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The Dungeon Family was a musical collective based in Atlanta that specialized in Southern hip hop with heavy funk and soul influences. [1] Members of this collective recorded music, and had their career emerge, from Rico Wade's basement recording studio in East Point, Georgia, which was known as the "Dungeon." [2] [3]
Feb 27, 2024 · A musical brotherhood born from the soul of the South, they are the cornerstone upon which Atlanta’s music scene was built. In detail, at a time when Hip Hop was dominated by the coasts,...
Jan 19, 2010 · By VIBE. January 19, 2010 5:49am. Twenty years ago, an Atlanta teenager named Rico Wade handpicked a bunch of friends––rappers, artists, and producers––to form the Dungeon Family. From OutKast...
The Dungeon Family is an Atlanta-based hip-hop collective. Its first generation of members was comprised of OutKast, Organized Noize, Goodie Mob, Parental Advisory, Society of Soul,...
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The Dungeon Family tree is an intricate labyrinth of leaves (such as Janelle Monae, Killer Mike, and Future), roots (OutKast, Goodie Mob, Big Rube, and others), and branches (Cool Breeze, Backbone, and Witchdoctor). But the trunk of the tree, it’s backbone and very foundation, is comprised of Rico Wade, Ray Murray, and Sleepy Brown. Collectively kn...
If the coming of age fan-favorite film ATLis any indication, roller rink culture was kind of a big deal in Atlanta. Enter Jelly Bean — the preferred skating rink of choice for Atlanta’s debutantes, vagabonds, and cultural elite. But as its popularity began to wane, the owner offered to rent out an adjacent room outside of the building to Rico in or...
Dungeon Family offshoot P.A.(comprised of producer Big Reese, rapper Mello, and eventual Def Jam exec Kawan "KP" Prather) was the first act to emerge from The Dungeon’s rigorous training grounds. As the inaugural act on Savvy Records, spearheaded by “Mercedes Boy” songstress Pebbles, P.A. released their Organized Noize-helmed “Ghetto Street Funk” i...
With “Player’s Ball” foreshadowing OutKast’s bright future, LA Reid gave his now highly-coveted signees the green light to record one of the most influential albums of all-time. Their platinum debut, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, arrived in 1994 and established The Dungeon Family as more than just an incubator, but torchbearers of a burgeoning m...
As OutKast and Goodie Mob’s careers continued to skyrocket, The Dungeon Family motif looked unstoppable. Organized Noize contributed to projects for R&B boy band Mista (starring a teenaged Bobby Valentino), popular local DJ-turned-rapper Ludacris, Dogg Pound powder keg Kurupt, and other artists. Coincidentally, OutKast expanded their own enterprise...
Eight years removed from their last studio album, and with Big Boi now well into his stride as a successful solo artist, OutKast astonished the world when they announced they’d be reuniting for the 2014 iteration of Coachella. While rabid fans clamored for tickets and longed for the days of yore, their performances were marred by noticeable rust an...
Feb 10, 2021 · The Dungeon Family, a collective of groups including OutKast and Goodie Mob, made music infused with soul and funk that put Southern culture front and center.
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Apr 13, 2024 · Rico Wade, a key Outkast producer and a member of Organized Noize, who also co-founded the Dungeon Family Collective, has died. He was 52.
