3 Outkast Albums Due In 2009Source: mtv.com
Big Boi is getting his second solo album, Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty, back on the good foot. The street-embedded member of Outkast says that despite a delay, his record is still coming.
Jay-Z's New 'Blueprint 3' Features Andre 3000, Nas, Jeezy, T.I.Source: eurweb.com
Rapper Jay-Z is said to have chosen Dec. 2 as the release date for his new CD "The Blueprint 3," the last in a trilogy of albums that began in 2001.
Jay-Z's "Swagger Like Us: The Sequel" includes verses from Young Jeezy, Andre 3000 and Nas...

Hip hop is one of the most controversial genres in music since the early ages of Rock 'Roll. In fact it would seem that mainstream rap is the new purveyor of the image of sex, drugs and…misogyny.
Rapper found dead in LA hotelSource: Yahoo! News
..."It is with great regret that I must confirm that Chad Butler aka Pimp C, one half of the legendary UGK, was in fact discovered dead this morning," his publicist, Nancy Byron, said in a statement.
Fantasia Preps Release Of Sophomore Lp Source: eurweb.com
*Fantasia's anticipated new self-titled album will arrive in stores on Dec. 12 from J Records. The first single, "Hood Boy," features Big Boi of OutKst and is gaining momentum on U.S. radio.
Review: Outkast - IdlewildSource: Pitchfork
Outkast have never made the same album twice, and each new one requires that you go to the mountain your own damn self. Most contemporary rap albums are indigestible because they're too damn long, but Big Boi and Andre 3000's full-lengths require effort.
Outkast Reject Oprah AppearanceSource: SOHH
Contrary to her anti-hip-hop reputation Oprah Winfrey recently invited Atlanta supergroup OutKast to appear on her show in September; but according to recent reports, the duo declined her offer.