A North Carolina man has decided to pay homage to one of Atlanta's musical gems by building an 8-foot Dungeon Family pyramid. The finished product will be put on display in the city's Art on the BeltLine exhibit.
According to Creative Loafing Atlanta, Fabian Williams' idea to build the pyramid stems from his interests in alternative history, afrofuturism and numerology. More specifically, he traces the seeds of his latest project back to his favorite TV show, the History Channel's Ancient Aliens.
"I was watching it and there was this segment on pyramids. They were saying the pyramids were probably created by aliens because of all of the mathematics that went into making it," he says. "For some reason, the Dungeon Family occurred to me at that moment [because of the way] they take bits and pieces of things and mix it together. They have black righteousness and then they [add] some funk s--t, then they have some street s--t.... It's a very American way of doing things."
Since its inception back in '93, the collective consisting of OutKast, Goodie Mob and Sleepy Brown, to name a few, has most certainly left an undeniable mark on the culture of Southern hip-hop with their unique blend of rap and soul.
Williams' pyramid will consist of four sides with a 12-foot-base, featuring respective portraits of Andre 3000, Big Boi, and the Goodie Mob on three sides. On the fourth side, Williams will include laser-cut hieroglyphics from a font he custom designed.
Along the base will be portraits of the rest of the Dungeon Family members, including Organized Noize, Big Rube, Cool Breeze, Witchdoctor, and Backbone.
Upon completion, the pyramid is set for a year-long installation in the Art on the BeltLine project and then it will be sold.
Read more about Fabian Williams' Dungeon Family pyramid here.
