outkast

     

Outkast (typeset as OutKast) is an Grammy Awar-winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia. They were originally known as The OKB (The OutKast Brothers) but later changed their name to Outkast. Their original musical style was a mixture of Dirty South and G-Funk; since then, funk, soul, pop, electronic music, rock, spoken word poetry, jazz, and blues elements have been added to the group's musical palette. The duo consists of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin (formerly known as "Dre") and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton.

Trivia about outkast

  • "Ms. Jackson"(2001)
  • No. 4:"Hey Ya!" by this group; "a genre-humping blur of acoustic guitars... and Andre 3000's funktastic charm"
  • The most recent song on the list, at No. 180, is this duo's "Hey Ya!"
  • 2004:"Hey Ya!"