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Big Boi, readying a solo album, drops into SXSW
3/19/2009, AP

Big Boi is bouncing on the sidewalk. He is pumped. The 34-year-old Atlanta rapper and half of the duo OutKast, has for the first time come to South by Southwest, the annual...  more >

Outkast to release three records next year
11/14/2008, Yahoo! Music

Outkast are set to release three new albums next year. The duo plan on putting out each of their solo efforts first before regrouping to release an Outkast record later in...  more >

Common lightens up with new "Summer" album
4/30/2008, Reuters

Common's upcoming album is shaping up to be an electro-tinged departure from the Chicago rapper's previous lyric-driven releases. "I created this music for the...  more >

Andre 3000 to play Sammy Davis Jr. in film
6/8/2007, Yahoo! Music

OutKast's Andre 3000 is apparently confirmed to be playing Sammy Davis Jr. in an upcoming biopic documenting the Rat Pack star's relationship with the actress Kim...  more >

OutKast's Big Boi teams up with ballet
5/2/2007, Yahoo! Music

OutKast's Big Boi is set to perform an onstage collaboration with the Atlanta Ballet Company. The rapper will perform at the opening of the ballet's new season between...  more >

OutKast takes creative risk with movie
8/24/2006, AP

OutKast has long been considered a groundbreaking force, their funkadelic sound, rapid-fire rhyming and decidedly Southern flair breathing excitement into a repetitious...  more >

'Idlewild' shows OutKast's creative edge
8/22/2006, AP

Let the break-up rumors persist if they must. But with the "Idlewild" soundtrack, Outkast's Andre "3000" Benjamin and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton have proven again that even in...  more >

Outkast deny split
8/10/2006, Yahoo! Music

Outkast have again denied they are to split up. The superstar hip-hop duo have been the subject of constant speculation regarding their future, since before the release of...  more >

OutKast Out in the "Wild"...Finally
6/20/2006, E! Online

Can we get a hey ya! OutKast is finally coming out with a new album. The Atlanta hip hop-duo, who've been MIA from the music scene since 2003's multiplatinum-selling,...  more >

OutKast To Release New Album In December
10/17/2005, USRN

Big Boi and Andre 3000 are set to release a new album on December 6. MTV.com reports that the album, which is tentatively titled Idlewild, will be the soundtrack for...  more >

Andre 3000 Says He Didn't Want 'Be Cool' Role At First
3/3/2005, USRN

Andre 3000 of multi-platinum supergroup Outkast is a featured player in the John Travolta film Be Cool, which opens Friday (March 4). In the music industry comedy, which is...  more >

Maroon 5 Snags Three Brit Award Nominations
1/11/2005, USRN

Maroon 5 has been nominated for three Brit Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys, according to NME.com. The band has landed nods for Best International Group, Best...  more >

Andre 3000 And Tyrese To Star In New Mark Walhberg Film
1/8/2005, USRN

OutKast's Andre 3000 and Tyrese are the latest additions to the cast of the new Paramount Pictures film that was formerly titled Four Brothers. Mark Wahlberg and Garrett...  more >

Outkast, Jay-Z Sweep VMAs
8/29/2004, Yahoo! Music

At the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards--held this evening (Sunday, August 29) at Miami's American Airlines Arena--Jay-Z and Outkast were the big winners, with four moonmen...  more >

Rosa Parks Holds Out from OutKast
7/30/2004, E! Online

Civil-rights hero Rosa Parks has no love below, or above for that matter, for OutKast. The ailing 91-year-old Parks filed a lawsuit against the Grammy-winning hip-hop...  more >

Janet Thanks Fans, Outkast Takes Two At Soul Train Awards
3/22/2004, USRN

OutKast may have walked away with the most awards, but it was Janet Jackson who won hearts at the 18th Annual Soul Train Awards, held March 20 in Los Angeles. Resplendent in...  more >

Andre 3000 Wants To Attend Juilliard
3/2/2004, USRN

OutKast's Andre 3000 has already earned a Grammy Award for album of the year for his latest release, Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below, but the talented rapper recently explained...  more >

CBS Apologizes For OutKast's Indian-Themed Grammy Performance
2/17/2004, USRN

CBS thought it had all of its bases covered by instituting a delay of the Grammy Awards telecast to prevent a repeat of what happened at the Super Bowl halftime show, but...  more >

