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Rico Wade, OutKast producer, Dungeon Family co-founder dies at 52
OutKast producer Rico Wade dies at 52
The Metropolis of Atlanta is mourning the lack of native hip hop pioneer Rico Wade who died on the age of 52 on April 13, 2024.
Wade was a founding member of the Dungeon Household. He additionally helped produce a number of iconic albums that helped launch the careers of stars like OutKast, Goodie Mobb and Cee-Lo Inexperienced.
He even co-wrote TLC’s hit “Waterfalls” in 1994.
Mayor Andre Dickens issued an announcement about Wade’s lasting affect on Atlanta’s hip-hop tradition in the course of the 90’s:
The Atlanta Metropolis Council issued the next assertion:
Producer Rico Wade of Organized Noize at The Dungeon II Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 3, 2002. (Photograph by Julia Beverly/Getty Photos)
His precise reason for demise has not been revealed.
Killer Mike, pal of Wade’s, took to Instagram to voice his grief. Notable individuals like Cee-Lo Inexperienced, Ludacris, former mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Busta Rhymes, Fats Joe and lots of extra flooded the remark part: