Andre 3000

jazz 

Nate Mercereau Expresses ‘Openness’

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2025, Andre 3000, Blue Note Records, Carlos Niño, Complete Communion, Don Cherry, Josh Johnson, Nate Mercereau, Openness Trio

A quick chat with LA’s in-demand jazz visionary

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Festivals Hip Hop Soul 

The Roots Picnic Re-Centers Philly in Black Music

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Andre 3000, Babyface, Black Thought, Erykah, Erykah Badu, Ghostface Killah, J. Period, Jill Scott, Jilly from Philly, Lil Wayne, Method Man, Nas, Pharrell Williams, Questlove, Redman, Roots Picnic 2024, The Roots

In its 15th year, the annual fest remains a bustling intersection of musical quality and rich culture

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Hip Hop Rap 

Inside OutKast’s Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, Andre 3000, Atlanta, Big Boi, Dungeon Family, Goodie Mob, Hot'Lanta, OutKast, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

What makes the hip-hop duo’s debut LP an important listen

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Experimental Fusion Hip Hop jazz 

André 3000 is Taking New Blue Sun on the Road

January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Andre 3000, Andre Benjamin, Carlos Niño, Deantoni Parks, Diego Gaeta, Jesse Peterson, Matthewdavid, Mia Doi Todd, Nate Mercereau, New Blue Sun, New Blue Sun Live, OutKast, Surya Botofasina, V.C.R

Brief winter tour kicks off January 29th in Brooklyn

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Records 

The Rock & Roll Globe Top 40 Albums of 2023

December 21, 2023December 21, 2023 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 0 Comments Aesop Rock, Andre 3000, Anohni and the Johnsons, Armand Hammer, Billy Woods, Bob Dylan, boygenius, Caroline Polachek, Danny Brown, Extreme, Gina Birch, Gorillaz, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jesse Drayton, JPEGMAFIA, Kassa Overall, Kelela, Kenny Segal, Lana del Rey, Lil Yachty, Low Cut Connie, Lucinda Williams, Mammoth WVH, Margo Price, Meshell Ndegeocello, Mitski, Noname, Olivia Rodrigo, Paramore, Paul Simon, Queens of the Stone Age, Samantha Fish, Screaming Females, Slowdive, Sparks, Sufjan Stevens, Sunny War, Travis Scott, Water From Your Eyes, Wilco. Bully, Yo La Tengo, Zach Bryan

Counting down the releases that sparked the most joy this year

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Records 

The ALBUM Section: November 2023

November 30, 2023December 1, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2023, Albums, Andre 3000, Dolly Parton, Equal Strain on All Parts, Jimmy Buffett, New Blue Sun, Rockstar, The Beatles

Digging into the latest from Dolly Parton, Jimmy Buffett, André 3000 and The Beatles

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Funk Hip Hop Rap Soul 

Return Of The ‘G’: OutKast’s Aquemini at 25

September 29, 2023October 29, 2025 Jason Gross 1 Comment 25th Anniversary, Andre 3000, Aquemini, Big Boi, Carl Perkins, Dre, Goodie Mob, Iron Butterfly, LaFace Records, Organized Noize, OutKast, Raekwon, Super Mario Bros.

Looking back at a sprawling, exhilarating rap tour de force

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Soul 

Analog Girl In A Digital World: Mama’s Gun at 20

November 19, 2020November 21, 2020 Marcus K. Dowling 0 Comments 2000, Aaliyah, Andre 3000, Andre Benjamin, Bag Lady, Destiny’s Child, Doesn’t Really Matter, Dr. Dre, Erykah Badu, He Wasn’t Man Enough, Hot Boyz, J. Dilla, Janet Jackson, Jumpin’ Jumpin’, Mama’s Gun, Missy Elliott, Ms. Jackson, Toni Braxton, Try Again

Erykah Badu’s eternal soul classic still grounds us two decades later

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Funk Hip Hop Rap Soul 

Youth Full of Fire Ain’t Got Nowhere to Go: OutKast’s Stankonia Turns 20

November 2, 2020 Ted Miller 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, Andre 3000, Andre Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Aquemini, Big Boi, Billy Ocean, Dungeon Family, Goodie Mob, OutKast, Sir Lucius Leftfoot, Stankonia

The Atlanta duo’s career-definining fourth LP was the sweet sound of gasoline poured on the American Dream

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Electronic Pop 

Safe To Assume

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments Andre 3000, Jameela Jamil, James Blake, Travis Scott

A look at the fresh new album from English electronic pop lothario James Blake

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Hip Hop Soul 

Five Reasons Aquemini Went Platinum

October 1, 2018 Jeremy Shatan 3 Comments 1998, 20th Anniversary, Andre 3000, Big Boi, OutKast

Looking at the stunning success of OutKast’s third album 20 years later

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