Ruben Bailey (born September 27, 1969,

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), professionally known by his

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Big Rube, is an American

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artist, rapper and hip hop producer. He is a first-generation member of the

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and of

Society of Soul Society of Soul was a five-member R&B group that consisted of the members of Organized Noize (Sleepy Brown, Rico Wade and Ray Murray) as well as Espraronza and Big Rube Ruben Bailey (born September 27, 1969, Atlanta, Georgia), professionally ...

. He is known for his spoken word intros and interludes on many albums by fellow members and affiliates of the Dungeon Family, including Outkast,

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and

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. He has also contributed his spoken word poetry to '' Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam'' and the motion picture '' ATL''. He appears on the Outkast songs "13th Floor/Growing Old" and "Liberation" as well as the

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's song “Scrap Metal”. In 1996, he appeared on the

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's compilation CD, ''

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'', alongside

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and

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, among many other prominent hip hop artists. The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by ''

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'' magazine. In later years, Big Rube has made a couple of appearances on recent albums by members of the Dungeon Family. He appeared on the song "General Patton" on

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's 2010 solo debut '' Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty'' and on the intro track "The Future Is Now" on

's debut ''

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''. Rube also appeared on the 2013 reunion album from the

, ''

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''. On rare occasions, Rube appears on non-Dungeon Family related projects. He has appeared on

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's 2005 album '' The Inner Beauty Movement'', on

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's 2012 debut '' The Idea of Beautiful'', on

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's double EP ''

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'', and on two songs (“Establishing Shot” and “‘Til The Lights Go Out”) from

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rapper The Mighty Rhino's 2018 album ''We Will No Longer Retreat Into Darkness'' (this latter song also featuring Witchdoctor), as well as on albums by Truth Hurts,

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, and

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. Big Rube was featured on

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's record Hive Mind, with the track "It Gets Better (With Time)". Most recently, Big Rube appeared on

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's 2020 album ''

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'' on the tracks "Spill Vill" and "Hapi", and on Grip's 2021 album ''

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'' on the track "Enem3?".

Discography

* '' Brainchild'' (1995)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Big Rube African-American male rappers Dungeon Family members Living people Rappers from Atlanta 1971 births 21st-century American rappers Society of Soul members

Discography

See also

References