Friday, February 1, 2008
Music news Killer Mike brings the truth
Posted by Mosi Reeves on Fri, Feb 1, 2008 at 4:35 PM
These days, with an ascendant progressive hip-hop scene on the horizon, everyone's talking about Dungeon Family and OutKast again. (Like we ever stopped.) It's important to remember, though, that while OutKast, Goodie Mob and Organized Noize blew up, most of the crew never really had much success, at least from a sales standpoint. Some will argue that classic yet underperforming singles such as Cool Breeze's "Watch for the Hook" are all the success you need. Yes, they may be godhead in Atlanta, but to the rest of the world they're almost famous.
Tonight, prodigal son Killer Mike has a big show at Django, and he'll perform with Gripplyaz, one of those hotly tipped leaders of the new school. Both will be backed by Atlanta go-go group the X.O. Band. To mark the occasion, here's a quote from a recent Killer Mike interview with HipHopDx.com that addresses Dungeon Family's complicated legacy.
Dungeon Family fans got the shit end of the stick for over 10 years. They’ve seen their heroes like Witchdoctor, like Cool Breeze, like Backbone, like Slimm Calhoun, slip into the abyss. They have seen factionalization, they’ve seen disenfranchisement, they’ve seen everything except a glorious comeback. And the fans deserve that.
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