Rico Wade, OutKast and TLC Collaborator, Dead at 52

Rico Wade, Atlanta rap legend and Organized Noize producer, dies at 52

Atlanta rap legend Rico Wade, a founding member of the Dungeon Family and legendary Organised Noize producer, has passed away at the age of 52.

Rico Wade, OutKast and TLC Collaborator, Dead at 52

Rico Wade -- a top Atlanta-based producer and former collaborator with OutKast and TLC -- has died ... according to rap legend Killer Mike. Killer Mike shared a couple pics of the Atlanta rap game mainstay to his Instagram early Saturday morning…

Rico Wade, Key Outkast Producer and Member of Organized Noize, Dies at 52

Rico Wade, a member of the pioneering Atlanta-based production trio Organized Noize and a key early Outkast collaborator, has died, according to an Instagram post by his close friend Killer Mike and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. No cause of death was cited; he was 52. “I don’t have the words to express my deep and profound […]

Rico Wade, founder of Organized Noize, has passed away at 52

Rico Wade, one-third of the legendary production team Organized Noize and founding member of the Dungeon Family, has died. A cause of death has not been released at this time. Wade was 52. Wade was a pioneer, a trailblazer, and helped provide the sound for a generation of Atlanta artists. He produced records for OutKast and Goodie Mob, and he was integral in bringing in his younger cousin, Future, into the music business. Wade also TLC’s “Waterf…

Rico Wade Dies: Atlanta Hip-Hop Producer, The Dungeon Family Member Was 52

Rico Wade, part of the production group Organized Noize and the founding member of the Dungeon Family collective, has died at 52. No location or cause of death has been disclosed. Grammy Award-winning rapper Killer Mike announced the death on his Instagram page today. “I don’t have the words to express my deep and profound sense of loss. I am Praying for your wife and Children. I am praying for the Wade family. I am praying for us all. I d…

Rico Wade, Producer With Atlanta’s Pioneering Organized Noize, Dead at 52

Rico Wade, a member of the pioneering Atlanta production team Organized Noize that served as the auditory architects for the Dungeon Family collective — artists like OutKast, Goodie Mob, Killer Mike and many more — and helped craft Southern hip-hop’s sound, has died at the age of 52. A representative for Wade confirmed his death to AllHipHop; no cause of death was provided at press time. Killer Mike, the Run the Jewels rapper who got his st…