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André 3000
André 3000 at the 2007 Comic Con in San Diego, California.
André 3000 at the 2007 Comic Con in San Diego, California. Comic-Con or Comic Con may refer to Comic-Con International, annual fan convention in San Diego held since 1970 also known as Comic-Con
Background information
Birth name André Lauren Benjamin
Born May 27, 1975 (1975-05-27) (age 33)
Origin Atlanta, Georgia
Genre(s) Alternative hip hop, Funk, Soul
Occupation(s) rapper, actor, singer, tap dancer
Instrument(s) vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, saxophone, harmonica
Years active 1991–present
Label(s) LaFace
Associated acts Big Boi, OutKast, Dungeon Family, Erykah Badu, Sleepy Brown, Farnsworth Bentley, Kelis, Patti LaBelle

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Biography

Early life

Benjamin was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Sharon Benjamin Hodo, a single mother who sold real estate, and Lawrence Walker, a collections agent. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom [1][2] Being an only child and growing up in East Point, Decatur and Buckhead, Benjamin saw many different lifestyles (clothing and music) that he combined throughout his career. He attended Sutton Middle School, where a renowned orchestral teacher named Mrs. Natalie Colbert taught him how to play a violin. The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member

Career

In high school, Benjamin (who was then performing as "Dre") met Antwan "Big Boi" Patton and after a few lyrical battles the two teamed up to form Outkast. Outkast (typeset as OutKast) is a Grammy Award -winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point Georgia, a city Shortly after graduating high school the duo were signed to the Atlanta-based LaFace label and released their debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik in 1994. LaFace Records is an American Record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (Southern Playalistic Cadillac Muzik is the Debut album of hip-hop duo OutKast, released April 26 Buoyed by the success of the single "Playa's Ball", the album went platinum by the end of the year and Outkast was named Best New Rap Group of the Year at the 1995 Source Awards.

On their next two albums ATLiens and Aquemini, Outkast experimented with their sound by adding elements of trip-hop, soul, and jungle. ATLiens is the second album by hip-hop duo OutKast. It was released on August 27, 1996. Aquemini is the third Studio album by hip hop duo OutKast, released September 29, 1998 on LaFace Records Trip hop is a music Genre also known as the Bristol sound or Bristol acid rap. The soul, according to many religious and philosophical beliefs is the self-awareness, or Consciousness, unique to a particular living Jungle usually refers to a dense Forest in a hot climate such as a Tropical rainforest. Benjamin's lyrics in particular took on a more surreal, space-age tinge. At this time Benjamin took up the guitar and painting and became involved with neo-soul singer Erykah Badu. This article is about the musical genre For the Yael Naim song see New Soul. Erica Abi Wright (born February 26 1971 better known by her Stage name Erykah Badu is a Grammy -nominated American soul

Outkast's fourth album, Stankonia, saw Benjamin take on the new name of Andre 3000 (largely to distinguish himself from Dr. Dre) and increased the group's crossover appeal with the single Ms. Jackson, which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Stankonia is a hip-hop album by OutKast, released by La Face Records (a subcorporation of Arista Records, BMG) on Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr " Ms Jackson " is a song by OutKast and the second single from their fourth album Stankonia. The song was written in the aftermath of Benjamin's breakup with Badu and was a fictionalized account of the disintegration of their relationship.

In 2001, Outkast released a greatest hits album Big Boi and Dre Present... OutKast which contained three new tracks. Big Boi and Dre PresentOutkast is the first Outkast Greatest hits Album, released on LaFace / Arista Records in December One track, The Whole World won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. " The Whole World " is a single by OutKast released as a new track on the compilation Big Boi and Dre Present The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group has been awarded since 1991, alongside the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. Later that year, Benjamin participated in the Dungeon Family group album, which saw a number of prominent Atlanta-based hip-hop groups combine into a supergroup. The Dungeon Family is a hip hop / R&B / Soul musical collective based in Atlanta Georgia and specializing in Southern hip hop with SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after

