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Every Outkast album ranked from worst to best

Hip hop's most creatively fearless duo haven't released a new album in almost two decades, but their influence still looms large

Louder

“If you hire me for a studio session, I’ll be finished within the hour. Either way, I’m going to take your money!” How Cameo bassist Aaron Mills provided the backbone for two of OutKast’s biggest hits

There was no need for looping when Word Up bass veteran Aaron Mills tracked with the Grammy-winning hip-hop duo

Guitar World

Rico Wade, key figure in Atlanta hip-hop scene, dies aged 52

Tributes paid to music producer who helped write TLC’s Waterfalls and worked on albums by OutKast and CeeLo Green

The Guardian - US

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‘The spirits of my ancestors empower me’: jazz great Idris Ackamoor on Afrofuturism, activism and André 3000

A musical seeker since childhood, the 73-year-old’s journeys have taken him from lessons with Cecil Taylor to a formative tour of Africa and now work with the Outkast star. He explains why he’s still chasing the next chapter

The Guardian - UK

Big Boi Supports André 3000'S Instrumental Woodwinds Album Tour

André 3000's musical evolution from hip-hop to woodwinds, supported by Big Boi, hints at solo projects and personal growth.

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“Fingerstyle is my most comfortable technique, although I got deep into slap bass when it was still funky”: Preston Crump on gaining fame with Outkast and why he stopped playing slap bass

Atlanta bass originator Preston Crump has supplied the low-end for the likes of Outkast, Dr Dre and Cee Lo Green

Guitar World

André 3000: New Blue Sun review – immersive and out there

On his first album in almost two decades, the Outkast rapper re-emerges with a collection of flute-led instrumentals that are characteristically otherworldly

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“You know what your problem is?”: André 3000 says that Prince once called him after an OutKast show to tell him where he was going wrong

“And I’m like, f**k”

MusicRadar

First Thing: UN agency says ‘immediate possibility’ of starvation in Gaza

World Food Programme says Gaza faces massive food gap, as IDF claims to have uncovered a Hamas tunnel shaft at the Shifa hospital complex. Plus: ‘forever chemical’ waste, and André 3000’s debut album

The Guardian - UK

André 3000 – New Blue Sun review: is the Outkast star's experimental flute album some kind of (wood)wind up?

"Warning: no bars” says this album's introduction: he's not joking

Evening Standard

André 3000's comeback, Beatles hit No. 1

The rapper is back with an album solely focused flute flute-playing but he's not the only one having a resurgence

Salon

André 3000 shocks fans with solo flute album 17 years after Outkast hiatus

Former Outkast member’s forthcoming album, ‘New Blue Sun’, marks his debut solo record

The Independent UK

André 3000’s debut solo album has no raps or lyrics — just digital flutes, instrumental jazz and vibes

This is the first time he has released an album in 17 years.

USA Today Sports Media Group

A highly debatable ranking of the 14 greatest rappers of all time

This was the closest we could get our staff to at least sort of agreeing.

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‘It was freaking bananas!’: rap luminaries on the defining moments from 50 years of hip-hop

From Brooklyn block parties to globe-trotting glory, some of the biggest names in hip-hop share their personal highlights from five decades of rap, rebellion and raising the roof

The Conversation

Through space and rhyme: How hip-hop uses Afrofuturism to take listeners on journeys of empowerment

It is perhaps only natural, as hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, that people look to the genre’s future. But for some rappers, the future has always been part of the story.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The Atlanta Braves’ OutKast Night had some outrageously cool moments you need to see

The Atlanta Braves' OutKast night looked like the coolest thing ever.

Texas Observer

‘I’ve Always Been a Transplant’: A Global Perspective on Texas Hip-Hop

David Shabani’s life took him on an international journey from France to the Live Music Capital of the World.

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The Braves’ Outkast bobblehead giveaway is so fresh and so clean

This bobblehead is cooler than Freddie Jackson sipping a milkshake in a snowstorm.

The Independent UK

‘I’m at my best now’: Willie J Healey on holding out for success and having a fan in Alex Turner

Willie J Healey is back with his third album, ‘Bunny’, a woozy and playful marriage of guitar and funk music. The Oxfordshire born artist tells Megan Graye about doing things on his own terms, learning to be resilient and why you don’t have to be sad to write good music

The Independent UK

Every single Coachella headliner and lineup poster since the California festival began

Throughout its 27 years, the desert festival has led with the biggest names in music. Inga Parkel runs through Coachella’s entire history of star-studded headliners since 1999 ahead of the 2026 event

Tribune News Service

‘The Number Ones’ explores 20 No. 1 hits that ‘ruptured’ music from the Beatles to Soulja Boy

While plucking the 20 most momentous Billboard No. 1 hits over six-plus decades, music critic Tom Breihan skipped over no shortage of notable Georgia artists, from Gladys Knight and Ray Charles, to R.E.M. and OutKast.

The Guardian - UK

The 20 greatest Christmas albums – ranked!

Whether you fancy a heartwarming carol with Elvis or the story of a yuletide drug dealer from OutKast, there’s a festive album for you in our rundown of the best ever

Fortune

‘A participant in it, or a victim of it’: Killer Mike on capitalism, social equity, and 'making an honest coin'

“If I can assist other people do that by providing the product or service, then I’ll happily take the name of capitalist,” he said.

The Independent UK

‘As if the disrespect could get worse’: Fans condemn Johnny Depp’s cameo in Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty show

Depp walked through a dark forest wearing pyjamas from the brand’s new collection

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