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38-435: Raised on the southside of College Park, Georgia , Mr. DJ attended Banneker High School . He entered the music industry as a DJ for Atlanta-based hip-hop group Outkast . According to Sheats, Rico Wade, from Organized Noize, is my first cousin. We talked about Outkast. I knew at some point they were going to need a DJ. I was like, "Man, you know I DJ. You should let me DJ for the group, I'm telling you." After touring with

76-652: A 5,000 seat multipurpose arena, is intended for public use, as well as to host the Atlanta Hawks NBA G League team, the College Park Skyhawks and the WNBA's Atlanta Dream . The city of College Park is governed by a mayor and four council members. The current mayor is Bianca Motley Broom, the first female, African American mayor for the city, and the council members are: Ward 1, Ambrose Clay; Ward 2, Joe Carn; Ward 3, Ken Allen; and Ward 4, Roderick Gay. The mayor

114-957: A Duo or Group for " Ms. Jackson ", and another in 2004 for Rap Album of the Year for his work on Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below . In 2008, he started his own record label , Camp David Records, with several new artists including Jeff B., Chinkie Brown, and Shawty Redd . Public Relations Associate Keith Kemp was quoted as saying: Camp David will be recognized as the premiere record label in music, as Mr. DJ and his artists produce cutting edge material that will cross cultural boundaries and send music to an unchartered level. Mr. DJ recently worked with Mos Def on his album The Ecstatic , producing four tracks on Common's 2008 album, Universal Mind Control . In addition to Outkast , Mr. DJ has worked with Lenny Kravitz , Bubba Sparxxx , Goodie Mob , Killer Mike , Field Mob , Rich Boy , and 8Ball & MJG . College Park, Georgia College Park

152-519: A larger transit-oriented revitalization plan referred to as "Aerotropolis." College Park is located on the border of Fulton and Clayton counties. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 10.1 square miles (26.1 km ), of which 0.019 square miles (0.05 km ), or 0.19%, is water. According to the 2020 United States census , there were 13,930 people, 5,861 households, and 2,911 families residing in

190-540: Is Georgia's second-largest convention center. Due to its proximity between the airport and downtown Atlanta , College Park is home to more than 5,000 hotel rooms. In November 2019, The Gateway Center Arena at College Park opened to the public, home to the College Park Skyhawks (the NBA G-League affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks ) and the WNBA's Atlanta Dream . In addition, the arena has an exclusive partnership with

228-466: Is a city in Fulton and Clayton counties, Georgia , United States , adjacent to the southern boundary of the city of Atlanta . As of the 2020 census , the population was 13,930. Georgia International Convention Center and part of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport are located in the city. The College Park Historic District is Georgia's fourth-largest urban historical district listed on

266-762: Is also Main Street Academy, an unzoned charter K–8 school , located in College Park. Since 2016 it has occupied the former Harriet Tubman Elementary School. Benjamin Banneker High School , in an unincorporated area, and Tri-Cities High School in East Point, both serve sections of College Park. Frank S. McClarin Alternative High School is located in College Park. The section in Clayton County

304-400: Is elected at-large , on a nonpartisan basis, for 4 year terms. The incumbent mayor, Bianca Motley Broom, has held the office since 2020. Four council members are elected on a nonpartisan basis for 4 year terms, and each represents one of the four wards that make up the city. Legislative authority is placed in the city council, wherein each member is afforded one vote; the mayor oversees

342-493: Is served by Clayton County Public Schools . The zoned schools are: G.W. Northcutt Elementary School, North Clayton Middle School, and North Clayton High School . Woodward Academy is located in College Park. The western part of Hartsfield–Jackson Airport, including its domestic terminal, is within the eastern side of the city. The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) provides rail and bus service in College Park. College Park Station —serviced by

380-708: Is the Gateway Center Arena , which opened in November 2019, home to the NBA's G-League College Park Skyhawks and where the WNBA's Atlanta Dream will play their 2020 season. In 1978, the College Park Historical Society was founded in order to combat proposed northward expansion of the airport; the society succeeded in lobbying against proposed flight paths over the neighborhood colloquially known as Historic College Park, as well as registered swaths of homes and

418-485: The Department of Housing and Urban Development suggested that the introduction and expansion of jet aircraft travel would place the airport and surrounding communities, including College Park, into conflict; ultimately, the study concluded that "the only effective way to control the use of land is to own it," suggesting that the airport would have to acquire the properties it would be in conflict with in order to expand. In

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456-612: The Fox Theater to host shows. According to College Park's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city were: The city center is part of the College Park Historic District, a 606-acre historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The district contains 853 recognized historical resources constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The majority of

