Legendary Atlanta rap duo OutKast have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
André 3000 and Big Boi’s impact on how stories can be told in hip-hop and the soundscape of funk, soul, and rock their narratives were set against, has made them one of music’s most influential acts.
Their lasting impact took centerstage at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles as Doja Cat, Killer Mike, J.I.D, Tyler, the Creator, Janel Monae and Sleepy Brown joined Big Boi for a medley of the duo’s greatest hits.
Big Boi, the rapper born Antwan André Patton, began OutKast‘s acceptance speech after the pair determined who would speak first with three rounds of rock-paper-scissors live on stage. Later, as André 3000 thanked friends and family from Atlanta to Savannah, the stage slowly filled with men (and a small child) .
Later, as André 3000 thanked friends and family from Atlanta to Savannah, the stage slowly filled with men (and a small child) representing the Dungeon Family music collective that spurred Outkast’s success, starting in the basement of a house belonging to the mother of late Organized Noize producer Rico Wade.
