Spillage Village is an American hip hop collective formed in Atlanta around 2010, counting EarthGang, JID, 6lack, and Mereba among its voices and tied to the Dreamville Records family. Spilligion (2020) was the breakthrough — race, faith, and community woven into Southern hip hop and neo-soul — and the place to start. Explore Spillage Village vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Spillage Village is an American hip hop collective formed in Atlanta, Georgia around 2010. The lineup features EarthGang (Olu and WowGr8), JID, 6lack, Mereba, Hollywood JB, Jurdan Bryant, and Benji. They have been associated with the broader Dreamville Records family (JID and EarthGang signed to J. Cole's Dreamville Records). Their 2020 album Spilligion was their commercial breakthrough, with commentary on racial justice issues following the 2020 social and political moment. Their 2021 EP Tribe continued the collective's trajectory.
Spillage Village's sound combines hip hop, alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, neo-soul influences, R&B, and Southern hip hop with multiple distinct vocalist arrangements (EarthGang / JID / 6lack / Mereba lead vocal rotation), and lyrical content addressing race, faith, community, and broader contemporary social commentary drawing on Atlanta hip hop traditions.
Dreamville Records and SLS / Interscope pressings of the Spillage Village catalog have been issued in color variant editions.
Listeners new to Spillage Village typically start with Spilligion (2020).
