The Cheat Sheet

The Outkast Song ‘Hey Ya!’ Almost Had a Very Different Name

André 3000 wrote the song in 2002. “Hey Ya!” became an instant hit among fans and critics alike, earning Outkast a place in the spotlight. It grew successful in North America, first charting on the ...
The Cheat Sheet

Outkast’s ‘Hey Ya!’ and The Killers’ ‘Mr. Brightside’ Among the Most Distracting Songs to Listen to While Driving

How does someone try to prove that a song is distracting? First, Pass Me Fast looked at Spotify’s most popular songs. They did not include obscure songs in their ranking. Second, they calculated how ...
Traverse City Record-Eagle

Troy Reimink: Outkast's 'Hey Ya!' casts a strange shadow 20 years after the fact

Outkast, the pioneering Atlanta hip-hop duo of Andre “3000” Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton, began the century on an incredible run. Their first three albums, particularly “ATLiens” and “Aquemini ...
Yahoo

“The Voice ”Contestant Wows Coaches with a Jazzy Cover of Outkast's 'Hey Ya!' - Watch!

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Pahokee, Fla. native sang a "very unique, ʼ60s version" of OutKast's Grammy-winning 2003 hit song "Hey Ya!" during the April ...
Black Enterprise

OutKast Receives First Diamond Single Certification

'Hey Ya' was off the now-beloved Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, the 2003 double album. Atlanta hip-hop duo OutKast has achieved many goals over their careers but they only recently received their very ...
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'The Voice’ Contestant Kique puts a Spin on Outkast’s ‘Hey Ya!'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This dazzling performance on “The Voice” will have you shaking it like a Polaroid picture. Kique, a contestant on the show, did a ...
Okayplayer

How “Hey Ya!” Became André 3000’s Unofficial Swan Song

“Hey Ya!” is a song about losing faith; and after 2003, André 3000 seemed to lose faith in the power of the artform. “Hey Ya!”’s outlook on relationships is bleak. André looks upon the excitement and ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Hey Ya: Atlanta’s Outkast now has the best-selling rap album of all time

Andre “Andre 3000″ Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton, better known as the legendary hip-hop duo OutKast, now hold a new title: “best-selling rap album of all time.” Big Boi posted on Instagram that ...
NPR

'Fresh Air' celebrates 50 years of hip-hop: Outkast's André 3000

André Benjamin spoke to Fresh Air in 2006 about his music and his Outkast persona: " André 3000 ... just goes there and has a ball; André Benjamin is the person that goes to Whole Foods." This is ...
Rolling Out

‘Hey Ya!’ OutKast digs deep for pending docu-series

Big Boi (left) and Andre 3000 of Outkast (Photo credit: Splash News) Big Boi stopped by Apple Music over the weekend and revealed that he had in his possession footage that will make the “greatest ...
Today

'The Voice’ contestant put a twist on Outkast’s ‘Hey Ya!’ — and the coaches went wild

This dazzling performance on “The Voice” will have you shaking it like a Polaroid picture. Kique, a contestant on the show, did a stunning rendition of OutKast’s “Hey Ya” on Oct. 31 during the ...
Variety

Hey ya!: Outkast nabs six NAACP noms

Beyonce Knowles and Outkast paced the race for the 35th NAACP Image Awards nominations, nabbing five and six nods, respectively. Winners will be announced March 6 at the Universal Amphitheatre. With ...