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Andre 3000 Goes to the Head of the 'Class'

Posted Jul 5th 2007 2:00PM by Nadine Cheung
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Andre 3000 is officially kid-tested and mom-approved -- well, for the most part. The Outkast member brought his animated children's series 'Class of 3000' to the Cartoon Network last year, and this week, Andre released the show's soundtrack, 'Class of 3000: Music Volume One.'

The album features fourteen songs -- each written and produced by Andre -- that incorporate the rapper's eclectic flavor of gospel, jazz, R&B, soul, funk and reggae. Among the new tunes are 'Oh Peanut,' 'Banana Zoo,' 'Fight the Blob' and 'The Crayon Song.'

In addition to executive producing the show, Andre also lends his voice to the character Sunny Bridges, a musician who gave up his career to teach gifted musical students. The second season of the popular series premiered last month.

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Soul/Rhythm, Television, Celebrity Extracurriculars
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Matchstik was born in Fort Camble, Kentucky and raised in Dothan, Alabama. At age nine, Matchstik’s parents separated and a few months later his father attempted suicide. Matchstik’s father, who was formerly a soldier in the United States Army Reserves, abandoned Matchstik’s family, leaving his mother to raise him and his siblings on her own.

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-Matchstik
Live in the abundance, and make today your best!

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July 06 2007 at 10:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

amanda

woooohoooooooooo! i think it's about time for a great kids show to be on ! class of 3000 is awsome ! i love the fact that andre 3000 put out this show ! thank you andre 3000 for putting together a musical cartoon !

July 05 2007 at 2:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply