Nicknames of Atlanta
An 1859 industrial journal was among the first to note nicknames for Atlanta, Georgia:An orator claimed for it the signification of ""a city among the hills"" while a writer has declared that it was the opposite of ""rus in urbe"" ("country in the city") and proclaimed it ""'the city in the woods"". Since then, the city has known numerous nicknames. As of the 2010s, The ATL, and The A are the most prevalent. Atlanta nicknames. <onlyinclude> Nicknames of other Atlanta areas. SWATS. SWATS, The S.W.A.T.S. or S.W.A.T.S. ("Southwest Atlanta, too strong") is, in street , hip-hop, or local contexts, Southwest Atlanta, plus territory extending into the adjacent cities of College Park and East Point. The term "SWATS" came into vogue around 1996 and was initially made popular by LaFace Records groups OutKast and Goodie Mob. This was the same time that "ATL" became popular as a nickname for Atlanta as a whole. SWATS in Lyrics The OutKast song "Peaches (Intro)" states: "For ... the SWATS ... Cause it ain't nuttin but King Shit, all day, err'day". Another Outkast song, "Ova da Wudz" states "put the SWATS, SWATS on your car." Goodie Mob song "I Refuse  Limitation" states "SWATS G.A. by way of Cascade Heights", while their song "Goodie Bag" states "Cause in da SWAT's red hots don't drip or bleed", and in "All A's", Cee Lo Green's chorus states "But don't you dare ride through the SWATS without, at least 30 shots". Erick Sermon rapped "I'm in New York now but I represent the SWATS and A-Town.", in his song "Future Thug" from his sixth solo album 'Chilltown, New York' in 2004. Media and artists named after SWATS S.W.A.T.S. is the name of a 2010 web television series  by Golden Street Entertainment taking place in Southwest Atlanta. S.W.A.T.S. is the name of a song by rap group 9.17 on the album "Southern Empire" released by Motown in 2001. Young Ju King of da SWATS is an artist featured on ReverbNation. Also referenced as location of "Gina's Beauty Shop" in the movie with Queen Latifah. Nawf Atlanta. Nawf Atlanta, or Nawfside is, a term popularized by rap trio Migos in reference to their place of origin Gwinnett County, which is located North of the City of Atlanta proper.