Big Boi

Birth Name:

Antwan André Patton

Birth Place:

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Music department, Producer

Was nominated for a Black Reel Award for Best Original Score for "Idlewild" in 2007
Was nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 2009 Grammy Awards for OutKast's song "Royal Flush" and again 2011 for their song "Shutterbug․"
Graduated from Tri-Cities High School, a Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School, which is where he met André 3000
Met his hip hop music partner André Benjamin while the two were attending Tri Cities High School
Quote: "(On "Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors): "I'm talking about life․ Some people don't get that because they're so numb to what the mainstream media is pumping into their head with these reality shows and a song that's played 1,000 times on the radio․""
Quote: "(On his friendship with André 3000): "If you been around with somebody for so long, it's almost automatic family․ All my people that are around me I do consider family․ We know each other․ We may not communicate all the time, but we know each other․""
Best known as one half of the hip hop duo OutKast and as a songwriter for feature film soundtracks
Something includes social commentary in his song lyrics
Starred alongside André 3000 in the 2006 film "Idlewild" about music in the South during the Depression
There is a playable character based on him in the video game "Def Jam: Icon․"

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