Arrested Development was founded in the late '80s by rapper Speech who decided to make the transition to a more positive, afro-centric viewpoint after hearing Public Enemy. Not to mention, his mother has owned a community newspaper every since Speech was 7 years old. Each member had a deep belief in music and helping those who have less opportunity to grow. Arrested Development's debut album, 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... produced the hits "Tennessee" ,"People Everyday"(a rewrite of Sly's "Everyday People") and "Mr. Wendal" sparked the album to sell over four million copies. If winning MTV music & video awards in the early nineties, plus Grammys for Best Rap Album and Best New Artist wasn't enough, the group also was named Rolling Stone's Band of the Year 1993. Accolades poured in from their live show to their political activism.

The new album STRONG (Release Oct 2010) is a perfect mix between heavy and light, thought provoking and fun. It's a blend that only ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT can bring to Hip Hop & jam. It's the return of people's music, and even if you weren't the people the music was intended for, you can still feel it - it offers a deep human connection, through sonic celebration. "We have been trying to match the energy of our live shows to our recordings every since we started. Now we finally got it! We're fired up!", says Speech. 

La, La, La [Strong, 2010] // Live@Summerjam2009