Tag: Outkast
OutKast’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is bigger than them
OutKast’s official induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this past weekend is a milestone Antwan "Big Boi" Patton and André "André 3000" Benjamin both acknowledged as bigger than themselves during their acceptance speeches.
Portrait Coffee and OutKast team up for Stankonia’s 25th anniversary
When Portrait Coffee was offered the chance to collaborate with OutKast for Stankonia’s 25th anniversary, the team leapt at the opportunity. The result is Stankonia Coffee, set to release on October 28. The roast Portrait concocted is a funky-fruity blend inspired by the spirit of the album.
Big Boi dishes on feathered friends Hootie and HOO-Dini
Given Big Boi’s status as one of the most eclectic and subversive musicians in modern history, it would be disappointing if his taste in animals wasn’t a little idiosyncratic—and his relationship with two Eurasian eagle-owls thoroughly ticks that box. Hootie and HOO-Dini, the brother-and-sister pair named after the 1994 Outkast song and legendary escapologist, respectively, have been part of Big Boi’s life for seven years.
Q&A: EarthGang explains ‘Tokyolanta’ and why OutKast comparisons are inevitable
Electrifying live performances are a signature for EarthGang, the dynamic Atlanta duo comprised of Olu AKA Johnny Venus and WowGr8 AKA DocturDot. For the two friends who met on a ninth-grade field trip at...
Remembering Rico Wade: How the legendary producer influenced Atlanta, Southern hip-hop, and pop music
With hundreds of credits, including OutKast and Goodie Mob’s debut albums Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik and Soul Food, TLC’s “Waterfalls,” and En Vogue’s “Don’t Let Go (Love),” Rico Wade helped to expand Atlanta’s imprint in music, reaching global heights. With OutKast and Goodie Mob, Wade was part of mainstreaming Southern hip-hop, expanding its boundaries and perimeters.
5 things you might not have known about Freaknik, from the new Hulu documentary
Hulu’s new original documentary Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told tells the story of how a 1983 picnic for Atlanta HBCU students in the meadow at Piedmont Park became, by the mid-1990s, a national Spring Break destination for hundreds of thousands of young people each April. Here’s five things highlighted in the new Hulu doc that even long-time Atlantans might not know about Freaknik’s enduring legacy.
A new documentary from the AJC chronicles Atlanta’s hip-hop history
The 90-minute feature film, directed by Ryon and Tyson Horne and written by AJC journalists Ernie Suggs and DeAsia Paige, had its world premiere Thursday night at Center Stage theater in Midtown and began streaming on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s website on Friday. The doc features exclusive interviews with T.I.; Jermaine Dupri; Arrested Development; Goodie Mob; DMC of Run DMC; Lil Yachty; Atlanta mayors Andrew Young, Kasim Reed, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Andre Dickens; Sleepy Brown; DJ Toomp; and many others.
What hip-hop owes to the Atlanta University Center
Atlanta hip-hop would not be what it is today without the Atlanta University Center. It’s a bold statement, but one that rings true—the roster of artists, DJs, and music executives who’ve graced the AUC campuses is a veritable who’s who of the music industry, and the AUC has been instrumental in molding the fabric of Atlanta’s hip-hop culture.
The Braves’ OutKast night was everything we love to see in baseball
Even for fans who missed out on the instantly iconic bobblehead—which featured Big Boi and André 3000 sitting in a red Cadillac, decked out in custom Braves jerseys and caps—OutKast night at Truist Park was a grand slam.
The Caribbean roots of Southern hip-hop and OutKast’s “SpottieOttieDopaliscious”
But perhaps the clearest example of the Caribbean’s influence on Atlanta hip-hop is OutKast’s classic song on its third studio album, Aquemini: “SpottieOttieDopaliscious,” described by Andre 3000 in the second verse as a "fine, bow-legged girl . . . fine as all outdoors."
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