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Happy Birthday to Two Hip-Hop Greats

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Today is a big day for hip-hop: it’s the birthday of both Andr 3000 and RJD2. Born just one year apart, they both have had an indelible influence on the genre — and in very different ways. Andr 3000 is one half of Outkast, whose 2004 double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below took home three Grammys, […]

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