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Biography

Info. and a brief history of the dungeon family crew.

The Dungeon Family is a hip hop/R&B/soul musical collective, based in Atlanta, Georgia and specializing in Southern hip hop with heavy funk and soul influences. The group derives its name from "The Dungeon", the name given to record producer Rico Wade's basement studio where many of the early members of the collective did their first recordings. Wade, Ray Murray, and Sleepy Brown consitute the production/songwriting team Organized Noise, who have produced hits for Dungeon Family members such as OutKast and Goodie Mob, and also for outside artists such as TLC and En Vogue.

Organized Noize

is a successful Atlanta-based American record production company made up of Rico Wade, Ray Murray, and Patrick "Sleepy" Brown.

Among the hit records they have worked on include TLC's "Waterfalls", En Vogue's "Don't Let Go", and Ludacris' "Saturdays". They are most notable for producing a large amount of material for OutKast (including all of Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, including "Player's Ball" and the title track, "ATLiens" from ATLiens, and "So Fresh, So Clean" from Stankonia) and Goodie Mob ("Sky High" and "Soul Food"). Both groups are part of Organize Noise's Dungeon Family collective, which also includes Slimm Cutta Calhoun, Cool Breeze, and Joi, among others.

OutKast

is a popular and successful American hip hop duo based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Their original musical style was a mixture of Dirty South and G-Funk; since then, funk, soul, electronica, and rock elements have been added to the mix. The duo is André "André 3000" Benjamin (formerly known as "Dre") and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, both from the Atlanta area.

Goodie Mob

is one of the premiere hip hop acts to come out of the Dirty South. Based out of Atlanta, Goodie Mob's debut, Soul Food (1995) was critically acclaimed. Along with OutKast's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, it put Atlanta on the hip-hop map.

The album's follow-up was Still Standing, which expanded Goodie Mob's considerable fanbase just as the Dirty South broke into the mainstream with OutKast's Aquemini. In 1999, the group released World Party, their third release.

Konkrete

is a 3-man hip-hop group based in the collective, Dungeon Family The group is currently signed to OutKast's Purple Ribbon and have two tracks on their next album, Big Boi Presents Got Purp? Vol 2,to be released in November 22. They plan to release an album in 2006

Info on the Dungeon Family from Wikipedia.org

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