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The Tender Trap.
If you had completely forgotten that Andre 3000 of OutKast was a rapper, don't feel bad--for a while, he did, too. On the last two OutKast albums, Mr. 3000 spent more time singing loopy meditations on love than he did rhyming; in OutKast's 2006 movie, "Idlewild," he seemed to occupy himself mostly by staring at cuckoo clocks and looking doleful. But Andre has been inching his way back toward actual rapping, first as a guest on recent party songs by Rich Boy and Devin the Dude, and now on UGK's new single, "Int'l Players Anthem."
At the moment, the best way to experience the song is as a video, which is available on the Internet and cable TV. The mise en scene is a wedding. Andre, the groom, is in his dressing room, wearing a traditional Scottish kilt, surrounded by friends, including Pimp C and Bun B, of UGK, and his OutKast partner, Big Boi. DJ Paul, from Three 6 Mafia, wonders, fairly, "Why is he dressed like Rowdy Piper?" but Bun B presents the real essay question: "All playing aside, man, why get married, pimpin'--why?" The music, an ...
- Double or nothing: OutKast's Andre 3000 and Big Boi are gambling their...
- Magazine article from: W Anderson, Hamish September 1, 2006 700+ words
...only one member of OutKast. Big Boi and Andre appear together on the Cab...then talk turns to Idlewild. Andre and Big Boi were making the same movie...shouldn't work analytical Andre alongside carefree Big Boi: a period musical with rapping...
- Soundtrack reveals duo's broken link: Andre and Big Boi are no longer joined at...
- Newspaper article from: Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) August 25, 2006 700+ words
...that point in their career, Big Boi and Andre 3000 were so tight, so in sync...gem from start to finish), Big Boi and Andre 3000 rap together on two tracks...Although on their worst day Big Boi and Andre 3000 still dust most of today...
- Email: Andre film kasts him further from Big Boi.(Features)
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) January 9, 2005 700+ words
...film. It's no secret that Andre is keen to broaden his horizons while fellow Outkast member Big Boi wants to stick with the band...star completed a solo album - Andre's The Love Below and Big Boi's Speakerboxx - but they were...
- Big Boi's compelling sonic mix.
- Newspaper article from: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) November 25, 2005 700+ words
...Byline: Jim Abbott VARIOUS ARTISTS "Big Boi Presents ... Got Purp? Vol...Ribbon) 4 stars (out of 5) Rapper Big Boi's pet name for the debut compilation...OutKast, with monstrously talented Andre 3000, Big Boi has a demonstrated ability to cobble...
- Big Boi raps up a classic treat; POP.
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) March 2, 2004 700+ words
Byline: DAVID SMYTH Big Boi Electric Ballroom, NW1 PLAYING a rare live date without Andre Benjamin, his partner in groundbreaking Atlanta rap duo OutKast, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton made sure that he was not lonely. Upwards...
- People Big Boi
- Picture from: AP Images Garth Vaughan July 24, 2009 700+ words
In this image released by Disney, Hip-hop artist Big Boi, also known as Antwan Andre Patton, one-half of the Grammy Award-winning duo "OutKast," poses with Minnie Mouse during a visit to the Magic Kingdom...
- Q+A: Big Boi. (MAN AT HIS BEST: The Screen.(Brief Article)(Interview)
- Magazine article from: Esquire Walters, David March 1, 2006 700+ words
ANTWAB PATTON, Aka Big Boi of the duo OutKast, has a swagger that is admirable even by hip...This month he stars in Idlewild (alongside fellow OutKaster Andre Benjamin) as a brash speakeasy owner in the Prohibition-era South...
- Big Boi Partners With Russell Athletic to Promote HBCU.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 12, 2006 700+ words
...partnership with Outkast's Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. (Photo: http://www...cgi-bin/prnh/20061012/CLTH071 ) Big Boi will help promote Russell Athletic's...Russell Athletic to support HBCU schools, Big Boi is designing a one-of-a-kind football...