494-625: The Gold Line and Red Line —is the third busiest station in the MARTA rail system, with a weekday average of 9,023 entries. College Park Skyhawks The College Park Skyhawks are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in College Park, Georgia , and are affiliated with the Atlanta Hawks . The Skyhawks play their home games at Gateway Center Arena at College Park after

532-506: The National Register of Historic Places . The Gateway Center Arena in College Park is the home stadium of the College Park Skyhawks and Atlanta Dream . The community that became College Park was founded as Atlantic City in 1890 as a depot on the Atlanta and West Point Railroad . The town was renamed Manchester when it was incorporated as a city in 1891. It was renamed again as the city of College Park in 1896. The city's name came from being

570-635: The Orlando Magic purchased the original BayHawks franchise with the intent of relocating it to Florida for the 2017–18 season , eventually becoming the Lakeland Magic . In February 2017, the original BayHawks owners negotiated with the Atlanta Hawks to activate their franchise early and play as the BayHawks until the new arena in College Park is completed. The new Hawks' minor league franchise then became

608-550: The 1970s and 1980s, large swaths of property in College Park were purchased using information detailed in The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Noise Land Reuse Plan, which allowed the airport to apply for federal funding to purchase property deemed to be in so-called "noise land." The 1985 Chuck Norris film Invasion U.S.A. was notoriously filmed in these abandoned portions of College Park; houses owned by

646-605: The 2010s, this reputation has been publicly challenged in the media, by Tri-Cities residents, and by the College Park Police Department. The Federal Bureau of Investigation 's annual Uniform Crime Report reveals that the College Park Police Department has historically reported a high crime rate per 100,000 persons as compared to other US jurisdictions. In 2008, College Park had one of the highest crime rates in Georgia, with reports including 13 homicides. However, 2008

684-527: The 2016 American Community Survey , 35.7% of College Park residents are estimated to live in poverty which partly contributed to the crime problem. Chick-fil-A , a fast-food chicken chain, is headquartered in College Park. Atlantic Southeast Airlines had its headquarters in College Park until December 31, 2011, when it merged with ExpressJet . ExpressJet took over the headquarters facility in College Park from 2012 until its bankruptcy in 2022. The Georgia International Convention Center in College Park

722-581: The City of Atlanta and the FAA were allowed to be blown up to simulate bazooka attacks, a decision that has faced modern day criticism due to the fact that nearby properties were still in the process of being purchased. This site would eventually, in 2003, in part be home to the Georgia International Convention Center ; the center officially opened in 1985 at a separate location, but was relocated to

760-735: The College Park Depot (pre-1900), part of the Atlanta & West Point Railroad . Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System operates the College Park Branch. College Park has four public recreation facilities: the Wayman & Bessie Brady Recreation Center, named in honor of its first Coordinators; the Hugh C. Conley Recreation Center, named in honor of a former Mayor Pro-Tem; the Tracey Wyatt Recreation Complex, named in honor of

798-492: The College Park Police Department suggests that the 2010s have brought a substantial decline in total crime, particularly in the latter half; in 2018, a total of 1,225 crimes were reported (compared to 2,695 in 2001, 2,530 in 2010, and 1,387 in 2017), 85% of which were property crimes. In 2018, there was a 13 percent decrease in Part I crimes and zero homicides as compared to 2017, following a 15 percent decrease from 2016 to 2017. As of

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836-464: The College Park residents, 12,670 of them lived in Fulton County and 1,272 of them lived in Clayton County. For much of the 2000s, College Park – along with the other so-called Tri-Cities, East Point and Hapeville – has been popularly associated with crime; for example, a comedy/travel book originally published in 2005 describes College Park as "a nightmarish southern ghetto." Over the course of

874-507: The Main Street commercial district with the National Register of Historic Places , eventually resulting in the establishment of the College Park Historic District. Between the 1980s and the early 2000s, as part of continued execution of the FAA noise abatement program, the City of Atlanta and the FAA purchased roughly 320 acres of property (containing residential structures, churches, and some small commercial buildings) immediately adjacent to

912-540: The area in response to planned airport runway expansions. Today, the GICC is the second largest convention center in Georgia, featuring a carpeted ballroom and multiple spaces for meetings, conferences and conventions. It is the only convention center in the country that also houses a SkyTrain with direct rail access to an international airport. Directly next to the Georgia International Convention Center

950-426: The city. At the time of the 2010 census , there were 13,942 people, 5,595 households, and 3,208 families residing in the city. Between 2000 and 2010, College Park saw a 31.6% reduction in their population. The city government has suggested that this was due to the combined effects of airport expansion and the difficult nature of having housing constructed in areas previously considered to be "high noise." In 2020, of

