ANDRÉ 3000
Genres: Jazz Related Improv, Composition, RnB, Nu Jazz • United States

Boundless imagination, technical excellence, and bold eccentricity combine to make André 3000 not just one of the best rappers in the game, but a transcendent, once-in-a-generation talent. As half Atlanta rap group OutKast, André 3000's intricate, often cosmic bars served as a weird and colorful foil to his partner Big Boi's more earthbound street rap tendencies, and this chemistry resulted in albums that became increasingly ambitious as OutKast's influence grew. 3000 became even more enigmatic following his group's shift to dormancy in the mid-2000s. Having fully arrived at the status of world-class, paradigm-shifting music star, he largely stepped away from rap to pursue acting, fashion design, flute, and other creative avenues while showing up every so often to surreptitiously deliver a head-spinning feature on tracks for Frank Ocean, Beyonce, Kid Cudi, or James Blake. More than 15 years after OutKast's last album was issued, André 3000 again defied expectations read more...