In 2003, Outkast released Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, a double album which highlighted the differences in the musical styles of the group's two members. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a Double album by the hip hop group OutKast, released on September 23 2003 on A double album is an audio Album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold (especially records and Compact Discs. André's half of the album, The Love Below, garnered the most attention from mainstream audiences, with the popular singles "Hey Ya!" and "Roses". " Hey Ya! " is a hip hop song written and produced by André 3000 for his 2003 album The Love Below, part of OutKast 's Double " Roses " is a track by OutKast from their 2003 double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. The album's fourth single and video (Andre's third), "Prototype", was released shortly after, where as Big Boi's Speakerboxxx has seen the release of the hit "The Way You Move" and most recent single "Ghetto Musick. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975 in Savannah Georgia) better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American " The Way You Move " is a 2003 number-one single recorded by Big Boi of the hip-hop duo OutKast, released on LaFace Records. " The Love Below was, unlike Speakerboxxx, an exercise in funk, jazz, and alternative music, featuring mostly sung (instead of rapped) vocals from André. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and

André has moved into the film world and has made appearances in Families, The Shield, Be Cool, Revolver (2005), and a co-starring role in Four Brothers. Families was a daytime Soap opera produced by Granada Television and created by Kay Mellor. The Shield is an American Police - Drama Television series shown on FX Networks in the U Revolver is a 2005 movie written and directed by Guy Ritchie. For the jazz standard written by Jimmy Giuffre, see Four Brothers (jazz standard Four Brothers ( 2005) is an Andre is also cast as Percival in Idlewild, released on August 26, 2006. Idlewild is an American Musical film, released August 25, 2006, written and directed by Bryan Barber. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He is currently shooting a movie with Big Boi for HBO. He is also currently working on an as-of-yet untitled project, filming on location in Louisiana and is being produced by Chesley Seals and Kat Hantas. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America He voiced a crow in Charlotte's Web, a movie adaptation of the 1952 children's book. Charlotte's Web is a Live-action / Computer-animated Feature film, based on the popular book of the same name by E As of November 2006, he voices "Sunny Bridges," a prize-winning musician who gives up touring to teach at his alma mater, in a new animated series he produced on Cartoon Network called Class of 3000. Class of 3000 was an American Emmy Award -winning comedy Animated television series on Cartoon Network that was created executive produced He has also worked with Esthero on a promotional version of "Jungle Book" which was on a Wikked lil' grrrls sampler, but never made it to the actual album due to issues with Esthero's publisher, Warner Bros.. Esthero (born Jenny-Bea Englishman, December 23, 1978 in Stratford Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who hails originally Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and He launched the "Benjamin Bixby" clothing line in spring of 2008, inspired by college football, circa 1935. [3] He has returned to hip-hop, appearing on many various remixes of including "Walk It Out," "Throw Some D's," "You," Jay-Z's "30 Something," UGK's 'Players Anthem' and Devin the Dude's What A Job. " Walk it Out " is the debut single from Unk from his debut album Beat'n Down Yo Block. " Throw Some D's " is the first single off the self-titled album of Rap artist Rich Boy, and his most commercially successful song to date " You " is a song by R&B artist Lloyd featuring rapper Lil Wayne, and was produced by Big Reese for Lloyd's second studio album Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella " 30 Something " is the third single from Jay-Z 's album Kingdom Come and was produced by Dr UGK (short for Underground Kingz) a hip-hop act from Port Arthur Texas was formed in 1987 by the late Chad " Pimp C " Butler Devin Copeland, better known by his Stage name, Devin the Dude, is a Houston hip hop artist best known for his exceptionally unique rapping style What A Job is a single from Devin the Dude 's album Waitin' To Inhale.

