Heads up Outkast fans: a date has finally been announced for the long-awaited film from the hip-hop duo. “Idlewild” will hit theatres August 25, three days after the soundtrack for the film is released.

The first single, “Mighty O” features both Big Boi and Andre 3000 on vocals. The song was leaked online earlier this week.

While the movie is set in the 1930s and focuses on the music and business of speakeasies at the time, the soundtrack is all 21st century, said Big Boi last year.

“It’s hip-hop. It’s Outkast. It is what we’ve been doing for years,” he told Billboard.com. “Some songs have a little more piano or whatever, but the whole project was a natural progression from a double CD. It was like, where do we go from here?”

Fans can look forward to seeing some big names in music and movies on the silver screen when “Idlewild” comes out. Appearing in the movie include Patti LaBelle, Macy Gray, and Terrence Howard.






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