Dem Franchize Boyz member Gerald ‘Buddie’ Tiller dies

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 01: (L-R) Gerald "Buddie" Tiller, Jamall "Pimpin" Willingham, Bernard "Jizzal Man" Leverette, and Maurice "Parlae" Gleaton of Dem Franchize Boyz appear onstage during a taping of MTV2's "Sucker Free Sunday" at the MTV Times Square Studios on February 1, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)

Dem Franchize Boyz member Gerald ‘Buddie’ Tiller dies NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 01: (L-R) Gerald "Buddie" Tiller, Jamall "Pimpin" Willingham, Bernard "Jizzal Man" Leverette, and Maurice "Parlae" Gleaton of Dem Franchize Boyz appear onstage during a taping of MTV2's "Sucker Free Sunday" at the MTV Times Square Studios on February 1, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) (Scott Gries)

By Melissa Ruggieri

Atlanta rap group worked with Jermaine Dupri in the mid-2000s

Atlanta hip-hoppers Dem Franchize Boyz lost a member on Sunday with the death of Gerald “Buddie” Tiller.

The quartet released its self-titled album in 2004, with the single "White Tee," before producer Jermaine Dupri signed them to his So So Def records the following year. Continue reading...