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Antwan Patton and André Benjamin met in 1992 at the Lenox Square shopping mall in Atlanta. Both teenagers were sixteen years old when they crossed paths inside that bustling commercial space.
Outkast released their debut studio album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik on the 26th of April 1994. The record gained popularity after its single Player's Ball peaked atop the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.
The double platinum album ATLiens arrived on the 27th of August 1996 with a notably more laid-back sound. The album climbed to number three on Billboard's top Billboard 200 chart and sold nearly 350,000 copies in its first two weeks.
In 2007, after releasing six albums under the Outkast name, Big Boi announced plans for his full-fledged solo album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. That project finally released internationally on the 5th of July 2010 featuring guest artist Janelle Monáe.
Outkast was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the 8th of November 2025 following decades of influence. The group earned six Grammy Awards throughout their career while achieving certified sales of 20 million records between six studio albums and a compilation release.