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CeeLo Green works for conservation by Rico Wade legacy alive for years to come. He bought his house with the hope of turning it into a museum.
As mentionted with HipHopDX, founding member of the Goodie Mob mourns the loss of his friend and collaborator, Rico Wade. On Monday (April 15), CeeLo shared a very long post on social media, announcing that he bought one of Wade's houses. The house in question served as the second studio from which the Dungeon Family collective primarily recorded after outgrowing their original location.
“We moved to the White House because, by unanimous decision, Rico Wade was appointed commander [in] head of Atlanta music culture,” CeeLo wrote on Instagram. “Success bought us all our own homes and the White House was an empty nest. Mr. Wade decided on something more domestic to raise his new family, which was his own [quaint] and in principle taste was reserved.”
He would go on to reveal that the property would eventually deteriorate due to tenants allegedly failing to keep up with maintenance. “It was too important and invaluable to let go of. The asking price was around 1 million, I would pay more!” CeeLo said. “I'm proud to say my real estate partner and I… my sister did this for the family! My pleasure.” He went on to reveal that he will be turning the house into an exhibit. “One day soon it will become a museum, archiving our rich musical history. You'll be the first to know… and if you're ever in Atlanta on the south side, come and see us sometime and we'll take good care of you like the Father took care of us. #events once for Mr. Wade.”
In 2019, Big Boi purchased the crew's original recording home aptly named Dungeon. It is now available to rent through Airbnb. Rico Wade's cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
