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OutKast‘s André 3000 is working on a new album according to Killer Mike.While speaking to Sway for Sway’s Universe, Killer Mike spoke of his recent collaboration with André 3000 on the track ‘Scientists & Engineers’, which also features Future and appear’s on Killer Mike’s newly released solo album ‘Michael’.Killer Mike revealed that after showing André 3000 the track, the OutKast rapper “played like nine, 10 joints for us and he said, ‘Well, just pick what you like and do something with it'”.“Over the past decade, I’ve sent him records for me, Run The Jewels and stuff, and he’d come back like ‘Man, that shit’s hard. I’m just not into rapping right now,'” Killer Mike elaborated.

André 3000 has gone viral after a heartwarming story and thoughtful text message he sent a fan have been shared on Twitter.Responding to a tweet asking people to share their “strangest interaction” with a celebrity, Jason Roth recalled the time he met the OutKast rapper on a ferry ride to Alcatraz in the early 2010s.“Once Andre 3000 was on my ferry ride to Alcatraz and I said hi,” Roth wrote. “My 6 y.o. autistic son came over and started talking his ear off about German Shepherds, his obsession at the time.

OutKast‘s Big Boi and Organized Noize’s Sleepy Brown have released their joint album ‘The Big Sleepover’ – you can listen to it below.The collaborative project between the two frequent collaborators was first teased in 2019 after the release of ‘Intentions’ featuring CeeLo Green.The pair then shared another song in 2019, the trunk-rattling ‘Can’t Sleep’, followed this year by the Killer Mike-assisted ‘Lower Case (No Cap)’, ‘The Big Sleep Is Over’ featuring Kay-I, and the most recent single ‘Animalz’.Recorded at Stankonia Studios throughout the last few years, the album is made up of 15 tracks and features guest spots from the likes of the aforementioned Killer Mike, CeeLo Green and Kay-I, first generation Dungeon Family members Big Rube and

OutKast‘s Big Boi and Sleepy Brown have shared a brand new track called ‘Animalz’ – you can listen to it below.The song is the latest to be shared from the pair’s upcoming joint album ‘The Big Sleepover’, which is set to arrive on December 10.

OutKast have shared a new animated video for 1996 single ‘Two Dope Boyz (In a Cadillac)’.Directed by Rafatoon, the clip which marks the release of the 25th anniversary edition of their second studio album ‘ATLiens’, sees Big Boi and André 3000 cruise around Atlanta, leaving a trail of blunt smoke in their wake.At one point, the pair find themselves transported to the moon before the video ends with a big explosion. You can view the clip below.‘ATLiens’ landed at Number Two on the Billboard 200 upon its debut, selling just under 350,000 copies in its first two weeks of release.

Tomorrow, Sony Music's Legacy Recordings will share a deluxe edition of Outkast's ATLiens to celebrate its 25th anniversary. If you're unfamiliar, the second studio album from the Atlanta duo helped change the course of hip-hop forever.

André 3000 of Outkast will appear in the upcoming Netflix film, White Noise.The casting was announced yesterday (August 18) for the film, which is an adaptation of American author Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel of the same name. 3000 – real name André Benjamin – will join already-announced castmates Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig.

Outkast‘s André 3000 has been spotted at a recent open mic night in Portland, Oregon.It’s reported that the elusive artist/actor is currently in the city to film the upcoming movie Showing Up, which is directed by Kelly Reichardt (according to Deadline, the film was due to go into production this summer).Taking to Instagram last week (July 6), fan Summer Hatfield explained that she had crossed paths with André while attending a local open mic event – a moment she described as the “coolest thing ever”.Hatfield also shared a selfie in which a masked André Benjamin is seen in the background, apparently carrying his famous flute.“Coolest thing ever tonight! I went to an open mic event at a park and saw someone with a unique looking double

Outkast have announced a 25th anniversary edition of their second studio album ‘ATLiens’, arriving next month.The limited edition bundle will include four LPs, which comprise the album in its entirely plus previously unreleased instrumental versions of the tracks. It will be mixed in hi-res 24-bit sound.

OutKast recorded many of their early hits in has now been made available to rent on Airbnb.As part of Black Music Month, Big Boi, one half of the pioneering Atlanta duo alongside André 3000, is giving fans the opportunity to stay in The Dungeon, the home of the studio where The Dungeon Family created countless influential tracks for OutKast, Goodie Mob and others.The limited experience comes two years after Big Boi bought the one-bedroom, one-bathroom home in a bid to “welcome the next generation of artists to the space that inspired countless songs”.In addition to staying the night, guests will have guided access to the basement studio where Big Boi and André 3000 recorded classic tracks like ‘Elevators (Me & You)’ and

Brandy and Monica, and Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight, and it seems that OutKast and A Tribe Called Quest are on the list for a forthcoming face-off as well. “We got Tribe Called Quest and OutKast,” Swizz Beats revealed during an Instagram live with DJ Kid Capri on November 6.

On May 29, as the nation rioted and marched and demanded justice for George Floyd after his death at police hands, Donald Trump tweeted a callback to the segregationist and Alabama governor George Wallace: “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Two days later the president sought to clear peaceful protesters from the path between the White House and St. John’s Church for a photo opportunity.

To mark the 20th anniversary of OutKast's classic album Stankonia, the project will be reissued along with previously unreleased remixes. The album will see an update across streaming platforms on October 30, featuring remixed versions of some of their biggest hits including a Mr.