U-Andre Lauren Benjamin, noma u-Andre 3000, ungumrepha nomlingisi odabuka e-United States of America. Umrepha waseMelika uthole umthamo wakhe wokuqala wokuduma njengengxenye ye-duo Outkast kanye noBig Boi.
Ukuze uphefumulelwe hhayi kuphela ngomculo, kodwa futhi ngokudlala kuka-Andre, vele ubukele amafilimu: "Isihlangu", "Be Cool!", "Revolver", "Semi-Professional", "Igazi Legazi".
Ngaphandle kwefilimu nomculo, u-Andre Lauren Benjamin ungumnikazi webhizinisi kanye nesishoshovu samalungelo ezilwane. Ku-2008, waqala umkhankaso wakhe wokugqoka izingubo, owathola igama elithi "isizotha" uBenjamin Bixby.
Ngo-2013, i-Complex yafaka u-Benjamin ohlwini lwayo lwama-rapper angu-10 ahamba phambili ngeminyaka yawo-2000, kwathi eminyakeni emibili kamuva uBillboard waqamba lo mculi omunye wabarepha abayi-10 abakhulu kunabo bonke abake baba khona.
Ubuntwana nobusha buka-Andre Laurent Benjamin
Ngakho, Andre Lauren Benjamin wazalwa ngo-1975 e-Atlanta (Georgia). Ubuntwana nobusha buka-Andre babukhanya futhi bugcwele izenzakalo. Wayehlale ebonakala, ehlangana nabantu abathakazelisayo futhi engavilaphi ngokwenza kahle esikoleni.
Ngesikhathi esesikoleni esiphakeme, u-Andre wathatha izifundo ze-violin. Kwesinye sezingxoxo zakhe, uBenjamin wakhuluma ngokuthi umama wakhe wenza kanjani umzamo omkhulu ukuze akhule abe umuntu ohlakaniphile futhi ohlakaniphile.
Imizamo kamama ingaqondwa, ngoba wakhulisa ngokuzimela u-Andre Laurent Benjamin. Ubaba washiya umndeni lapho umfana esemncane kakhulu.
Ukudalwa kwethimba le-OutKast
Ukujwayelana nomculo nakho kwaqala kusenesikhathi. Kakade ngo-1991, uBenjamin, kanye nomngane wakhe u-Antwan Paton, bakha i-rap duo ebizwa ngokuthi i-OutKast.
Ngemuva kokuthi ama-rapper ephothule esikoleni samabanga aphezulu, u-Outkast usayine inkontileka nelebula yase-Atlanta ethi La Face. Empeleni, i-albhamu yokuqala ethi Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik yaqoshwa lapho ngo-1994.
I-track Player's Ball, efakwe ku-albhamu, inqume isiphetho sesikhathi esizayo sabarepha abancane. Ekupheleni kuka-1994, iqoqo laba yiplatinamu, futhi i-Outkast yaqashelwa njengeqembu elisha le-rap elingcono kakhulu lango-1995 emiklomelweni ethi The Source.
Kungekudala, abalandeli be-hip-hop bangajabulela ama-albhamu i-ATLiens (1996) kanye ne-Aquemini (1998). Izinsizwa azikhathali ngokuzama. Izici ze-trip-hop, i-soul ne-jungle zazizwakala ngokucacile emikhondweni yazo. Izingoma zika-Outkast ziphinde zithole ukuqashelwa kwezohwebo nokubalulekile.
I-albhamu ye-ATLiens iphenduke yaba mnandi. Ama-rapper anquma ukuguqukela ekubeni ngabafokazi. Izingoma zika-Andre zazinemizwa yazo ye-surreal, yasemkhathini.
Ngokuthakazelisayo, ngesikhathi sokukhululwa kwe-albhamu, uBenjamin wafunda ukudlala isiginci, waba nesithakazelo ekudwebeni, futhi waphinde wathandana no-Erykah Badu.
Ngemuva kokuqopha i-albhamu yesine yesitudiyo i-Stankonia, eyakhululwa ngokusemthethweni ngo-2000, uBenjamin waqala ukuzimelela ngaphansi kwegama lokuqamba elithi André 3000.
