It doesn’t take much to get me out of bed in the morning. I don’t need “a few more minutes” or anything. My alarm clock goes off and I hop up out of my bed and turn my swag on. I hit the showers, try to tiptoe around so as not to wake up my household and then get while the gettin’ is good. But since I don’t drink…
In 2016, Netflix released a documentary titled The Art of Organized Noize about Atlanta’s legendary Organized Noize Productions. The trio, consisting of Patrick “Sleepy” Brown, Rico Wade and Ray Murray, is responsible for creating the sound that put Atlanta on the national hip-hop map through iconic groups Outkast and…
From the Temptations’ “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas” to John Coltrane’s “My Favorite Things” to Oscar Peterson’s “White Christmas,” black folks have contributed to the sonic landscape of the Christmas holiday in unforgettable fashion.
In March 2016, Netflix debuted The Art of Organized Noize, a thrilling documentary that chronicled the beginnings and rise of the legendary Atlanta musical collective of Rico Wade, Ray Murray and Sleepy Brown—Organized Noize Productions—that brought us Outkast, Goodie Mob, the Dungeon Family, and several musical…
I’m the kind of person who likes to get into my car, pull up an album and play it for my neighborhood as I drive through to wherever I’m going.
Regina N. Bradley, Ph.D., wears many hats: assistant professor of African-American literature at Armstrong State University in Savannah, Ga.; alumna Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellow at Harvard University; Red Clay Scholar; and my sister SpottieOttieDopaliscious angel.
As Black folks continue to do awesome things, we will continue to highlight Black folks doing awesome things. Today is one of those days. Everybody, please turn your books to the Book of Outkast, chapter 2, verse 1, and let's put our hands together for Dr. Regina Bradley, Ph.D.
Outkast's sophomore album, ATLiens, turned 20 years old on August 27, 2016. I would like to talk about it.
If you’re a fan of hip hop, you know what I’m talking about. In most rap groups, there’s a stand out emcee who is the face of the franchise, the leader of the team and the straw that stirs the drink.
Atlien rapper Big Boi, one-half of seminal rap duo Outkast, took a bit of dragging on Twitter this weekend after he posted a meme on “baby mamas” that smacked of sexist gibberish.
1. The documentary was excellent and I highly recommend you watch it on Netflix if you haven't already. Especially the first hour. It chronicled the beginnings of Organized Noize in East Point to their ascent with Outkast to Goodie Mob and TLC (though they got an early look via TLC way before producing "Waterfalls"),…
Last night, VH1 debuted their Rock Doc, "ATL: The Untold Story of Atlanta's Rise in the Rap Game". While watching it, I had a bunch of thoughts, mostly nostalgic
