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Find sources: "Big Rube" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Big Rube Born (1969-09-27) September 27, 1969 (age 56) Origin Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Genres Spoken word hip hop Years active 1992–present Label LaFace Records Musical artist **Ruben Bailey** (born September 27, 1969, [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state))), professionally known by his [stage name](/source/Stage_name) **Big Rube**, is an American [spoken word](/source/Spoken_word) artist, rapper and hip hop producer. He is a first-generation member of the [Dungeon Family](/source/Dungeon_Family) and of [Society of Soul](/source/Society_of_Soul).[1] He is known for his spoken word intros and interludes on many albums by fellow members and affiliates of the Dungeon Family, including [Outkast](/source/Outkast), [Goodie Mob](/source/Goodie_Mob), [Killer Mike](/source/Killer_Mike), [Future](/source/Future_(rapper)), [Witchdoctor](/source/Witchdoctor_(rapper)) and [Bubba Sparxxx](/source/Bubba_Sparxxx). He has also contributed his spoken word poetry to *[Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam](/source/Def_Poetry_Jam)* and the motion picture *[ATL](/source/ATL_(film))*. He appears on the Outkast songs "13th Floor/Growing Old" and "Liberation" as well as the [CeeLo Green](/source/CeeLo_Green) song “Scrap Metal”. In 1996, he appeared on the [Red Hot Organization](/source/Red_Hot_Organization)'s compilation CD, *[America Is Dying Slowly](/source/America_Is_Dying_Slowly)*, alongside [Biz Markie](/source/Biz_Markie), [Coolio](/source/Coolio) and [Fat Joe](/source/Fat_Joe), among many other prominent hip hop artists. The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by *[The Source](/source/The_Source_(magazine))* magazine. In later years, Big Rube has made a couple of appearances on recent albums by members of the Dungeon Family. He appeared on the song "General Patton" on [Big Boi](/source/Big_Boi)'s 2010 solo debut *[Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty](/source/Sir_Lucious_Left_Foot%3A_The_Son_of_Chico_Dusty)* and on the intro track "The Future Is Now" on [Future](/source/Future_(rapper))'s debut *[Pluto](/source/Pluto_(Future_album))*. Rube also appeared on the 2013 reunion album from the [Goodie Mob](/source/Goodie_Mob), *[Age Against the Machine](/source/Age_Against_the_Machine)*. On rare occasions, Rube appears on non-Dungeon Family related projects. He has appeared on [Lina](/source/Lina_(American_singer))'s 2005 album *[The Inner Beauty Movement](/source/The_Inner_Beauty_Movement)*, on [Rapsody](/source/Rapsody)'s 2012 debut *[The Idea of Beautiful](/source/The_Idea_of_Beautiful)*, on [Denzel Curry](/source/Denzel_Curry)'s double EP *[32 Zel/Planet Shrooms](/source/32_Zel%2FPlanet_Shrooms)*, and on two songs (“Establishing Shot” and “‘Til The Lights Go Out”) from [Toronto](/source/Toronto) rapper The Mighty Rhino's 2018 album *We Will No Longer Retreat Into Darkness* (this latter song also featuring Witchdoctor), as well as on albums by [Truth Hurts](/source/Truth_Hurts_(singer)), [CunninLynguists](/source/CunninLynguists), [Jarren Benton](/source/Jarren_Benton), and [Memphis](/source/Memphis%2C_Tennessee) rap group [Eightball & MJG](/source/8Ball_%26_MJG). Big Rube was featured on [The Internet](/source/The_Internet_(band))'s record [Hive Mind](/source/Hive_Mind_(The_Internet_album)), with the track "It Gets Better (With Time)". Most recently, Big Rube appeared on [Spillage Village](/source/Spillage_Village)'s 2020 album *[Spilligion](/source/Spilligion)* on the tracks "Spill Vill" and "Hapi", and on Grip's 2021 album *[I Died for This!?](/source/I_Died_for_This!%3F)* on the track "Enem3?". ## Discography - *[Brainchild](/source/Brainchild_(Society_of_Soul_album))* (1995) ## See also - [Biography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography) - [Georgia (U.S. state) portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Georgia_(U.S._state)) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Gonzales, Michael A. (January 1996). [*Music from the heart*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ySsEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Big+Rube%22&pg=PA69). p. 69. 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