While you may not know Andre Benjaminâs name, Iâm pretty sure youâve heard some of his music. As half of the hip hop duo OutKast, Andre has written and produced a number of hit songs like âHey Ya!â and âRoses,â and he revealed during the interview that OutKast is making another record later this year. For fans of the band, this is great news.
But enough about his music. Andre has been working pretty steadily as an actor, perhaps youâve seen him in âIdlewild,â âFour Brothers,â âRevolver,â or âBe Cool.â Anyway, in âSemi-Proâ Andre plays Clarence 'Coffee' Black, the best player on the worst team in the league. Hereâs the synopsis:
Will Ferrell plays
And now, that interview. As always, I listed what we talked about above the video. And for people wondering about the rumors of a Jimi Hendrix movie with Andre as Jimi, he said the reason that it hasnât happened yet is due to music rights. Finally, if you missed the video clips from âSemi-Proâ you can watch them here.
Andre Benjamin
- How much fun did he making this movie
- I ask did he ever think heâd be in one of these Will Ferrell sports movies
- Hair and short shorts talk
- Since Will has a pretty loose set that encourages improvisation, I ask how much did he contribute
- Since heâs been linked to playing Jimi Hendrix, I ask if itâll ever happen. He said whatâs holding up the film is getting the rights to Jimiâs music.
- I ask about his writing process for music.
- I ask what movies he has coming up, and what music heâs working on. Outcast fans will be happy.