OutKast Gets Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Southern group, Outkast, finally gets their flowers by paving the way.

Outkast are one of the inductees who will be entering into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Salt-N-Pepa are one of the recipients who are set to receive the musical influence award. For both of the Grammy-nominated groups down South, this is the sixth consecutive year that one or more rap acts has been in the induction class. As for all-female group, Salt-N-Pepa,  this is the fourth consecutive year that four or more female acts were in the induction class.

Outkast won the Grammy for album of the year in 2004 for Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. André 3000 was nominated again in that category at this year’s ceremony for New Blue Sun. We have to give our flowers to the rap group, Outkast as they had came out in the early/mid 1990s and producing classic hits and legendary albums including Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik as one of the first duo rap group that took off in the South specifically Georgia Peach. As their music career was on the rise, they had opened up their own studio Stankonia Studios in the heart of downtown releasing ‘Stankonia’ in the Y2K! This changed hip-hop mainly because of the lyrics, flow and their dynamic sound.

The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction will take place live on Saturday, November 8 at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.