A monument that will honor producer Rico Wade was revealed at the intersection of Headland and Delowe Drives in East Point on Thursday.
The mock historical marker is a shiny black cornerstone with a gray sketch of his face and a short biography highlighting the founding member of Organized Noize. Their pioneering production style defined Atlanta hip-hop in the early 1990s with rugged beats and slick bass riffs.
“This is truly a measure of success and exactly what he deserved,” Goodie Mob member CeeLo Green said to the crowd.
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Wade died in April at age 52. The cornerstone will become a permanent landmark on the lot where the ceremony took place in February 2025.
The space used to be Delowe Garden Apartments, the housing development where Wade grew up with his mother, two sisters and Dungeon Family members.