Outkast
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"OutKast, the Stravinskies of rap." -- introduction to All About the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America (2008) by John McWhorter |
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Outkast is an American musical duo known for such compositions as "Ms. Jackson" (2000) and "Hey Ya!" (2003).
Working in the hip hop medium, they based out of Georgia.
Their original musical style was a mixture of Dirty South and G-Funk; since then, funk, soul, pop, electronic music, rock, spoken word poetry, jazz, and blues elements have been added to the group's musical palette.
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