Magic Metropolis has been a cultural landmark within the South for many years. Jermaine Dupri is about to inform its untold story in a brand new docuseries.

Magic Metropolis: An American Fantasy is ready to premiere this week. In an unique interview with Okayplayer, Jermaine Dupri shared how the challenge got here collectively.

“The explanation I really feel prefer it was vital proper now’s, for one, folks had been listening to me as a result of I did the Freaknik documentary first,” he stated. “You will have folks’s eyeballs at a sure time after which I simply really feel prefer it was the universe talking as a result of me and Cole [Brown], and my father [former record executive Michael Mauldin] had a dialog about one thing else that led into this.” He continued “initially, it wasn’t even about Magic Metropolis. I really feel just like the wind made us make this. The wind simply blew us in that path.”

Outdoors of being the premier strip membership in Atlanta, Magic Metropolis has assist break a number of careers in Hip-Hop.

“In case you heard any person’s in there selling their report tonight and also you make music, you may wish to go and see precisely what they’re doing,” Jermaine added. Surprisingly the dancers would play an enormous function in how the information broke on the membership. “Magic Metropolis used to have a preferred lady of the week,” the producer defined. “When she was on stage, her clients would come, throw cash, and all eyes had been on her. In case you might get her to love your track, she’d inform the DJ to play it once more with out you even paying her. That’s the final word promotion — as a result of all eyes are on the lady and all ears are open to no matter music is taking part in.”

Learn the complete interview at Okayplayer. 

Magic Metropolis: An American Fantasy premieres Aug. 15 at 10:00PM EST on STARZ. You possibly can watch the trailer under.