Trap Music Museum Opens New OutKast Exhibit In Atlanta
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Atlanta’s Trap Music Museum opens a new OutKast exhibit on Monday, November 9, putting one of the city’s most important rap groups at the center of its latest installation.
OutKast, the duo of Andre 3000 and Big Boi, changed the reach of Southern Hip-Hop while keeping Atlanta at the heart of its music.
The new exhibit centers on that impact, with the museum presenting the group as a force across music, art, fashion and the wider culture of the South.
Trap Music Museum general manager Christian “CJ” Johnson discussed the exhibit with FOX 5 Atlanta ahead of the opening. The celebration runs from 8 P.M. to midnight at the museum’s 630 Travis Street NW location.
The free RSVP list filled up before opening night. The museum said a limited number of early registrants will receive email confirmation, while a small batch of general-admission tickets is expected to follow.
The event gives Atlanta fans a chance to see the city’s story told at home. The opening falls on a Monday, outside the museum’s normal Friday-to-Sunday hours. Museum leaders are treating it as a special night, and the exhibit will remain part of the experience after the celebration.
The exhibit arrives as OutKast’s influence continues to move through new generations of Atlanta artists. Andre 3000 and Big Boi released six studio albums as a group, starting with Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik in 1994.
Their 2003 double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and pushed the duo deeper into pop culture without cutting their Southern roots.
Trap Music Museum opened in 2018 and has used art, memorabilia and room-sized installations to tell Atlanta rap stories. Its current galleries include work connected to Jeezy, T.I., Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug, Gucci Mane, Future, Migos, 21 Savage and other artists who helped define the city’s sound.
That makes OutKast a natural addition. The duo’s catalog helped turn Atlanta from an underestimated rap market into a global center of Hip-Hop, and its style stretched far beyond records into fashion, film and visual art.
The museum has not released a full list of objects or installations inside the new exhibit. It also has not announced special guests for the opening celebration.
