Last Friday Outkast reunited at Coachella for their first performance since 2002, opening with the 154 bpm banger "B.O.B." Their reception was mixed at best, but the performance was undoubtedly historic. And of all songs to lead with, they chose one of the fastest and most aggressive.
It’s been a decade since Speakerboxxx/The Love Below album dropped. Yet, it’s still an incredible album. And it’s been six years since Big Boi and Andre 3000 have worked together as Outkast. 3000 has said repeatedly that he doesn’t know when—or if—the duo will collaborate again. But in the meantime, listen to “Bowtie,” click your heels together three times, shut your eyes tight, and hope another album will happen sometime. [iTunes, Spotify, Amazon] More »
I love the How the Grinch Stole Christmas. My mother used to read it to us every year at Christmas. But you know who’s cooler than my mom? The rapper Big Boi. More »
Sure, we’re often mistaken for some of hip-hop’s illest emcees in our day-to-day lives, but the sad truth is that Engadget’s editorial team could use a little help with our flow. Thankfully, technology has come to the rescue, yet again — this time in the form of AutoRap, the latest app from the people who brought you such mobile blockbusters as I am T-Pain and Songify. Those who’ve spent time with either of the aforementioned apps know what to expect from this latest addition to the Smule family: talk or rap into your iPhone or Android device, tap the button, and then wait for the magic. AutoRap will go to town, or as Smule puts it: “turn[ing] speech into rap and correct[ing] bad rapping.”
Talking and rapping are the two primary modes here. With the former, you simply speak into your phone, and the app chops your voice and buries it in a whole mess of autotuney goodness. There’s a pretty broad handful of songs at present, including 30 premium tracks from the likes of Snoop Dog, the Beastie Boys, Outkast and Kid Cudi — naturally, if you want access to those, you’re gonna have to pony up some cash, or earn some credits doing things like watching instructional videos or filling out auto insurance quote forms. The free tracks mostly get the job done, however.
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