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Outkast Biography 6n475u

Dec 27, 2006

Outkast : t2t3w

  • Big Boi (AKA Antwan Patton)
  • Andre 3000 (Andre Benjamin)

Outkast - The Beginning 84q64

Way back in the Christmas album (Player's Ball) and almost ten years later, Outkast has become one of the most successful hip hop acts of all-time.

Outkast - The Climb to the Top 2q616b

When Outkast's single Player's Ball raced its way to the top of the charts, LaFace Records quickly jumped at the chance to sign Big Boi and Dre. Outkast was the first Grammys for Outkast - one for Best Rap Album of the Year and one for Best Rap Performance by a Group or Duo. That was just the beginning to their award-winning ways.

Outkast - Hip-Hop Legends 5c5y4i

Today, Outkast continues to tear up the charts with songs from their latest two-disc album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Tracks like Hey Ya, The Way You Move and Roses have managed to win several awards and have introduced a whole made waves in the music industry, Andre 3000 was also named the world's best dressed man in Esquire magazine in 2004!

Outkast - Did U Know? 5r644s

  • Andre 3000 stars in the Get Shorty sequel, Be Cool, which was in theaters in March 2005.
  • Big Boi owns his own pitbull breeding company called Pitfall Kennels with his brother James Patton.
  • Andre 3000 is a vegan.

Outkast Says... 676c6b

"Our very first name was Two Shades Deep and my first rap name was Black Wolf. He was Black Dog."

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