Antwan André Patton, known professionally as Big Boi, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Born in Savannah, Georgia and raised in Atlanta, he was one half of the Southern hip hop duo Outkast along with rapper André 3000, which the two formed in 1992.
As part of Outkast, the duo's six studio albums were each met with critical and commercial success, spawning hit songs including "Ms. Jackson", "Roses", "So Fresh, So Clean" and "Elevators", among others. Their fifth, a double album titled Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, won three Grammy Awards and contained a solo single performed by Patton: "The Way You Move", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 and was named the 22nd most successful song of the 2000s decade by Billboard. After the duo split in 2007, he promptly pursued a solo career and signed with Def Jam Recordings to release his debut studio album, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. Met with continued success, it peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and was followed by his second and third albums, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors and Boomiverse —both of which were met with continued praise and moderate commercial performance.
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