Jay-Z to open a club in Atlanta?
Jay-Z stopped by to see Mayor Kasim Reed this week. The rapper is looking at opening a sports club here, we're told. Photo by J Glenn Photography LLC
Looks like Jay-Z – rapper, businessman, and husband of Beyonce – is considering opening a sports club in Atlanta, at the airport. Things are still in the planning stages, we’re told.
The Web site for his New York-based 40/40 Club gives a few hints. Namely, Atlanta is one of the cities listed on the site, which details plans to expand in cities including Chicago, Dallas and Las Vegas.
“Delaware North Companies, a global leader in hospitality and food service, has entered into an agreement with Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club that will bring the exclusive sports bar concept to select airports across the United States,” a news release on the site reads.
The concept would “give travelers access to the elite, modern sports bar to watch the game of their choice in an opulent lounge setting, all without leaving the airport,” it reads.
The original 40/40 Club in Manhattan is owned by Jay-Z and partners Juan and Desiree Perez. The club’s name refers to baseball players who achieve 40 home runs and steals 40 bases in a single season; players Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Jose Canseco and Alfonso Soriano all have jerseys hanging in the New York City club. The original club is slated to shut down for renovation this spring; there’s another location in Atlantic City, N.J.
Jay-Z stopped by Atlanta for a quick visit this week. Here’s a photo of him with Mayor Kasim Reed and Young Jeezy. We’re working on getting more details about the planned club.
- Jennifer Brett/The Buzz/jbrett@ajc.com
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Steve
February 3rd, 2011
11:51 am
He must have wanted to see Jeezy’s ice cream cone face tattoo in person…
Steve
February 3rd, 2011
11:52 am
whoops, nm thats gucci…
Check name
February 3rd, 2011
11:53 am
3 of 4 players are accused of using steroids. He might want to change the name of his club to 40/40 Cheaters
Kenya
February 3rd, 2011
11:54 am
@Steve – wrong rapper…..Gucci Mane has the ice cream face tattoo – LOL
iamraesta@twitter
February 3rd, 2011
11:56 am
iamraesta@twitter for the best convo…hit me up…Its a good move for jigga ATL has the world’s busiest airports and often full of delays …so a great move ..$$$
http://www.twitter.com/iamraesta
Debbie
February 3rd, 2011
12:02 pm
It appears as though Jay-Z is creating more jobs for the ATL! Good move and sensational strategies in the making! Keep doing what you’re doing Jay-Z.
Debbie MPA
Tyrone Biggums
February 3rd, 2011
12:05 pm
I went to the 40/40 location in Manhattan years back. My friend and I were just drinking in there on a random Sat afternoon, and Jay Z walked in and sat at the bar with us. Really nice guy, we all hung out and watched sports for a couple of hours. We didn’t annoy him with autograph requests or pictures, so I think he appreciated that.
JoeV
February 3rd, 2011
12:12 pm
Believe he already had a failed club here in ATL a few years back…Vision, I think?
blaze
February 3rd, 2011
12:13 pm
Great! Another sports bar in Atlanta, cause we don’t have enough of those…good thing you have to go through metal detctors at the airport. This will cut down the pat downs at the “sports bar”
bigeasy830
February 3rd, 2011
12:14 pm
Now what does that mean if it is built, well first of all let me tell you I am a 40 year old African American male. So, what I am about to say is not racial nor cultral bias based but age based, The young people will go there claiming to be ballers, They are all lying, They will start shooting and killing each other and the club will be closed within 2yrs.
Michael
February 3rd, 2011
12:15 pm
Why not build something that would support young people under 17. That would be such a waste of money.
T.O
February 3rd, 2011
12:22 pm
New sports bar at the Airport…..Bring it on!
Ron
February 3rd, 2011
12:25 pm
Well at least security checks guns at the main terminal so we won’t have to worry about the brothas carrying their guns to “da club” like they do at black clubs in Atlanta. Worthless people.
Learn to read
February 3rd, 2011
12:27 pm
bigeasy830-
Did you miss the whole part about how it will be INSIDE the airport?
skizzo
February 3rd, 2011
12:28 pm
Good Job Kasim Reed,
Way to spend valuable time. Is it me or is Kasim Reed more into the celebrety of running a city than actually doing his job…..
eyes-wide
February 3rd, 2011
12:31 pm
@bigeasy830, no matter your race or sex, the comment was still bigotry at it’s finest.
eyes-wide
February 3rd, 2011
12:33 pm
@skizzo, it’s just you. Bringing jobs and revenue to the city is part of being a mayor genius.
