When OutKast's Big Boi and Andre 3000 dubbed themselves "the coolest motherfunkers on the planet" during a rabid performance of "So Fresh, So Clean" Thursday night, they weren't just boasting. They ...
Antwan “Big Boi” Patton, the more playful half of Atlanta hip-hop juggernaut OutKast alongside “Andre 3000” Benjamin, turns his solo debut into a state-of-the-art, Southern-fried party-funk album.
With the golden era of the Dungeon Family gone, Big Boi’s riding on with his new label Purple Ribbon. But is there a lane for a second generation of Atlanta's "weirdo type funk shit?" I usually hit ...
Big Boi’s latest album, Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors, hits stores tomorrow — which is neither a lie nor a rumor, despite earlier release-date delays. Big Boi: It’s another great adventure. It’s ...
When Antwan Andre “Big Boi” Patton takes it to the stage, he promises “a high-powered funk energy extravaganza.” Which, after all, is the story of his life — or at least his musical career. Along with ...
Soundcloud tags on this new song from San Jose’s most heavy-hearted: “Nature boy meditation soundtrack”; “Pain in my hart”; “Can’t shed no tears.” So yeah, Antwon locks-in on a Friendzone-produced, ...
Rapper Big Boi’s pet name for the debut compilation on his Purple Ribbon label was the “Different Faces of Funk,” which is a good description. As half of OutKast, with monstrously talented Andre 3000, ...
BIG BOI AND DRÉ MET AT TRI-CITIES High, an arts magnet school in Atlanta, when they were still Antwon Patton and André Benjamin. The pair quickly bonded over music. Both had far-flung tastes — though, ...
They're just funk, you know what I'm saying? Definitely a fan of funk music, it's one of my greatest influences. My top two artists of all time are Bob Marley and Kate Bush. And George Clinton and ...
The Music at the Intersection festival is on year number four in St. Louis, Missouri, with funk, jazz, hip hop and blues genres reigning. The Sept. 14-15 music lineup includes more than 50 national, ...
With the golden era of the Dungeon Family gone, Big Boi’s riding on with his new label Purple Ribbon. But is there a lane for a second generation of Atlanta's "weirdo type funk shit?" I usually hit ...