André Lauren Benjamin

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Big Boi and Andre 3000 of Outkast perform on stage, both wearing hats and stylish outfits, with women seated on red couches in the background at the Soul Train Music Awards.

André Lauren Benjamin

American rapper

Also known as: André 3000, Dré

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Lil Wayne
…Legend, Busta Rhymes, and OutKast’s Andre 3000. I Am Not a Human Being II followed in 2013. By then, some critics had begun to suspect that Lil Wayne’s creative peak was behind him, although he remained a vital commercial force.
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…Legend, Busta Rhymes, and OutKast’s Andre 3000. I Am Not a Human Being II followed in 2013. By then, some critics had begun to suspect that Lil Wayne’s creative peak was behind him, although he remained a vital commercial force.
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Outkast
André Benjamin (byname André 3000) and Antwan Patton (byname Big Boi)
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André Benjamin (byname André 3000) and Antwan Patton (byname Big Boi)
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trap music
Origins in Atlanta
Although Khujo credited André 3000 of Outkast as the first rapper to use trap in a song, the track he specified, “Player’s Ball” from 1993, does not include the term. André 3000, however, is featured as a guest artist on “Thought Process,” and his verse includes a variation…
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Although Khujo credited André 3000 of Outkast as the first rapper to use trap in a song, the track he specified, “Player’s Ball” from 1993, does not include the term. André 3000, however, is featured as a guest artist on “Thought Process,” and his verse includes a variation…
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