Meanwhile, Patton had to move with his four brothers and six sisters from Savannah to Atlanta. Benjamin's parents were divorced and he was living with his father. Along with Outkast's commercial success, they have maintained an experimental approach in their music and are widely praised for their originality and artistic content.īenjamin and Patton met while attending Tri-Cities High School, a Visual and Performing Arts School. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is one of only four hip-hop albums to be certified Diamond in the U.S. The duo consists of Atlanta native Andr? "Andre 3000" Benjamin (formerly known as Dr?) and Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. Since then funk, soul, pop, electronic music, rock, spoken word poetry, jazz, and blues have been added to the group's musical palette. The group's original musical style was a mixture of Dirty South and G-Funk. Over 25 million copies have been sold of Outkast's seven releases: six studio albums?including one double album?and a greatest hits release. The duo is one of the most successful hip-hop groups of all time, having received six Grammy Awards. Outkast is an American hip-hop duo from Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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