http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/big-boi-general-pattons-prayer/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/big-boi-general-pattons-prayer/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:26 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=172708 With the golden era of the Dungeon Family gone, Big Boi’s riding on with his new label Purple Ribbon. But is there a lane for a second generation of Atlanta’s “weirdo type funk shit?” I … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/big-boi-general-pattons-prayer/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/outkast-unhappy-deebs-dreary-dayz-rework-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/outkast-unhappy-deebs-dreary-dayz-rework-mp3/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:15:11 +0000 Patrick Lyons http://www.thefader.com/?p=154054 I ripped Outkast‘s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below from a CD I got at the library that was perched among Putumayo compilations. What’s probably a common fairytale followed—infatuation, drawing the Outkast logo on my notebooks and frantically … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/outkast-unhappy-deebs-dreary-dayz-rework-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/currenys-verde-terrace-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/currenys-verde-terrace-mixtape/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:41:23 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=134095 It’s just a new Curren$y tape, don’t expect any curveballs. Do expect intricately penned and relaxed rhymes about how chill he is at chilling. One point though—on “Smoke Sum’n” he raps over Outkast’s “Elevators.” Folks … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/currenys-verde-terrace-mixtape/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/nyc-one-step-beyond-featuring-matt-and-kim-araabmuzik-nacey-and-activaire-djs/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/nyc-one-step-beyond-featuring-matt-and-kim-araabmuzik-nacey-and-activaire-djs/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:31:59 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=85894 Our uptown party in the planetarium at the Museum of Natural History is back for the new year, this month featuring Matt and Kim, AraabMuzik, Nacey and the Activaire DJs. Put something cosmic on under … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/nyc-one-step-beyond-featuring-matt-and-kim-araabmuzik-nacey-and-activaire-djs/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/10/the-drums-on-kanyes-all-of-the-lights-are-better-than-outkasts-b-o-b-discuss/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/10/the-drums-on-kanyes-all-of-the-lights-are-better-than-outkasts-b-o-b-discuss/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:00:55 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=77648 Today is a day that many people are probably listening to Kanye West’s new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasty. One of its tracks, “All of the Lights,” featuring everyone plus Elton John’s guttural old … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/10/the-drums-on-kanyes-all-of-the-lights-are-better-than-outkasts-b-o-b-discuss/feed/ 34 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/10/stream-big-boi-live-in-paris/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/10/stream-big-boi-live-in-paris/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:30:43 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=77612 Last Friday, Big Boi performed live in Paris for a bunch of people who probably learned to speak English watching the video for “Elevators” on MTV in 1996. RBMA has audio from the show, which … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/10/stream-big-boi-live-in-paris/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/28/nyc-celebrate-outkasts-aquemini-with-dj-ayres-download-the-pimp-trick-gangsta-click-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/28/nyc-celebrate-outkasts-aquemini-with-dj-ayres-download-the-pimp-trick-gangsta-click-mixtape/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:30:51 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=71531 This Thursday, DJ Ayres will be playing the first installment of the Classics Party, which pays homage to some of the greatest albums in the history of recorded music. Obviously, they’re starting with Outkast’s Aquemini. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/28/nyc-celebrate-outkasts-aquemini-with-dj-ayres-download-the-pimp-trick-gangsta-click-mixtape/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/15/video-big-boi-performed-on-a-roof-like-right-by-our-office-and-no-one-invited-us/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/15/video-big-boi-performed-on-a-roof-like-right-by-our-office-and-no-one-invited-us/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:15:31 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=69816 FIRST OF ALL: . Okay with that out of the way, Billboard had Big Boi perform on a roof so close to our office that we recognize every single building in the background. And, as … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/15/video-big-boi-performed-on-a-roof-like-right-by-our-office-and-no-one-invited-us/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/08/big-boi-f-andre-3000-lookin-4-ya-jedi-rmx-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/08/big-boi-f-andre-3000-lookin-4-ya-jedi-rmx-mp3/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:00:50 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=68472 Yesterday Big Boi stopped by the East Village Radio booth to chat with our friends at Baller’s Eve, then liberated this version of “Lookin 4 Ya” with two extra verses from the Outkast fellas like … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/08/big-boi-f-andre-3000-lookin-4-ya-jedi-rmx-mp3/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/25/in-the-fader-shop-kanye-west-by-jonathan-mannion/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/25/in-the-fader-shop-kanye-west-by-jonathan-mannion/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:56:20 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=41561 Since the official launch of the friendly new FADER Shop, the limited edition prints we’re offering from longtime FADER photographer Jonathan Mannion have been flying off the shelves. And with good reason: Mannion has captured … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/25/in-the-fader-shop-kanye-west-by-jonathan-mannion/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/24/video-big-boi-and-vonnegutt-perform-on-letterman/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/24/video-big-boi-and-vonnegutt-perform-on-letterman/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:00:09 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=41274 Big Boi is really pushing Vonnegutt super hard huh? We’d rather hear most other singers he’s got in the Dungeon Family roster doing this chorus—like, what is Sleepy Brown doing? Chilling with Pharrell in Aspen? … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/24/video-big-boi-and-vonnegutt-perform-on-letterman/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/10/between-the-sheets-hypnotic-brass-ensemble-spottieottiedopalicious-outkast-cover-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/10/between-the-sheets-hypnotic-brass-ensemble-spottieottiedopalicious-outkast-cover-mp3/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:15:22 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.suite903.com/?p=6796 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/10/between-the-sheets-hypnotic-brass-ensemble-spottieottiedopalicious-outkast-cover-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/09/andre-3000-i-do-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/09/andre-3000-i-do-mp3/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:45:12 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=39543 This is gonna be epic when we can hear it without tags, but even as it is, it’s awesome. Andre 3000 flipping the entire concept of grown man rap on its head and showing older … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/09/andre-3000-i-do-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/03/hypnotic-brass-band-cover-outkast/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/03/hypnotic-brass-band-cover-outkast/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:00:51 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=38928 If you’ve ever been to New York City, chances are pretty good you’ve heard Hypnotic Brass Band, the sprawling group of brothers—sons of the legendary Philip Cohran—who play in Union Square, on the subway, anywhere. