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NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The exclusive seven-track mixtape created through joint efforts by Grooveshark, Stankonia Studios, Royal Flush Entertainment and SMKA Productions is now available to stream for free exclusively on Grooveshark. The mixtape, titled "Grooveshark Presents... Stankonia Sessions: A3C Edition" was created during Atlanta's recent A3C Hip Hop Festival, held October 6 to 8, and features artists such as the Ying Yang Twins, 9th Wonder, Killer Mike, Freeway and...

DETROIT, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- MotorCity Casino Hotel is proud to announce the Big Boi CD Release Event, with special guest Monica at Sound Board Saturday, December 12th. Doors open at 10:00 p.m. Big Boi, outside of his primary role as Andre' 3000's partner in Outkast, and as one of the central members of the Dungeon Family, has appeared on tracks by Missy Elliot, Trick Daddy, Jay-Z, Killer Mike and Beyonce'. Big Boi of Outkast, reveals the "grown version" of himself, "Sir Luscious...

The U.S. rock label No Sleep Records says it has signed Double Vision, its first hip-hop act. The group features twin brothers Johnathan and Jarred Lindsay. Mackamillion and Mackmore, as they call themselves, have been compared to duos such as Kriss Kross, Camp Lo, Little Brother, Outkast and The Cool Kids, the pair's representatives said. Double Vision said they address the issues of the common folk, rather than the iced out jewels or drug dealer stories frequently heard in contemporary...

ST. LOUIS, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- No Sleep Records is proud to welcome the first hip-hop act to the family, Double Vision. The group features twin brothers Johnathan and Jarred Lindsay. Mackamillion and Mackmore, as they are dubbed, have been compared to duos such as Kriss Kross, Camp Lo, Little Brother, Outkast, and hyped Chicago-based The Cool Kids. Double Vision addresses the issues of the common folk, rather than the "iced out jewels" or drug dealer stories which our ears are currently...

Actor and hip-hop artist Andre Benjamin was arrested for allegedly going 44 miles over the speed limit in Georgia, TMZ reported Monday.Benjamin, a 33-year-old Atlanta native known professionally as Andre 3000, performs with the rap group OutKast and has appeared in the films Be Cool, Four Brothers, Idlewild, Semi-Pro and Battle in Seattle.TMZ said he was arrested for allegedly doing 109 mph in a 65 mph zone. He was taken to the Henry County Jail and reportedly released after posting $1,200 bail.

NEW YORK, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Although the weather is beginning to cool off, VH1 remains hot with the new fall line-up beginning September 2008. The autumn slate will include some returning favorites as well as the premieres of some brand new programming, reflecting our nation's insatiable appetite for music and pop culture. PREMIERES: "100 GREATEST HIP HOP SONGS" - PREMIERES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AT 10PM* VH1 is paying tribute to rap royalty by counting down the "100 Greatest...

By Katie Hasty NEW YORK (Billboard) - In yet another big week for new releases on the U.S. albums chart, the MTV-constructed band Danity Kane trumped hip-hop duo OutKast to take the top spot, while Paris Hilton scored the highest debut for a new solo female pop artist this year with a No. 6 entry. Danity Kane's Bad Boy Records set sold 234,000 copies in the week ended August 27, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The winners of MTV's "Making the Band 3" in 2005, the quintet exceeded the...

By Nicole Sperling LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As the summer winds down, potential moviegoers might choose to take in the last few rays of sunshine rather than cloister themselves inside a darkened theater. Hollywood is counteracting that urge by throwing a lot of films at audiences this weekend, hoping at least one movie sticks. Disney will launch the Mark Wahlberg football drama "Invincible," and Universal Pictures is opening the OutKast musical "Idlewild." New Line Cinema is...

By Tamara Conniff NEW YORK (Billboard) - OutKast duo Antwan Patton and Andre Benjamin are sitting in a suite at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills picking at pancakes. They need to figure out the track listing for their upcoming soundtrack album, the companion to the film "Idlewild," in which they co-star. Zomba Label Group president/CEO Barry Weiss, pen in hand, writes out different scenarios. Patton keeps picking at his breakfast. Weiss leans back on the couch and says with a...

By Borys Kit LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Universal Pictures has bought worldwide rights to an untitled movie musical starring hip-hop duo OutKast. The HBO Films production is set in a 1930s Southern speakeasy and follows two characters, Percival (Andre Benjamin), the club's piano player, and Rooster (Antwan Patton), the club's lead performer and manager, through intersecting stories of love and ambition. Bryan Barber, OutKast's longtime music video collaborator, is making his...