divendres, 25 de març del 2011

A profile of a band

OutKast is an American hip hop duo started in East Point, Georgia, They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast. They were formed in 1992 in Atlanta .
In the band plays Andre 3000 (Andre Benjamin) and Big Boi (Antwan Patton) .

Benjamin and Patton that met while attending Tri-Cities High School, a Visual and Performing Arts School. Benjamin and Patton eventually teamed up and were discovered by Organized Noize, a group of local producers who would later make hits for TLC. They both write their songs but Patton is the most compositor . He wrote the best song of their race Hey Ya ! .
Their first album was written in 1994 and it was Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
and their best album is Speakerboxxx/The Love Below,
They actually play southern rap ,R&B and hip hop
They ‘ve won a lot of prices and they have been nominated for a lot too.

Wins
Year Category Title
2002 Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group "Ms. Jackson"
Best Rap Album Stankonia
2003 Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group "The Whole World"
2004 Album of the Year Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Best Urban/Alternative Performance "Hey Ya!"
Best Rap Album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Hey Ya! Is my favourite song of they because is one of the bests songs I ‘have never listened when you listen to it you will come happy immediately .
They was included by the magazine Rolling Stone as one of the best 500 songs of the history (post 180).