Ukwakhiwa okuphezulu kwaleli rekhodi kwakuyingoma kaJackson. Ukuqamba kuthathe indawo yokuqala ehloniphekile ku-Billboard Hot 1.
Sekukonke, i-duo ikhiphe ama-albhamu e-studio ayi-6. Ubuciko bama-rapper babudingeka, futhi akekho owayengaqagela ukuthi i-Outkast izophela maduze.
Ngo-2006, i-duo yahlukana. Ngo-2014, abarepha baphinde bahlangana ukuze bagubhe iminyaka yabo yesibili emikhulu - iminyaka engu-20 kusukela kwasungulwa leli qembu. Leli qembu selivakashele amafestiveli omculo angaphezu kuka-40. Abalandeli bakujabulele ukudlala kwalaba ababili.
Umsebenzi we-solo ka-Andre 3000
Ngemva kwekhefu elincane, uBenjamin wabuyela esiteji. Lesi sigameko esibalulekile senzeka ngo-2007. Ukungena kwakhe “emphakathini” kwaqala ngama-remix. Sikhuluma ngamaculo: Walk It Out (Unk), Throw Some D's (Rich Boy) kanye nawe (Lloyd).
Ngaphezu kwalokho, izwi lomrepha belizwakala ezingomeni ezifana nalezi: 30 Something (Jay-Z), International Players Anthem (UGK), Whata Job (Devin the Dude), Everybody (Fonzworth Bentley), Royal Flush (Big Boi noRaekwon ), BEBRAVE (Q-Tip) [12] kanye Nokukhanya Okuluhlaza (John Legend).
Ngo-2010, kwaziwa ukuthi uBenjamin ubesebenza ekuqopheni i-albhamu yakhe yokuqala eyedwa. Kodwa-ke, u-Andre wanquma ukugcina usuku olusemthethweni lokukhululwa kweqoqo luyimfihlo.
Ngo-2013, ngemuva kokuthi u-Andre ebonwe esitudiyo sokuqopha nomdidiyeli uMike Will Made It, kwaziwa ukuthi uzokhipha i-albhamu eyedwa ngo-2014. Ngosuku olulandelayo kwaba nezihloko ezigqamile mayelana nokukhishwa kweqoqo.
Kodwa-ke, ummeleli ka-Andre 3000 udumaze wonke umuntu - akazange anikeze isiqinisekiso esisemthethweni sokuthi i-albhamu yokuqala izokhishwa kulo nyaka. Ngawo lowo nyaka, lo mrepha uvele eqoqweni lesibili leqembu elithi Honest engomeni ethi Benz Friendz (Whatchutola).
Ukubamba iqhaza ekurekhodweni kwe-Hello mixtape
Ngo-2015, u-Benjamin wabamba iqhaza ekurekhodweni kwe-Hello ku-mixtape ka-Erykah Badu ethi But You Caint Use My Phone. Ngemva konyaka, wabonakala ku-Kanye West's 30 Hours eqoqweni lakhe elithi The Life of Pablo.
Nangonyaka wezi-2015, ubonakale esithangamini sabezindaba lapho athi useqalile ukuqopha icwecwe lakhe lokuqala eyedwa.
Nokho, iqoqo alizange likhishwe ngo-2016. Kodwa uBenjamin ujabulise abalandeli ngamaculo ahlangene nama-rapper adumile aseMelika.
Ngo-2018 kuphela, u-Andre 3000 uthumele imisebenzi eminingana emisha ku-SoundCloud. Sikhuluma ngengoma ethi Me & My (To Bury Your Parents) kanye nengoma yemizuzu engu-17 enengoma ethi Look Ma No Hands.
U-Andre 3000 wabhala futhi wenza ku-Woza Ekhaya, ithrekhi yokuqala evela ku-albhamu ka-Anderson Park's Ventura, eyakhululwa ngokusemthethweni ukuthi ilandwe ngo-2019.
Ukusebenzisana okuningi - kanye nokungabikho kweqoqo eliphelele lezingoma ezintsha. Abalandeli baphoxekile.
Ngo-2020, u-Andre 3000 akazange akhiphe i-albhamu eyedwa. Ngaphandle kokuthi The Love Ngezansi, irekhodi laqoshwa njengengxenye ye-albhamu ephindwe kabili ye-Outkast Speakerboxxx/The Love Ngezansi.
