Big Boi Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Kids, Real Name, Family

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Big Boi is a North American-born American rapper, record producer and actor who is also popular as a member of the American hip hop duo Outkast which he formed alongside André 3000 in high school in the early 1990s. As a duo, the group has released six studio albums and Big Bio has three albums to his name as a solo artist.

He dropped his first solo album Sir Lucious Left Foot: Chico Dusty’s Son in 2010 , the second, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors in 2012 and the third Boomiverse in June 2017. He has also shown his acting skills in two Blockbuster Hollywood movies, including ATL, IdlewildWho’s Your Youngest? and much more.

Big Boi – Biography, Real Name, Age

The rapper was born in Savannah, Georgia on February 1, 1975 as Antwan André Patton. He spent the first half of his growing up years in Savannah before moving to Atlanta with his aunt, Renne. In Savannah, he attended Herschel V. Jenkins High School, and after leaving town, he went to Tri-Cities High School, a Magnet School for Visual and Performing Arts, after deciding to pursue a career in music. .

It was in Tri-Cities that he met André LaurenBenjamin, better known as André 3000, together formed the American Hip Hop group The Outkast. The duo released six studio albums and helped popularize Southern hip-hop while experimenting with different genres of music, including jazz, techno, funk and psychedelia.

After releasing four albums as a group, Big Boi and André 3000 decided to release two solo albums as a double album under the duo name. He released Speakerboxxx and André 3000 released The Love Below and the two albums were packaged together and released in 2003 as Speakerboxxx / The Love Below. The duo has six studio albums to their name, sold over 25 million copies and won six Grammy Awards.

In 2005, Big Boi released a mixtape/compilation album, You Got Purp? Vol 2 under Purple Ribbon Records with the PurpleRibbon All-Stars and in 2007, after the duo released their sixth studio album, Big Boi announced that they would be working on their own full-fledged solo album. True to his words in 2010, he dropped his first solo album titled Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. However, the album’s promotional single titled “Royal Flush”, released in 2007, features André 3000 and Raekwon.

In a July 2010 interview, Big Boi revealed that he was working on a follow-up album titled Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors. The album was finally released in November 2012. The first single from the album was ‘Mama Told Me’ and featured Kelly Rowland. The album itself featured Phantogram, BoB, TI Ludacris, ASAP Rocky and Little Dragon.

Later that year, he revealed there were ten songs on his next album, which would be his third studio album, but that plan was cut short in January 2014 when he was featured on the Catch the Throne mixtape and left. dropping the song “Mother of Dragons”, which was later made available for free download on SoundCloud by HBO for the promotion of Game of Thrones Season Four. The same month, Big Boi signed a recording contract with Epic Records. In April 2017, he dropped his third studio album titled Boomiverse, alongside two singles, “Mic Jack” and “Kill Jill” which featured Adam Levine, Jeezy and Killer Mike.

In 2018, Big Bio signed a deal with LA Hitco Music, Reid and Charles Goldstuck’s new label. In January 2019, it was announced that the Super Bowl gig of the year will be presented by Maroon 5, featuring Big Bio and Travis Scott.

The rapper has also shown off his acting skills in a few blockbuster Hollywood movies, including ATL, IdlewildWho’s Your Youngest? and much more. He was once a guest star of Nick Cannon. Wild ‘n Out Seasons 3 and 5 and guest starred in the episode titled “Wildlife” of Special Law and Peace Unit: Special Victims Unit, which aired in November 2008.

Family: wife and children

Big Bio is the son of Tony Kearse and Rowena Patton. Her father was a Marine Corps officer and her mother was a sales supervisor. He has three brothers – Jason, James and Marcus.

He has been married to Sherlita Patton since 2002. Sherlita is a co-owner of PValentine – a clothing store in Atlanta. The store was previously featured on MTV’s Mon Super Sweet 16, however, the store closed in 2008.

Together the couple have two children – a daughter(Jordan) and a son (Cross). The rapper also has a son named Bamboo from a previous relationship. His wife, Sherlita, filed for divorce in 2013 and wanted custody of their children as well as financial support after apparently finding graphic footage of Andre 3000 on Big Boi’s cellphone. The latter refused a divorce, and somehow the couple managed to settle their differences and reunited in June 2014.

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Height and other facts

The rapper is 1.68m tall and weighs around 90kg.

Big Boi is a registered pit bull breeder. In 2011, he was arrested and charged with possession of MDMA powder and Viagra (controlled substance). He was later released after posting $16,000 bail.

The rapper is worth $50 million, generated from his music/theater career, businesses and brands.

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