History Music / OutKast

The two have said that they'll record new material together once they've both put out solo albums. Big Boi's album, ''Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty'', was released in 2010 [[ScheduleSlip after repeated delays]] to rave reviews; in 2012, he released his sophomore album, ''Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors'', which was also positively reviewed. André 3000 has surfaced every so often primarily as a collaborator for other artists, chiming in with verses on tracks such as on Music/{{Drake}}'s "The Real Her" and several songs by Music/FrankOcean ("Pink Matter", "Solo (Reprise)"), but [[ScheduleSlip as for his solo album...]]

** Andre doesn't just do rap features, ranging from equally-experimental pop music (Music/GwenStefani, [[Music/{{OFWGKTA}} Frank Ocean]]), to typical pop music (Music/ChrisBrown), to the downright bizarre (Music/{{Gorillaz}} and the remix to "Sleazy" by Music/{{Kesha}}).

* OverlyLongTitle: ''Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik'', ''Myintro2letukno'',''Spottieottiedopalicious''

[=OutKast=] is an UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}-based hip-hop duo formed in 1992 between rappers "André 3000" Benjamin and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. The duo is considered one of the most vital and dynamic music groups of the late 1990s and 2000s, experimenting with a diverse variety of sounds from funk to psychedelia to techno, and helping to popularize Southern hip hop. All of their albums save for ''Idlewild'' have been critically lauded and seen as some of hip-hop's greatest records.

Benjamin and Patton met while attending Tri-Cities High School, a visual and performing arts school in East Point, Georgia. Benjamin's parents were divorced and he was living with his father. Meanwhile, Patton had to move with his four brothers and six sisters from Savannah to Atlanta. Benjamin and Patton eventually teamed up and were pursued by Organized Noize, a group of local producers who would later make hits for Music/{{TLC}}. The duo initially wanted to be called "2 Shades Deep" or "The Misfits", but because those names were already taken they later decided to use "[=OutKast=]", based on finding "outcast" as synonym for "misfit" in a dictionary. [=OutKast=], Organized Noize, and schoolmates Goodie Mob formed the nucleus of the Dungeon Family organization.

[=OutKast=] signed to [=LaFace=] Records in 1992, becoming the label's first hip-hop act and making their first appearance on the remix of labelmate TLC's "What About Your Friends". During the holiday season of 1993, they released their first single, "Player's Ball". The song's funky style, much of it accomplished with live instrumentation, was a hit with audiences. "Player's Ball" hit number-one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart. Afterward they would continue to bang out hit album after hit album. The group's original musical style was a mixture of Dirty South and G-Funk. Since then, however, elements of funk, soul, electronic music, spoken word poetry, jazz, and blues were added to the group's musical palette.

The two have said that they'll record new material together once they've both put out solo albums. Big Boi's album, ''Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty'', was released in 2010 [[ScheduleSlip after repeated delays]] to rave reviews; in 2012, he released his sophomore album, ''Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors'', which was also positively reviewed. André 3000 has appeared every so often to chime in a verse, such as on Music/{{Drake}}'s "The Real Her" and several songs by [[Music/{{OFWGKTA}} Frank Ocean]] ("Pink Matter", "Solo (Reprise)"), but [[ScheduleSlip as for his solo album...]]

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[[caption-width-right:315:Left: Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. Right: "André 3000" Benjamin]]

-->--'''"True Dat (Interlude)"'''

Getting their start in 1990, UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}-based hip-hop duo [=OutKast=] ended up becoming one of the most vital and dynamic music groups of the late 1990s and 2000s, experimenting with a diverse variety of sounds from funk to psychedelia to techno, and helping to popularize Southern hip hop. All of their albums save for ''Idlewild'' have been critically lauded and seen as some of hip-hop's greatest records, or even the greatest records ever made in general.

André Benjamin and Antwan Patton met while attending Tri-Cities High School, a visual and performing arts school in East Point, Georgia. Benjamin's parents were divorced and he was living with his father. Meanwhile, Patton had to move with his four brothers and six sisters from Savannah to Atlanta. Benjamin and Patton eventually teamed up and were pursued by Organized Noize, a group of local producers who would later make hits for Music/{{TLC}}. The duo initially wanted to be called "2 Shades Deep" or "The Misfits", but because those names were already taken they later decided to use "[=OutKast=]" based on finding "outcast" as synonym for "misfit" in a dictionary. [=OutKast=], Organized Noize, and schoolmates Goodie Mob formed the nucleus of the Dungeon Family organization.

