The Return of Outkast: Why Did Andre 3000 Wear The Jumpsuits?

Ben Broyd
4 min readJan 21, 2022

In 2014, when Outkast reunited to commemorate the duo’s 20th anniversary, they embarked on a festival tour, with their first port of call being the Friday-night headline slot during the first weekend of Coachella. The performance came under scrutiny for, missing the classic Outkast grit and spirit that they had become so well known for, with Andre 3000 feeling he was no longer capable of performing like he used to. Following the show, Andre 3000 spoke with Prince in an intimate conversation over the phone, as prince told him: “When you come back…

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Ben Broyd

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