Artist
Outkast
André 3000 and Big Boi met as sixteen-year-olds at Lenox Square mall and kept running into each other, which led to freestyling in the cafeteria at Tri-Cities High School. LaFace Records signed them while they were still in high school, making them the Arista imprint's first rap act, and label head L.A.
The full story is in Southern Hip-Hop.
At a glance
- Active
- 1992–2007, reunited 2014
- From
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Records in the issues
- 5 (1994–2003), 1 of them a Start here pick
- Original label
- LaFace Records
- Listening guide track
- “Hey Ya!”
Listen
In the Southern Hip-Hop listening guide: “Hey Ya!”
In the issues
- Southern Hip-HopPrincipal · 1987-2007 · Members
Southern Hip-Hop is a music scene from Southern United States, 1987–2007. Its principal artists include Outkast, UGK, Three 6 Mafia and Organized Noize. This issue covers 10 essential albums and 19 dated events.
