Big Boi's ballet to rock Atlanta this spring

By Jeremy Goldmeier at 3:11 PM on January 20, 2008

Roll over Tchaikovsky, and tell Beethoven the news: Outkast's Antwan "Big Boi" Patton has a ballet to debut. Come April 10, Atlanta's Fox Theatre will witness the pomp and Dirty South circumstance of Big. Granted, there have been other great musical moments bearing that title before, but given a soundtrack that includes Outkast classics "The Way You Move" and "Bombs Over Baghdad," Patton has a solid chance to top them all. He'll take the stage for six shows only alongside the dancers of Purple Ribbon Entertainment and the Atlanta Ballet. Hopefully the man's been working on his pirouttes and plies....  read more

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Outkast's Big Boi gets on the good Foot

By Jeremy Goldmeier at 3:50 PM on December 10, 2007

For the time being, Outkast's trial separation continues. Big Boi recently spoke to Vibe magazine about his upcoming solo album, Sir Luscious Left Foot. Produced by longtime Outkast collaborators Organized Noize, Big Boi says the album should feature 12 tracks. "Speakerboxxx was my first solo album, so just imagine what this is going to sound like," Big Boi said. "I'm very excited about it, and we just putting it together right now. I plan on releasing a single on December 31 at midnight going into the New Year, cause I want all the stuff to be '08, everything to be...  read more

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Roni Sarig: Third Coast...

By Jesse Jarnow at 12:00 AM on May 9, 2007

Valuable overview of Southern hip-hop  read more

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100 Greatest Songwriters

By Palmer Houchins at 4:15 PM on May 30, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From Bob Dylan to Outkast: Paste magazine ranks the greats  Decatur, GA (May 30, 2006) - Bob Dylan tops Paste magazine’s list of the “100 Best Living Songwriters,” released today and published in the June/July 2006 issue. Fifty journalists and musicians (including Solomon Burke, Cameron Crowe, Patterson Hood, and many others) were enlisted to compile the list and were encouraged to vote for the songwriters they treasured the most—not the ones with the biggest sales or the greatest impact on popular culture.   ...  read more

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Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

By Steve LaBate at 12:00 AM on December 1, 2003

At a time when mainstream hip-hop has had relatively little to offer, the members of Outkast have consistently been the genre’s most creative artists...  read more

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