Big Boi's Atlanta Doc: Grit & Glory

0:00On April 29th, Big Boy just jumped on board as executive producer for a new documentary called We Ran the City. It's all about Atlanta's massive glow-up during the 1996 Olympics era. Teaming up with director Jamie McCoy, this film's hitting deep on how the city flipped into a cultural powerhouse. The dock pulls no punches, mixing stories from law enforcement, politicians, entrepreneurs, and street hustlers who shape that time. You'll hear from heavy hitters like Roderick Anderson, aka The Terminator, undercover agent Glenn Cummings, Mayer's Bill Campbell, and Kaseem Reed, plus. Historian Dr. Maurice Hobson laying down the social backdrop. Big Boy is perfect for this. He lived through Atlanta's rise firsthand, back when Outcast was putting the city on the map. Folks are buzzing because of spotlights the real grip behind the games, showing how those years built modern hip-hop's heartbeat. Meanwhile, the crew's cooking up a limited fictional series called 96, straight off the same real-life blueprint.

1:01That means dock-style truth, plus dramatized heat to capture every angle. These projects together gonna unpack Atlanta's wild transformation like never before, reminding us how the South redefined the game.