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title: HR 2095. Dem Franchize Boyz; significant contributions to Atlanta's musical culture and their role in popularizing snap music; commend
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date: 2026-04-02
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bill_number: HR 2095
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
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chamber: House
bill_type: resolution
status_date: 2026-04-02
last_action: House Read and Adopted
sponsors:
  - Eric Bell
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  - Atlanta music history
  - snap music
  - hip-hop culture
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# HR 2095. Dem Franchize Boyz; significant contributions to Atlanta's musical culture and their role in popularizing snap music; commend

## Text

House Resolution 2095
By: Representative Bell of the 75th
A RESOLUTION
Commending Dem Franchize Boyz for their significant contributions to Atlanta's musical
culture and their role in popularizing snap music; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, the City of Atlanta has long been recognized as one of the world's most
influential centers of musical creativity and innovation, producing generations of artists,
producers, DJs, and entrepreneurs whose work has shaped the global sound of hip-hop and
popular music; and
WHEREAS, Atlanta's historic Westside communities, including neighborhoods such as
Bankhead, have served as a key incubator of cultural expression and musical innovation,
producing generations of artists, producers, and creative pioneers whose work helped shape
the evolution of snap music, trap music, and modern hip-hop; and
WHEREAS, institutions such as Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia, have
played a vital role in cultivating talent and leadership that have carried the spirit and sound
of Atlanta's Westside from local neighborhoods to audiences across the nation and around
the world; and
WHEREAS, Dem Franchize Boyz, consisting of members Parlae, Pimpin', Jizzal Man, and
Buddie, emerged from Atlanta's thriving music community and became pioneers of the snap
music movement; and
WHEREAS, the group gained national recognition with their breakout single "White Tee,"
which became a cultural phenomenon and introduced audiences across the country to
Atlanta's emerging snap music style; and
WHEREAS, their follow-up hit "Lean wit It, Rock wit It" further propelled the group to
national prominence, becoming a defining anthem of the snap music era and inspiring a
generation of dance culture and youth expression across the United States; and
WHEREAS, through their music, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit, Dem Franchize Boyz
helped solidify Atlanta's reputation as a global capital of hip-hop and demonstrated the power
of local culture to influence worldwide musical trends; and
WHEREAS, the snap music movement that emerged from Atlanta in the early 2000s
represents a significant cultural contribution of the City of Atlanta and the State of Georgia,
influencing the evolution of Southern hip-hop, dance culture, and modern popular music
around the world.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body commend Dem Franchize Boyz for their outstanding contributions
to Atlanta's musical culture and for their lasting influence on the evolution of snap music and
hip-hop.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Dem
Franchize Boyz.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A Georgia House resolution formally commends the Atlanta hip-hop group Dem Franchize Boyz for helping create and popularize snap music in the early 2000s.

### Plain-language summary

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It honors Dem Franchize Boyz, a group made up of members Parlae, Pimpin', Jizzal Man, and Buddie, for emerging from Atlanta's Westside music scene and helping popularize snap music with hits like 'White Tee' and 'Lean wit It, Rock wit It.'
The resolution recounts Atlanta's history as a hub for hip-hop innovation, credits neighborhoods like Bankhead and institutions like Frederick Douglass High School with nurturing the group's talent, and states that the snap music movement influenced Southern hip-hop and dance culture nationwide. It directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for the group.

### What it does

- Formally commends Dem Franchize Boyz for their contributions to Atlanta's musical culture and the snap music movement.
- States findings that Atlanta's Westside communities and Frederick Douglass High School helped cultivate the group's talent.
- Credits the group's songs 'White Tee' and 'Lean wit It, Rock wit It' with popularizing snap music nationally.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the group.

### Who it affects

The resolution directly names and honors the members of Dem Franchize Boyz. It also references Atlanta's Westside neighborhoods and Frederick Douglass High School, though it creates no legal obligations for any institution beyond the House Clerk's office.

### Why it matters

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it does not change Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its significance is symbolic, giving official state recognition to a musical group and a cultural movement associated with Atlanta.

### Key provisions

- The whereas clauses describe Atlanta's role in hip-hop history and the origins of snap music in the city's Westside neighborhoods.
- The resolved clause commends Dem Franchize Boyz for their contributions to Atlanta's musical culture and influence on snap music.
- A further resolved clause instructs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the group.

## Status

- Status: Passed (2026-04-02)
- Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-04-02)
- Sponsors: Eric Bell
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74708

> The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2095.md?full=1