Arrested Development (band)

Arrested Development
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres	Alternative hip hop
Years active	1988–1996, 2000–present
Labels	Universal Music Publishing Group
Associated acts	Dionne Farris Headliner Arele Taree
Website	adtheband2.com
Members	Speech Montsho Eshe Rasa Don One Love Tasha Larae Baba Oje JJ Boogie Isaiah 'Za' Williams III
Past members	Headlinder Aerle Taree Ajile Kwesi Asuo Nadirah Shakoor Foley

Arrested Development is an American alternative hip hop group that formed in Atlanta in 1988. It was founded by Speech and his ex-best friend Headliner as a positive, Afrocentric alternative to the gangsta rap popular in the early 1990s.

Arrested Development was formed in 1988 by rap vocalist Todd Thomas ("Speech") and turntablist Timothy Barnwell ("Headliner"). The group's debut album, 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of..., was the number-one album in the Village Voice's 1992 Pazz and Jop Critic's Poll and in The Wire's 1992 Critic's choice. The group won two Grammy Awards in 1993 for Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, and were also named Band of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine.

A few months later, the group was approached by film director Spike Lee, to compose a song for his upcoming biopic based on the life of Malcolm X. The group then recorded "Revolution", which appeared on the oldies-dominated soundtrack for the film, as well as the second half of its closing credits when the film was released in 1992.

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