by Mr S. on I've always heard about the MJQ's and even rode by it a previous year but never had the opportunity to go in. Well I made it my business to finally go and it was definitely worth the experience. This is probably the most unique club in all of Atlanta. For the price, decor, location, uniqueness, crowd, niche, this is an automatic four star. This isn't your typical ring tone rapper club or booshie broads dressed up for nothing type of spot. If you are from the New York, NJ, CT (Tri-State area), you can "appreciate" (keyword: appreciate) this spot for all that it brings. Pulling up, looks like a spot they make drugs, Going down the tunnel to the club, I thought I was going to see naked women baking bricks and chopping it up. This spot on a Friday night played all my favorite tunes that I loved and appreciate growing up as a hip hop head. You don't hear official hip hop like this in 95% of Atlanta clubs nor hear it on the radio. The place isn't that big, reminds you of a Brooklyn basement party. Was feeling the music big time! 90s early 2000s hip hop with reggae, it was like HEAVEN. Please be prepared to dance, they get it in here. No standing on the wall (unless you getting grinded upon of course) and no cop out at ordering at a table and looking at the crowd. I didn't even realized there was another room tucked away in the corner near the entrance/exit. That whats up!!!! Best thing about this place is come as you are. If I don't feel like dressing up to go to Luckie, Velvet or any of those overpriced booshie fake blackhollywood clubs, I will gladly spend half admission to be comfortable at MJQs Only reason why it didn't get 5 stars because a) it is smokey in there but it comes with the territory and b) there is actually more dudes there than females. I'd say: 60:40 ratio, 65:35 men to women. Overall Grade: A-
by Kaci Metallo on While the thought of a club being one giant room might sound weird, this one will make you rethink that. Velvet is another club owned by AG entertainment, the owners of The Royal and Compound, so they usually keep their clientle pretty good, enforce a sexy and stylish dress code, and try to bring the bigger venues of all sorts to their place. So let's get to it! Location: Velvet is in a shopping center (that's right kids) off Chamblee Tucker. It's pretty easy to find, just get off and find the Mc Donalds before 285 and you're there. If you can't find a place to park, you're really really late or just parking inept, in either case you might have to settle for some over priced valet. But all in all it's fairly good location, the line is on the plaza's walkway so you don't have to wait in the rain or anything, and there's usually a good crowd on any given night. Design: Velvet Room is just that, one deceivingly large room decorated in glass chandeliers, red velvet, and of course the screens and LCDs of sound and video. As an employee of the company for light and sound, it's nice, good sound system without being quite so in your face as the Compound, and a slightly larger dance floor, which is the whole floor. There are several bars with plenty of arm space to stand there and people watch or catch en eye, and the multiple VIP tables and area are usually booked each night or available with a nice off the floor or over the floor view to see or be seen. As I said before, it's quite large inside and hosts a great night whether you're hunting, dancing, or watching. Music: Velvet, unlike Compound and Royal, plays mostly Hip Hop, R&B every night. So don't expect much on the euro, techno, house, rock type much, but that's just the style of place it is. They still play the usually Top 40s all over, but more like V-103 than Q100 or anything. So there ya go, my take and review of Velvet Room. If it sounds like your type of place, go check it out, if not, stick to what you think you'll like, but don't say I didn't tell you what to look forward to ;) UPDATE!!!!: Compound and Velvet Room are switching their Saturday night venues, now Saturdays at Velvet will be House, Electro, Top 40, Mix Style and Compound will be hosting Hot 107s Hip Hop Night. So be on the look out!!!
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