Outkast News

Images on a real estate website show the golliwog in a bedroom of Ridge's Auckland home, which goes to auction on February 22.

I need Andre 3000 to make a triumphant return in 2012. With rumors of a new Outkast album flooding the blogs, and a slew of Dre guest appearances last year -- on singles from Beyonce, Young Jeezy and Lloyd -- it's looking like he might bring his hiatus to an end.

Music and Film Artist Antwan "Big Boi" Patton of Outkast; DJ Tim "Headliner" Barnwell of Arrested Development; and Singer/Songwriter Anthony David are a part of the current generation of Savannah born performers receiving critical and popular acclaim along with Grammy nominations and awards.

Every year, when I get involved in Grammy debates with my cooler friends, I tell them the problem with the awards isn't that they reward mass-appeal schlock.

Asks the liberal writer : "Critics say Kanye West was snubbed because his fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy , is not up for album of the year, and neither is his collaboration with Jay-Z, Watch the Throne , both well-received and critically acclaimed.

Okay, this one is kind of complicated, so stay with us. The short story: Now we know that one of the culprits responsible for spreading the leak of Beyonce's Andre 3000-assisted "Party" last year is none other than Stacks' OutKast partner in crime, Big Boi.

Twitter recently published a batch of data that sheds light on the leak and provides insight into how Twitter censors information on the Internet.

OutKast's blend of gritty Southern soul, fluid raps, and the rolling G-funk of their Organized Noize production crew epitomized the Atlanta wing of hip-hop's rising force, the Dirty South, during the late '90s. Along with Goodie Mob, OutKast took Southern hip-hop in bold, innovative new directions: ... MORE

Stop and think -- of the music on the radio, the CDs you were most excited for, who won the Grammy for Best Album, and so on.

A homegrown rendition of the popular tune, "Hey Ya" by OutKast will be just one of the performances by students from Elmsford's Lagond Music School this weekend, said Executive Director Rosanne Lana.

Andre 3000 Benjamin has been keeping himself pretty lowkey as of late. The one-half member of the hip-hop duo OutKast currently stars in the latest Gillette 'Masters of Style' commercial for their latest product, the Fusion ProGlide Styler.

February is Black History Month, a time to remember all of the pioneers who led the way for black people everywhere.

The video for Madonna's new single "Give Me All Your Luvin," which features both M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj, was a short-lived ad for today's Super Bowl halftime show and will live on, more or less, as an advertisement for Madonna's forthcoming album, "MDNA." The song is based on a choppy version of the modified sixties go-go sound that started with ... (more)

TV junkies Anna Chan and Ree Hines dish on the latest boob-tube news, from what happened on your favorite shows, to casting rumors, sneak peeks and more.

Hip-hop has been defined in a variety of ways. You can categorize artists for days.

OutKast's blend of gritty Southern soul, fluid raps, and the rolling G-funk of their Organized Noize production crew epitomized the Atlanta wing of hip-hop's rising force, the Dirty South, during the late '90s. Along with Goodie Mob, OutKast took Southern hip-hop in bold, innovative new directions: ... MORE

Big Boi recently released a short film that documents his European tour in conjunction with "The Crown Life," his partnership with Crown Royal Black whiskey.

In this Feb. 8, 2004 file photo, OutKast members Big Boi and Andre 3000 pose in front of the three awards they won at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

Andre 3000 isn't just the wizard of guest verses . The OutKast MC eats his vegetables, too.

OutKast members Big Boi and Andre 3000 pose in front of the three awards they won at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.