On Second Thought: What Hip Hop Teaches Us About The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta

"Outkast and Goodie Mob are sincerely detailing what they hear the community discuss," says Georgia State University professor Maurice Hobson. He is the author of the forthcoming book, The Legend of the Black Mecca: Myth, Maxim, and the Making of an Olympic City. Hobson shares how Outkast's single "Git Up, Git Out" from their debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik offers a window into how Atlanta's African American community responded to the changes from the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. -- On Second Thought | Georgia Public Radio