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OutKast Signing With L.A. Reid’s Epic Records

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OutKast fans can finally rejoice! It looks like music executive L.A. Reid is making major moves at his new label home Epic Records. According to The Hollywood Reporter , legendary Atlanta duo OutKast will be signing a group deal with Reid, in addition to Atlanta’s own Ciara. The HR says: Since taking over Sony Music’s Epic Records in July, label chairman and X Factor judge L.A. Reid has been busy erasing the company’s tarnished image and rebuilding its roster, which will soon include Outkast and Ciara, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Reid has a long history with both acts, who were originally signed to his LaFace Records (label home to a young Usher, Pink and TLC). In 1994, LaFace, which had entered into a joint venture partnership with Sony’s Arista Records in 1989, released Outkast’s debut album, Southern-playalisticadillacmuzik. Ten years later, with Reid nearing the end of his presidency at Arista, the duo’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below sold 11 million copies and won six Grammy awards. Hip-Hop fans have been yearning for a new OutKast album, so this news comes as a pleasant surprise. SOURCE Will L.A. Reid Get OutKast To Finally Drop An Album Together? L.A. Reid Goes To Epic Label Group! OutKast’s Andre 3000 May Finally Play Jimi Hendrix In New Indie Biopic Andre 3000 Featured On Beyonce’s “4″ Album; Track Listing Revealed! Chris Brown “Deuces” Remix (Feat. Andre 3000, Kanye West, T.I., Drake, Fabolous) EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Big Boi Talks Solo Album, OutKast Label Drama

OutKast Signing With L.A. Reid’s Epic Records

Atlanta’s Own Goodie Mob Gives The “Dirty South” Its Name [THROWBACK THURSDAY]

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Atlanta is considered a hotbed of hip hop these days, but that wasn’t the case in 1995. ATL’s own Dungeon Family crew would change that forever. Consisting of OutKast, Goodie Mob, Cool Breeze, Witchdoctor, producers Organized Noize and others, the Dungeon Family put real Atlanta hip hop on the map. Before Cee-Lo blew up with Gnarls Barkley and the song “F*ck You,” the SW ATL native was an integral member of Goodie Mob, along with Big Gipp, T-Mo and Khujo. Not only did the Dungeon Family redefine Southern hip hop forever, Goodie Mob actually gave the South its name with its 1995 hit single “Dirty South” from the group’s critically-acclaimed debut album, Soul Food. The song’s intro is a skit of a house raid by the controversial Red Dog drug police unit, which was recently disbanded . Big Boi from OutKast is featured on the song while Cool Breeze does the hook. Now considered a hip hop legend, Big wasn’t even old enough to drink when “Dirty South” dropped: “…year older / now I’m almost legal…” Goodie Mob – Dirty South by PeteRock RELATED: Cee Lo Says Goodie Mob Is 10 Tracks Deep Into Reunion Album RELATED: “Still A Summer Jam..Always A Classic!”- ThrowBack Thursday RELATED: “Before Cell Phones, There Were Beepers..Baby!” – #ThrowBackThursday RELATED: DJ Drama Interviews Goodie Mob RELATED: EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Big Boi Talks Solo Album, OutKast Label Drama

Atlanta’s Own Goodie Mob Gives The “Dirty South” Its Name [THROWBACK THURSDAY]

Big Boi Serves Up Sashimi at SeaWorld

Filed under: Critters Things got a little fishy at SeaWorld last week for Outkast member, Big Boi.The rapper was on a trip with his family to the massive Orlando aquarium and theme park — and the VIP tour brought him face-to-beak with these ferocious penguins, allowing … Permalink

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Big Boi Serves Up Sashimi at SeaWorld