Outkast Pay Tribute to Organized Noize’s Rico Wade: He ‘Saw Something in Us’

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Outkast Pay Tribute to Organized Noize’s Rico Wade: He ‘Saw Something in Us’

Organized Noize’s Rico Wade was laid to rest at an Atlanta funeral Friday — a day that coincided with the 30th anniversary of the release of Outkast’s debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik — and after the private service, Big Boi and Andre 3000 turned to social media to pay tribute to the pioneering producer who died earlier this month at the age of 52. “Without Rico Wade… There would be no Outkast,” Big Boi wrote. “From the beginning. …