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The Dungeon Family | |
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| Origin | Atlanta,Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Arista |
| Past members | Outkast TLC Future Big Rube Goodie Mob (includingCeeLo Green) Cool Breeze Janelle Monae Tito Lopez Peter Ivanek Konkrete Organized Noize (includingSleepy Brown) Joi Killer Mike Witchdoctor Backbone Bubba Sparxxx |
TheDungeon Family were a musical collective based inAtlanta that specialized inSouthern hip hop with heavyfunk andsoul influences.[1] Members of this collective recorded music, and had their career emerge, fromRico Wade's basement recording studio inEast Point, Georgia, which was known as the "Dungeon."[2][3]
The group derives its name from "The Dungeon", the name given torecord producer Rico Wade's studio, located in the basement of his mother's house, where many of the early members of the collective did their first recordings. Rico Wade, Ray Murray, andSleepy Brown constitute the production/songwriting teamOrganized Noize, who have produced hits for the main popular Dungeon Family groupsOutkast,TLC, andGoodie Mob. Numerous aspiring musicians and artists emerged from the "Dungeon," with Wade even considered to be an originator ofAtlanta hip hop.[2][4]
The collective released their only album together, titledEven in Darkness, underArista Records on November 26, 2001.
On October 7, 2011, it was announced that Arista, along with Jive and J Records, would be shut down. All artists on those labels, including The Dungeon Family, were moved to RCA Records.[5][6] Because of this, the collective decided to part ways with RCA's parent,Sony Music.[citation needed]
On April 13, 2024, Dungeon Family leader Rico Wade died.[7]
On March 16, 2016, the documentaryThe Art of Organized Noize premiered on Netflix.[citation needed]
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