988-482: The construction of a mixed-use project which contained the first mid-rise apartments to be constructed in the city since 1969. From the 1990s and into the 2010s, the City of College Park succeeded in repurchasing the entirety of the 320 acres adjacent to downtown; in 2018, concurrent with substantial commercial and residential development in the area, the City of College Park announced major redevelopment of this abandoned area, now referred to as "Airport City," as part of

1026-648: The deliberations of the council and is only entitled to a vote in the case of a tie. Residential areas within College Park are served by the Fulton County School System . Zoned schools are as follows: College Park Elementary School is in the city limits. Other schools serving sections of College Park with residences include the following: Heritage, Asa G. Hilliard in East Point, and Parklane Elementary School in East Point. Zoned middle schools serving College Park include and Paul D. West Middle School and Woodland Middle School, both in East Point. There

1064-579: The franchise played its first two seasons in Erie, Pennsylvania , at the Erie Insurance Arena as the Erie BayHawks . The team became the sixteenth D-League team to be owned by an NBA team. On November 10, 2016, the Atlanta Hawks announced that they had bought and established a new NBA D-League team to play in a new arena in nearby College Park beginning with the 2019–20 season. In December 2016,

1102-411: The group for a year, he began to focus more on production rather than deejaying. By sharpening his beat making skills, Mr. DJ got the opportunity to help produce Outkast's 1996 second album ATLiens . Following his work on OutKast's " Elevators (Me & You) " and several songs from their album Aquemini , Mr. DJ formed Earthtone III production group with Andre 3000 & Big Boi . Collectively,

1140-647: The historic structures are homes of the Queen Anne style , various Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals , and bungalows of the American Craftsman style, all dating from 1882 to 1946. Other major historical structures include: The College Park Woman's Clubhouse at Camellia Hall (1927); the College Park First United Methodist Church (1904); a United States Postal Service Office (1937); four schools (constructed between 1914 and 1942); and

1178-499: The home of Cox College (where the city hall and other buildings now stand) and Georgia Military Academy (now the Woodward Academy ). The east–west avenues in College Park are named for Ivy League colleges, and the north–south streets are named for influential College Park residents. During World War I's anti-German hysteria , the name of Wilhelm Street was changed to Victoria Street in "solidarity with our British brethren." At

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1216-437: The larger Atlanta Metropolitan Area in the 1970s, it was only in the latter 2010s that redevelopment substantially spread to College Park proper. In 2016, the College Park government embarked on a 20-year development plan which included goals "to expand its economic base while keeping its small town historic characteristics," and to "make use of its available land to attract new employers and residential opportunities." 2017 saw

1254-603: The previous Ward III Councilperson, Tracey Wyatt; and the College Park City Auditorium. The city has four parks: Barrett Park, which is located along Rugby Avenue; Brenningham Park, which surrounds the Brady Center; Jamestown Park; and Richard D. Zupp Park. College Park is home to the College Park Municipal Golf Course, a nine-hole course established in 1929. The Gateway Center Arena ,

1292-456: The same time Berlin Avenue was changed to Cambridge Avenue and the name of German Lane was changed to English Lane. The history of College Park has been closely linked with what is now known as Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport —airport development having spurred several radical changes to the landscape of the municipality over the course of the 20th century. In 1966, a study funded by

1330-584: The trio produced roughly 80% of tracks from Stankonia to their latest album, Idlewild . In addition, Mr. DJ continued to DJ on every OutKast album, except Speakerboxxx/The Love Below , which he mostly produced. To date, his most notable hits include " Da Art of Storytellin' ", " B.O.B. ", " Ms. Jackson ", and " The Whole World ". He is also a part of the Atlanta-based hip hop / R&B / soul musical collective The Dungeon Family . Mr. DJ has won two Grammy Awards, one in 2002 for Best Rap Performance by

1368-414: The west side of downtown College Park, resulting in a multitude of properties sitting abandoned for decades. The totality of these eventually abandoned properties purchased from the 1970s through the 2000s have been described as a major player in shaping a negative public image of the city, second only to the perception of crime in the area. Although the Atlanta hip hop music scene in the 1980s and 1990s

1406-487: Was an outlier with respect to the rest of that decade and homicide; for the rest of the years between 2000 and 2010, between 1 and 3 homicides were reported annually. Further, it has been suggested that crime rate per 100,000 persons misrepresents the prevalence of crime, as College Park's daytime population is thought to swell to 50,000 persons (substantially more than the ~15,000 permanent residents considered in crime statistics). The Uniform Crime Report and data released by

1444-410: Was largely credited to artists from nearby suburban Decatur , College Park and the adjacent city of East Point have been strongly associated with artists and record producers from " SWATS " ("Southwest Atlanta, Too Strong"), who have substantially contributed to the evolution of the southern hip hop genre over the course of the 2000s. While the controversial process of gentrification started in

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