Light
February 3rd, 2011
12:36 pm
Let God will be done thru this blog http://lightoftheearth.blogspot.com/
Yea I Said It
February 3rd, 2011
12:36 pm
I dont support Devil worshipers, and thats what Jay Z is.. NO matter how much money he makes or how high of a pedestal society puts him on… Also, SKIZZO is right about Kasim Reed.. I mean, its obvious about his celebrity.. Sure he is a DL brutha on the low, he likes menz’s… lol.
E-Roll
February 3rd, 2011
12:40 pm
I love how some people just get on here to spew racial hatred. Since you missed it in the article let me post it again. “give travelers access to the elite, modern sports bar to watch the game of their choice in an opulent lounge setting, all without leaving the airport,” which means is you don’t have a airline ticket to get pass the T.S.A. security check in then you will not have access to this location. Some of you are really sad, please come out of your little worlds and explore the real one where people of all races are not attacking each other at the drop of a dime.
KJ
February 3rd, 2011
12:42 pm
@JoeV – Jay-Z never owned Visions, please do your research.
@Michael – why don’t YOU do something to support young people under 17 and stop trying to tell someone else how to spend their money.
@Melly – if he is creating jobs then he is welcome to Atlanta considering the unemployment rate is over 10%. How many jobs have you created these days?
It is amazing that so many people have great ideas in regards to what someone else needs to do but they never do anything themselves and the BEST they can do is to post a comment in the AJC to complain but NEVER do anything about it.
Pryncess
February 3rd, 2011
12:50 pm
Who cares?!? and yes… I’m black.
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DUB
February 3rd, 2011
12:56 pm
Thugs are Thugs.. Rich Thugs, Poor Thugs, Cop Thugs, Political Thugs, Preacher Thugs, White Thugs,Black Thugs, Hispanic Thugs, Mexican Thugs, Female Thugs, Male Thugs, Teenage Thugs, Teacher Thugs, Hospital Thugs, Wall Street Thugs.. etc get my point???? Stop putting all Rappers on blast with the thug label. Besides how many thugs you know that are worth a $$$BILL? GAME RECOGNIZES GAME(THUG)
Tunrt_UP!
February 3rd, 2011
1:01 pm
@KJ – you have just described the hater’s way of life to a capital “T”
It’s always those who have nothing, and do nothing that have all the ideas for how people who have and do.
The other obvious thing about blogs is that it seems like many read an article to discover if there is an African American in the story, so that they can unleash their bigoted one-size-fits-all opinions on the rest of us, no matter sports, politics, education, etc.
Saying that because Jay-Z opens a sports bar means that there will be shootings in the airport by blacks, is like saying that if Ashton Kuchar opens up a club there will be trailer-park, meth-fiending, tobacco-spitting rednecks two-stepping all over the bar.
It’s unfair and you simply can’t get there from here…
blkshepherd
February 3rd, 2011
1:01 pm
To Pryncess: Who asked you?? Its obvious you DO CARE or you wouldnt have commented. and yes..I’m black too. As if that makes a Rats azz difference..duhh..rolling eyes
JoeV
February 3rd, 2011
1:02 pm
@KJ
How exactly can I do that research? Am I supposed to head down to City Hall and pull the tax records on the property? Jesus. He had something to do with the club; even if it wasn’t ownership. I was at the press opening.
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DUB
February 3rd, 2011
1:07 pm
JOBS CREATED!!!! ENOUGH SAID…
DW
February 3rd, 2011
1:07 pm
@skizzo-Have you missed the news lately? Mayor Reed has been a major player in the APS board fiasco and the Port of Savannah talk. I was skeptical of the mayor at first, but he has won me over. He’s a great leader for the capital city.
bill
February 3rd, 2011
1:08 pm
Why not at midtown? Why all the way by the airport?
“Find thousands of new jobs in Atlanta now on http://www.careerDaddy.com‘
CHARLES
February 3rd, 2011
1:08 pm
AMEN E-ROLL
where's Mary?
February 3rd, 2011
1:08 pm
i agree skizzo, Kasim Reed needs to distance himself from the entertainment industry and focus more on APS and those six snow plows sitting in the repair shop if he wants to get a second term.
