The Dungeon Family is a musical collective, based in

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that specializes in Southern hip hop with heavy

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influences. The group derives its name from "The Dungeon", the name given to

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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, and

Sleepy Brown Patrick Leroy "Sleepy" Brown (born January 24, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Savannah, Georgia. He is one-third of the successful Atlanta-based production team of Organized Noize, which has created hits for act ...

constitute the production/songwriting team Organized Noize, who have produced hits for the main popular Dungeon Family groups Outkast and Goodie Mob. The collective released their first album together, titled ''

Even in Darkness ''Even in Darkness'' is the only studio album by American rap supergroup the Dungeon Family. It was released on November 20, 2001 via Arista Records. Production was handled by Organized Noize and Earthtone III. Track listing #"Presenting Dunge ...

'', on November 26, 2001.

Label dissolution

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.

In visual media

On February 8, 2016, it was announced that on March 22, 2016, the documentary ''The Art of Organized Noize'' would premier on Netflix.

Members

1st generation

* Organized Noize ** Rico Wade **

** Ray Murray * Outkast ** André 3000 ** Big Boi * Earthtone III ** André 3000 ** Big Boi ** Mr. DJ * Goodie Mob **

Big Gipp Cameron Gipp (born April 28, 1973), better known by his stage name Big Gipp, is an American rapper from Atlanta. He is best known for his work as a founding member of Goodie Mob, which he has gone on to release six studio albums. Aside from Go ...

T-Mo Robert Terrance Barnett (born February 2, 1972, in Fairburn, Georgia), professionally known by his stage name T-Mo Goodie (or simply T-Mo), is an American rapper from Atlanta. He is best known for being a member of Southern hip hop quartet Goodie ...

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Khujo Willie Edward Knighton Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known as Khujo, is an American rapper. He is one-fourth of Goodie Mob (along with T-Mo, Cee-Lo, and Big Gipp), and one-half of The Lumberjacks (with T-Mo). Life and career Khujo was bo ...

* Parental Advisory ** Mello ** K.P. **

Big Reese Maurice Sinclair, better known as his stage name Big Reese (or simply Reese) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer, who was a member of the trio P.A. Biography Big Reese emerged from the Organized Noize production camp helping ...

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** T-Mo ** Khujo *

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 ...

** Sleepy Brown ** Roni **

Big Rube Ruben Bailey (born September 27, 1969, Atlanta, Georgia), professionally known by his stage name Big Rube, is an American spoken word artist, rapper and hip hop producer. He is a first-generation member of the Dungeon Family and of Society of ...

** Ray Murray ** Rico Wade * Sleepy's Theme ** Sleepy Brown ** Eddie Stokes ** Victor Alexander * Joi * Witchdoctor * Cool Breeze * Backbone * Debra Killings

2nd generation

* Killer Mike *

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The Calhouns Cool Breeze (born 12 August 1971) is an American rapper and member of the Dungeon Family. He released his debut solo album ''East Point's Greatest Hit'' in 1999. In 2001, he joined up with two rappers from a group called Sniper Unit and became ...

** Slimm Cutta Calhoun ** Lucky Calhoun ** Pauly Calhoun * Konkrete **

BlackOwned C-Bone Corey Andrews, a.k.a. BlackOwned C-Bone, is a member of the hip-hop crew the Dungeon Family and the trio Konkrete. He has made notable appearances on OutKast's "Gangsta Shit" in 2000, and on "Kryptonite", the lead single from 2006's ''Got Purp? ...

** Lil' Brotha **

Supa Nate Nathaniel Elder, better known by his stage name ''Supa Nate'', is one of the rappers in the hip-hop group Konkrete. He grew up in Atlanta, where he attended Banneker High School. He made his debut in 1998 on "Nathaniel" on OutKast's ''Aquemini'', ...

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** Big Boi ** Killer Mike ** Konkrete ** Vonnegutt ** TJG ** Janelle Monáe ** Scar ** Bubba Sparxxx *

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** Big L (Pauly Calhoun) ** Swift C (Lucky Calhoun) * Da Connect ** Meathead (

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) ** Infinique ** Boulevard Intl. ** G-Rock ** C-Smooth ** Rico Wade * ChamDon ** G-Rock ** C-Smooth

Discography

* ''

'' (2001)

References

{{Authority control Alternative hip hop groups Hip hop collectives Musical groups established in 1992 Hip hop supergroups Southern hip hop groups Musical groups from Atlanta