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/03/hypnotic-brass-band-cover-outkast/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/video-big-boi-shutterbugg-live-on-leno/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/video-big-boi-shutterbugg-live-on-leno/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:30:40 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=36121 Now that Big Boi‘s solo album has reached the ears of most people who care, it’s kinda shocking to see some of the reactions. Like, WAIT HOLD ON BIG BOI IS SUPER WEIRD AND CREATIVE … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/video-big-boi-shutterbugg-live-on-leno/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/02/big-boi%e2%80%99s-mixtape-for-dummies-guide-to-global-greatness/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/02/big-boi%e2%80%99s-mixtape-for-dummies-guide-to-global-greatness/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:45:41 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=35739 It’s a testament to Big Boi‘s skill as a rapper that this doesn’t cover even close to all of his great verses. There’s no “Mamacita” no “Art of Storytellin” (either part!), but there’s still plenty … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/02/big-boi%e2%80%99s-mixtape-for-dummies-guide-to-global-greatness/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/29/stream-big-boi-sir-lucious-left-foot-the-son-of-chico-dusty/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/29/stream-big-boi-sir-lucious-left-foot-the-son-of-chico-dusty/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:00:32 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=35204 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/29/stream-big-boi-sir-lucious-left-foot-the-son-of-chico-dusty/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/15/video-big-boi-general-patton-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/15/video-big-boi-general-patton-2/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:00:12 +0000 admin http://www.suite903.com/?p=6102 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/15/video-big-boi-general-patton-2/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/08/big-boi-f-andre-3000-sleepy-brown-lookin-4-ya-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/08/big-boi-f-andre-3000-sleepy-brown-lookin-4-ya-mp3/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:42:35 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.suite903.com/?p=6013 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/08/big-boi-f-andre-3000-sleepy-brown-lookin-4-ya-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/08/big-boi-f-andre-3000-and-sleepy-brown-lookin-4-ya-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/08/big-boi-f-andre-3000-and-sleepy-brown-lookin-4-ya-mp3/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:22:29 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=32376 Former FADER editor Will Welch hit Big Boi up to figure out why Andre wasn’t making an appearance on the final version of Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, and—big surprise!—it all … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/08/big-boi-f-andre-3000-and-sleepy-brown-lookin-4-ya-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/03/the-rubs-history-of-hip-hop-the-year-2000/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/03/the-rubs-history-of-hip-hop-the-year-2000/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:15:17 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=31857 Ahh the heady post-Y2K scare days. If we remember correctly, we came out the other side of that totally warranted scare with a whole new lease on life and also a basement full of filtered … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/03/the-rubs-history-of-hip-hop-the-year-2000/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/05/big-boi-shutterbugg-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/05/big-boi-shutterbugg-mp3/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:30:42 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=24741 Uh HELLO MR SUMMER JAM THANKS FOR SHOWING UP. Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty has been on the schedule so long we were about to start calling it Sir Tainly Doesn’t … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/05/big-boi-shutterbugg-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/04/cyriously-love-vs-heartbreak/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/04/cyriously-love-vs-heartbreak/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:07:43 +0000 Cyrus Kyle Langhorne http://www.suite903.com/?p=4803 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/04/cyriously-love-vs-heartbreak/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/19/big-boi-talks-up-solo-album-new-outkast-plans/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/19/big-boi-talks-up-solo-album-new-outkast-plans/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:43:38 +0000 Gracie Remington http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=28548 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/19/big-boi-talks-up-solo-album-new-outkast-plans/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/13/fader-tv-big-boi-on-his-album-pirahnas-outkast/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/13/fader-tv-big-boi-on-his-album-pirahnas-outkast/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:38:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/13/fader-tv-big-boi-on-his-album-pirahnas-outkast/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/05/freeload-big-boi-ringtone/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/05/freeload-big-boi-ringtone/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:55:00 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/05/freeload-big-boi-ringtone/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/21/freeload-big-boi-f-andre-3000-raekwon-royal-flush-no-dj/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/21/freeload-big-boi-f-andre-3000-raekwon-royal-flush-no-dj/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:35:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/21/freeload-big-boi-f-andre-3000-raekwon-royal-flush-no-dj/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2007/12/20/fader-50-atlanta-rap/ http://www.thefader.com/2007/12/20/fader-50-atlanta-rap/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:30:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2007/12/20/fader-50-atlanta-rap/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/19/audio-outkast-f-marsha-ambrosius-da-art-of-storytellin-part-4/ http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/19/audio-outkast-f-marsha-ambrosius-da-art-of-storytellin-part-4/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:41:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/19/audio-outkast-f-marsha-ambrosius-da-art-of-storytellin-part-4/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2005/03/08/stay-cool/ http://www.thefader.com/2005/03/08/stay-cool/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2005 14:50:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2005/03/08/stay-cool/feed/ 0