JiMi
February 3rd, 2011
1:09 pm
…pssst, JayZ! there’s a spot on Peachtree called Vision 2 that you might be interested in takin’ over!
Bryan
February 3rd, 2011
1:11 pm
These racist need to stay off AJC and go back to the hole you crawled out of. I’m talking to the black racist to against their own people. Bottom line is the man is rich and he didn’t just get there from doing music. So as a business man he must be doing something right. Obviously, none of the people on this blog (including me) are rich to that extent. Two, he is not opening a “Thug Club” at the airport. That was just dumb for anyone to think. He is catering to the business professionals that travel through the world’s busiest airport. That is money all day!!
As far as Mayor Reed, he is doing a great job. Crime rate has gone down, the murder rate has gone down, and unemployment is unfortunately high because of a little thing called … THE RECESSION!! I’m also glad that he is in support of changing the 2012 tax to help fund MARTA so Atlanta can have a world class transit system here.
Bottom line Atlanta is a BLACK city for young Blacks professionals. There is also a large number of professionals of all kind. Sorry to say every city has it’s poor areas and folks that are going to act a fool and bring a city down a little but over all Atlanta is a great city. Again, if you don’t like young Blacks then stay in your whole out in rural Georgia. Leave ATL and the metro area for movers and shakers and people of ALL KINDS to help ATL stay the King of the South.
T.I. keep your head up.
Pryncess
February 3rd, 2011
1:11 pm
And who asked you blkshepherd?? Miss me with that. And what I DO care about is real news… like what type of effect this would have on the city’s economy… so again, miss me with that! ROLLING MY EYES BACK
Generational Wealth!
February 3rd, 2011
1:20 pm
Do what you do Jay-Z. On a personal note, I’m long the market and shorting the B$.
Gamblin' Man
February 3rd, 2011
1:36 pm
What is the over-under on how long it takes for someone to get shot outside Jay-Z’s new Atlanta club?
How about inside?
Generational Wealth!
February 3rd, 2011
1:36 pm
These are the type of thugs that inspire(look at magazine cover)..
http://www.blacknews.com/blackcelebritygossip/jayz_warren_buffett_forbes_magazine101.shtml
Truth Hurts!
February 3rd, 2011
1:44 pm
I hope some of these people posting here get some joy in their lives. So much bitterness, self-hate and underlying racism. I can name so many other endeavors in Atlanta that bring so much more harm than a sports bar. Any new source of revenue is great. If foreigners can make billions off of us, why not Jay-Z? Capitalism!
jqm
February 3rd, 2011
1:46 pm
@ Its Thursday
Ask forbes magazine why he is considered a savvy businessman.
Readthinkthencomment
February 3rd, 2011
1:56 pm
The club is inside the airport. If anyone gets shot, we should blame TSA not Jay-Z.
Is it just me or is THUG the PC way to say the n-word? Just think about who was being described the last few times you have heard the word thug used as an adjective.
Bwana
February 3rd, 2011
1:56 pm
Good for him. The rest of us couldn’t get a business in the Airport if we tried…that thing is sewn up pretty tight and one has to partner with the right people to get something open there… Like one of Shirley Girl’s relatives or Maynard Franklin’s relatives, etc.etc. Pretty smart to put it there. If i was traveling through, and had an hour or two layover, that’s where i’m headed or the crown room. No where else to go. Captive customers in the airport. It will create jobs, and bring in some tax money too.
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BOO GOT SHOT!
February 3rd, 2011
2:06 pm
Aside from “Just Keepin’ It Real, Dog!” and “Where you at?” spoken inaudibly, can you guess what phrase will be most commonly heard in this club?
WDE
February 3rd, 2011
2:12 pm
WTF is our mayor doing hanging out with rappers, one of which is not shy at all to rap about cocaine?
What a joke.
Rob
February 3rd, 2011
2:12 pm
I’m guessing 5 shootings within the first 6 months of opening. Just a prediction.
WDE
February 3rd, 2011
2:16 pm
And for people dumb enough to say he’s doing his job “attracting jobs’. You know what the net impact of this sportsclub is in terms of job? Practically nothing in terms of total employment when you consider how big our city is.
He’s just showboating and showing how ‘hip’ he is.
MJ
February 3rd, 2011
2:22 pm
Many of the comments that I am reading have to be made by some of the most ignorant people around…..I’m embarrassed to live in a city with such hateful people. It’s a good thing that you can hide behind your comments, because I guarantee that most of you wouldn’t make these comments if that were not the case. Bunch of HATERS!
