OutKast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia. OutKast consists of Antwan Patton a.k.a Big Boi, who was born on 1st February 1, 1975) and Andre Benjamin a.k.a Dre or Andre 3000, born on 27 May 1975. The two met while students at Tri-Cities High near Atlanta, Georgia.

The duo was originally known as The OKB (The OutKast Brothers) but later changed its name to OutKast. The group's original musical style was a mixture of Dirty South and G-Funk. Since then, however, funk, soul, pop, electronic music, rock, spoken word poetry, jazz, and blues elements have been added to the group's musical palette.

The duo is one of the most successful hip-hop groups of all time, having received six Grammy Awards. Over 25 million copies have been sold of OutKast's eight releases. With six studio albums, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below album was their greatest hits release, a double album containing a solo album from each member. The said album is one of only three hip-hop albums to be certified Diamond in the U.S. for shipping over 10 million units. Along with their commercial success, OutKast has maintained an experimental approach in their music and are widely praised for their originality and artistic content.

According in Wikipedia, on Nov 14, 2008, the Guardian reported that OutKast will release their follow-up to Idlewild in 2009 after Big Boi and Andre 3000 release their solo albums in the same year.

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