Dungeon Family
Background information
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Genre(s)	Hip hop, R&B
Label(s)	Arista Records
Website	Official website

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 constitute 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. Popularized by NikeTalks very own moderator AirAnt, ending everything with "DF!" Image File history File links Dungeon_family4. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Arista Records is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony BMG, and operates under the RCA Records Group // After being fired from CBS Records, Columbia Pictures hired Clive Davis to be a consultant for the company’s record and music operations. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... The soul, acording to many religious and philosophical traditions, is a self-aware ethereal substance particular to a unique living being. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City  132. ... Southern hip hop (also known as Dirty South hip hop) is a subgenre of hip hop music that emerged in the late-1990s as a popular force from cities such as Atlanta, Memphis, Nashville, Houston, Little Rock, New Orleans, Louisville, Baton Rouge, Miami, Charleston, Greenville, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin. ... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Rico Wade is one of the members of Organized Noize. ... Patrick Sleepy Brown is an R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. ... Organized Noize is a successful Atlanta-based American record production company made up of Rico Wade, Ray Murray, and Patrick Sleepy Brown. ... OutKast is a multi-Grammy American hip hop duo based out of Atlanta, Georgia. ... Goodie Mob, based in Atlanta, Georgia, is widely considered one of the founding hip hop acts of the Dirty South movement. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal quartet assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, formerly of the disco group Club Nouveau. ...

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Members

1st generation

• Organized Noize
  • Rico Wade
  • Patrick "Sleepy" Brown
  • Ray Murray
• OutKast
  • Andre 3000
  • Big Boi
• Earthtone III
  • Andre 3000
  • Big Boi
  • Mr. DJ
• Goodie Mob
  • Big Gipp
  • T-Mo
  • Cee-Lo
  • Khujo
• The Lumberjacks
  • T-Mo
  • Khujo
• Joi
• Witchdoctor
• Backbone (Mr. Fat Face 100), whose solo album is titled Concrete Law
• Cool Breeze
• Society of Soul
  • Sleepy Brown
  • Roni
  • Big Rube
  • Ray
  • Rico
• Lil' Will(Rapper)
• Parental Advisory
  • Mello
  • K.P.
  • Big Reese

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2nd generation

• Killer Mike
• Slimm Cutta Calhoun & The Calhouns
• Konkrete
  • C-Bone
  • Lil' Brotha
  • Supa Nate
• Da Connect
  • ChamDon
  • G-Rock
  • C-Smooth
  • Blvd. International
  • Infinique
  • Meathead
  • Rico Wade
• Dungeon East
  • KED
  • Mill Gates
  • J. Pesci
  • C Syck
  • Ray Murray
  • Jawz Of Life
• Bubba Sparxxx
• Roscoe
• Scar
• Kilo
• Brino Binks
• Janelle Monae

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Discography

Albums

• 2001: Even in Darkness

Even In Darkness is the collaborative debut LP by the Dungeon Family. ...

Singles

• 2001: Trans DF Express
• 2001: 6 Minutes

External links

• Official Dungeon Family website & forums
• Dungeon Family at All Music Guide