Andre Lauren Benjamin (Andre 3000) is a Georgia-born actor, rapper, songwriter and singer known for his involvement with hip-hop duo, Outkast, which has earned six Grammy Awards. Antwan Patton, Andre’s high school classmate and rival rapper, later paired their musical talents together as 2 Shades Deep, rapping anywhere they could find an audience. Soon enough, […]
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Andre Lauren Benjamin (Andre 3000) is a Georgia-born actor, rapper, songwriter and singer known for his involvement with hip-hop duo, Outkast, which has earned six Grammy Awards. Antwan Patton, Andre’s high school classmate and rival rapper, later paired their musical talents together as 2 Shades Deep, rapping anywhere they could find an audience. Soon enough, this brought the duo into the hands of L.A. Reid, co-founder of LaFace (Arista Records), and they began billing themselves as OutKast. Their debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, took the No. 20 spot on the Billboard charts and No. 2 on the American R&B chart. Andre’s success brought about positive changes such as sobriety, giving up smoking, and adopting a vegan lifestyle. He has appeared in numerous films and television projects, has a clothing line - Benjamin Bixby, and has collaborated with Erykah Badu, Kanye West, and Beyonce, among many others.
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