Antwan Andre Patton (also known as Big Boi) is one of the long standing heavy weights in the hip hop scene. Whereas his former Outkast partner Andre 3000 seems to have entered a self created exit from the scene, Patton continues to innovate and push boundaries. This album could have just been a carbon copy of his last record, Sir Lucious Left Foot and if it had, it probably would have pleased fans and been hailed as masterful. Instead, Patton chose to take the riskiest route possible on this album, and in the end has created an album that is both a masterpiece and a mess at the same ...

Funk and hip-hop duo Outkast appear to have disbanded - frontman Andre 3000 has revealed he has no plans to make any more music with bandmate Big Boi.

The hitmakers haven't released anything together since the soundtrack of their film "Idlewild" in 2006 and the "Hey Ya!" singer insists there's no reunion planned.

He tells GQ magazine, "There's been a lot of talk on the Internet about an OutKast album and I have to say that as of now, there are no plans for another OutKast album.

"There's a lot of music on the horizon. I've been living off the excitement of new artists. I've been privileg...

Rapper Big Boi has laughed off his weekend drug possession arrest after posting $16,000 bail.

The Outkast star, real name Antwan Andre Patton, was taken into custody in Miami, Florida on Sunday after customs officials reportedly discovered a number of illegal substances on his person as he stepped off a cruise liner.

A police report obtained by TMZ.com reads: "The pat-down revealed 5.7 grams of MDMA in powder form, 3 pills of suspect ecstasy, 9 whole pills of Viagra and 2 (half-pills) of Viagra, and a cigarette roller with suspect marijuana residue."

Big Boi was charged with three cou...

Outkast star Big Boi has been arrested for alleged drug possession in Miami, Florida.

The "General Patton" hitmaker, real name Antwon Patton, was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia on Sunday, according to Miami-Dade County Corrections Department.

TMZ.com reports the controlled substances were listed as ecstasy pills, MDMA powder and non-prescription Viagra. Big Boi was reportedly arrested by customs officials as he exited a cruise ship.

In 'The Greatest Movie Ever Sold', Morgan Spurlock, ('Super Size Me') takes us into the world of product placement, marketing and advertising. The full title of this documentary is actually 'POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold...because POM Wonderful is the major sponsor of this film.

So how interesting is the world of product placement? It seems now-a-days, most films, especially the big budget action ones, can't seem to exist without branding. (Bruce Willis puts on a pair of Ray-Bans before killing some bad guy, right?)...Spurlock explains that while using brands ...

"POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold" is the new feature length documentary from “Super-Size Me” glutton Morgan Spurlock, this time tackling the fairly tight-lipped world of product integration and marketing.

He does this by making the entire movie about getting the funding for the movie he's making and you're watching. Basically it's Spurlock attending product strategy meetings in an attempt to sell the rights to specific parts of his film like the official airline, official beverage, official gas station, and so on. For example, the movie is called POM Wonderful Present...

I’ve been picking “Best Of” albums for ten years now, and while I’m keenly aware of how subjective the process is, there are a couple of essential rules that must be followed—rules like: Do I think this album will be worthy in a few years? In 2004, my top 3 albums were Absolution by Muse, A Grand Don’t Come for Free by The Streets, and The Grey Album, that now legendary mashup of Jay-Z/Beatles songs by Danger Mouse. I’d say I hit the jackpot with that trio. Invariably, there will always be albums that won’t hold up; like organic material this is unavoidable. But if I think about 2010 in gen...

Cee-Lo Green's naughty hit "F--- You" has topped music magazine Spin's poll of 2010 hits.

The quirky tune beat out Arcade Fire's Ready To Start and Power by Kanye West in the first definitive end-of-year pop poll.

Rapper West's Runaway also makes the top 10, as does LCD Soundsystem's All I Want and Helicopter by Deerhunter.

