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Drake and Jermaine Dupri have been confirmed as executive producers of the upcoming five-part documentary series Magic City: An American Fantasy. They will work on the production alongside Cole Brown, Jermi Gertz, and Bayan Jooman.
Starz has pulled open the curtains on the docuseries expected to premiere this summer on Starz.
@XXL shared the news via their official X account with the caption:
"Drake and Jermaine Dupri will be executive producers on Magic City: An American Fantasy, an upcoming five-part docuseries about the popular Atlanta strip club, Magic City."
Numerous reactions trailed the post as netizens took to the comments section to express their view on the collaboration.
@ZayZamZak commented.
"Mannnn wrap that sh*t up in 90 minutes please."
Other netizens didn't appreciate Drake as an executive producer of the series.
"Not like us aging like wine cuz why is Atlanta giving Drake credit and allowing him to have a stake in this lmao," @WHOISSCRAP tweeted.
"Why Drake? He isn't from Atlanta, America either!" @EmilWalton5 replied.
"Bring a Canadian in to help present Atlanta…makes sense," @DeeDubb24 added.
Other netizens questioned why other Atlanta rappers were not part of the executives.
"Wait, so Future not a part of this like Magic City Mondays wasn't his? Smh," @8664ever commented.
"Letting an Uncultured Colonizing Goofy be an executive producer for a Legendary Amerikkkan Strip Club documentary is Crazy Work. Been better to see Jeezy or Future to executive produce this," @IAinGonCap tweeted.
"Drake instead of someone like Big Boi from OutKast who made brought Atlanta strip club culture to the forefront," @cirdec_187 added.
While some fans took to the comments section to school disgruntled netizens about the job of an executive producer is.
"Yal reading this wrong EXECUTIVE PRODUCER meaning he the one with the money! Yeah it's plenty rappers from Atlanta that made it popular but they don't got it to fund a docuseries apparently," @PraiseProda explained.
“Do yall know what an executive producer is? Yall know how many film projects he's done this for?" @marcxprize tweeted.
"Why the confusion, anger. This has been in the works for well over a year. The nigga has a whole TV/film production company. These projects cost money to make. What ATL rapper or any other rapper for that fact has a production company." @kietotheg added.
More details on Drake and Jermaine Dupri's production of Magic City: An American Fantasy
Magic City: An American Fantasy follows the life of the Atlanta Club Magic City's founder, Michael Mr. Magic Barney, who, with the help of many women, built the reputable club into what it is today. The movie tells the full tale of the club's rise to prominence.
Executive producer Jami Gertz, in a statement, describes the movie as a love letter to Atlanta:
"When our family became the Majority Owners of The Atlanta Hawks, the Barneys were the very first people to welcome us to the city. They reached out to us with open arms and that great southern hospitality, not to mention the fact that Juju Barney and my sons became fast friends. I am honored to be a part of bringing their family's story to the world. It's a tale of tremendous heart and hustle! And a true love letter to our adopted home of Atlanta, Georgia!"
The creator of the series, Cole Brown, said in a series:
"From politicians, to artists, to drug kingpins, Magic City has been a home for a broad cross-section of Black Atlanta for decades. Everyone should know the unbelievable story of this institution and the man who founded it, and STARZ is the perfect partner to bring it to the world. We're thrilled."
Kathryn Busby, the president of original programming at Starz, describes the docuseries in a statement.
"'Magic City: An American Fantasy' is a riveting behind-the-curtain look at one of the most unique places in Black culture. The docuseries' unprecedented insider access and history unveiled from those who built its empire is a perfect complement to Starz's slate of adult, culture-driving shows."
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