Is André 3000 right when he says that contemporary rappers sound the same because artists don’t have time to develop themselves? 

Will there be any Hip Hop 50 celebrations to recognize Florida artists now that Uncle Luke has complained about it?

Why did Paramount change its decision to sell BET? 

Why hasn’t Atlanta done anything to celebrate Hip Hop 50 especially considering the contributions of Jermaine Dupri, Dallas Austin, Outkast and many others? 

Did Paramount reverse course on selling BET after receiving substantial offers from Tyler Perry, Byron Allen and Sean Combs for any other reason than “a sale wouldn’t result in any meaningful deleveraging of its balance sheet.”

Outkast celebrates the 25th anniversary of their sophomore album ATLiens with an animated video for “Two Dope Boyz (In A Cadillac),” a video game and an extended version of the album. Andre 3000 and Big Boi went on Twitter and thanked their fans for years of consistent support and making their sophomore album a certified classic. The video game will allow users to be either one of the emcees to battle aliens and collect vinyl albums to gain points and win. There is no release date for the game but the new edition of the album is available now. 

 

Outkast’s “So, Fresh So Clean” had the rhythm of a pimp’s walk in its encapsulation of funk and soul. Sleepy Brown’s falsetto was almost three decades away from Curtis Mayfield’s Super Fly soundtrack but sonically he was a close descendant. Big Boi’s relaxed hair, fur coat and green gaucho suit worn in the video could’ve been wardrobe for Super Fly’s hero Priest played by the late Ron O’Neal. Andre 3000 took on the look of a street-savvy bohemian utilizing turbans, sports jerseys and leather pants. The duo rapped about their appearance hence the title as well as cars, Showtime At The Apollo, Freddie Jackson, Teddy Pendergrass, clothes and sex. “So Fresh, So Clean” was the third single to come from their fourth album Stankonia. Organized Noise produced the song and it gave Stankonia another push after landing at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and selling half a million copies in its first week. Stankonia was critically applauded and Outkast’s fans were happy to be taken on another enjoyable trip.

Outkast released their fifth studio album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below in 2003. Big Boi’s fourth solo album Boomiverse was released in 2017. In 2019, Andre 3000 co-wrote and appeared on anderson.paak’s “Come Home.” The rapper and actor is a cast member of the TV series Dispatches from Elsewhere scheduled to debut March 1, 2020, on the AMC network. 

[youtube id=”-JfEJq56IwI”]