The top 10 is:

1. "F--- You" by Cee Lo Green
2. "Ready To Start" by Arcade Fire
3. "Power" by Kanye West
4. "All I Want" by LCD Soundsystem
5. "Hitchhiker" by Neil Young
6. "Helicopter" by Deerhunter
7. "Runaway" by Kanye West
8. "Cry When You Get Older" by Robyn
9. ...

Jive Records bosses are blocking an Outkast reunion on Big Boi's new album - because they won't free up Andre Benjamin to record with his old pal.

Big Boi jumped labels to Def Jam after Jive executives told him they were stumped on how to promote his new album, Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. He says, "Jive Records told me my album is a piece of art, and they didn't know what to do with it."

However, the move wasn't a popular one and now Jive bosses are trying to stop the Outkast band mates from recording together.

Big Boi tells GQ, "Jive is trying to block Dre from be...

Superstar rap duo Outkast is planning to record its first album in four years.

Big Boi and Andre 3000 released their last record, Idlewild, in 2006 - which shot to number two in the Billboard 200 and went platinum in the U.S.

The pair took time away from their joint project to focus on solo ventures, but Big Boi has revealed the duo is back in studio - and the material they are working on is "top secret".

He tells BBC Radio 1, "That's all top secret information right now. We can't let people know what we're doing. You better know that something is brewing."

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Outkast rapper Big Boi has reportedly been hit with a $55,727 demand from U.S. tax officials.

The hip-hop star, real name Antwan Andre Patton, allegedly owes the unpaid taxes to the state of Georgia.

A lien was filed against the star and his wife for the sum in June at Fulton County Superior Court, according to Globalgrind.com.

No further details were available as WENN went to press.

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Hip-hop star Mos Def saved the day at the Rock The Bells festival in Toronto, Canada on Sunday when he stepped in at the last minute to replace absent rapper Common.

Go hit-maker Common was forced to bow out of a headline slot at the event due to a scheduling conflict with his latest movie shoot.

However organizers at promoters Guerilla Union were able to keep fans entertained by landing Mos Def at late notice, flying the star in from Switzerland, where he had just performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Speaking before Sunday's concert, Chang Weisberg of Guerilla Union said, "...

Rapper Big Boi has blasted rumors of a rift with his OutKast bandmate Andre 3000, revealing the pair is preparing to return to the studio to record the group's first album in six years.

Both artists have been working on solo projects since the release of 2003's super successful double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.

Recent reports suggested the disc would be Outkast's last, because of tensions between the two performers.

But Big Boi insists they are ready to reunite - as soon as Andre 3000 finishes his current solo project.

He says, "As soon as Dre finishes his solo r...

Big Boi, from Grammy award-winning Rap Duo Outkast will appear on NBC'S Law and Order: SVU as "Gots Money," a Hip Hop artist involved in an exotic animal smuggling ring under investigation by Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) in the "SVU" episode "Wildlife," airing on NBC Tuesday, November 18 (10pm/ 9pm Central).

In the episode, Detective Elliot Stabler jeopardizes his marriage when he goes undercover to infiltrate an animal smuggling ring with Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) posing as a prostitute. The case leads the detectives to Hip Hop artist Gots Money, who ...

Yo, my hip-hop brothers, some words of wisdom: these are hard times. Don’t know if you heard, but we’re in a recession. People are losing their homes. Folks’ retirement funds are tanking. People are pawning their jewelry for gas money.

It’s time to reel in the bling. The days of ’90s excess are over and out. All the gold ropes and gold teeth have got to go. You need to trade them in for cash and then hold on to it. Stuff it in those high-tops until the banks are safe again. No more shopping sprees. No more Hummers. No more Cristal. Back to basics, folks. You are not immune. Your record...

Houston, Texas rappers Trae and Mike Jones stole the show at Monday's Ozone Awards by fighting backstage before the ceremony began. Jones was punched in the fracas, and Trae was escorted from the Houston event, but appeared later to pick up his Mixtape Monster award. The fight started while the rappers were having a conversation, and Trae threw the first punch, Jones revealed.

