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NEWSFLASH! Andre 3000 Benjamin of the legendary rap duo Outkast has finally joined social media and in doing so, brought some new music along with him.
In honor of Mother’s Day, Drè posted 2 new songs to SoundCloud in the wee hours of the morning to bless the world with his talents.
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NEWSFLASH!!! Antwan ‘Big Boi’ Patton (aka one half of Outkast, one whole of Daddy Fat Sax) has reportedly been signed as the first artist on L.A. Reid’s new label.
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Jermaine Dupri recently appeared on ‘The Breakfast Club’ where he offered his opinion about Atlanta’s thriving hip-hop culture.
JD had a hand in several megawatt careers, i.e. Usher, Xscape, Da Brat, Kriss Kross, Bow Wow, and it’s clear he’s played a major role in hip-hop… but the legendary producer also claims that he “made” Atlanta so to speak.
Charlamagne Tha God asks JD whether he or OutKast deserves the crown as being the most ‘influential’ to Atlanta’s hip-hop culture, of course Dupri chose himself.
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André 3000 may be one of the most sought after rappers in recent times, but don’t hold your your breath about an album anytime soon.
The legendary half of the iconic hip-hop group Outkast recently spoke about his decision to bow out of the music scene, stating in part that the older he gets the less inspired he is to rap.
The talented trio, which consists of Rico Wade, Sleepy Brown and Ray Murray, played host to almost 500 friends, family & supporters at Atlanta’s B-Loft who all braved the weather to attend.
Attendees included Dungeon Family’s Big Boi (Outkast), Big Gipp (Goodie Mob), Big Rube, Slimm Calhoun, Lil Will, C-Bone, Kawan ‘KP’ Prather, Grammy award winning producer DJ Toomp, Orlando McGhee (Manager Organize Noize/Seventy 2 Music) and more.
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It’s no secret that Outkast is very close to my heart and now the group that put Atlanta on the map will be the subject of a pop culture college course!
Regina Bradley, an Armstrong State University college professor, will be teaching a course this semester on Andrè 3000 and Big Boi, the most ‘spottieottiedopaliscious’ duo ever to rock a mic.
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