Dungeon Family
The Dungeon Family | |
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Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
Genres | Hip hop, alternative hip hop, R&B, funk |
Years active | 1993–present |
Labels | RCA Records |
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 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 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, on November 26, 2001.
Dissolution
On October 7, 2011, it was announced that Arista, along with Jive and J Records would be shut down. All artists, including The Dungeon Family, on those labels were moved to RCA Records.
On Feb 8, 2016, it was announced that on March 22, 2016, the documentary "The Art Of Organized Noize" will premier on Netflix.
Discography
- 1993: Parental Advisory - Ghetto Street Funk
- 1994: Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
- 1994: Joi - The Pendulum Vibe
- 1995: Goodie Mob - Soul Food
- 1996: Society of Soul - Brainchild
- 1996: Outkast - ATLiens
- 1996: Mista - Mista
- 1996: Joi - Amoeba Cleansing Syndrome
- 1998: Witchdoctor - A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual
- 1998: Goodie Mob - Still Standing
- 1998: Outkast - Aquemini
- 1998: Lil' Will - Better Days
- 1998: Parental Advisory - Straight No Chase
- 1998: Sleepy's Theme - The Vinyl Room
- 1999: Cool Breeze - East Point's Greatest Hits
- 1999: Goodie Mob - World Party
- 2000: Parental Advisory - My Life, Your Entertainment
- 2000: Outkast - Stankonia
- 2000: Witchdoctor - 9th Wonder of the World
- 2000: Bubba Sparxxx - Dark Days, Bright Nights
- 2001: Dungeon Family - Even in Darkness
- 2001: Backbone - Concrete Law
- 2001: Slimm Calhoun - The Skinny
- 2001: Outkast - Big Boi and Dre Present... Outkast
- 2002: The Calhouns - Made in the Dirty South
- 2002: Joi - Star Kitty's Revenge
- 2002: Cee-Lo - Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
- 2002: Khujo - The Man Not the Dawg
- 2002: Supa Nate - Still On da Grind
- 2003: Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
- 2003: Big Gipp - Mutant Mindframe
- 2003: Roscoe - Roscoe Philaphornia
- 2003: Da Connect - Dungeon Family 2nd Generation
- 2003: Goodie Mob - Dirty South Classics
- 2003: Bubba Sparxxx - Deliverance
- 2003: Killer Mike - Monster Mixtape
- 2003: Killer Mike - Monster
- 2003: Dyme Deville - The Truth
- 2004: Purple Ribbon All-Stars - Got That Purp
- 2004: Bubba Sparxxx & The Mudd Katz - New South Mixtape
- 2004: Cee-Lo - Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine
- 2004: Killer Mike and Grind Time Official - Home Alone Wit' Dat Crack Version 1.5
- 2004: Killer Mike - The Killer Mixtape
- 2004: Goodie Mob - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
- 2005: Lumberjacks - Livin' Life as Lumberjacks
- 2005: Goodie Mob - Nuttin But That G
- 2005: Purple Ribbon All-Stars - Got Purp? Vol. II
- 2005: Witchdoctor - Gumbo Cookin' Mixtape
- 2006: Dungeon Family - Do U Speak Dungeoneze Mixtape
- 2006: Bubba Sparxxx - The Charm
- 2006: Cee Lo Green - Closet Freak: The Best of Cee-Lo Green the Soul Machine
- 2006: Witchdoctor - King of the Beasts
- 2006: Joi - Tennessee Slim Is the Bomb
- 2006: Sleepy Brown - Mr. Brown
- 2006: Outkast - Idlewild
- 2006: Roscoe - I Luv Cali
- 2006: Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
- 2006: Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind Vol. 1
- 2006: Big Boi & DJ IDeaL - Da Bottom Vol. 7
- 2006: Dyme Deville - Blood, Sweaat & Tears Vol.1
- 2007: Khujo - Mercury
- 2007: Witchdoctor - The Diary of an American Witchdoctor
- 2007: Big Gipp & Ali - Kinfolk
- 2007: Janelle Monáe - Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase)
- 2007: Bruno Brinks - Gwop-N-Cush
- 2007: André 3000 - Class of 3000 OST Vol. 1
- 2007: Malikai - Workaholic Vol. 1,2
- 2007: KED - GangLeader... Vol. 1,2
- 2007: Bubba Sparxxx - Survive Til Ya Thrive Mixtape
- 2008: Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
- 2008: Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II
- 2009: Willie Isz -Georgiavania
- 2009: Killer Mike - Underground Atlanta
- 2010: Malikai - Lionheart Mixtape
- 2010: Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)
- 2010: Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
- 2010: Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer
- 2011: Killer Mike - PL3DGE
- 2012: Future - Pluto
- 2012: Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
- 2012: Big Boi - Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors
- 2013: Goodie Mob - Age Against the Machine
- 2013: Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady
- 2013: Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels
- 2014: Future - Honest
- 2014: Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
- 2015: Future - DS2
- 2015: Drake and Future - What a Time to Be Alive
- 2015: Cee Lo Green - Heart Blanche
- 2016: Future - Evol
Members
1st generation
- Organized Noize
- Rico Wade
- Sleepy Brown
- Ray Murray
- Outkast
- Earthtone III
- André 3000
- Big Boi
- Mr. DJ
- Goodie Mob
- Parental Advisory
- Mello
- K.P.
- Big Reese
- Lumberjacks
- T-Mo
- Khujo
- Society of Soul
- Sleepy Brown
- Roni
- Big Rube
- Ray
- Rico Wade
- Sleepy's Theme
- Sleepy Brown
- Eddie Stokes
- Victor Alexander
- Joi
- Witchdoctor
- Cool Breeze
- Backbone
2nd generation
- Killer Mike
- Slimm Calhoun
- The Calhouns
- Konkrete
- BlackOwned C-Bone
- Lil' Brotha
- Supa Nate
- Purple Ribbon All-Stars
- Big Boi
- Killer Mike
- Konkrete
- Vonnegutt
- TJG
- Future