Andre 3000 Makes Esquire's Best Dressed List
2/12/2004, USRN

OutKast's Andre 3000 was named as one of Esquire magazine's best dressed men. Joining the rapper on the list, which is included in the magazine's March issue, are Alex...  more >

OutKast's 'Speakerboxxx' Is Album of Year
2/9/2004, AP

LOS ANGELES - OutKast won album of the year for "SpeakerBoxxx/The Love Below" in a ceremony televised by CBS on a five-minute delay to avoid anything like Janet Jackson's...  more >

46th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List
2/8/2004, Yahoo! Music

Record Of The Year • Clocks - Coldplay [Capitol Records] Album Of The Year • Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Outkast - [Arista Records] Song Of The Year • Dance With My...  more >

46th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List Part II
2/8/2004, Yahoo! Music

Best New Artist • Evanescence Best Female Pop Vocal Performance • Beautiful - Christina Aguilera [RCA Records] Best Male Pop Vocal Performance • Cry Me A River - Justin...  more >

46th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List Part III
2/8/2004, Yahoo! Music

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album • Afortunado - Joan Sebastian [Musart/Balboa Records] Best Tejano Album • Si Me Faltas Tu - Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz [Freddie...  more >

Complete 46th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List (continued)
12/4/2003, Yahoo! Music

CHILDRENS CATEGORIES Best Musical Album For Children • Baby's Broadway Lullabies Ilene Graff [Brooklyn Boy Music Co., Inc.] • Bon Appétit! Cathy Fink...  more >

Beyonce, OutKast, Jay-Z, And Pharrell Earn 6 Grammy Nods
12/4/2003, Yahoo! Music

Beyonce, OutKast, Jay-Z, and Pharrell Williams each received six Grammy nominations Thursday (December 4) during the press conference held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in...  more >

Complete 46th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List
12/4/2003, Yahoo! Music

Final Nominations List 46th Annual GRAMMY® Awards For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003 Record Of The Year •...  more >

Sean Paul, Chingy, OutKast On NBA Live 2004
10/21/2003, USRN

Sean Paul, the Clipse, Chingy, Jermaine Dupri, OutKast and Mobb Deep are among the artists featured on the soundtrack to the video game, "NBA Live 2004," which hits stores...  more >

OutKast Lands At Number One
10/2/2003, USRN

Atlanta-based duo OutKast took a chance with their fifth studio album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, by recording two solo sets and packaging them as one release. The gamble...  more >

OutKast Releases Double CD
9/23/2003, USRN

Grammy Award-winning rap duo OutKast released their fifth set, Speakerboxxx-The Love Below, on Tuesday (September 23). The double album consists of two solo discs--one for...  more >

OutKast To Release Double Album In August
6/13/2003, USRN

Grammy Award-winning rap duo OutKast will release their fifth set, Speakerboxx-The Love Below, a double album on August 19. Group members Big Boi and Andre 3000 have found a...  more >

OutKast/Rosa Parks Pretrial Decision Reversed
5/13/2003, USRN

On Monday (May 12) an appeals court ruled that Rosa Parks can go ahead with a lawsuit against OutKast for using her name as the title of one of their hit songs on their 1998...  more >

Eminem, OutKast, Missy Elliott, The Roots, Jay-Z & Nas Make Spin List Of Top 40 Artists
3/21/2003, USRN

Eminem was named the most important artist making music right now by Spin. The magazine's "Ultimate List" featured their choices for the 40 most important artists working...  more >

OutKast Nabs First AMA, Plots New Double Album
1/14/2003, USRN

OutKast member Big Boi (Antwan Patton) was gratified with the Atlanta-based group's first American Music Award win as favorite hip-hop/R&B band, duo, or group. Appearing on...  more >

Snoop Dogg, OutKast, Jay-Z Featured In 'American Rap Stars' Documentary
8/9/2002, USRN

Snoop Dogg, OutKast, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Run DMC, Jermaine Dupri, and Too Short are among the hip-hop artists captured in the documentary American Rap Stars that will be the...  more >

OutKast's Big Boi Says Khujo Is In Good Spirits After Losing Part Of His Leg
6/26/2002, USRN

