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Big Boi

Big Boi co-founded Outkast in 1992 and has released three solo albums. He holds six Grammys.

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Big Boi in between verses at Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta on September 10, 2016.

A Rap Legend Looks Back on 50 Years of Hip-Hop

Outkast’s Big Boi traces the genre’s indelible impact on global music and culture