Besides coming from hip-hop, Outkast is highly influenced by James Brown, Sly & The Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, George Clinton, Rick James and Prince. However, Outkast was more positive than Dr. Outkast was a part of the ‘Dirty South’: dance-able up-tempo hip-hop, based on the so-called G-Funk, a music style introduced on the 1992 Dr. The relationship (which ended soon after) would be an inspiration for a great number of songs on Acquemini‘s successor: 2000’s Stankonia.
In November of 1997 the pair became parents to a son. Badu’s waywardness influenced André 3000’s way of presenting himself, which got more outspoken, including wearing enormous glasses, (blond) wigs and uniforms. Not bad for a second album.Īfter ATLiens‘s release, André 3000 got into a relationship with (neo) soulsinger Erykah Badu.
The album entered the American Billboard 200 charts at number 2 and sold over 350,000 copies within the first two weeks. In 1996 ATLiens was released, on which the group self-produced a great number of songs. Because of the success the group gained a lot more (creative) freedom when making the successor. The album turned into a platinum success. At that time, both Big Boi and André 3000 were just 18 years old. They released their debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik in 1994. Outkast is a group that was made up of Big Boi (real name Antwan André Patton) and André 3000 (real name André Lauren Benjamin), both hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. A fantastic hip-hop album, filled with superior funk and raps. The third Outkast album was one of those examples. However, to hip-hop and dance it most certainly was. Outkast (André 3000 and Big Boi) IntroductionĪs stated before in the article on the great album Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins, the 1990’s wasn’t the greatest decade for rock music.
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