Atlanta strip clubs have played an integral role in breaking rap hits for decades. Gentlemen’s clubs have long served as a testing ground for the genre — and although the streaming era of music has changed the music landscape, strip club DJs have continued to be meticulous about what makes their playlists on a nightly basis. There has undoubtedly long been a symbiotic relationship between hip-hop culture and the strip club. Jeezy once called Magic City his “office,” and Jermaine Dupri executive-produced a Magic City docuseries on STARZ alongside Drake earlier this year. “When I got serious about music, Magic City Monday, everything happened there,” Jeezy told Billboard over the summer about his rap origins. Billboard and DJ Monitor, a service that installs music-recognition technology for venues and festivals, have collected data from three prominent Atlanta strip clubs, tracking every song played during August 2025. Metro Boomin paid homage to 2000s Atlanta with his mixtape A Futuristic Summa, which dropped in August, and The A reciprocated that love, as Young Metro boasts three of the top five songs on the inaugural strip club songs recap. As far as artists who enjoyed the most spins in the strip club for August, the top 10 is as follows: No. 10, Gunna (253)No. 9, Young Nudy (276)No. 8, Drake (286)No. 7, Gucci Mane (306)No. 6, Jeezy (363)No. 5, Moneybagg Yo (380)No. 4, Bossman Dlow (436)No. 3, Metro Boomin (624)No. 2, Lil Baby (636)No. 1, Future (1,406) Billboard will continue to track the top-played strip club hits each month throughout the year. U.S. club owners interested in contributing data can send an email to hiphop@billboard.com. Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller, “It Depends” (53 Plays) Lil Baby feat. Future & Young Thug, “Dum, Dumb, and Dumber” (58 Plays) “Dum, Dumb, and Dumber” was appointment listening for rap fans upon its release, as the track served as Young Thug’s first post-prison verse since reaching a plea deal in the YSL RICO trial. The Wheezy-produced cut landed on Lil Baby’s WHAM album in January and featured Future, which pushed “Dum, Dumb, and Dumber” to No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. Bossman Dlow feat. French Montana, “Mo Chicken” (58 Plays) “Mo Chicken” served as Bossman Dlow’s first link-up with French Montana, as the track — which finds the duo interpolating Lil Kim’s flow from Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s “Get Money” 30 years later — landed on the Florida native’s Dlow Curry debut album. Even nearly nine months after arriving, it’s still a staple in Atlanta strip club rotation. 21 Lil Harold & 21 Savage feat. Sexyy Red, “Nookie (Pu$$Y)” (58 Plays) 21 Savage joined forces with his Slaughter Gang signee 21 Lil Harold, who enlisted Sexyy Red for a trap assist, on “Nookie (Pu$$Y)” in June. Harold’s raunchy verse has a little bit of everything, as he references Magic City and has name-drops ranging from Bubba Sparxxx to former NBA player Serge Ibaka. Rob49, “WTHelly” (63 Plays) Rob49 caught a viral hit with “WTHelly” in March. A song he freestyled in a studio session that was originally for Skilla Baby, Rob explained that “what the helly” was a phrase he came up with alongside his friends back home, and it became part of everyday vernacular in hip-hop culture. The track finds Rob name-dropping plenty of celebs from LeBron James to Miley Cyrus, as “WTHelly” reached No. 25 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. Jeezy & Bankroll Fresh, “All There” (64 Plays) Jeezy’s “All There” has stood the test of time in The A. It originally appeared on 2016’s Trap or Die 3 and features a posthumous assist from Bankroll Fresh. The multi-platinum track was played during a season two episode of Donald Glover’s Atlanta series in 2018, and reached No. 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii & YKNIECE, “Take Me Thru Dere” (70 Plays) “Take Me Thru Dere” arrived as a standout on Metro Boomin’s Futuristic Summa mixtape in July. With menacing production that feels like a callback to Jeezy’s Thug Motivation 101, Metro enlists Quavo Breskii and YKNIECE for assists. YKNIECE’s dance has pushed the track to go viral on TikTok, and many college football players have used the dance to celebrate touchdowns in the end zone this season. Young Nudy, “BTA” (72 Plays) It was a clean takeoff to Paradise for Young Nudy, who reunited with his right-hand producer COUPE for “BTA.” With rumbling 808s and stripper-friendly bars, it’s easy to see how the dollars fly across Magic City whenever this comes on. “It takes a lot to get to Paradise. Blood, sweat and tears,” Nudy told Billboard. “Paradise give you the Nudy world type s—t. My mindset and my people and what I represent.” Metro Boomin feat. Travis Porter, Young Dro & Gucci Mane, “They Wanna Have Fun” (77 Plays) Metro Boomin paid homage to 2000s Atlanta with his Futuristic Summa mixtape, and he recruited a classic Georgia triumvirate with Gucci Mane, Young Dro and Travis Porter for “They Wanna Have Fun.” While Cyndi Lauper told us girls just want to have fun, the guys are having plenty of it, too. Metro Boomin feat. DJ Spinz & Waka Flocka Flame, “Clap” (81 Plays) Metro Boomin’s music has long been a staple in the strip clubs, and his Futuristic Summa mixtape was all over the ATL circuit, as the fresh 32-year-old (his birthday was on Tuesday, Sept. 16) notched three of the top five slots on this chart. “Clap” is a perfect fit at the strip club, as he teamed up with Waka Flocka Flame to throw a Brick Squad party. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link
