Arrested Development (group)

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Arrested Development
2018 Arrested Development promo picture
Background information
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop progressive rap[1]
Years active	1988–1996, 2000–present
Labels	Vagabond Records & Tapes Chrysalis
Members	Speech One Love Jason "JJ Boogie" Reichert Fareedah Aleem
Past members	Headliner Kamaal Malak Montsho Eshe Astrid Maure Nyasa Sullivan Aerle Taree Ajile Kwesi Asuo Nadirah Shakoor Foley Rasa Don Baba Oje (deceased) Nicha Hilliard Isaiah "Zā" Williams Dionne Farris Tasha Larae
Website	www.arresteddevelopmentmusic.com

Arrested Development is an American hip hop group, that was formed in Atlanta in 1988. It was founded by Speech and Headliner as a positive, Afrocentric alternative to the gangsta rap popular in the late 1980s. Baba Oje and frontman Speech met at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee when they were both students.