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Arrested Development (hip hop group)

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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