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\n\tMagic City meets SXSW. Jermaine Dupri <\/a>and Drake\u2019s<\/a> DreamCrew Entertainment premiered the Magic City: An American Fantasy<\/em> at SXSW 2024<\/a> on Monday night (March 11). JD and Drizzy are onboard as executive producers of the three-part series alongside Adel \u201cFuture\u201d Nur, Peter Nelson, Jami Gertz and Michael Mauldin. <\/p>\n \n\tFans packed out Austin\u2019s ZACH Theater for a first look at the Magic City<\/em> documentary celebrating nearly four decades of the legendary Atlanta strip club, which was opened by Michael \u201cMr. Magic\u201d Barney in 1985. The titillating series also explores the iconic establishment\u2019s connection to the local hip-hop scene.<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to Variety<\/a><\/em>, series producer Cole Brown and director Charles Todd took a few questions from the audience following the screening, and Brown divulged how they wanted to handle the film.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe wanted to walk a fine line with nudity, in particular \u2014 where you can\u2019t make a documentary about a strip club and not have any nudity, it just isn\u2019t true to form \u2014 and you\u2019re trying to tell the true story,\u201d Brown said. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAt the same time, we didn\u2019t want it to be salacious, gratuitous. We wanted to use it in such a way that you\u2019re getting an image of what this place is. But if you go to Magic City, you see all the anatomy.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe event continued with a nearby afterparty at the Mayfair nightclub, which was turned into a replica of Magic City to give fans as close to an authentic experience as possible. In addition to exotic dancers and performances, the famous chicken wings were imported from Atlanta to Texas.<\/p>\n \n\tPlenty of stars were in the building, as Atlanta hip-hop dignitaries 2 Chainz<\/a>, Killer Mike<\/a> and T.I.<\/a> joined the So So Def CEO. Former NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Dominique Wilkins were also in attendance. <\/p>\n \n\tLook for Magic City: An American Fantasy<\/em> to receive a larger release later in 2024. Watch a recap of the afterparty below.<\/p>\n