Tag: Outkast
The Outkast #ATLast experience was more than just three concerts
More than 60,000 people attended the three concerts held in Centennial Olympic Park, according to Pat O’Brien of the promotions group Bowery Presents South. The economic impact to the city has not been tallied, but attendees took over surrounding downtown hotels, restaurants, and bars, paid handsomely for parking, bought T-shirts, and took plenty of $13.50 rides on the Ferris wheel.
Outkast weekend in Atlanta: The best pictures (so far)
Everyone seems to understand the significance of Outkast's homecoming weekend - and to be eager to document being part of it. Here are the best photos so far. We'll be updating as the weekend goes on.
ATLast, Outkast to perform for home crowd
Outkast’s beats and lyrics embodied everything associated with the South. It felt good, and like your grandmama, it could charm you one minute and cuss you out the next. And unlike East Coast or West Coast hip-hop, it seldom picked a fight, but instead welcomed everybody to sit on the porch and listen.
Who should buy the Atlanta Hawks?
Learning that the team suddenly is for sale got us thinking about possible suitors.
#ATLast, Outkast comes home to play Centennial Olympic Park
After playing festival gigs seemingly everywhere but their hometown, the original ATLiens announced a single Atlanta concert, which sold out in minutes and rapidly evolved into a three-day event as two more shows were added.
Raury, the 18 year old who will be opening for Outkast, performed at Urban Outfitters
On any given day it can be difficult to find a parking spot near the Urban Outfitters at the corner of North Highland and Ponce de Leon avenues, but a concert inside the store by one of Atlanta’s most talked about up-and-coming artists just about triples the amount of time you will spend circling the lot and asking yourself if Publix would really tow your car if you parked there for a few hours.
Georgia Jams
The perfect playlist can complete a summer. Here is a summer playlist made up of Georgia artists ranging from The Zach Brown Band to B.o.B.
Georgia summer jams
The perfect playlist can complete summer festivities. These ten tracks from Georgia artists, ranging from Zac Brown Band to B.o.B., are sure to please.
Infographic of the Day: Does Outkast have a bigger vocab than Shakespeare?
Matt Daniels, a data scientist, coder, and designer compared the vocabulary of one William Shakespeare with that of the most prolific rappers to create a mind-bogglingly complex interactive graphic. The findings? Some hip-hop artists have outdone the Bard.