Arrested Development

Arrested Development are a hip-hop group hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, United States who formed in 1988. Since their debut in 1992 they have released seven studio albums and have become one of the most respected and influential alternative hip-hop acts of their generation.

While hip-hop has been a socially conscious genre of music from the very beginning, by the late 1980's the angriest, most controversial and most shocking styles of hip-hop were getting the most critical and commercial attention thanks to the rise of Gangsta rap from the West Coast.

A's “Straight Outta Compton”, but some grew tired of the constant venom and bile spat by the Gangsta rappers, not to mention their fascination with material wealth.

# Having both met while studying at the Art Institute of Atlanta, the duo first came together as Arrested Development in 1988 fuelled by the fundamental belief that the black community needed spiritual rebirth.

” which, weirdly enough for such an esoteric band, was an absolutely enormous hit. The record went platinum four times over in the United States, contained three top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 in the form of “Tennessee”, “People Everyday” and “Mr.

Wendal”, and netted the band two Grammy awards in 1993 for Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance by a Group or Duo. Ever since then, the band have not continued to enjoy the commer