Benjamin has recently stated that he is making a solo rap album, and that the response to his remixes is part of the motivation. In the same interview, he stated that he wanted to write a verse for a remix to "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston, but there is yet to be one. " Beautiful Girls " is a song by Reggae -influenced musician Sean Kingston from his eponymous debut. Kisean Anderson (born February 3, 1990) better known by his Stage name Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican Reggae singer [4]

Film career

Benjamin has also ventured into acting in recent years. Starring in Be Cool with Cedric the Entertainer, Four Brothers with Tyrese Gibson and Idlewild. Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964) best known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American Actor and Andre also did a voice over for the classic cartoon Charlotte's Web. Benjamin also starred in the 2006 Guy Richie film, Revolver. Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire) is an English Screenwriter and Film director. rEVOLVEr is the fourth studio album by Swedish metal band The Haunted.

In November 2006, Benjamin released his project "Class of 3000" on Cartoon Network along with his own production company "Moxie Turtle" on each episode there is a moral and a song produced by Benjamin himself. The following year, in February of 2007, Andre started practicing for the basketball comedy Semi-Pro, in which he appeared with Woody Harrelson and Will Ferrell. Semi-Pro is a 2008 American sports Comedy film from New Line Cinema. Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson (born July 23 1961) is an American Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, He also starred in the 2008 film Battle in Seattle, a film about the 1999 Seattle riots. Battle in Seattle is a 2008 film and the directorial debut of actor Stuart Townsend. Protest activity surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, which was to be the launch of a new millennial round of Trade negotiations occurred

Personal life

Benjamin is a vegan. In 2004, alongside Alicia Silverstone, André was voted by PETA to be the 'World's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity. Alicia Silverstone ( born October 4 1976 is an American Film and stage actress and former fashion model. '[5] He also has a son with ex partner Erykah Badu. Erica Abi Wright (born February 26 1971 better known by her Stage name Erykah Badu is a Grammy -nominated American soul

Discography

Main article: OutKast discography

Aliases

André has several aliases:

Most of these names appear in the "Hey Ya" music video, where he and his doubles all have different names ("Johnny Vulture", "Dookie", "André (Ice Cold) 3000", "Possum Jenkins" and "Benjamin André"). This is the discography of Outkast, an American hip hop duo Albums Compilations Singles Guest appearances Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (Southern Playalistic Cadillac Muzik is the Debut album of hip-hop duo OutKast, released April 26 ATLiens is the second album by hip-hop duo OutKast. It was released on August 27, 1996. Aquemini is the third Studio album by hip hop duo OutKast, released September 29, 1998 on LaFace Records Stankonia is a hip-hop album by OutKast, released by La Face Records (a subcorporation of Arista Records, BMG) on Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a Double album by the hip hop group OutKast, released on September 23 2003 on Idlewild is an Outkast album released on August 22, 2006. It features songs from and inspired by Outkast's Musical film Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt Love Angel Music Baby is the debut solo album by the American pop and rock singer Gwen Stefani, released by Interscope Records Class of 3000 was an American Emmy Award -winning comedy Animated television series on Cartoon Network that was created executive produced Class of 3000 was an American Emmy Award -winning comedy Animated television series on Cartoon Network that was created executive produced Also, when asked his name by a phony police officer on Punk'd he calls himself Bill Bixby. Punk'd is an American Hidden camera Practical joke Television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher Bill Bixby (born Wilfred Bailey Bixby on January 22, 1934 – November 21, 1993) was an American Film and

There is also an interlude track on the Outkast CD Stankonia, called D. Stankonia is a hip-hop album by OutKast, released by La Face Records (a subcorporation of Arista Records, BMG) on F. (Interlude), where both Andre 3000 and Big Boi list many of their numerous aliases.

Featured appearances

Main article: Outkast Discography

Filmography

Video games

References

  1. ^ OutKast Biography - Making music in high school, Debut single went to number 1
  2. ^ Dysfunktion Junction - TIME
  3. ^ Spring Fashion 2008 - André Benjamin Launches New Clothing Line, Benjamin Bixby - New York Magazine
  4. ^ Andre 3000 reveals a solo album is on the way @ Ground Up HipHop - Hip Hop news, reviews and mixtapes
  5. ^ GoVeg.com // Carrie Underwood and Kevin Eubanks Voted World's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities

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