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“It’s great to tap like Les Claypool and thump like Marcus Miller, but the world of a studio bassist is different”: Having graced hits by OutKast, TLC, and Usher, LaMarquis Jefferson carved a niche in a scene long dominated by synthetic low-end

LaMarquis Jefferson reveals what it takes to set the pace in today’s studio scene

Guitar World

“Growing up, Kiss was always ‘Dad’s work’… I knew something was up when I moved to New York at 18, and I was seeing his face on billboards all the time”: These rockstar sons all grew up with guitar legends as fathers. Now they’re forging their own careers

What's it like to make music when your dad is a legend in the business? We ask Tommy Prine, Greg Guy, Evan Stanley, Michah Nelson, Duane Betts and Harrison Whitford

Guitar World

2025 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees Revealed

The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees feature iconic musicians like Mariah Carey and OutKast. The induction ceremony will be held in Los Angeles this ...

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André 3000's alt-jazz, 'no bars' solo album stunned fans. Now, it's up for Grammys

No one was expecting it

The Independent UK

How To Craft An Unskippable Playlist For Your Next House Party, According To DJ Boone

Do your mates keep on skipping your cued songs? Here's DJ Boone's tips for crafting an unskippable playlist.

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A guide to every Sleep Token song (and the theories behind them)

We dive deep into the discography and lore behind masked metal entities Sleep Token

Metal Hammer

Strictly Come Dancing: week five results – as it happened

Montell Douglas and Jamie Borthwick jointly topped the scores, while Paul Merson finished bottom. But who would become the fourth celebrity sent home?

The Guardian - UK

Every Outkast album ranked from worst to best

Hip hop's most creatively fearless duo haven't released a new album in almost two decades, but their influence still looms large

Louder

“If you hire me for a studio session, I’ll be finished within the hour. Either way, I’m going to take your money!” How Cameo bassist Aaron Mills provided the backbone for two of OutKast’s biggest hits

There was no need for looping when Word Up bass veteran Aaron Mills tracked with the Grammy-winning hip-hop duo

Guitar World

Rico Wade, key figure in Atlanta hip-hop scene, dies aged 52

Tributes paid to music producer who helped write TLC’s Waterfalls and worked on albums by OutKast and CeeLo Green

The Guardian - US

‘The spirits of my ancestors empower me’: jazz great Idris Ackamoor on Afrofuturism, activism and André 3000

A musical seeker since childhood, the 73-year-old’s journeys have taken him from lessons with Cecil Taylor to a formative tour of Africa and now work with the Outkast star. He explains why he’s still chasing the next chapter

The Guardian - UK

Big Boi Supports André 3000'S Instrumental Woodwinds Album Tour

André 3000's musical evolution from hip-hop to woodwinds, supported by Big Boi, hints at solo projects and personal growth.

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Guitar World

“Fingerstyle is my most comfortable technique, although I got deep into slap bass when it was still funky”: Preston Crump on gaining fame with Outkast and why he stopped playing slap bass

Atlanta bass originator Preston Crump has supplied the low-end for the likes of Outkast, Dr Dre and Cee Lo Green

The Guardian - UK

André 3000: New Blue Sun review – immersive and out there

On his first album in almost two decades, the Outkast rapper re-emerges with a collection of flute-led instrumentals that are characteristically otherworldly

MusicRadar

“You know what your problem is?”: André 3000 says that Prince once called him after an OutKast show to tell him where he was going wrong

“And I’m like, f**k”

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: UN agency says ‘immediate possibility’ of starvation in Gaza

World Food Programme says Gaza faces massive food gap, as IDF claims to have uncovered a Hamas tunnel shaft at the Shifa hospital complex. Plus: ‘forever chemical’ waste, and André 3000’s debut album

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Evening Standard

André 3000 – New Blue Sun review: is the Outkast star's experimental flute album some kind of (wood)wind up?

"Warning: no bars” says this album's introduction: he's not joking

Salon

André 3000's comeback, Beatles hit No. 1

The rapper is back with an album solely focused flute flute-playing but he's not the only one having a resurgence

The Independent UK

André 3000 shocks fans with solo flute album 17 years after Outkast hiatus

Former Outkast member’s forthcoming album, ‘New Blue Sun’, marks his debut solo record

USA Today Sports Media Group

André 3000’s debut solo album has no raps or lyrics — just digital flutes, instrumental jazz and vibes

This is the first time he has released an album in 17 years.

USA Today Sports Media Group

A highly debatable ranking of the 14 greatest rappers of all time

This was the closest we could get our staff to at least sort of agreeing.

The Guardian - UK

‘It was freaking bananas!’: rap luminaries on the defining moments from 50 years of hip-hop

From Brooklyn block parties to globe-trotting glory, some of the biggest names in hip-hop share their personal highlights from five decades of rap, rebellion and raising the roof

The Conversation

Through space and rhyme: How hip-hop uses Afrofuturism to take listeners on journeys of empowerment

It is perhaps only natural, as hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, that people look to the genre’s future. But for some rappers, the future has always been part of the story.

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