Where is outkast today

Bradley, who migrated to Georgia from Washington, D. So part of it felt like, how did the South snub New York? The man who helped launch Kris Kross and Xscape was no stranger to the disrespect shown to OutKast that night.

The sound in Atlanta before OutKast was mainly "booty-shaking" music inspired by the strip club scene, Benjamin said. Benjamin said even "booty-shaking" music was made fun of, "which is even the more ironic" because "booty shake music came from New York.

With the sounds of Miami's Uncle Luke of 2 Live Crew and Atlanta's Kilo Ali, Southern artists were creating songs needing heavy editing because of explicit language before radio play, another obstacle to national prominence.

Dupri, on the other hand, discovered a pair of backward clothes-wearing teenagers at Atlanta's Greenbriar Mall, then pushed them to the top of the Hot in The hit single "Jump" by the duo Kris Kross became a national sensation and their debut album, "Totally Krossed Out," sold 4 million copies.

Dupri said the idea of So So Def was rooted in him before the group's success, but said Kris Kross gave him the "keys to the doors that open the record company. Every kid that comes out is young, and that's what they're promoting," Dupri added. Add to cart. ATLiens Green Tee. Sold Out. Electric ATLiens. ATLiens Invasion Poster. Printed on holographic foil as the background.

View full product details Add to cart. My focus is not there. The artist says he still plays, but he doesn't have any motivation to take on another serious music project anytime soon. In a way, Benjamin views Outkast as a sort of chain holding him back — "handicapping" him, as he puts it.

The way music is pulled apart over the internet doesn't help. The fear of having his music ripped to pieces and analyzed surely causes Benjamin some anxiety. People nitpick it with a fine-tooth comb," he admits. Plus, a solo career would take time that Benjamin might not have.

But it would actually be a different film that cemented the former Outkast musician as an actor. For the better part of the summer, Benjamin, a native of Atlanta, has been spotted several times around Los Angeles and New York City playing his Mayan double flute and taking photos with fans.

Benjamin rose to prominence in the early s as half of the Atlanta-based rap duo OutKast, alongside rapper Big Boi. As I was walking, it started to click that it was probably him. When Jackson approached Benjamin sitting on the steps of St.

He said he was in town for two weeks filming something for TV.