As some of you may have heard, there's been a brewing controversy over whether Oprah Winfrey hates rappers or not. The quick summary is that Oprah finds their lyrics misogynistic and offensive and that's why she usually chooses not to book them on her show. As a result, many rappers have accused her of turning her back on a obviously popular and important form of Black culture.

The latest incident is that Outkast recently turned down an offer to appear on Oprah's show. This was supposed to have been in September, right around the time Outkast's long awaited movie/musical Idlewild is coming out. In declining Oprah's offer, the rumors are that it had nothing to do with Outkast protesting the host's stance on hip-hop, but rather, reflects internal tensions between group members Big Boi and Andre 3000.

According to Fox News, who broke the story, the two cannot agree over how to promote the album and that ultimately lead them to have to decline Oprah's offer. To be sure, there's a lot of "I heard from so and so" about the situation so things might seem worse (for Outkast) than they really are but then again, people have bee whispering rumors about the group breaking up for years now.
(Source: Vibe.com)

--O.W.