Angela
February 3rd, 2011
2:25 pm
@JQM – You cannot have said it better!!
Orlando
February 3rd, 2011
2:26 pm
The man is worth 500 million and has Beyonce as a wife, life is good for JZ…..
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Angela
February 3rd, 2011
2:35 pm
@jqm – I couldn’t have said it better.
oranjucejonz
February 3rd, 2011
2:40 pm
Racist white people are the funnniest,If this were(insert white celebrity) this would be considered genius..Unfortunate that this astute businessman is labled a thug just for being black and happens to be a rapper…..Go check his net worth and his business ventures and see how much of a thug you think he is…….Racism is more prealent today as it has ever been and thats a shame
oranjucejonz
February 3rd, 2011
2:42 pm
Racist white people are the funnniest,If this were(insert white celebrity) this would be considered genius..Unfortunate that this astute businessman is labled a thug just for being black and happens to be a rapper…..Go check his net worth and his business ventures and see how much of a thug you think he is…….Racism is more prevalent today as it has ever been and thats a shame
The Forged Hawaiian 'Birf' Certificate
February 3rd, 2011
2:45 pm
Can we expect our jive-talking, commerce-hurting, illegitimate Commander-in-Thief to fly down for the club’s grand opening?
Movie_Fan
February 3rd, 2011
2:47 pm
@WDE at 2:12pm wrote…
“WTF is our mayor doing hanging out with rappers, one of which is not shy at all to rap about cocaine?
What a joke.”
So…if Arnold Schwarshenegger [who I remind you has 'acted' out mass killings in numerous movies] were to come to town and meet with Reed it would be just a meeting with a Governor, huh?! Jay-Z could only wish that he was as criminal as some of the politicians in this country.
ATLbound
February 3rd, 2011
2:48 pm
@readthinkthencomment, YES I believe that “thug” is the new “n-word” it is a way the race baiters incite hate amongst the bloggers/posters within these forums…
Jennifer Brett
February 3rd, 2011
3:02 pm
Dear Movie Fan (2:47 p.m.),
Actually Arnold Schwarzenegger did come to Atlanta, and did also meet with Mayor Reed. Here is a link to the article I wrote about it at the time:
http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/?s=schwarzenegger&x=0&y=0
Jennifer
Kenya
February 3rd, 2011
3:07 pm
Ignorance clearly has no boundaries…..First, this is a SPORTS CLUB INSIDE OF THE AIRPORT! So all the comments regarding “cover charges”, “gun shootings” , etc. makes no sense in this scenario. You do not pay a “cover” to enter a sports bar INSIDE THE AIRPORT. You are not allowed to carry over 3ozs of lotion into the concourse let alone a GUN! Clearly, some people commenting on this post have not been inside of Hartsfield-Jackson.
Furthermore, politicans and businessmen are notorious for illegal acts and endeavors (i.e. the Kennedys, Enron, etc.) So why is JayZ held to a different standard….can’t he live the “American Dream” and turn his “crimes” into a legal job – isn’t that the American way??? Note my cynicism.
Bottom line – this is a SMART business endeavor on his part and it will result in jobs for individuals working within said sports bar….THE END
KJ
February 3rd, 2011
3:33 pm
@JoeV
Just because he was at the opening doesn’t mean he had something to do with it. Just because you stand in a garage does not mean that you are a car. You were at the press opening but you have no affiliation with Visions so why make an assumption that he did? Usually during openings of clubs, well known artists are invited to attend to give the club exposure and to attract more people.
gwen Needy-Atlanta/Miami
February 3rd, 2011
3:36 pm
Atlanta is so HOT. Why, can’t Miami get it is it’s head that they are not a cosmopolitan city. Miami is an island all by itself. ATLANTA is HOT. I hope he brings his wife the world’s famous BEYOUNCE to Atlanta. My grandaughter (8 Years old) is a Beyounce “lookalike” when she was younger. My granddaughter is also smart, talented,beautiful and a Georgia Peach.
