T.I. and Killer Mike are among the people who have been announced as members of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ transition team.
The 38-strong team was revealed in a news conference held Thursday morning (January 11), and also includes Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon, educator Ron Clark, UPS Chairman and CEO David Abney, and Delta Air Lines CEO Edward Bastian.
“It represents a tremendous amount of diversity and depth and really the best and the brightest in the City of Atlanta,” Bottoms said.
The team will advise the mayor on a range of issues concerning the City of Atlanta, including crime, affordable housing, and improving the city’s education system.
“I really want them to come with fresh ideas and to bring to me their recommendations for best practices in the City of Atlanta based on their varied experience and backgrounds,” Bottoms said. “That’s why it was important for us to have representations across communities in Atlanta. But really what we are seeking is to make sure that we attract the best talent in this city and that we are forward thinking and not just thinking about whatever the issues are that we are facing today.”
T.I., who supported Bottoms in the election, reacted to the news in a statement to HipHopDX. “I’m truly humbled to work alongside Mayor Bottoms and the city, to help address the needs of our community and keep Atlanta moving forward,” he said.
Killer Mike was quick to shut down a Twitter user who questioned the appointment of T.I. considering his previous run-ins with the law.
Bottoms was sworn in as the 60th mayor of Atlanta on January 2 following a December election.
Watch Mayor Bottoms’ full news conference above.
Keisha Bottoms sounds like a ATL stripper jus sayin
You have never even been here, take your hatin ass back to whateva weak borough you come from
grip deez nutz
America is in a fucked up condition. I don’t know what’s going to happen but inch allah the Blacks win.
Congrats Mayor Bottoms !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So. To help transition myself into managing the resources of one of the nations largest economies, which is amou-a for being the most racist and resneck city in the U.S. (the black people out here are racist too), I’m appointing a convicted felon, T.I., the BLM guy who did years in prison for buying silencers and automatic weapons to kill other black people who might fuck with him, and a guy who got the nickname “killer” before he was a rapper, but now states it’s because he “kills” mics. That sounds smart. LOL. I’m going to hire Marion Barry to handle our drug policy and Em state Darryl Gates as Chief of Poliece. Kevin gates will handle the family center (cousin department). Rick Ross is in charge of corrections (the rapper Eick Ross, not freeway Ricky), DJ Mister Cee for transgender acceptance and Drake for our rainbow gay stuff…
Why don’t you go choke on Killer Mike’s dick, Chadwick?
And by the way, Killer Mike’s not a FELON.
She isn’t going to get Nigeria, Portugal and England to pay reparations for slavery, being that not one American ever captured and imported a slave. Facts.