YOU NOT FROM ATLANTA!
You keep calling it “Interstate 285.” Baby, nobody says all that. What do Atlantans call the highway that circles the city?
WHAT IS The Perimeter / 285?
It’s 95 degrees, you’re stuck at the light, and a teenager is running toward your car holding a case of Dasani. Who have you just encountered?
Who are the Atlanta Water Boys?
It’s Wednesday, you hear music across the promenade, and somehow everybody in the AUC has magically ended up on one campus. Where are you?
What is Hump Wednesday?
I’m from Kirkwood, I call myself Pluto, and I made toxic relationships sound like a lifestyle. Who am I?
Who is Future?
You woke up, checked your phone, and started praying your county’s name would scroll across the bottom of the TV screen. What were you hoping for?
What is a school closing?
If somebody says “meet me at Greenbriar,” they are NOT talking about a neighborhood. Where you going?
What is Greenbriar Mall?
You’re stopped at a red light and somebody appears out of nowhere with a bottle of liquid and a rag. What are they about to “offer” you?
What is washing your windshield?
First two weeks of school and every freshman somehow ends up “hanging out” at this spot like it’s an official AUC function.
What is the Bookstore/ Morehouse entrance??
I’m from East Atlanta, came up with 1017, really from flat shoals, and if you hear “Brrr!” you already know who it is. Who am I?
Who is Gucci Mane?
Camera off, mic muted, teacher saying “I know y’all can hear me,” while you were still laying in bed. What era were we living through?
What is virtual school / COVID school?
You on Elm Street… you might wanna know where you at. This street is located in what infamous Atlanta area?
What is The Bluff?
You ain't gotta be hungry to end up here at 2 AM. What Atlanta institution is famous for “Scattered, Smothered & Covered”?
What is Waffle House?
One campus police department wants to know who you are, where you’re going, who you came to see, and probably your blood type. Which AUC school are you trying to get into?
What is Spelman?
I’m from Cleveland Avenue, made “Lifestyle” with Rich Gang, and turned SLATT into part of Atlanta vocabulary. Who am I?
Who is Young Thug?
The principal sent an email saying attendance was mandatory. By first period, half the senior class was at somebody's house, IHOP, or Six Flags. What unofficial senior tradition was underway? (High School)
What is Senior Skip Day?
You hear “Simpson Road” and start looking for it on the GPS, but Atlanta changed the name. What is Simpson Road called today?
What is Joseph E. Boone Boulevard?
You’re driving through Midtown and see somebody having a full-blown argument at the bus stop… but ain’t nobody else there. What Atlanta transit system are you probably waiting on?
What is MARTA?
Meanwhile, you walk/drive through the gate at 1:47 AM like you pay the mortgage. Security probably sleep anyways. Which AUC campus security is probably letting you keep it pushing?
What is Morehouse/ MSD?
I’m from College Park, came up under YSL, and went to Langston Hughes High. Who am I?
Who is Gunna?
Your mama dropped you off with $20, you walked around for four hours, bought absolutely nothing, and somehow called it a Saturday. Where were you?
What is the mall?
If an old-head tells you they’re from “The Swats,” what part of Atlanta are they claiming?
What is Southwest Atlanta?
You’re trying to get home, but suddenly there are Chargers, Challengers, dirt bikes, and ATVs doing donuts in the middle of the intersection. What did you just get caught in?
What is an Atlanta takeover / street takeover?
You hear somebody say they’re going to “Prom” but ain’t nobody wearing a tux or a dress. Where in the AUC are they actually talking about?
What is the Promenade?
I repped Bankhead, founded D4L, and gave Atlanta one of its biggest mid-2000s records with “Dey Know.” Who am I?
Who is Shawty Lo?
Before Life360 started snitching on everybody’s exact location, what three-word text did you send your mama when you were somewhere you definitely weren't supposed to be?
What is “On my way.”