Rico Wade, Dungeon Family Founder and Atlanta Producing Legend, Dead at 52

Rico Wade, Atlanta hip-hop creating pioneer of Structured Noize and the Dungeon Relatives, has died at the age of 52, confirms Wade’s spouse and children by his publicist to Vulture. Their assertion reads, “We are deeply saddened by the unexpected and unexpected passing of our son, father, partner, and brother Rico Wade. Our hearts are weighty as we mourn the reduction of a gifted person who touched the lives of so many. We request that you respect the legacy of our cherished one and our privateness at this time.” With Organized Noize, Wade manufactured and wrote hits like TLC’s “Waterfalls” and Ludacris’s “Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)”. Netflix produced a documentary about the group in 2016, The Art of Structured Noize nevertheless, the movie is at this time unavailable to stream.

Structured Noize inevitably came collectively with artists like Outkast and Goodie Mob to form The Dungeon Family members, an artist collective that produced the Southern hip-hop style in the early 1990s. “I do not have the words to express my deep and profound feeling of reduction. I am Praying for your wife and Small children. I am praying for the Wade loved ones. I am praying for us all,” wrote Dungeon Relatives member Killer Mike in his tribute. “I deeply appreciate your acceptance into The Dungeon Relatives, mentorship, Friendship and Brotherhood. Idk the place I would be without ya’ll.” There is no result in of dying noted at this time.

Beneath is Killer Mike’s total tribute as effectively as phrases from Jack Antonoff, Open up Mike Eagle, and far more on the late producer.