Dungeon Family
The Dungeon Family is an Atlanta , Georgia-based artist collective that has existed since the early 1990s . Its best known members are OutKast , Cee-Lo Green and Bubba Sparxxx . The individual artists and groups are produced almost exclusively by Organized Noize , who have written hits for TLC and En Vogue , among others . Within the Dungeon Family, the term " Dirty South " was coined, which today describes a whole genre. It was first used on the Goodie Mob album Soul Food .
The Dungeon Family can be divided into two generations. The " first generation " has existed since 1993, while the " second generation " was only added at the beginning of the new millennium and therefore does not appear on most of the major publications.
So far only one album by the Dungeon Family ( Even in Darkness , 2001) has been released. Except for the last song, only the first generation can be heard on this one. In 2004 Big Boi founded the supergroup "Purple Ribbon All-Stars", which consists of members of the Dungeon Family. She released two mixtapes on his label "Purple Ribbon Records" .
structure
(in brackets the groups to which the respective musicians belong or belonged)
First generation
- Big Boi ( OutKast , Earthtone III, Purple Ribbon All-Stars)
- André 3000 (OutKast, Earthtone III)
- Mr. DJ (Earthtone III)
- Cee-Lo Green ( Goodie Mob , Gnarls Barkley )
- Big Gipp (Goodie Mob, Kinfolk)
- Khujo Goodie (Goodie Mob, Lumberjacks)
- T-Mo Goodie (Goodie Mob, Lumberjacks)
- Sleepy Brown ( Organized Noize , Society of Soul, Sleepy's Theme, Purple Ribbon All-Stars)
- Ray Murray (Organized Noize, Society of Soul, Dungeon East)
- Rico Wade (Organized Noize, Society of Soul)
- Big Rube (Society of Soul)
- Witch doctor
- Backbone (Slic Patna)
- Cool Breeze (The Calhouns)
- Mello (Parental Advisory)
- KP (Parental Advisory)
- Big Reese (Parental Advisory)
- Lil 'Will
Remarks
- Earthtone III and Organized Noize are manufacturing companies
- Parental Advisory and Earthtone III no longer exist
Second generation (selection)
- Killer Mike
- Slimm Cutta Calhoun
- Supa Nate (Concrete, Purple Ribbon All-Stars)
- Lil 'Brotha (Concrete, Purple Ribbon All-Stars)
- Blackowned C-Bone (Concrete, Purple Ribbon All-Stars)
- Bubba Sparxxx (Purple Ribbon All-Stars, New Money)
- Scar (Purple Ribbon All-Stars)
- Janelle Monáe
- Roscoe
Known publications by members
- 1993: Parental Advisory - Ghetto Street Funk
- 1994: OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
- 1994: Joi - Pendulum Vibe
- 1995: Society of Soul - Brainchild
- 1995: Goodie Mob - Soul Food
- 1996: OutKast - ATLiens
- 1998: Sleepy's Theme - The Vinyl Room
- 1998: Goodie Mob - Still Standing
- 1998: Witchdoctor - A SWAT Healing Ritual
- 1998: OutKast - Aquemini
- 1999: Cool Breeze - East Point's Greatest Hits
- 1999: Goodie Mob - World Party
- 2000: OutKast - Stankonia
- 2001: Dungeon Family - Even in Darkness
- 2001: OutKast - Big Boi and Dre Present… OutKast
- 2002: Cee-Lo Green - … and His Perfect Imperfections
- 2003: OutKast - Speakerboxxx / The Love Below
- 2004: Cee-Lo Green - … Is The Soul Machine
- 2004: Goodie Mob - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
- 2005: Lumberjacks - Livin 'Life as Lumberjacks
- 2005: Purple Ribbon All-Stars - Big Boi Presents… Got Dat Purp Vol. 2
- 2006: Bubba Sparxxx - The Charm
- 2006: Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
- 2006: OutKast - Idlewild
- 2006: Sleepy Brown - Mr. Brown
- 2008: Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
- 2010: Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
- 2012: Big Boi - Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors
- 2017: Big Boi - Boomiverse
Web links
- Dungeon Family at Allmusic (English)