How To Craft An Unskippable Playlist For Your Next House Party, According To DJ Boone Do your mates keep on skipping your cued songs? Here's DJ Boone's tips for crafting an unskippable playlist. Pedestrian.tv · Dec 2, 2024
A guide to every Sleep Token song (and the theories behind them) We dive deep into the discography and lore behind masked metal entities Sleep Token Metal Hammer · Nov 12, 2024
Strictly Come Dancing: week five results – as it happened Montell Douglas and Jamie Borthwick jointly topped the scores, while Paul Merson finished bottom. But who would become the fourth celebrity sent home? The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2024
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 · Aug 30, 2024
“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 · Aug 25, 2024
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 · Apr 14, 2024
‘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 · Apr 9, 2024
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. Top News · Mar 5, 2024
“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 · Jan 17, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023
“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 · Nov 17, 2023
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 · Nov 17, 2023
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 · Nov 17, 2023
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 · Nov 14, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023 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
USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 14, 2023 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 · Sep 8, 2023 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.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023 ‘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 · Aug 9, 2023 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 · May 26, 2023 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 · Mar 24, 2023 ‘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.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 28, 2023 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 · Jan 23, 2023 ‘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 · Jan 10, 2023 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 · Dec 21, 2022 ‘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.