Big Rube

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Ruben "Big Rube" Bailey
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia
Genres	Hip hop, Spoken Word
Years active	1992–present

Big Rube (born Ruben Bailey in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American rapper and hip-hop producer. He is a first generation member of the Dungeon Family & Society of Soul.^[1] He is known for his spoken word intros and interludes for many of the Dungeon Family’s albums including Bubba Sparxxx, Goodie Mob, Killer Mike, Future, OutKast, & Witchdoctor. He has also contributed his spoken word poetry to Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam and the motion picture ATL, as well as appearing on albums by Truth Hurts, Eightball & MJG and CunninLynguists. He appears on a Cee-Lo track called Scrap Metal.

In 1996, he appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America is Dying Slowly, alongside Biz Markie, Coolio, and Fat Joe, among many other prominent hip hop artists. The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by The Source magazine.

References

↑ Gonzales, Michael A. (January 1996). "Music from the heart". Vibe. p. 69. Retrieved 10 July 2010.

v t e Dungeon Family

Groups	OutKast Goodie Mob Organized Noize P.A. Lumberjacks Society of Soul

Members	Sleepy Brown André 3000 Big Boi Mr. DJ Big Gipp Cee Lo Green Khujo T-Mo Witchdoctor Big Rube Cool Breeze Big Reese Killer Mike King Malachi Bubba Sparxxx Slimm Calhoun BlackOwned C-Bone Supa Nate

See also	Outkast discography

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Name	Rube, Big
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Short description	American rapper
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