Talking after the ceremony, Jones called Trae’s actions a publicity stunt. He says, "It was the perfect time to do this and they don't have to pay for advertising and promotion and they need that.

"He came a...

Killer Mike and his Atlanta based label, Grind Time Official, have joined forces with Bay Area based record label, SMC Recordings. The first release from this dynamic partnership will be the continuation of Killer Mike's critically acclaimed Pledge series and will be titled, I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind II, in stores July 8th.

Killer Mike got his formal introduction when he first appeared on the Outkast single "The Whole World" for which he won a Grammy. Mike then signed to Outkast's Aquemini label, which was distributed by Columbia Records, and in 2003 released his debut album, M...

As one of the hottest rap groups out today, Outkast has etched a mark in hip-hop history as perhaps the best rap group ever. They're in fair competition, however, with groups like A Tribe Called Quest and EPMD riding dutch. These groups, by coincidence, never took to transforming the perceptions of what many outside the South considered as nothing special into worthy rhyme sayers, putting Atlanta on its back and giving listeners something to nod to.

Outkast's Andre 3000 and Big Boi came together as a group in 1991 and signed to Laface Records in 1992. They were the label's first hip-h...

Jive recording artist, Raheem DeVaughn, who recently received a Grammy Award nomination for his current single "Woman," debuts at #5 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart with his latest effort, Love Behind The Melody. The Baltimore based singer/songwriter will kick-off a major city tour with Jill Scott in Seattle, WA at the Paramount theater on February 5th.

Early reviews are in on Raheem's latest album, Love Behind The Melody, and all the critics agree. Entertainment Weekly gives it an A- and enthuses that "...he wraps his tenor around unu...

Who's Your Caddy? stars Antwan "Big Boi" Patton (rap group Outkast, ATL) as music mogul C-Note who will do whatever in takes, no matter how outrageous, to become a member of an elite country club – much to the objection of club president Cummings (Jeffrey Jones - Ferris Beuller's Day Off, "Deadwood").

Buying land next to the course's 17th hole as a bargaining strategy, the club's order is disrupted as C-Note and his entourage bring their flashy, hip-hop lifestyle to the prim and proper country club. As Cummings attempts to revoke his new members, C-Note must restore his honor and chan...

Live on Thursday, October 18th at 10pm ET/PT from the Culver Studio in Los Angeles, California, MTV will reveal the champion of Celebrity Rap Superstar…will it be Shar Jackson or Kendra Wilkinson? Joined by Rap mentors MC Lyte and Too Short with Judges Da Brat, DMC, Big Boi and host Kevin Hart this exciting season finale of "Celebrity Rap Superstar" will be the main event of the evening packed with surprises and special guests. And in a first, all celebrity contestants will be back on stage together to celebrate with one final rhyme. Viewers can go to www.celebrityrapsuperstar.mtv.com t...

Rappers Kanye West, Common and T.I. were the main winners at the 2007 B.E.T. Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, with the artists taking home two awards each.

The second annual ceremony was overshadowed by the arrest of T.I. hours before the event - where he was due to perform - but the troubled star still walked away a winner in two of the nine categories he was nominated for, including "CD of the Year" for T.I. vs T.I.P.

Common was awarded the accolade for "Lyricist of the Year," while he shared T.I.'s "CD of the Year" honor with his latest disc, Finding Forever. ...

Outkast star Big Boi is teaming up with golfer Calvin Peete to host a charity sporting event for American's disadvantaged youngsters. The rapper - real name Antwan André Patton - will host a golf tournament in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of the Big Boi's Big Kidz Foundation on Tuesday.

Patton says, "Outkast as a duo has been blessed with a provocative influence on the industry. What we have is innate, and I want to bring it out of the kids I affect. There are a lot of us (celebrities) creating change as a whole. I want to be more specific in my efforts. I want to leave lasting impressio...

