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Arrested Development is an American alternative hip hop group that formed in Atlanta in 1988. It was founded by Speech and his ex-best friend Headliner as a positive, Afrocentric alternative to the gangsta rap popular in the early 1990s. Aerle Taree was a founding member who attended Cornell University at age sixteen and was signed to Universal Music Publishing Group as a solo songwriter. ==History== The group won two Grammy Awards in 1993 for Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, and were also named Band of the Year by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine. ''3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...'' was the number-one album in the ''Village Voices 1992 Pazz and Jop Critic's Poll and in The Wire's 1992 Critic's choice. A few months later, the group was approached by film director Spike Lee, to compose a song for his upcoming biopic based on the life of Malcolm X. The group then recorded "Revolution", which appeared on the oldies-dominated soundtrack for the film, as well as the second half of its closing credits when the film was released in 1992. Their 1994 follow-up ''Zingalamaduni'', wasn't as successful and sold poorly. After the group broke up due to "creative differences" in 1996, Speech released a solo album; sales were poor in the United States but better in Japan. The group reunited in 2000 and has been touring and releasing records via Speech's Vagabond Productions and Speech Music. While Arrested Development has struggled to regain a following in the United States, they have met consistent success in Japan. Aerle Taree didn't return to Arrested Development because of vocal problems and DJ Headliner refused to rejoin the band due to business differences between himself and Speech.〔(13 years later, Arrested Development returns )〕 Today Aerle is a poet and she's converted from Buddhism to Christianity.〔Alexander, Andrew. (2009-07-15) (Speakeasy with poet Aerle Taree | Speakeasy with ... | Creative Loafing Atlanta ). Clatl.com. Retrieved on 2014-04-24.〕 In 2010 Baba Oje had a stroke.〔() 〕 The female vocalist on "Tennessee", Dionne Farris, released a successful solo album in 1994, ''Wild Seed - Wild Flower''. The album spawned the hit single "I Know". Baba Oje is the group's spiritual elder. He and Speech met at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee when they were both students. Baba Oje was 57 years old at the time. In November 2003, the group sued the Fox network over the name of the TV show ''Arrested Development''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arrested Development Sue Fox ) 〕 The suit is referenced in the ''Arrested Development'' episodes "Public Relations", "Motherboy XXX" and "For British Eyes Only". In June 2005, the group won the first round of NBC's television series contest ''Hit Me, Baby, One More Time'', performing "Tennessee" and covering Los Lonely Boys' "Heaven". They gave the proceeds ($20,000) to UNICEF. The group's follow-up to their 2004 ''Among The Trees'' was ''Since The Last Time'', released internationally (not in the U.S.) on September 18, 2006. ''Since The Last Time'' was later released in the United States on October 30, 2007, on Vagabond Record & Tapes, Speech's boutique label. In March 2007, they toured Australia as part of a triple-bill, along with Simple Minds and INXS. On January 8, 2011, they performed in the festival first night for the Sydney Festival in Sydney, Australia. The group released their ninth album ''Strong'' under Vagabond Records and Tapes, and licensed to the Japanese record label Cutting Edge, on December 9, 2009, and had a top ten hit with the single "The World is Changing" in Japan. In an interview with Songfacts, Speech explained that the track "Greener" takes on the issue of climate change from the perspective of the African American community.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Greener )〕 In August 2012, the group released its 10th album ''Standing At The Crossroads'', recorded while touring internationally. The album, given away for free from the group's official website, took a lo-fi approach and was recorded entirely on a Mac laptop.〔 The same month they announced a new tour throughout the United States and Australia to celebrate their 20th anniversary. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arrested Development (group)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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