Antwan “Big Boi” Patton, the more playful half of Atlanta hip-hop juggernaut OutKast alongside “Andre 3000” Benjamin, turns his solo debut into a state-of-the-art, Southern-fried party-funk album.

With the golden era of the Dungeon Family gone, Big Boi’s riding on with his new label Purple Ribbon. But is there a lane for a second generation of Atlanta's "weirdo type funk shit?" I usually hit ...

When Antwan Andre “Big Boi” Patton takes it to the stage, he promises “a high-powered funk energy extravaganza.” Which, after all, is the story of his life — or at least his musical career. Along with ...

Soundcloud tags on this new song from San Jose’s most heavy-hearted: “Nature boy meditation soundtrack”; “Pain in my hart”; “Can’t shed no tears.” So yeah, Antwon locks-in on a Friendzone-produced, ...

When OutKast's Big Boi and Andre 3000 dubbed themselves "the coolest motherfunkers on the planet" during a rabid performance of "So Fresh, So Clean" Thursday night, they weren't just boasting. They ...

Rapper Big Boi’s pet name for the debut compilation on his Purple Ribbon label was the “Different Faces of Funk,” which is a good description. As half of OutKast, with monstrously talented Andre 3000, ...

They're just funk, you know what I'm saying? Definitely a fan of funk music, it's one of my greatest influences. My top two artists of all time are Bob Marley and Kate Bush. And George Clinton and ...

In a recent interview with the Australian website Junior Online, OutKast MC Big Boi says that he's already recorded a ton of music for his next album, the follow-up to last year's excellent Sir ...

With the golden era of the Dungeon Family gone, Big Boi’s riding on with his new label Purple Ribbon. But is there a lane for a second generation of Atlanta's "weirdo type funk shit?" I usually hit ...