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Big Boi Hit With $55,000 Tax Bill

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:17 EST

Outkast rapper Big Boi has reportedly been hit with a $55,727 demand from U.S. tax officials.

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Mos Def Replaces Common At Hip-Hop Festival

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:04:38 EST

Hip-hop star Mos Def saved the day at the Rock The Bells festival in Toronto, Canada on Sunday when he stepped in at the last minute to replace absent rapper Common.

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Big Boi: OutKast Hasn't Split, New Album On The Way

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:07:04 EST

Rapper Big Boi has blasted rumors of a rift with his OutKast bandmate Andre 3000, revealing the pair is preparing to return to the studio to record the group's first album in six years.

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Celebrity Birthdays, February 1

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:00:00 EST

Big Boi Makes A Special Appearance On 'Law And Order: SVU'

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:00:18 EST

Big Boi, from Grammy award-winning Rap Duo Outkast will appear on NBC'S Law and Order: SVU as "Gots Money," a Hip Hop artist involved in an exotic animal smuggling ring

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Bye-Bye, Bling: A Recessionary Note To Rappers Everywhere

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:03:04 EST

Yo, my hip-hop brothers, some words of wisdom: these are hard times. Don�t know if you heard, but we�re in a recession. People are losing their homes. Folks� retirement funds are tanking.

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Rapper Lil Wayne Named Lyricist Of Year By BET

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:26:02 EST

ATLANTA (AP) - Lil Wayne was named lyricist of the year and Russell Simmons was honored as a hip-hop icon at this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards taped on Saturday in Atlanta.

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Spielberg, Affleck, J.Lo At Democratic Convention

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:49:27 EST

DENVER (AP) - Spielberg! Affleck! J.Lo! They were among the Hollywood celebrities attending events in Denver as the Democratic National Convention

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Fight Erupts Backstage At Ozone Awards; See Winner's List

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:19:35 EST

Houston, Texas rappers Trae and Mike Jones stole the show at Monday's Ozone Awards by fighting backstage before the ceremony began. Jones was punched in the fracas,

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SMC Pledges Allegiance To Killer Mike

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EST

Killer Mike and his Atlanta based label, Grind Time Official, have joined forces with Bay Area based record label, SMC Recordings. The first release from this dynamic partnership

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T-Pain, Lil Wayne, Barack Obama Rule The BET Awards

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:33:33 EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) - T-Pain and Lil Wayne have owned the music scene over the past year: It seems as if T-Pain's voice has accented half the hits on urban radio,

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Outkast: In a Class of Their Own

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:30:51 EST

As one of the hottest rap groups out today, Outkast has etched a mark in hip-hop history as perhaps the best rap group ever. They're in fair competition, however, with groups like A Tribe Called Quest and EPMD riding dutch.

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Celebrity Birthdays, February 1

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:00:00 EST

Raheem Devaughn's Sophomore Disc Debuts On Charts; Will Tour With Jill Scott

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:38:40 EST

Jive recording artist, Raheem DeVaughn, who recently received a Grammy Award nomination for his current single "Woman," debuts at #5 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart with his latest effort, Love Behind The Melody.

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Fish-Out-Of-Water Comedy 'Who's Your Caddy?' Comes To DVD Nov. 27

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:30:00 EST

Who's Your Caddy? stars Antwan "Big Boi" Patton (rap group Outkast, ATL) as music mogul C-Note who will do whatever in takes, no matter how outrageous, to become a member of an elite country club much to the objection of club president Cummings (Jeffrey Jones - Ferris Beuller's Day Off, "Deadwood").

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MTV Crowns The 'Celebrity Rap Superstar' During Season Finale, Tonight At 10

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:30:19 EST

Live on Thursday, October 18th at 10pm ET/PT from the Culver Studio in Los Angeles, California, MTV will reveal the champion of Celebrity Rap Superstar�will it be Shar Jackson or Kendra Wilkinson?

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Kanye West, Common & T.I. Lead Hip-Hop Awards

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:45:22 EST

Rappers Kanye West, Common and T.I. were the main winners at the 2007 B.E.T. Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, with the artists taking home two awards each.

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Big Boi's Golf Fundraiser

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:30:00 EST

Outkast star Big Boi is teaming up with golfer Calvin Peete to host a charity sporting event for American's disadvantaged youngsters. The rapper - real name Antwan Andr� Patton - will host a golf tournament in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of the Big Boi's Big Kidz Foundation on Tuesday.

