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Atlanta has been known as the Black music mecca for years now and they are definitely not letting up as A-Town based artists continue to heat up the charts, Black and otherwise:

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Once again, local acts continue to clog the top spots on the Billboard music charts this week. For example, Atlanta rapper-actor T.I.’s single with Rihanna, “Live Your Life,” returned to the top of the pop charts — its sixth nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 listing.

Locals joining T.I. in that Top 10 are Ne-Yo (at No. 9 with “Miss Independent”) and T.I., yet again (at No. 5, with “Whatever You Like”).

Over on Billboard’s pop album chart, only one Atlantan is in the Top 10 of the Top 200 — Akon, whose CD “Freedom” debuted at No. 7 in the country.

Montgomery Gentry’s “Roll With Me” knocked our Zac Brown Band’s “Chicken Fried” out of the No. 1 position on Hot Country Songs, to No. 2. But Atlanta duo Sugarland (at No. 4 with “Already Gone”) and Newnan’s Alan Jackson (at No. 7 with “Country Boy”) are keeping them company in the Top 10.

On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Atlantans are on seven of the Top 10 hits: “Live Your Life” (at No. 2); “Miss Independent” (No. 3); “Chopped ‘N’ Skrewed (T-Pain featuring Ludacris, No. 4); “Trading Places” (Usher, No. 6); “Green Light” (John Legend featuring André 3000); “Mrs. Officer” (Lil Wayne featuring Bobby Valentino and Kidd Kidd, No. 8); and “Whatever You Like.”

I get so used to paying attention to the Black music scene that I forget that there are other musical acts in the A as well. It’s nice to Atlanta all over the charts regardless of the acts, since I’m a southerner I like the fact that all the countries “hot spots” aren’t located up north or out west. Atlanta has really come into its own in recent years an I like the face that I can stay in the south and still be in a major city.

Now, T-Pain may have a home in Atlanta but clearly he belongs to Tallahassee. It’s good to see that T.I. has made a successful comeback. He definitely seems to have the Pimp Juice now and needs to rub it off on some of the other rappers in the game. T-Pain gets the “Go Sit Your Ass Down” Award. I’m bout as tired of him on everyone’s hook as I am Lil’ Wayne. And it’snice to see Boby Valentino making moves even if I still think he’s incredibly lame. And Luda, well, Luda is always holding it down.