Rico Wade—Organized Noize Co-Founder Who Produced Outkast, TLC & Goodie Mob—Has Died


AllHipHop confirmed the tragic news with his representative. He was 52 years old. He wrote simply, “Rest in Peace Rico Wade.” Juicy J, Speech of Arrested Development (another Atlanta Hip-Hop trailblazer), Alchemist, and many more shared similar sentiments.

Rico Wade—Organized Noize Co-Founder Who Produced Outkast, TLC & Goodie Mob—Has Died

 Rico Wade—Organized Noize Co-Founder Who Produced Outkast, TLC & Goodie Mob—Has Died

Executioner Mike, part of the Prison Family, took his distress to Instagram, where he stated, "I don't have the words to communicate my profound and significant feeling of misfortune. I'm Appealing to God for your better half and Kids.

 I'm petitioning God for the Swim family. I'm appealing to God for every one of us. I profoundly value your acknowledgment of The Prison Family, mentorship, Companionship, and Fraternity. Idk where I would be without ya'll. This is a piece of the excursion.

 You told me 'It ain't been hard all through the excursion, it's been an Excursion.' The excursion won't be A similar Excursion without U. Like U say though Umma 'Stay Down on it'… .we as a whole are."

Rico Swim helped to establish the Prison Family aggregate close by Beam Murray and Tired Brown in the mid-'90s. Individuals included Large Boi, André 3000, CeeLo Green, Khujo, Enormous Gipp, Huge Rube, and later, a youthful Future (Swim's cousin). Swim, who set up a shoddy studio in his mom's storm cellar called The Prison, assisted in making the Atlanta Hip-Jump with sounding with collections like Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik by Outkast (1994) and Cell Treatment by Goodie Crowd (1995).

Coordinated Noize made outlandish progress beyond the Prison Family too. In 1995, they delivered "Cascades" with tender loving care, which proceeded to burn through seven weeks at No. 1 on the Announcement Hot 100. It likewise was designated for two Grammys at the 38th Yearly Grammy Grants in 1996 for Record of the Year and Best Pop Execution by a Team or Gathering with Vocal.

The swim had encountered some medical problems as of late however was recuperating. Only months prior, he talked with AllHipHop about seeing Andrê 3000 play out his most recent collection, New Blue Sun, and was in extraordinary spirits. He likewise addressed what he'd been going through.

"My heart had cracked a valve and it was trickling, and they just rerouted it," told AllHipHop in Spring.


A ton of the Outkast achievement was perfect, yet from that point onward, I got into a smidgen of a downturn or whatever, so I was drinking somewhat more than I should. What's more, I have been doing it north for 10, 15 years. What's more, in the long run, I was unable to fault anything more for the negative in my life so I cut it out. I feel like I'm quite a lot more clear and certain, and that is my desired individual to be for the beyond 20 years."

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