Christina Lee
@minaannlee.bsky.social
Skatin' on ice like I'm Kristi Yamaguchi. www.christinalee.me
There are few writers I'd trust to authentically speak on Atlanta hip-hop. Christina remains one of them, and this piece demonstrates why you should too.
Christina Lee@minaannlee.bsky.social · 8mo agoLululemon may be the new Polo. But besides that, Atlanta rap sounded ripped off DatPiff like it was 2009 again. My latest is about the larger significance of this nostalgia - how it helped a scene move on from major losses, and made a case for Skooly as a pioneer: www.complex.com/music/a/mina...
Lululemon may be the new Polo. But besides that, Atlanta rap sounded ripped off DatPiff like it was 2009 again. My latest is about the larger significance of this nostalgia - how it helped a scene move on from major losses, and made a case for Skooly as a pioneer: www.complex.com/music/a/mina...
In 2025, Atlanta Hip-Hop Got Its Swag Back
An essay about modern Atlanta hip-hop embracing nostalgia...
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‘Atlanta Is …’ podcast dives into what makes the city unique Peters Street. Morris Brown. Club 559. For any local who knows their stuff, all of these names are synonymous with Atlanta. And the new podcast “Atlanta Is…” is diving deeper into the institutions, art, and culture that make Atlanta…
‘Atlanta Is …’ podcast dives into what makes the city unique
Peters Street. Morris Brown. Club 559. For any local who knows their stuff, all of these names are synonymous with Atlanta. And the new podcast “Atlanta Is…” is diving deeper into the institutions, art, and culture that make Atlanta unique. The podcast, produced by Will Packer Productions and Complex, features eight episodes that spotlight the stories behind Atlanta’s music scene, politics, film, religion, and more. To help decide what those stories should be, the production team brought in a trio of experts. Jewel Wicker, Maurice Garland, and Christina Lee serve as hosts of the podcast, tasked with figuring out just how those eight episodes should be divided up.
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Department Store was supposed to be a live jazz bar. Instead, it launched the next generation of rap, as a pit stop for 21 Savage and Playboi Carti, where you'd see Earthgang, OG Maco and Bankroll Fresh take off. Episode 7 of #AtlantaIs, hosted by me, is out now: www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
…a Department Store Party - Atlanta Is... | iHeart
<p>How a dive bar near MLK’s Ebenezer Baptist Church became the center of a dynamic underground scene in the mid 2010s, and how it’s had an outsized influence on today’s hip-hop.</p>...
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I look forward to this @bittersouth.bsky.social list every year, and it's more important than ever: "AI artists have since topped country and even Christian music charts. Which is ironic, since nobody prayed for this."
Christina Lee@minaannlee.bsky.social · 9mo agoDon’t waste your time with AI slop. These albums have what you’ve been searching for, and more, this whole year. This year, @bittersouth.bsky.social tapped me to write about the best Southern music of 2025. Check it out, and let me know your top five, ten, 20. bittersoutherner.com/best-souther...
Shoutout to @wabe.org for having me, Maurice Garland and @jewelwickershow.bsky.social on to talk #AtlantaIs not once, but twice. Earlier this week, Maurice and I taped the live season finale of What's Good, Atlanta? with comedy legends David Purdue and Mark Kendall. omny.fm/shows/whats-...
Don’t waste your time with AI slop. These albums have what you’ve been searching for, and more, this whole year. This year, @bittersouth.bsky.social tapped me to write about the best Southern music of 2025. Check it out, and let me know your top five, ten, 20. bittersoutherner.com/best-souther...
Best Southern Albums of 2025 — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
The Algorithm Is on Our Last Nerve.
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Christina Lee is an Ambie-nominated host, writer, and producer who "...stumbled into podcasting back in 2017, when [she] cohosted a podcast for WABE and PRX called "Bottom of the Map." [She] joined AIR because [she] has show ideas of [her] own and wants to learn how to bring them to life."
By Andre 3000's Source Awards speech in 1995, Atlanta's first 24-hour rap station was just getting started—in a city that was scared to play rap for even an hour. How did Hot 97.5 stand a chance? Ep. 1 of #AtlantaIs talks to the folks who put up a good fight, including some intern named Ludacris.
…Where Rap Moved the Dial - Atlanta Is... | iHeart
<p>How a dedicated group of DJs and radio programmers fought an uphill battle to get rap music played on the airwaves in ‘90s Atlanta, and how one of the city’s most famous homegrown stars...
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This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers
Teen Vogue@teenvogue.com · last yr.We are honored to receive the @rooseveltinstitute.org's 2025 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech and Expression, and to be among a stellar class of laureates including @wck.org, @cvt.org, and more. Details: tnvge.co/ZMIUg7v
This also means that for the first time in a year, I'm available for new projects and clients. Would love to chat about how we can make more cool shit together. www.christinalee.me
Christina Lee | Freelance entertainment and culture storyteller
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Christina Lee@minaannlee.bsky.social · 10mo agoFor the past year, I've been working on a show about the city I call home. That show is called "Atlanta Is...," and it is a truly stacked production ... starting with who's narrating our trailer: www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
If @minaannlee.bsky.social put it together, you know it's legit.