Khujo of the Goodie Mob is in good spirits following the amputation of his right leg below the knee following a near-fatal accident in Atlanta on Monday (June 24), according...  more >

OutKast's Big Boi And Cee-Lo Guest On New Trick Daddy Track
6/2/2002, USRN

Miami-bred platinum rapper Trick Daddy proposes adding yet another day of celebration to the calendar--on August 6, he releases his album, Thug Holiday. The album's first...  more >

OutKast's Greatest-Hits Set Goes Platinum
3/27/2002, USRN

OutKast's latest effort, Big Boi & Dre Present...OutKast, a greatest-hits collection, was recently certified platinum for sales of 1 million copies, and is presently Number...  more >

OutKast Takes Home Two Rap Grammy Awards
2/27/2002, USRN

Atlanta-based rap outfit OutKast garnered its first two Grammy Awards Wednesday night, earning nods in the best rap performance duo or group category for their monster hit...  more >

OutKast, D12, And Xzibit Join Snoop On 'Bones' Soundtrack
9/28/2001, USRN

Snoop Dogg serves as the executive producer for the soundtrack for Bones, the horror film that stars the rapper as the evil villain Jimmy Bones. Snoop has enlisted OutKast,...  more >

Nelly & Outkast Score Hip-Hop Moonmen
9/6/2001, USRN

Nelly and OutKast took home the big hip-hop trophies at MTV's 2001 Video Music Awards Thursday (September 6) in New York City. St. Louis-based rapper Nelly scored an...  more >

OutKast's T.C.P. Hits Radio With Debut 'Gotta Girl'
8/15/2001, USRN

T.C.P., the second act to be released on OutKast's record label Aquemini, has shipped its first single, "Gotta Girl (Uh-Huh)," to radio. The happy, country-flavored,...  more >

OutKast's Backup Dancers TCP To Release Album
7/16/2001, USRN

OutKast members Andre 3000 and Big Boi are ready to release the second act from their label Aquemini, which is distributed by Elektra Entertainment. TCP, which stands for...  more >

OutKast, Destiny's Child, Jay-Z, Allen Iverson Win BET Awards
6/20/2001, USRN

Whitney Houston and OutKast were among the big winners Tuesday (June 19) at the first annual BET Awards held in Las Vegas. Houston received the pre-announced lifetime...  more >

OutKast And Eminem Lead 'Source' Award Nominations
6/11/2001, USRN

Eminem, OutKast, and Snoop Dogg were among those receiving multiple nominations when the nominees for the 2001 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards were announced Monday (June 11) in...  more >

Rosa Parks Continues Efforts To Sue OutKast
5/7/2001, USRN

Attorneys for civil rights activist Rosa Parks requested that an appeals court reinstate Parks's lawsuit against multi-platinum hip-hop group OutKast, the Associated Press...  more >

OutKast To Release Erykah Badu Collab As Fourth Single
4/9/2001, USRN

While in the midst of the success of its Stank Love tour and nearly quadruple-platinum album Stankonia, OutKast prepares to release "Humble Mumble," featuring Erykah Badu,...  more >

Moby Confirms New Order, Outkast, And The Roots For Area: One Tour
4/5/2001, USRN

The Roots, Outkast, and New Order have beeen added to the lineup for Area: One, a summer trek that already includes the tour's mastermind Moby, as well as Incubus and Paul...  more >

OutKast And Slimm Calhoun Do Footaction In-Store Monday
4/4/2001, USRN

(4/4/01, 1 p.m. ET) --Triple platinum hip-hop group OutKast and protege Slimm Calhoun will make an in-store appearance Monday (April 9) at the Footaction athletic retail...  more >

OutKast Gives Props To Rosa Parks On Tour
3/27/2001, USRN

OutKast member Andre gave props to civil rights activist Rosa Parks Saturday night (March 24) when the group performed at the Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City,...  more >

Outkast's Big Boi Has A Boy
2/7/2001, USRN

On February 3, Big Boi of Outkast had his third child, a six-pound, five-ounce boy named Cross. Outkast canceled the remainder of its dates opening up for Eminem on his...  more >

