On February 3, 2019, hip-hop singer Big Boi will grace the stage at the Super Bowl XLIII halftime show. The NFL announced that the outkast rapper will perform alongside Maroon 5, Lil Yachty, Lil Jon and Travis Scott, including top acts at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Georgia.
The rapper is best known for forming a two-man rap group with rapper-singer-songwriter Andre 3000. The duo have released six full-length albums together. Additionally, the prolific rapper and record producer is a seven-time Grammy Award winner and RIAA Diamond-certified musician. He released his debut solo album titled Sir Lucius Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty in July 2010. Like his first album, his second and third solo albums, released in 2012 and 2017, received positive reviews from music critics. See the rest of this piece for more on this big boi.
Bio (Age) – Who is Big Boi (Rapper)?
Hip-hop singer Antwan AndrePatton’s real name was born on February 1, 1975 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. His father was a US Marine Corps officer and his mother was a supervisor for a retail company.
He attended Herschel V. Jenkins High School but later transferred to Tri-Cities High School, where he majored in visual and performing arts after his family moved from Savannah to Atlanta.
While pursuing his dream of becoming a Tri-Cities musician, Patton met fellow Outkast member Andre 3000 (Andre Lauren Benjamin) in the early 1990s. The duo had many things in common, such as the style of dress that sets them apart from other students. It was easy for the two to become friends given their shared love of hip-hop artists like De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest.
A few years later, Patton and his partner decided to release solo albums. They did so, launched it as a double album under the group’s name, packed it up and called it Speakerboxxx / Die Liebe unten. The 2003 double album consisted of Big Boi’s Speakerboxxx and Andre 3000 Die Liebe unten . The single The Way You Move from Big Boi’s album topped the US pop charts.
In 2015, Big Boi collaborated with hip hop group Purple Ribbon All-Stars and released the mixtape/album Got Purp? Vol 2 on November 22 this year. The single Kryptonite #35 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The rapper’s full-fledged solo engagement came in 2007 when he released the album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. The song’s first single featured Andre 3000 and Raekwon. The album, which was officially released in July this year, featured guest artists such as TI, BoB and Janelle Monae.
Big Boi was featured in the single Mother of Dragons that was on the mixtape Catch the Throne, released sometime in March 2014 by American cable TV satellite network HBO on Sound Cloud. The song was for the 4th season of the popular TV series, Game of Thrones. The rapper signed a record deal with Epic Records in May 2014 and released another album titled Boomiverse in April 2017. The next year he was signed to LA Reid and Hitco Music.
Big Boi has also made TV appearances. In 2006, he starred in Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘n Out , as well as other comedy films such as ATL and Idlewild. He portrayed Got’s Money, a rap artist, on the TV series Law & Order: Unity of Victims.
His capital
Big Boi makes a good living as a rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor. He has had a successful career as a solo hip hop artist and a member of the Outkast group. The Boi owns a recording studio, Purple Ribbon Kidz. He also owns the Pitfall Kennels in Fairburn.
Given his various endeavors discussed above, it comes as no surprise that his net worth has been estimated at $50 million.
wife and children
The 5ft 6in musician has been married to Sherlita Patton since 2002. Sherlita filed for divorce in October 2013 after 11 years of marriage. However, the couple reconciled in June 2014. They have three children – a daughter named Jordan Patton, who was born in 1995, and two sons named Cross and Bamboo. The latter was from a previous affair and the former was born in 2001.
Their kids are pretty good for themselves,The daughter graduated from high school with honors in 2013 and the proud father was happy to share pictures from the graduation with his fans. He gave her a Jeep Wrangler to make the family proud.