411 Mania — News and thoughts about Dr. Dre's potential new song, Lil Wayne doing a public service announcement, Big Boi's big arrest and the BET cyphers! Plus, the first-ever Hip Hop Hottie of the Month is named and more! more info

Gigwise — After arrest earlier this year... more info

Topix — A few months back, Atlanta rapper Big Boi - one half of the legendary Outkast crew - got into a somewhat embarrassing scrape with the law when he was arrested in Miami for possession of a number of drugs , including ecstasy and Viagra, as he was leav... more info

411 Mania — He was able to avoid jail time… more info

Reuters — MIAMI (Reuters) - Grammy Award-winning Outkast rapper Big Boi will avoid jail time on drug charges in Florida if he passes several drug tests and performs community service, prosecutors said on Thursday. more info

ContactMusic — Outkast star Big Boi is to undergo three months of drug testing following his August 11 arrest for allegedly carrying illegal substances as he stepped off a cruise liner The rapper real name Antwan Patton was departing a ship in Florida when a sniffe... more info

Guardian Music — Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Emma Warren bounces along to OutKastAquemini was the album that turned me into a raving OutKast fan, a position consolidated by subsequent albums Stankonia and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. I consi... more info

Guardian Music — For her latest track, the Florida-born rapper takes a tour of the London underground – in her pantsSince releasing her debut mixtape, Domination, late last year, 19-year-old Florida-born rapper Dominique Young Unique has performed all over the worl... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Dope new one from the homey Yelawolf. On that laid back futuristic funk tip. Picture the white Twista spitting on a Big Boi single. That is what you have here. Not trying to draw comparisons between Twista and Yelawolf. That is other than the obvious... more info

VH1 Blog — Big Boi has arrived in Jackson, GA to join the scores of protesters outside the Pardons & Paroles Board after Troy Davis was denied a stay of execution by the board yesterday. The Troy Davis case has been a cause célèbre for artists of all stripes ... more info