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Hey Ya!: The Unauthorized Biography of Outkast
Since 1994 OutKast have been reinventing the rules of hip-hop, blending different styles of music into a Southern style that is wholly their own, soulful, outrageous, and addictive. They've captured the hearts of fans and music critics alike, and have achieved records and scaled heights in the music world that most artists can only dream of.
The full story of OutKast has never before been told. Now in Hey Ya! you'll go behind the scenes into the world of Big Boi and Andre 3000, from their start as teenage hopefuls in Atlanta to their international rise to fame. Along the way you'll learn about the creative forces that have kept them on the cutting edge of hip-hop for a decade, and keep them pushing forward into tomorrow. From their first breakthrough with "Player's Ball" to their six Grammy wins, their upcoming movie and more, Hey Ya! Is the ultimate look at two of the most creative forces in music today and is the definitive guide to everything OutKast!
The full story of OutKast has never before been told. Now in Hey Ya! you'll go behind the scenes into the world of Big Boi and Andre 3000, from their start as teenage hopefuls in Atlanta to their international rise to fame. Along the way you'll learn about the creative forces that have kept them on the cutting edge of hip-hop for a decade, and keep them pushing forward into tomorrow. From their first breakthrough with "Player's Ball" to their six Grammy wins, their upcoming movie and more, Hey Ya! Is the ultimate look at two of the most creative forces in music today and is the definitive guide to everything OutKast!
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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Chris Nickson
69 books182 followersI'm a novelist and music journalist, the author of many books set between the 1730s and 1950s in Leeds, as well as others in medieval Chesterfield and 1980s Seattle.
Above all, though, its Leeds I love, the people, the sense of the place changing with time. Yes, I write mysteries, but ultmiateoly they're books about people and their relationships, and the crime becomes a moral framework for the story.
Above all, though, its Leeds I love, the people, the sense of the place changing with time. Yes, I write mysteries, but ultmiateoly they're books about people and their relationships, and the crime becomes a moral framework for the story.
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December 18, 2025
For a book about one of the most important and genre-pushing musical acts of all time this is probably the mot boring and dull way to write about the cultural phenomenon that was Outkast.
There aren’t any exclusive interviews with the two and the book was written before Idlewild was released so it’s also incapable of speaking on the legacy and impact of Outkast as well as the duo’s solo careers.
Very disappointing for me personally both as an Atlanta rap fan and as a reader.
There aren’t any exclusive interviews with the two and the book was written before Idlewild was released so it’s also incapable of speaking on the legacy and impact of Outkast as well as the duo’s solo careers.
Very disappointing for me personally both as an Atlanta rap fan and as a reader.
May 1, 2014
Repetitive, lots of typos, written a few years too early to be relevant as anything other than a prolonged origin story.
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