Horsetoothedjackass
February 3rd, 2011
3:42 pm
I’m guessing someone didn’t bother to update the 40/40 website, as there already has been a 40/40 Club in Las Vegas at the Palazzo and it closed in September 2008 after nine months as the owner of the casino bought them out of the lease for supposedly $44 million in order to convert the space into a sportsbook/sports bar, as the Palazzo did not have a sportsbook like its’ sibling the Venetian. My guess is that perhaps they’ll be opening an airport location in Las Vegas at some point, maybe when Terminal 3 at McCarran opens next year. I wouldn’t be surprised if the location here in Atlanta at the airport will be in the new terminal building, as the airport is in the early stages of putting together the retail and dining outlets for it.
Uncle Tom
February 3rd, 2011
3:43 pm
Why not move into the old ESPN Zone building in Buckhead?
J Ooop
February 3rd, 2011
3:52 pm
I understand that Jay is trying to get on that Airport deal for minority contracts. However, he should not do it at the ATL Airport. He would be better off seeking another location. Preferably Buckhead, or somewhere on Peachtree. Who in the heck sits in the airport long enough to watch any sports??? Except for people doing lay overs. Seriously Jay, open your “opulant” spot where they people that love your music will support you. Most Travelers passing through the airport don’t know who the heck Jay-Z is. Atlantic Station would be good. Anywhere north of downtown maybe.
mc
February 3rd, 2011
3:53 pm
the Mayor is such a celebrity hound – no one even knew who he was before he became “THE MAYOR” of the southside (and the rest of the City by Proxy)…Prince Charles; and all of his other little little parties give me a break…
He was not at the biggest Gay event in Town the: Toy Party: But guess who was: Mary Norwood was, and she shook my hand…She would have never stormed out of the Eagle meeting months before; This mayor is sad for the Gay Community and Sad for Atlanta…fix the pot holes, the water bills and stop pr’n for your next job….
Gold Nugget in yo Knuckle
February 3rd, 2011
4:01 pm
Kasim jes FLAWSIN bwaaaah!
Chuck
February 3rd, 2011
4:15 pm
Racism was surely to pop up here on comments. It is your problem to deal with. Business whether from Jayz or some chinese businessman or regular white entreprenuer is business. Get over the hate and support you local economy, your country. Get over it, Jay Z, he is a businessman whether you like it or not. Whether you like rap/blacks or not. Stop spewing hate!
Chuck
February 3rd, 2011
4:18 pm
No special treatment for gays, just be gay. Saw the guy on news the other night and well it was just so “gay” (no pun) the way he was still crying foul. Just be gay, most are indifferent.
GregSean
February 3rd, 2011
4:20 pm
From some of the comments posted here, I can see that some of you don’t get out much. Our airports are amongst some of the most secure establishments in this country. Secondly, how is the mayor attending a meeting about bringing potential business to the city “not” doing his job?
equal treatment
February 3rd, 2011
4:22 pm
Try about respect and equal treament for gays: chuck I don’t want special treament i want equal rights under the law…like support gay marriage or your a bigot! Thanks for your comments…
chai
February 3rd, 2011
4:34 pm
Open Backstreet back to Atlanta.
whiteboy
February 3rd, 2011
5:02 pm
Do you expect dumb/racist white or black people to disappear? They will always be with us, but you have to love them…they are so entertaining!!!!
Bird
February 3rd, 2011
5:16 pm
Entrepreneur. Take notes young world.
DJS
February 3rd, 2011
5:34 pm
@whiteboy I agree 100% pure comedic break…
blkshepherd
February 3rd, 2011
6:09 pm
Pryncess I bet you look just like my dogs butt in the face, damn ugly Cow!
WOW
February 3rd, 2011
6:37 pm
Some of you people are just STUPID, this man is trying to help create jobs in the A and all you have is negative things to say.. When YOU haters get off your butts and create some JOBS.. then you can talk.. Other than that STFU!!!
John
February 3rd, 2011
7:07 pm
Great business that Jay-Z is considering investing in Atlanta. This 40-something year old white boy here has been to the N.Y. 40/40 (at night on a weekend) and also the Las Vegas 40/40 when it was in the Palazio. No problem (although when I was fiddling with a vintage Ms. Pacman machine while touring some of the Vegas venue’s sweet private rooms, I got a cold look from a staff peron and was basically led to move on). This club would be a nice business addition and pr move for Atlanta in the airport (or elswhere).
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Southerner
February 3rd, 2011
7:16 pm
Carpet Bagger!!!!
Huh what?
February 3rd, 2011
8:25 pm
At the airport? Yeah, that’s a happening place. THe one advantage is you can’t carry a gun in to the airport and thus in to this club.
