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Magic City

© Lauren Greenfield

Welcome to Magic City, a legendary strip club where dreams are made, whether for the dancers seeking fame and fortune, the rappers using it as a platform to the big time, or the ballers making it rain. Renowned photographer and documentarian, Lauren Greenfield, takes us into the heart of Atlanta’s sexiest music factory. 

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Magic City was commissioned by GQ


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