Christina Lee@minaannlee.bsky.social · 10mo agoFor the past year, I've been working on a show about the city I call home. That show is called "Atlanta Is...," and it is a truly stacked production ... starting with who's narrating our trailer: www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
For the past year, I've been working on a show about the city I call home. That show is called "Atlanta Is...," and it is a truly stacked production ... starting with who's narrating our trailer: www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
Atlanta Is... | iHeart
From the underground clubs that birthed music that took over the world, to the hustlers who made the city a mecca for filmmaking, and the churches whose pastors influence politics, “Atlanta Is…” tells...
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i pre-ordered the UY SCUTI vinyl assuming it would be good (i was wrong) and what arrived is a totally different tracklisting with a bunch of new songs…it’s a short, mediocre, weirdly tender thug record as opposed to the 75+ minute datadump that’s on streaming
In this age of celebrity chatcasts, all I want is an updated Red Bull Music Academy lecture with Metro Boomin and Young Dro
I wrote about the recent “discussion” about how Martin treated Pam and how it bums me out that so many of us just flat out refuse to have conversations about stuff we love anymore. Stan culture and anti-intellectualism about *art* is ruining us. andscape.com/features/on-...
On ‘Martin,’ Pam and how we talk about art we love
Ari Lennox's recent comments pave the way for an important conversation
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My friends at documentary studio Rap Portraits have been putting out a zine that features an essay by music journalist Yoh and reader submissions that are equally as thoughtful. Literally jumped at the chance to copy edit the latest edition. Read and download it here: rapportraits.substack.com
How much should a cup of coffee cost in the age of climate change, supply chain issues, and likely tariffs? I asked Atlanta roasters Portrait Coffee and Tanbrown Coffee for the Cost of Living Project and @canopyatl.bsky.social www.costoflivingatl.org/post/this-is...
“This isn’t going to work anymore”
Atlanta roasters reconsider how much a cup of coffee should cost
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Two entertainment profiles I would have loved to see from Atlanta publications: the TV return of people's champ Nicole Paige Brooks, and how Le Castle Vania went from MJQ to John Wick (and now Ballerina)
I'm in the market to hire freelance writers in Atlanta, looking at stories others are ignoring, particularly where business and politics cross paths. I'm looking to fill the gap, because subscription revenue means I can write where the AJC and the Atlanta Business Chronicle are both compromised.
Looking to speak to someone in Atlanta who's had to change their coffee-buying habits amid recent price increases. Let me know if that's you -- would love to chat for a story!
Oh wow. Bottom of the Map --- and with that, my career in podcasting --- would never have existed, had City Lights not invited me and Regina on to talk Childish Gambino's "This is America." Grateful to the OG Lois Reitzes and the 45 years she's been on the air. www.wabe.org/wabes-lois-r...
WABE’s Lois Reitzes Announces June 2025 Retirement from Weekday Radio Hosting
The longtime host of CITY LIGHTS and SECOND CUP CONCERT will conclude her 45-year career as one of Atlanta’s signature radio voices this summer. ATLANTA (March 6, 2025) – WABE […]
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I also appreciate For Keeps Books for curating books by Black authors who I wouldn't otherwise find
Queenie's consignment in the same shopping center is *fantastic*.
JB's is great! I also love Ella Guru record shop, up in the North Druid Hills area. They have great pricing and new stuff comes in very regularly.
Bookish in East Atlanta is another great independent bookstore!
📌 have enjoyed my radio roasters beans but happy to hear there are other good ones out there! #SoonBeaning also sorry for the quote this doesn't make a lot of sense out of context
Christina Lee@minaannlee.bsky.social · 2y agoTrue story: One year I bought a coffee subscription that featured coffees from across the country. Our favorite just so happened to be made down the street from us. If you're not buying your beans from Portrait Coffee you're missing out. portrait.coffee
Absolutely! I have proudly supported my local groceries and bakeries. There are also plenty of little mom and pop shops that sell everything else I need/don't need. Buy local! Support small business. Let the big boys suffer until they decide to play nicely with us.
Christina Lee@minaannlee.bsky.social · 2y agoLately (and not just because of Target ending DEI efforts), I've been so grateful that here in Atlanta, I can support small businesses to meet basic and not-so-basic needs. Some of my favorites:
Lately (and not just because of Target ending DEI efforts), I've been so grateful that here in Atlanta, I can support small businesses to meet basic and not-so-basic needs. Some of my favorites:
Woke up mad! So I folded the laundry, did the dishes, and added more helpful links to my gregpak.link old school directory page. Check it out!
gregpak.link : old school links to make 2025 better
An old-school directory of helpful links to make 2025 better. All human, no 'A.i.' Leaning towards local and indepedent.
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