5/7/2023 0 Comments Outkast the way you move![]() ![]() Guest artists included alternative urban singer Janelle Monáe, who went on to be a famed actor and entertainer in her own right, as well as T.I., B.o.B., and, on a hook, Big Boi's old Dungeon Family friend Khujo. The album was formally released in July 2010. ![]() The first official single was " Shutterbugg", featuring Cutty, and the second was "Follow Us", featuring Vonnegutt. Over the next few years the album was delayed many times, but multiple promotional and video singles were released, such as "Shine Blockas" (featuring Gucci Mane), "For Yo Sorrows" (featuring George Clinton and Too Short), and "General Patton" (featuring Big Rube). The album's first promotional single, "Royal Flush", was released in 2007, and featured Raekwon and André 3000. Speakerboxxx had been seen by many as a solo album (and it effectively was one), but it was still released under the OutKast name, which made Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty his first "full-fledged" solo album. In 2007, after Idlewild, the sixth official OutKast duo album, Big Boi announced plans to release a proper solo album. Outkast was also featured on the song " International Players Anthem (I Choose You)", the first single from UGK's album Underground Kingz. The first single from the album was "Kryptonite", which reached 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. In November 2005, Big Boi released a mixtape/compilation album, Got Purp? Vol 2, in conjunction with the Purple Ribbon All-Stars through Purple Ribbon Records. The second single from Big Boi was "Ghetto Musick", which featured both members of Outkast and a sample from Patti LaBelle's " Love, Need and Want You". " The Way You Move", featuring Sleepy Brown, was originally supported by urban radio, but crossed over to pop charts, where it supplanted André 3000's " Hey Ya!" as the No. Speakerboxxx featured a style similar to Outkast's previous efforts, while The Love Below explored a more offbeat territory, with André 3000 mainly singing rather than his usual rapping.īig Boi released two of his songs as singles. Solo career Īfter four successful albums, Big Boi and André 3000 chose to make two solo albums, and release it as a double album under the Outkast name, as Speakerboxxx/The Love Below in 2003 Big Boi recorded Speakerboxxx, André 3000 recorded The Love Below. The two joined forces as Outkast in 1992 and signed with LaFace Records. Patton met André Lauren Benjamin (stage name André 3000) while attending Tri-Cities High School. He further credited his uncle with introducing him to a wider variety of music, specifically Kate Bush, who he has described as his favorite artist. Patton credited his grandmother with getting him interested in music by sending him and his siblings to the store to buy 45 records. ![]() He decided to pursue his interest in music at Tri-Cities High School, a visual and performing arts magnet school. ![]() Jenkins High School, before moving to Atlanta with his aunt Renee. Patton was born and spent the first half of his childhood in Savannah, Georgia, attending Herschel V. It was followed up by his second album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors (2012) and third album Boomiverse (2017). Big Boi's solo debut album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty was released in July 2010 to critical acclaim. He is best known for being a member of the southern hip hop duo Outkast alongside André 3000. Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. ![]()
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