Location : 2277 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 [1]
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It starts with Jermaine Dupri coming out from the Dunk N Dine diner mixed with flashing pictures from the highway leading to Atlanta. He is seen wearing T-shirt a drawn face of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, which is an obvious tribute to her (deceased in April the same year). He is joined by fellow Atlantans including Lil Jon and Jazze Pha in the parking lot of the Magic City strip club. In the lyrics and some seconds-long camera shots he refers to hometown places Fuel, Kaya, Velvet Room, Club 112, Strokers club, Ritz club, Shark Bar, and Plush Limousine Service.
[edit] Scene 2 : New York
Filming Location : 4 Penn Plz New York, NY 10001 [3]
P. Diddy is standing on the top of the Madison Square Garden entrance roof. It has cameo appearances by Loon, Fabolous, Paul Cain, Maino, Stack Bundles DJ Clue, Swizz Beatz and Jermaine Dupri.
[edit] Scene 3 : St. Louis
Filming Location : 250 Stadium Plz, St. Louis, MO 63102 [4]
The members of St. Lunatics gathered in the Busch Stadium accompanied by 2002 season's St. Louis Cardinals player Fernando Viña and St. Louis Blues hockey goalkeeper Fred Brathwaite. Murphy Lee dressed in a Spirits of St. Louis jersey speaks about his loyalty and patriotism expressed throughout his tattoos, jewelry and clothing. He is backed up by southside rappers Ali, Kyjuan, Slo'Down, Nelly and Jermaine Dupri. The St. Lunatics also dance outside of the stadium next to the statue of Stan Musial as Jermaine Dupri eats Ted Drewe's Frozen Custard, a local favorite.
[edit] Scene 4 : Long Beach
Filming Location : 1014 E Pacific Coast Hwy Long Beach, CA 90806 [5]
Snoop invites the whole LBC to have a party with him at the same spot where they had one 9 years earlier in the square in front of the World Famous V.I.P. Records store, where Snoop performs his verse mounting the top of the building, like he did during the "What's My Name" video shoot. He also presents his Snoop Deville lowrider car, which was later used in the "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" music video too. Some people of Snoop's entourage show up on the set, including Soopafly and Uncle Junebug.
[edit] Other remixes
- A remix called "Welcome To L.A." is done by Warren G where he presents his town. It appeared on the mixtape of DJ Felli Fel Featuring Snoop Dogg - The Heavy Hitters in 2002.
- A parody called "Welcome to India"by "Ludakrishna" and "MC Vikram" was also made, and is available on the internet and P2P services.
- Pitbull did an additional version of the song called "Welcome to Miami".
- There is also another remix by Ones Project representing Toronto, with a song called "Welcome to Toronto".
[edit] External links
- JD on MTV News
- The video data on MVDB
- Music video for "Welcome To Atlanta" at YouTube
- Music video for "Welcome To Atlanta (Coast to Coast Remix)" at YouTube
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