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Music stars turn out for Recording Academy Honors
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For country superstar Garth Brooks, it was a break from the constant scavenger hunt that is finding the kids’ soccer uniforms. For Antwan “Big Boi” Patton of rap duo OutKast, it was just the right place to pull up in his burgundy Rolls-Royce Phantom. And for fellow rapper-actor Ludacris, “Hey, it’s one of the biggest nights of my life! ” It was the benefit ceremony formerly known as the Heroes Awards — now called the Recording Academy Honors — Thursday night at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel.
Photos: Stars at the presentation ceremony
Brooks was there to support wife and honoree, country singer Trisha Yearwood. Ludacris — along with production trio Organized Noize and the late co-owner of Southern Tracks Recording, Mike Clark — rounded out the list of recipients from the Atlanta Chapter of the Recording Academy, which puts on the prestigious Grammy Awards.
And Patton was there to honor Organized’s Rico Wade, Pat “Sleepy” Brown and Ray Murray; as well as take up for hip-hop while the cameras and microphones were pointed in his direction. When asked about recent attacks on the genre for its language, Patton replied: “What about the movies? What about Martin Scorsese? What about [his movie] ‘Goodfellas’? Nobody’s getting on the movies. They just call it art, right? Leave the brothers alone.”
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