OUTKAST’S CD version of “Idlewild” defies pigeonholing – it’s a soundtrack that includes a little music from the movie, a few songs merely inspired by the film and the balance has almost nothing to do ...

Over their 12 years as recording artists, OutKast has defied hip-hop’s conventions with brilliant ease. André 3000 and Big Boi debuted as two ingénues from the uncool recesses of the South, then ...

Going back 25 years, to the beginning of the rap era, there have been few acts that have managed to attain both the commercial and critical success that Atlanta duo Outkast have enjoyed. Their mix of ...

All of Hollywood had their eyes on the box office of popular hip hop group Outkast’s Idlewild from Universal this weekend since, historically, musicians who try to crossover into film rarely have luck ...

Scottish band Idlewild are more than a bit confused by OutKast’s new Idlewild projects (the movie and the soundtrack), and lead singer Roddy Woomble has expressed his concern over it via the band’s ...

On one of its last great albums, 1998’s Aquemini, OutKast declared in the title track: Nothing is for sure, nothing is for certain, nothing lasts forever/But until they close the curtain/It’s him and ...

The hip-hop duo OutKast go Hollywood in their new movie Idlewild, which opens today. Nothing remarkable about that, of course — lots of hip-hop stars have made the transition to film. But OutKast is ...

On December 5, 2006, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release Idlewild on DVD. The movie, from the creative minds of Outkast, cleverly blends hip-hop with drama in this stylish musical. It ...

Let us now praise the men of OutKast for their ambition, if not their aim. The duo has tried to do something unique with “Idlewild,” a musical drama set in the 1930s. It wildly blends genres and eras, ...

Twice a year during Fashion Week, clothing designers unveil their most fanciful creations, attire fit for catwalks and glossy photo spreads, stuff too esoteric for the racks at Banana Republic.