In 1992, Outkast became the first hip hop act to be signed to the label LaFace Records;[1] with their first studio album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994) that debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200.

[2] Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik spawned the commercially successful single "Player's Ball", which reached number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

[2][4] Three singles were released from each album; all three from ATLiens charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Elevators (Me & You)" peaking at number 12, making it the most successful.

", peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the Australian and Swedish singles charts.

In 2006 Outkast released their sixth studio album, Idlewild, which also served as the soundtrack to the film of the same name.