[=OutKast=] signed to [=LaFace=] Records in 1992, becoming the label's first hip hop act and making their first appearance on the remix of labelmate TLC's "What About Your Friends". During the holiday season of 1993, they released their first single, "Player's Ball". The song's funky style, much of it accomplished with live instrumentation, was a hit with audiences. "Player's Ball" hit number-one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart. Afterward they would continue to bang out hit album after hit album. The group's original musical style was a mixture of Dirty South and G-Funk. Since then, however, funk, soul, electronic music, spoken word poetry, jazz, and blues elements have been added to the group's musical palette.

After starring in a 2006 musical film called ''Idlewild'' (the soundtrack of which is the group's most recent album), [=OutKast=] went on hiatus the following year, with both members pursuing solo careers. However, the two briefly reunited for a tour in 2014 to [[MilestoneCelebration celebrate their 20th anniversary]]. The two have said that they'll record new material together once they've both put out solo albums. Big Boi's album, ''Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty'', was released in 2010 [[ScheduleSlip after repeated delays]] to rave reviews; in 2012 he released his sophomore album, ''Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors'', which was also positively reviewed. Andre 3000 has appeared every so often to chime in a verse, such as on Music/{{Drake}}'s "The Real Her" and several songs by [[Music/{{OFWGKTA}} Frank Ocean]] ("Pink Matter", "Solo (Reprise)"), but [[ScheduleSlip as for his solo album...]]

Getting their start in 1990, [[UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}]]-based hip-hop duo [=OutKast=] ended up becoming one of the most vital and dynamic music groups of the late 1990s and 2000s, experimenting with a diverse variety of sounds from funk to psychedelia to techno, and helping to popularize Southern hip hop. All of their albums save for ''Idlewild'' have been critically lauded and seen as some of hip-hop's greatest records, or even the greatest records ever made in general.

Getting their start in 1990, UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}-based hip-hop duo [=OutKast=] ended up becoming one of the most vital and dynamic music groups of the late 1990s and 2000s, experimenting with a diverse variety of sounds from funk to psychedelia to techno, and helping to popularize Southern hip hop. All of their albums save for ''Idlewild'' have been critically lauded and seen as some of hip-hop's greatest records, or even the greatest records ever made in general.

Andr&eacute Benjamin and Antwan Patton met while attending Tri-Cities High School, a visual and performing arts school in East Point, Georgia. Benjamin's parents were divorced and he was living with his father. Meanwhile, Patton had to move with his four brothers and six sisters from Savannah to Atlanta. Benjamin and Patton eventually teamed up and were pursued by Organized Noize, a group of local producers who would later make hits for Music/{{TLC}}. The duo initially wanted to be called "2 Shades Deep" or "The Misfits", but because those names were already taken they later decided to use "[=OutKast=]" based on finding "outcast" as synonym for "misfit" in a dictionary. [=OutKast=], Organized Noize, and schoolmates Goodie Mob formed the nucleus of the Dungeon Family organization.

Getting their start in 1990, hip-hop duo [=OutKast=] ended up becoming one of the most vital and dynamic music groups of the late 1990s and 2000s, experimenting with a diverse variety of sounds from funk to psychedelia to techno, and helping to popularize Southern hip hop. All of their albums save for ''Idlewild'' have been critically lauded and seen as some of hip-hop's greatest records, or even the greatest records ever made in general.

Benjamin and Patton met while attending Tri-Cities High School, a Visual and Performing Arts School. Benjamin's parents were divorced and he was living with his father. Meanwhile, Patton had to move with his four brothers and six sisters from Savannah to Atlanta. Benjamin and Patton eventually teamed up and were pursued by Organized Noize, a group of local producers who would later make hits for Music/{{TLC}}. The duo initially wanted to be called "2 Shades Deep" or "The Misfits", but because those names were already taken they later decided to use "[=OutKast=]" based on finding "outcast" as synonym for "misfit" in a dictionary. [=OutKast=], Organized Noize, and schoolmates Goodie Mob formed the nucleus of the Dungeon Family organization.

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* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Big Boi is the technical perfectionist of the group, while André 3000 is the performer. ''Speakerboxxx/The Love Below'' is a good showcase of their differences, with Big Boi preferring to make music within a hip-hop template while André chooses to experiment with a range of other genres.

* {{Bishonen}}: Andre.

* CanonDiscontinuity: The soundtrack to ''Idlewild'', the nature of which makes it easy to ignore.

* TheDandy: Andre.

* MrFanservice: Andre 3000.
* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly

* ObviousBeta: The booklet for "Big Boi And Dre Presents Outkast" indicates that ATLiens is on the compilation - it isn't, likely as it was removed to fit more new tracks on.

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* StraightManAndWiseGuy: Big Boi and Andre, respectively.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Inverted. Many are so used to Andre's extravagant, uncanny fashion sense that they're shocked to see how normally he dressed during the ''Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik'' era.

* ScheduleSlip: The wait for Andre's long-anticipated solo album (and thus as a reunion for the duo proper) has been compared to the wait for [[VideoGame/HalfLife Half Life 3]].

