Outkast's Big Boi and André 3000 Reunite at Atlanta Concert Venue Over 7 Years Since Last Joint Performance

André 3000 is currently on a North American tour in support of his instrumental woodwinds album, 'New Blue Sun'

Big Boi is supporting his Outkast bandmate André 3000's latest venture.

André, 48, is currently touring in support of his instrumental woodwinds album New Blue Sun, and Big Boi, 49, came out to his concert at Center Stage in Atlanta on Saturday — leading to a mini reunion for the "Ms. Jackson" duo backstage.

"Antwan & Andre 🛸 Flutie Hoooooo," wrote Big Boi, whose full name is Antwan Patton, in the caption of an Instagram post featuring two videos of the pair hanging out on the night of André's show.

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While the pair stays in touch, Outkast hasn't officially performed since 2016, when the duo delivered a set at ONE Musicfest at Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta. In a recent interview with HighSnobiety, however, André opened up about how Big Boi reacted to hearing "some" of his recent album, which marked a pivot from rapping to playing the flute.

"He was smiling," recalled André. "He was like, ‘Man…’ I played it for a lot of buddies, even my son. They were like, ‘It’s the real thing. It’s not a mimic. You really did this.’”

In a December interview with CBS Mornings, André spoke about whether or not fans can expect a new Outkast album in the future. "No, but I think because he knows who I am and knows what gets me going, knows what inspires me, knows when I’m excited about something. So I think in that sense, he’s never pushed that issue," he said at the time.

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"But I’m sure like, I want another Outkast album. Yeah, like in my mind – but see, that’s the thing. That’s the human side. I want an OutKast album a long time ago," added André. "And honestly for me as an individual, it would be gratifying to me to put out a solo rap situation. But not for nobody else at this point."

He continued, "It’s for me because I actually like the challenge of, ‘How could I make this part of my life interesting and rhyme in words?’ You know what I mean? Like how can I do that? So yeah, it’s still a challenge. So I think hopefully with will and intent, something will happen."

Shortly before releasing New Blue Son in November, André explained in one of the cover stories for GQ’s Man of the Year series why spitting rhymes isn’t what felt natural to him at the moment.

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The hip-hop icon told the outlet that it’s not for lack of trying that he hasn’t released solo raps since Outkast disbanded. It's because he’s been around the block — having debuted with Big Boi in Atlanta back in the ‘90s.

“It actually feels … sometimes it feels inauthentic for me to rap because I don’t have anything to talk about in that way. I’m 48 years old,” he revealed. “And not to say that age is a thing that dictates what you rap about, but in a way it does.”

André (whose full name is André Benjamin) even playfully teased what his bars nowadays might sound like. “And things that happen in my life, like, what are you talking about? ‘I got to go get a colonoscopy,’” he joked. “What are you rapping about? ‘My eyesight is going bad.’ You can find cool ways to say it, but….”

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Having last released a full-length album with Outkast in 2006, he also clarified just how much he's tried to release rap music.

“I’ve worked with some of the newest, freshest, youngest, and old-school producers. I get beats all the time. I try to write all the time,” the “Hey Ya!” artist shared. “Even now people think, Oh, man, he’s just sitting on raps, or he’s just holding these raps hostage. I ain’t got no raps like that.”

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