OutKast On Erykah Badu's Reaction To 'Ms. Jackson'
1/12/2001, USRN

OutKast is presently enjoying the success of the second single, "Ms. Jackson," from their double-platinum album, Stankonia. The song focuses on the relationship between a...  more >

OutKast Double Platinum In A Month
11/30/2000, USRN

Atlanta duo OutKast's new album Stankonia has surpassed the sales of its previous outing, 1998's Aquemini, after just one month of release. Stankonia, the duo's fourth...  more >

Outkast's 'Stankonia' Out Today
10/31/2000, USRN

Atlanta hip-hop duo Outkast releases its long-awaited new album, Stankonia, today (October 31). The new album comes after controversy surrounding pre-release leaks of album...  more >

Jay-Z And Outkast To Square Off At Record Stores
10/27/2000, USRN

(10/27/00, 1 p.m. ET - Two huge albums will hit the stores Tuesday (October 31)-- Stankonia by Outkast and The Dynasty: Rock La Familia 2000 by Jay-Z. Kevin Liles, vice...  more >

OutKast Signs Label Deal, Readies New Album, Protege
8/11/2000, USRN

OutKast and its DJ, David "Mr. DJ" Sheats, have founded Aquemini Records, which will be distributed by Elektra Records, home to Busta Rhymes, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott,...  more >

Rosa Parks Hires Johnnie Cochran To Help Her Against OutKast
8/9/2000, USRN

Rosa Parks has hired Johnnie Cochran to help in her appeal against OutKast. Parks sued OutKast last year for using her name as the title of a song from its 1998 album,...  more >

Outkast Readies New Album, Protege
7/24/2000, USRN

Outkast is gearing up for the October 24 release of its fourth album, Stankonia, featuring guest appearances from Cypress Hill's B-Real, Three 6 Mafia's Gangsta Boo, and...  more >

Rosa Parks To Appeal Outkast Ruling
12/21/1999, USRN

Civil-rights pioneer Rosa Parks is forging ahead with her modern-day legal squabble over the use of her name in Grammy Award-winning rap group Outkast's chart-topping...  more >

Outkast Weighs In On Rosa Parks Lawsuit
11/23/1999, USRN

Members of the multiplatinum-selling grassroots hip-hop duo Outkast issued a statement yesterday (Nov. 23), regarding their recent legal victory, a defamation/freedom of...  more >

OutKast Beats Rosa Parks In Federal Lawsuit
11/19/1999, USRN

A Detroit federal judge has ruled that platinum-selling rap duo OutKast did not violate the rights of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks when they used her name as the title...  more >

Rosa Parks Vs. Outkast Update
11/3/1999, USRN

Last March, civil rights leader Rosa Parks hired an attorney and lodged a formal complaint about the use of her name on Outkast's critically acclaimed third album,...  more >

OutKast, Goodie Mob, Youngbloodz, And Jim Crow Hit The Road
6/4/1999, USRN

The LaFace Records' package tour "If You Don't Know, You Don't Go" featuring OutKast, Goodie Mob, Youngbloodz, and Epic Records' Jim Crow, opens tonight under the...  more >

Outkast Responds To 'Rosa Parks' Allegations
4/2/1999, USRN

The members of OutKast have spoken out in response to allegations that they have violated Rosa Parks's rights of publicity by using her name for their song "Rosa Parks"...  more >

Rosa Parks Wants OutKast Off Her Bus
3/30/1999, USRN

Rosa Parks, the woman whose refusal to take a backseat on a segregated Alabama bus in 1955 became a galvanizing moment for the civil rights movement, is hoping to put the...  more >

OutKast To Tour With Lauryn Hill
1/11/1999, USRN

Acclaimed platinum-selling rap act OutKast has been tapped as the opening act on the U.S. dates of Lauryn Hill's first solo tour, which begins Feb. 18 in Detroit. Hill...  more >

Hip-Hop Continues To Rule The Chart
10/14/1998, USRN

If you thought last week's dominance of the top 10 by hip-hop acts was a fluke, think again. This week, hip-hop titles once again account for half of the top 10 and the top...  more >

Hip-Hop Rules The Chart
10/7/1998, USRN

Hip-hop continues to be bigger than ever, with three rap albums debuting at the top of the chart and hip-hop titles accounting for half of the top 10, according to sales...  more >

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