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Andre 3000 and Hip Hop as Middle Aged Music

Andre 3000 and Hip Hop as Middle Aged Music

Remembering a chance encounter with the retired superstar MC

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Mar 27, 2021
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I was having lunch at my favorite dosa spot in Soho pre-pandemic when I heard a voice by the cash register say the order was for “Benjamin.” I looked up and there, waiting on his dosa, was the world’s most mysterious MC, Andre Benjamin aka Andre 3000 formerly of the innovative duo Outkast. I’d interviewed him for Spin magazine not long after the exp…

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