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Songwriter and record producer Rico Wade poses for photos while at work in 'The Dungeon' on location in Atlanta, Georgia on April 1, 2001. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) Producer Rico Wade of Organized Noize at The Dungeon II Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 3, 2002. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images) Songwriter and record producer Rico Wade poses for photos on his front steps on location in Atlanta, Georgia on April 1, 2001. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 14: Jermaine Dupri and Rico Wade attend day 3 of REVOLT Summit x AT&T Summit on September 14, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Revolt) ATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 25: Big Boi, Killer Mike and Rico Wade attend Killer Mike Grammy Celebration at Knife Modern Mediterranean on February 25, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage) ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 08: Sleepy Brown and Rico Wade of Organized Noize attend 2021 ONE MusicFest Honors Dinner at Breakfast At Barney's on October 08, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 18: Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Jasmine Burke and Sleepy Brown attend "The Art of Organized Noize" Private Screening at SCADshow on March 18, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage) ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 18: Rico Wade, Dr. Dax and DJ Princess Cut attend "The Art of Organized Noize" private Screening at SCADshow on March 18, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage) Rico Wade, Dr Dax and Sleepy Brown attend the Atlanta Funk Fest 2016 at Central Park Place on May 13, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. ATLANTA, GA - MAY 4: Sleepy Brown, Rico Wade, Kilo Ali, Ray Murray and Big Gipp attend an Evening of Listening with Organized Noize at The B Loft on May 4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 14: Rico Wade speaks onstage during day 3 of REVOLT Summit x AT&T Summit on September 14, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Revolt) ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 29: Rico Wade of Organized Noize onstage on Day 2 of 2023 ONE MusicFest at Piedmont Park on October 29, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) ATLANTA - Rico Wade, a pivotal figure in Southern Hip Hop and a member of the renowned production team Organized Noize, will be commemorated in a private funeral service on April 26.
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Sixty-eight members of Clark Atlanta's band will perform hits produced by Organized Noize outside the venue as family and friends arrive for the service.
Wade died on April 13 at the age of 52. Wade was a founding member of the Dungeon Family. He also helped produce several iconic albums that helped launch the careers of stars like OutKast, Goodie Mobb and Cee-Lo Green. He also co-wrote TLC's 1994 hit "Waterfalls."
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Wade is survived by his wife and children. His cause of death has not been revealed.
After the service, there will be a procession to Wade's gravesite. The route is as follows:
Start Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW @ Mercedes Benz
Left on Harlan Road SW (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 (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 Headland)