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Kapoonka
February 3rd, 2011
10:14 pm
@KJ..well put and nuff’ said!!!! some of these dudes got “blog” muscles…just spouting mindless nonsense.
Also there is another “high end” club opening this weekend. Atlanta Museum Bar at 181 Ralph david Abernathy Blvd…..the grand opening is Saturday, and Fantasia is performing. It’s a classy venue..restaurant, bakery..lounge…no corners cut with really high end art as well.
If JayZ is a thug, he is the smartest thug out there…I love how loosely that word is used these days. He is the consumate businessman, and you won’t find him broke in five years.
Uh...
February 3rd, 2011
11:02 pm
Isn’t Fantasia functionally illiterate and never graduated high school? High end art? Sure, Picasso, Degas, Lichtenstein, all of that will be there on display. Stay classy Atlanta!
vuduchld
February 3rd, 2011
11:07 pm
Is this the best that the ATL can do? Me, I avoid that airport at all costs when I travel. A complete waste of money and time.
Tired Of It
February 3rd, 2011
11:15 pm
Jay Z’s club should do well at Hartfield/Jackson, he would have a millions of travelers stopping by annually. The term “thug” has been the new “n” word for at least the last 5-6 years and are used by “keyboard klansmen” all over the internet. So whenever you see that word, automatically you know the mindset of the person using it. And as far as gay marriage, no two people of the same sex can marry, be they gay or straight, black or white, male or female. Gays can marry each other, only not the same sex, same as for everyone else, so you are asking for special treatment that is not accorded to the average citizen!! Think about it.
Greg
February 3rd, 2011
11:44 pm
Unless you are traveling through hartsfield you wont be able to go . It is tailored for travelersand it’s a great idea
Greg
February 3rd, 2011
11:44 pm
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BOAP39
February 4th, 2011
10:36 am
You can say what you like about Jay-Z; but how many people you know get to sit down and have a conversation with Warren Buffet (One of the riches men in the world). It’s about power now that he has the money then the respect will come. He talks business but can be street when he needs to be. He could be blowing a million dollars in a strip club and getting a grill when he’s almost fourty like Diddy. We sit around complaining about there are no jobs, when the possibility of one comes along then you talk bad about it. If you do like the place don’t go; that’s why a lot of us are not in position of power (making the final decision).
timbo
February 4th, 2011
12:00 pm
Hey folks. Please stop responding to these ignorant, race-baiting hillbillies’ comments. If they took the time to read the article, and then additional time to comment, well obviously they care. The majority of them are simply envious because their pathetic, meager little wages would never enable them a chance to open such an establish. Ignore their moronic comments long enough and eventually they will hitch-up thier trailers and move on….
TMP
February 4th, 2011
12:15 pm
Why didn’t you post where this photo was taken? Giving some credit to the restaurant they are sitting in….Busy Bee Cafe on MLK at Northside on the back side of the AU Center. Now that is advertising for a local business that has been around since the 1960’s. I am just saying….
Jennifer Brett
February 4th, 2011
4:00 pm
Dear TMP,
You’re right, they deserve credit…shout-out to Busy Bee!!
Jennifer
Atl_phil
February 4th, 2011
9:07 pm
Is he’s trying to foster alternative business environments? Is it WiFi friendly? Or is it just for alcohol sales?
Atl_phil
February 4th, 2011
10:15 pm
Yes, the Busy bee is good! Also, you gotta love “freedom of speech”. Anyone know other black business hangouts or blog-spots?
@skizzo @Bryan
February 5th, 2011
10:14 pm
You are right Kasim is into the celebrity of being mayor. I think when trouble pops up, ie: snow removal then he hopes up and says OMG I gotta be mayor today! Frankly speaking he needs to tone down the celebrity act of being mayor of a major city and get serious! Grow up, get married, have a couple of kids so that he doesn’t look so darn suspect!!!
Highster
February 6th, 2011
12:30 pm
FYI-The mayor of most major cities usually meets with business-owners who wants to bring a business to their city.All most of you haters see is a black man doing something positive and you can’t handle it. Jay-Z is a true rags to riches story;which 98% of us will never be able to relate too,so thats where the hate is coming from.By the way it is not a night club,its a sports bar/lounge so get it correct. At least someone is trying to provide jobs and a boost to a poor ATL job market/economy,so all you haters please stay away from the 40/40 cause your negative energy will not be welcomed. Oh and what number are you on the Forbes list???