Rico Wade, an architect of Southern Hip Hop and one-third of the Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling legendary production team Organized Noize and the de facto leader of The Dungeon Family, will be eulogized privately and by invitation only for family and friends on Friday, April 26, 2024, at Ebenezer Baptist Church, located at 101 Jackson St, NE Atlanta, GA. Read more: Rico Wade’s Celebratory Funeral Service (pics).
New York Times Christopher Weingarten reports: Wade’s open doors and nurturing vision became the engine of Atlanta’s creative explosion, tilting the spotlight away from New York and Los Angeles and toward the homegrown sounds of artists like Outkast, Goodie Mob, Killer Mike, Janelle Monáe and eventually Wade’s younger cousin Future.
While the service is private, the media is invited to cover the attendees’ arrivals assixty-eight (68) members of Clark Atlanta’s band perform hits produced by Organized Noize outside of the church.
The media is also encouraged to report on and publish the procession route, which is found below.
Details of the arrangements are as follows:
Event: Private Funeral Service for Rico Wade
Date: Friday, April 26, 2024
Time: 11 AM (arrivals typically happen 30 minutes prior)
Location: Ebenezer Baptist Church located @ 101 Jackson St NE, Atlanta, GA 30312
Procession to Gravesite Route:
- Start MLK @ Mercedes Benz
- Left on Harlan Road SW –Â Flowers to be laid at 409 Harlon Road SW
- Right on Peyton Road SW
- Right on Hayne
- Left on Lynhurst Drive SW
- Left Cascade Road
- Right on Adams Drive –Â Flowers to be laid at 1590 Adams Drive SW
- Left on Childress Drive SW
- Left on Campbellton Road
- Right on Delowe Drive
- Right on Headland Drive – Flowers to be laid at the corner of Delowe and Headliand
We kindly request that all media representatives respect the privacy and solemnity of the occasion.