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Outkast Star Turns Detective

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:30:45 EST

Outkast star Big Boi is offering a $50,000 reward after thieves stole an entire collection of jeans from his wife's clothes store. The rapper - real name Antwan Andr� Patton - was angered after thieves broke into the boutique in Atlanta, Georgia and stole his wife Sherlita Patton's top designs, reports AllHipHop.com.

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50 Cent, T.I., Ne-Yo, Ciara & More Throw Down At BET Awards, June 26

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:48:27 EST

With the galaxy of stars that BET has booked for the "BET '07 Awards" there's no doubt that the fire marshal will be working overtime at the Shrine Auditorium on Tuesday, June 26.

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Taking Back Sunday To Headline Live Tour Dates For Boost Mobile Rockcorps

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:12:00 EST

Taking Back Sunday announced today that the band will perform a string of headlining dates for Boost Mobile RockCorps (BMRC), a national youth volunteerism movement that harnesses the power of music to motivate young people to get involved in their communities.

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Memorable Celebrity Quotes

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:36:46 EST

"This is my own thing, so I can do whatever I want. It's going to be the nastiest, stankiest, smelliest, dirtiest funky-ass s*$# you've heard in your whole life." Outkast star Big Boi describes his upcoming three-years-in-the-making solo album.

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Celebrity Snippets

Tue, 01 May 2007 21:00:00 EST

Elvis Costello is cooing over his love for composer Ludwig Van Beethoven in a new car ad for Lexus. The British singer/songwriter sits in the back seat of a car in the new ad, listening to the composer on a state-of-the-art stereo. He says, "Beethoven, he wrote a few toe tappers... When you close your eyes you can see the whole orchestra in front of you."

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Celebrity Snippets

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:30:08 EST

* King Of Queens star Kevin James and his wife, model Steffiana De La Cruz, are expecting their second child together. They are expecting another girl in July. Their first daughter, Sienna-Marie, was born in 2005.

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Celebrity Birthdays, February 1

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:00:00 EST

Happy Birthday to Outkast half Big Boi (1975), Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman (1969), comedian Pauly Shore (1968), rock royalty Lisa Marie Presley (1968), martial arts actor Brandon Lee (1965; d. 1993), "B" movie star Sherilyn Fenn (1965), "Lost In Space" actor Bill Mumy (1954), Heartbreaker Mike Campbell (1950), "Doctor Who" actress Elisabeth Sladen (1948), Mr. Jefferson Sherman Hemsley (1938), SNL alum Garrett Morris (1937), Everly Brothers half Don Everly (1937), gospel singer George Beverly Shea (1909), and "Gone With The Wind" star Clark Gable (1901; d. 1960).

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Starpulse.com's Music To Look For In 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:21:49 EST

Once again, it�s time to look ahead to the upcoming year in entertainment. A long list of distinguished music acts will be releasing albums this year, with some great releases just weeks away. It looks to be quite an interesting selection, no matter your tastes in music. Here�s some of the music you need to look for in 2007:

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Movie Snippet: Big Boi Channels Rodney Dangerfield

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 13:00:00 EST

Outkast star Big Boi is heading back to the big screen as the star of a new golfing comedy. The hip-hop star, who made his big screen debut in "ATL" and Idlewild this year, is shooting "Who's Your Caddy?" in which he'll play a character loosely based on Rodney Dangerfield's bigwig character in Caddyshack. Big Boi - real name Antwan Patton - will play a rap music mogul who joins an all-white country club.

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Big Boi Goes Solo

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 10:44:44 EST

Outkast star Big Boi has started work on a solo album but insists bandmate Andre '3000' Benjamin will play a part on the record. The pair was rumored to have fallen out - claims they furiously deny - but Boi is determined to have his partner on the album, which is due out next year. He says, "I'm going to try and keep it in-house."

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Aaron Zigman's Score For "Flicka" Is A Wild Ride

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:22:54 EST

Film composer Aaron Zigman scores 20th Century Fox's remake of the 1943 family western "My Friend Flicka." The modern version, with its title shortened to "Flicka," stars Alison Lohman and country music superstar Tim McGraw as daughter and father. When the father (McGraw) decides that Katie (Lohman) should attend college in place of running the family ranch,

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Outkast Still Going Strong

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:21:47 EST

Outkast have laughed off reports they are on the verge of splitting, insisting they just prefer to work separately sometimes. Andre Benjamin and Antwan Patton recorded the music for their new musical film Idlewild apart, but they are quick to reassure fans they are as solid as ever.

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