Performances from Tyler, the Creator, Doja Cat, Janelle Monáe, and Killer Mike for final evening’s OutKast tribute on the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame have drawn blended reactions.
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Again in April, it was introduced that the hip-hop duo have been set to be inducted alongside names together with The White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper and Soundgarden. Eventually evening’s (November 8) ceremony, André 3000 and Large Boi have been launched by Donald Glover, who lauded them for his or her half in making a “music Mecca” in Atlanta.
Regardless of being in attendance on the ceremony, André 3000 didn’t carry out. As a substitute, Doja Cat, Killer Mike, J.I.D., Tyler, the Creator, and Janelle Monáe joined Large Boi for a medley of the duo’s basic hits, which has proved divisive on social media.
The efficiency kicked off with ‘ATLiens’ with Large Boi joined by J.I.D. This was adopted by Doja taking over ‘Ms. Jackson’, nevertheless, as many X/Twitters customers have identified, she appeared to lose her thread midway by means of the music and miss lyrics.
“Completely disrespectful to indicate as much as somebody’s tribute and never know their verse,” one viewer wrote. Many appeared to lend a hand, saying Doja had “tousled one of the best half”.
Doja Cat, Janelle Monáe, and Tyler the Creator share the stage in tribute to OutKast on the 2025 Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame induction Ceremony pic.twitter.com/MyaQ5M67eu
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Doja Cat performs “Ms. Jackson” as a part of the Outkast tribute for the 2025 Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame Induction Ceremony pic.twitter.com/T74a4bNRpS
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Nonetheless, some leapt to her defence, as an alternative blaming the DJ. “Whoever that DJ is who has the nerve to be rapping tremendous loud and the flawed fucking lyrics at that… he utterly ruined a legendary second,” added one consumer. “So,” requested one other, “did she not know the phrases, or was he simply rapping over her?”
Whereas Tyler’s rendition of ‘B.O.B.’ went down effectively, Monáe’s tackle ‘Hey Ya’ – particularly her option to tackle an odd vocal affectation and crawl throughout the ground. One extremely unimpressed viewer later took to social media to write down: “Put Janelle Monae in jail for what she did to Hey Ya.”
The medley continued on with ‘The Approach You Transfer’ that includes Sleepy Brown, and closed out with Killer Mike becoming a member of all different artists on stage for ‘The Complete World’. You’ll be able to take a look at extra social media reactions to the tribute performances under.
I want Andre 3000 was within the psychological house to need to carry out on the rock and roll corridor of fame, but when he wasn’t then I’m glad he didn’t. The evening is about celebrating the legendary duo, not for them to carry out of their 50s for OUR leisure. I hope he’s having fun with his flute.
— Bernie (@JoshBerniee) November 9, 2025
Kinda bummed that Andre 3000 didn’t carry out with Large Boi whereas getting inducted within the Rock N Roll HOF
— JROC4LYFE🤙🏽 🔜Magfest 2026 (@HawaiianPunchuh) November 9, 2025
OutKast deserved higher. All of us deserved higher. And that’s no slight on Doja however there was no coordination https://t.co/HqXlQE3rw2
— Senior Man (@Ydot_K) November 9, 2025
Put Janelle Monae in jail for what she did to Hey Ya
— Ags (@loganags24) November 9, 2025
Nah they performed Outkast with their tribute efficiency. Doja Cat and Janelle Monae have been trash. Everyone else was good although. #RockHall2025
— Julian (@Ju_JustGetsIt) November 9, 2025
i wanna assume that whoever else on the mic together with her threw her off bc his mic rattling close to louder than hers however figuring out doja… she might very effectively be up there with no thought of what that man says throughout that verse smh lol
— That Man (@KendrickDuh) November 9, 2025
In equity to her, I feel the backup rapper coming in louder than her and in addition beefing the primary line of that verse simply utterly threw her off 😂
— Joel Nixon (@GoodMorningJoel) November 9, 2025
Shoulda had Tyler the Creator do the entire thing. He had the power it deserved.
— Marcie Jill (@marciemeow) November 9, 2025
who thought this was a good suggestion within the 1st place?
— ART VANDELAY © (@mr_artvandely) November 9, 2025
Doja cat efficiency was horrible… so was Janelle monae… they couldn’t discover no one else???? #Outkast #HallofFame pic.twitter.com/5dOYJtujsl
— 🫶🏽 (@HoneyJaxx_) November 9, 2025
Tyler carried out a means more durable music and didn’t choke as unhealthy as Doja
That was pathetic
— Snacktar Donutsk 🍩 (@KennySloth253) November 9, 2025
In the meantime, final December, André 3000 stated that OutKast have been “additional away” from making new music collectively “than we’ve ever been”.
“I’ll say perhaps 10, 15 years in the past, in my thoughts, I believed an OutKast album would occur,” he stated. “I don’t know the long run, however I can say that we’re additional away from it than we’ve ever been.”
“It’s arduous for me to make a rap, interval, you already know? And generally I’m within the perception of, ‘Let issues be’”, he instructed Rolling Stone.
He continued: “[OutKast] was a good time in life, and our chemistry was at a sure place that was plain,” he stated, brushing towards the notion that “one thing has to final ceaselessly”.
In Could this yr, he launched a shock solo EP ‘7 Piano Sketches’, a sequence of improvisations on piano largely recorded at a home in Texas.
