Big Boi

Antwan Patton, better known as (**Big Boi**) is a American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and actor best known for being apart of the American hip hop duo OutKast with fellow rapper Andre 3000. Aside from OutKast, he has released three studio albums to date and has appeared in films such as *ATL*, *Idlewild*, and *Who's Your Caddy?*.

## Biography

Patton was born into a family of five children in Savannah, Georgia which is where he spent majority of his childhood before he moving to Atlanta to live with Aunt Renne. He then started attending Tri-Cities High School which is where he met Andre Benjamin. He has been married since 2002 to Sherlita Patton and has three children.

## Career

### OutKast

Patton met Andre Benjamin in high school and they soon formed OutKast. After the two graduated high school, they were signed to LaFace Records and then released their debut album "*Southernplaylisticadillacmuzik*" in 1994. Soon after the duo took a more experimental turn when it came to their second and third album "*ATLiens*", and "*Aquemini*" for which Big Boi crafted the hooks for the songs on the record. Both records received critical acclaim and are both regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time. Then in 1995, Big Boi's girlfriend gave birth to their first child.

Around 1999 to 2000, the duo started recording their fourth studio album "Stankonia".
During the process of "*Stankonia*", Big Boi spent a majority of his time at a recordings studio and Andre spent his time working at his home. The group then released three singles from the album including "So Fresh, So Clean", "B.O.B." and their first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 "Ms. Jackson". After winning two Grammy Awards for "Best Rap Album" and "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group", the duo released a greatest hits album titled "Big Boi and Dre Presents...OutKast".

In 2003, the duo released their double album titled "*Speakerboxx/The Love Below*" which was to show how different musically Big Boi and Andre are. Big Boi's "Speakerboxx" is mainly a Southern hip hop album which incorporates the themes of family, philosophy, religion, etc. The album's most popular singles were "The Way You Move" and "Ghetto Musick".

In 2006, the duo released their sixth album together titled "*Idlewild*" and the feature film with the same name as well.

In 2014, the duo reunited for their 20th anniversary by doing more than 40 performances at Coachella.

## Solo work

Big Boi released his solo debut album "*Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty*", which received rave reviews from critics. Big Boi also collaborated with He soon later released the follow-up "*Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors*" which was later released on December 11, 2012. Big Boi has also appeared in movies and television shows such as *ATL*, *Who's Your Caddy*, *Idlewild*, *Law and Order: Special Victims Unit*, *Wild 'N Out*, and *Star*. Big Boi is now currently signed to Epic Records. He has also launched his own custom Chuck Taylor shoes with Converse.

Big Boi recently released his third studio album "*Boomiverse*" on June 16, 2017.

## Trivia

* He is also known as "Daddy Fat Saxx", "Lucious Leftfoot", "Billy Ocean", and "Francis the Savannah Chiltin Pimp".
* He was a straight "A" student.
* He planned to study child psychology after he graduated.
* He is a registered pitbull breeder.
* He has collaborated with the Atlanta Ballet on "Big", a production based on the examination of "The American Dream".
* He is a playable character in the video game "Def Jam: Icon".
* He also has his own range of socks by collaborating with the fashion label "Crooks & Castles".
* He has his own personal strip club built into his home.
* He has taught how to roll a blunt by Andre.
* He wants to work with Kate Bush.
* He voted for Gary Johnson for the 2008 Presidential Election.
* He was also a musical guest on "*Chappelle's Show*".
* He was originally suppose to star in "*Celebrity Big Brother*" but he declined.