Outkast star Big Boi is offering a $50,000 reward after thieves stole an entire collection of jeans from his wife's clothes store. The rapper - real name Antwan André Patton - was angered after thieves broke into the boutique in Atlanta, Georgia and stole his wife Sherlita Patton's top designs, reports AllHipHop.com.

He told a U.S radio station, "It is not a good day when your wife calls and says, 'Babe, they got us.' So you know, I've got to see about this personally. You don't even have to call the police folk. Just call me … I'll get this handled."

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With the galaxy of stars that BET has booked for the "BET '07 Awards" there's no doubt that the fire marshal will be working overtime at the Shrine Auditorium on Tuesday, June 26.

Sparks will be flying throughout the three-hour live telecast that begins at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CDT (tape delayed in the Mountain and Pacific zones) as some of the hottest stars in music, television, movies and sports bring the heat and burn the house down!

Joining rap royalty T.I. and 50 Cent on the performance lineup are R&B crooner Ne-Yo, sultry superstar Ciara, and gospel great Yolanda Adams. The rost...

Taking Back Sunday announced today that the band will perform a string of headlining dates for Boost Mobile RockCorps (BMRC), a national youth volunteerism movement that harnesses the power of music to motivate young people to get involved in their communities. The upcoming concerts, which are free to anyone volunteering four hours of community service to season wrap concert at Radio City Music Hall.

"Communities are like gardens," notes lead singer Adam Lazzara when asked why they chose to get involved with BMRC. "Without upkeep and care, without maintenance, it is impossible for the...

"This is my own thing, so I can do whatever I want. It's going to be the nastiest, stankiest, smelliest, dirtiest funky-ass s*$# you've heard in your whole life." Outkast star Big Boi describes his upcoming three-years-in-the-making solo album.

"I grew up very afraid of war, and for the oddest reasons. I wasn't afraid of dying as much as I was really afraid of getting my hair cut." Marilyn Manson.

"I'm still working on it, but it's happening a lot faster than I expected. I think it's the end of those last few pounds, I hope. It probably won't happen until I stop breastfeeding." M...

Elvis Costello is cooing over his love for composer Ludwig Van Beethoven in a new car ad for Lexus. The British singer/songwriter sits in the back seat of a car in the new ad, listening to the composer on a state-of-the-art stereo. He says, "Beethoven, he wrote a few toe tappers... When you close your eyes you can see the whole orchestra in front of you."

Las Vegas DJ Pete Giovine is hoping to cash in on socialite Kim Kardashian's sex tape by recording a new rap tune about the controversy, called Another Heiress Just Got Sprayed, according to internet site EveOnVegas.com.

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* King Of Queens star Kevin James and his wife, model Steffiana De La Cruz, are expecting their second child together. They are expecting another girl in July. Their first daughter, Sienna-Marie, was born in 2005.

* Demi Moore has slammed reports she is expecting her first child with husband Ashton Kutcher, issuing a brash statement to deny the claims. The 44-year-old married Kutcher, 29, in 2005 and reacted furiously to recent media reports she was pregnant. Her spokesperson says, "If and when Demi is pregnant she and her husband will decide if that private information should be made ...

Happy Birthday to Outkast half Big Boi (1975), Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman (1969), comedian Pauly Shore (1968), rock royalty Lisa Marie Presley (1968), martial arts actor Brandon Lee (1965; d. 1993), "B" movie star Sherilyn Fenn (1965), "Lost In Space" actor Bill Mumy (1954), Heartbreaker Mike Campbell (1950), "Doctor Who" actress Elisabeth Sladen (1948), Mr. Jefferson Sherman Hemsley (1938), SNL alum Garrett Morris (1937), Everly Brothers half Don Everly (1937), gospel singer George Beverly Shea (1909), and "Gone With The Wind" star Clark Gable (1901; d. 1960).