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Big Boi performs with Big Grams at Governors Ball 2016 on Friday, June 3.
Big Grams performs with Big Grams at Governors Ball 2016 on Friday, June 3. (Victoria Ford/Okayplayer)
Photo Credit: Victoria Ford

Big Boi Just Bought the Iconic Atlanta Studio Where The Dungeon Family Formed (aka 'The Dungeon')

Big Boi performs with Big Grams at Governors Ball 2016 on Friday, June 3. Photo Credit: Victoria Ford

I got the munchies, we got the Mary Jane in the Dungeon.

Some of the greatest rap music of all time was written and recorded in The Dungeon.

Located beneath Rico Wade’s mother's house in Atlanta, Georgia, The Dungeon was a basement space where Outkast, Goodie Mob, and Organized Noize recorded and produced early Duengon Family music. It was ground zero for innovation before operations were moved to Stankonia Studios in late '90s.

READ: Family Affair: The Dungeon Family

On Wednesday (January 6th) Big Boi went to social media to announce that he had purchased The Dungeon,  the studio where classics like Outkast's Southerplayalisticadillacmuzik and Goodie Mob's Soul Food were recorded.

READ: Big Boi Doesn't Have A Favorite Outkast Record But He Does Have A Favorite Outkast Line

In one of the videos posted, Big Boi showed off markings and signatures from back in the day:

The Dungeon Family now owns The Dungeon. How beautiful is that?