Apparently, 1994 was a great year for Hip Hop! Right on the heals of Nas celebrating the 20th anniversary of ‘Illmatic’, the ATlien duo Big Boi and Andre 3000 made their debut known 20 years ago on April 26th, 1994 with the release of Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, one of the trillest projects to date in Southern hip hop music. The ATL duo helped dynamically shape the fate of Southern Hip Hop, and its influence on mainstream Hip hop today. The two came along Andre 18, Big Boi 19, and changed the perception of what the rest of the world viewed as status quo for Southern rappers, and what laid the ground work for an iconic career in Hip Hop for the duo.
The two reunited after a decade hiatus on the stage of Coachella, and will also be headlining the Austin City Limit festival in the fall, along with performing at Chicago’s Lalapolooza, Drake’s OVO Weekend, and more! Vibe out to the tunes of the debut project that put the ATLiens and Atlanta on the map!
