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(performing @ “area one festival”)
(summer 2001)
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“‘SPEAKERBOXXX’ / ‘THE LOVE BELOW'”
(2003)
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*stylized as ‘outkast’*
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*’outkast’ is an ‘american hip-hop duo’ formed in 1991 in (‘east point’ / ‘georgia’), composed of atlanta-based rappers André “André 3000” Benjamin (formerly known as Dré) and “Antwan “Big Boi” Patton”*
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(the duo achieved both ‘critical acclaim’ + ‘commercial success’ in the ‘1990s’ + ‘early 2000s’, helping to popularize ‘southern hip hop’ while experimenting with diverse genres such as ‘funk’, ‘psychedelia’, ‘jazz’, and ‘techno’)
(‘benjamin’ + ‘patton’ formed the group as high school students in 1991)
(‘outkast’ released their debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik in 1994, which gained popularity after the single “Player’s Ball” reached #1 on the Billboard hot rap tracks chart)
(with successive releases including ATLiens (1996) and Aquemini (1998), the duo further developed their sound, experimenting with a variety of styles and achieving commercial success)
(in 2000, ‘outkast’ released the critically acclaimed stankonia, which included the singles “Ms. Jackson” and “B.O.B.”)
(in 2003, the duo released the double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, which featured the #1 singles “Hey Ya!” and “The Way You Move”)
(the album would eventually win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and was certified Diamond by the “Recording Industry Association of America”)
(‘outkast’ next released the soundtrack for the 2006 musical film Idlewild, which they also starred in)
(in 2007, the duo went on hiatus and both members have since pursued solo careers)
(in 2014, ‘outkast’ reunited to celebrate their 20th anniversary by performing at more than 40 festivals worldwide in 2014, beginning at the Coachella Festival in April)
(the duo is one of the most successful hip-hop groups of all time, having received 6 ‘grammy awards’)
(between 6 studio albums and a greatest hits release, ‘outkast’ has sold over ’25 million records’)
(meanwhile, they have garnered widespread critical acclaim, with publications such as rolling stone and ‘pitchfork media’ listing albums such as aquemini and stankonia among “the best of their era”)
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(so be sure to blame them next time you hear that pretentious ‘hey ya’ jingle invade your ear-drums….)
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