* RearrangeTheSong: The band's remixes often change the mood of the song, most notably "Jazzy Belle (Swift C Remix)" which makes it much more of a contemporary R&B song by adding guest vocals and more radio-friendly production., and the single version of "Da Art Of Storytellin' (Part 1)" which adds a verse from SlickRick.

** Andre doesn't just do rap features, ranging from equally-experimental pop music (GwenStefani, [[Music/{{OFWGKTA}} Frank Ocean]]), to typical pop music (Music/ChrisBrown), to the downright bizarre (Music/{{Gorillaz}} and the remix to "Sleazy" by Music/{{Kesha}}).

* OverlyLongTitle: ''Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik'', ''Myintro2letukno"','Spottieottiedopalicious''

* NonAppearingTitle: "Rosa Parks" plays with this trope, being named after the woman who ''refused'' to "move to the back of the bus."

After starring in a 2006 musical film called ''Idlewild'' (the soundtrack of which is the group's most recent album), [=OutKast=] went on hiatus the following year, with both members pursuing solo careers. However, the two briefly reunited for a tour in 2014 to [[MilestoneCelebration celebrate their 20th anniversary]]. The two have said that they'll record new material together once they've both put out solo albums. Big Boi's album, ''Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty'', was released in 2010 [[ScheduleSlip after repeated delays]] to rave reviews; in 2012 he released his sophomore album, ''Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors'', which was also positively reviewed. Andre 3000 has appeared ever so often to chime in a verse, such as on Music/{{Drake}}'s "The Real Her" and several songs by [[Music/{{OFWGKTA}} Frank Ocean]] ("Pink Matter", "Solo (Reprise)"), but [[ScheduleSlip as for his solo album...]]

* AlbumFiller: "West Savannah" on ''Aquemini'', while not a bad song at all, this record was a leftover from the first album and was included for the sake of being included.

** '''O'''perating '''U'''nder '''T'''he ('''K''')Crooked '''A'''merican '''S'''ystem '''T'''oo long (same song the page quote comes from) - seriously though, this is 90s hip-hop. Acronyms abound.

** The almost ridiculously upbeat sounding "Roses" is one gigantic "The Reason You Suck" speech to an extremely conceited girl. Some of Andre's lyrics get really dark, such as mentioning that he wants her to die in a car crash and the fact that he reports "crazy bitch" at least ten times in a row.

* NonIndicativeFirstEpisode: 'Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik'', while generally considered to be on par with the rest of their work, had more urban themes than their later releases, and didn't feature the eclectic mix of genres they would later become known for.

Getting their start in 1990, hip-hop duo [=OutKast=] ended up becoming one of the most vital and dynamic music groups of the 2000's. Benjamin and Patton met while attending Tri-Cities High School, a Visual and Performing Arts School. Benjamin's parents were divorced and he was living with his father. Meanwhile, Patton had to move with his four brothers and six sisters from Savannah to Atlanta. Benjamin and Patton eventually teamed up and were pursued by Organized Noize, a group of local producers who would later make hits for Music/{{TLC}}. The duo initially wanted to be called "2 Shades Deep" or "The Misfits", but because those names were already taken they later decided to use "[=OutKast=]" based on finding "outcast" as synonym for "misfit" in a dictionary. [=OutKast=], Organized Noize, and schoolmates Goodie Mob formed the nucleus of the Dungeon Family organization.

All of their albums save for ''Idlewild'' have been critically lauded and seen as some of hip-hop's greatest records, or even the greatest records ever made in general.

[=OutKast=] as a group is currently on hiatus, with both members pursuing solo careers. The two have said that they'll record new material together once they've both put out solo albums. Big Boi's album, ''Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty'', was released in 2010 [[ScheduleSlip after repeated delays]] to rave reviews; in 2012 he released his sophomore album, ''Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors'', which was also positively reviewed. Andre 3000 has appeared ever so often to chime in a verse, such as on Music/{{Drake}}'s "The Real Her" and [[Music/{{OFWGKTA}} Frank Ocean]]'s "Pink Matter," but [[ScheduleSlip as for his solo album...]]

The duo is confirmed to reunite for Coachella 2014 and an ensuing tour. No confirmation on if they'll make another album together.

** It was probably a service to fans who had asked about it since a small clip was used in the beginning of the Benz Or A Beamer video in 1995. It would never have fit on [=ATLiens=] but fits well on Aquemini.

* ConceptAlbum: [=ATLiens=]. The album's booklet contains a graphic novel containing a story. The album's single Jazzy Belle includes a continuation of this story in its booklet.
** The video for Elevators (Me And You) also contains a comic book, only this one comes to life.

** The whole Southernplayalisticadillacmusik album to some degree, though it deconstructs this trope as well.