Welcome to The Outkast Website
Outkast, one member of which is a self-described player
and the other a poet, is an anomaly in popular music. Innovative,
street-savvy rappers, the duo's appeal cuts across all borders,
even within the feudalistic, highly competitive world of hip-hop.
Dre and Big Boi's spectacular success as artists not only lies in
their ability to pioneer new sounds with each recording, but in
accepting their different personalities and building on their common
interests — a shared love of Parliament/Funkadelic, James
Brown, and Jimi Hendrix.
The team's friendship goes back to Atlanta in
the early '90s, where they both attended Tri-Cities
High School in the East Point area. A single child,
Andre Benjamin lived with his mother for most
of his early life, eventually moving in with his
father at 15. In contrast, Antwan Patton lived
with several brothers and sisters in Savannah
before moving to Atlanta as a teenager... read
more!
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