The mother of Andre 3000 has passed away, according to Billboard.com. A representative for the musician and actor confirmed to Billboard that Sharon Benjamin-Hodo is dead.
She was found dead in her Atlanta home Monday (May 27) on Andre’s thirty-eighth birthday, according to unconfirmed reports, according to the Billboard story.
Andre 3000’s mother was the founder of The Starlight Camp for underprivileged children, which operated out of the New Morning Light Missionary Baptist Church in Conley, Georgia.
HipHopDX extends its prayers and condolences to the family of Sharon Benjamin-Hodo.
(May 29)
UPDATE: Although the members of OutKast rarely rap in detail about their families, Andre 3000 had the song “She’s Alive” on the group’s 2003 album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Some critics speculated that the cut is about Andre’s mother. Andre, who was born in 1975, sings on the song, “A boy to raise / At a young age / No help from him.”
Several of OutKast’s collaborators have extended their condolences to Andre 3000.
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was brought to our attention earlier today by our readers that this article’s original headline was insensitive, and in conjunction with the light coverage within the article, did not treat the subject matter with the appropriate gravitas and respect that it was due. In addition, we also failed to extend our condolences to André Benjamin and his family, a standard practice in all of our reporting on similar topics. We’ve updated this article and its headline so that it more closely aligns with our standards for journalism and professionalism, and we are deeply sorry for any insensitivity or harm our work may have caused our audience, including the Benjamin family.
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This is not saying anything and the fact the headline reads Andre 3000′ Mother Dead is ignorantly disrespectful…Garbage.
Condolences to the Benjamin family. Shame on HipHopDX for that disrespectful headline. Come on guys. Let’s try to act like you have some sensitivity.
Well said
Condolences to the Benjamin family
the fuck is up with that headline? seriously!!!
RIP, especially sad how it happened on his birthday
Same birthday as me…
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I fear having to live through loosing my mom more then I fear death itself. Cant imagine the pain he must be going through.
666
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wel idont know i made her “do” my nails then she start screeming get it hahaaa..
dont worry your sleeping wake up haa
opps micheal is on the loose somebody snatched his bag haa
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why?
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@ the kid who calls himself Jason/Freddy/666
Your trolling-game is weak, being a troll is lame anyways
So grow some brains, and stop being so damn disrespecful
White power
lol fuck of ceraky
im white, and this was a stupid comment
not all us whites are retards
^^Not white..
White power:
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ja rule wouldve come up with a much better headline.
#RIP #RULETALK
sick sad cunt
he meant that ja rule wouldve come up with a more respectfull headline.
Preach! Ja Rulism!!
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damn sorry to hear may your family be ok
be ok?? she passed away you numty
RIP Andre’s mum. Now we wont see that OutKast reunion till 2023, SMDH …
R.I.P
my sincere condolences Andre
somebody tell them hp dx retards to updates their release dates section- FABOLOUS JULY 23RD OR 30TH – NOT JUNE 18TH
also TECH N9NE JULY 30= GET IT TOGETHER RETARDS
sad man, so sad. show some respect
erik:
sad man, so sad. show some respect
just annoys the shit out of me… now get off you’re high horse
Damn, on his birthday? That’s fucked up. Condolences…
damn, that’s tough.. losing your mother and even worse when it’s on your birthday of all days.. rip sharon, and condolences to andre and his family..
damn, on his birthday. that’s rough.
My thoughts and prayers to the family.
RIP Mrs. Stacks
ANDRE’S VERSION OF 808S AND HEARTBREAK COMING SOON.
Already done it was called the “Love Below”
Thoughts and prayers go out to Andre and his family. Not to be rude, but is anyone else getting a vibe that this sounds like Four Brothers? His mom dies and runs an underprivileged program. Too strange
damn. i can say i know what he’s going thru. prayers out to him and his family…
R.I.P stay strong brother
Illuminati sacrifice SMH
Fuck you.
RIP
as mean as this is…at least the word mother is in the middle of the sentence.
you would think these assholes would have had the decency to write “Andre 3000’s Mother Passes Away” smh
I thought the same thing, anything for link hit I guess……rest in peace Ms. Benjamin….
Damn, R.I.P…. Glad he doesn’t have to read all the dumb shit ya’ll be posting…
Illuminati!!!!!!!!
The illuminati did it
RIP MRS.Benjamin
r.i.p. damn
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you can only purchase the album on JUNE 18
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All respect and condolences to 3 Stacks. Disrespectful headline DX, would have thought you would’ve changed it.
R.I.P. Sharon Benjamin-Hodo. Andre 3stacks, take your time, my condolences…
My Condolences
he the newest member of the illuminati now remember when kanye mother died and he started putting all the illuminati symbolism in his video? its a pattern wake up dumb niggas
You’re a moron – dumb nigga
What a stupid fuck with the Illuminati shit
yall nigguz need to wake up, this guy is right. #OPENYOURMIND
STFU! Talking all that illuminati bs and you barely passed high school! Read a book nicca!
RIP!!!
Rest in peace to 3 Stack’s Old Earth.
First Chris Lighty. Now Andre’s mother. Debt kills.
life is a bunch off cycles,,its only right that she passed on his born day,, now its his turn to carry on those memories she had and shared with him,,,peace to andre benjamins family,,,
and to all that illuminatti big dummy,shit,,,everybody in the illiuminati got a final act coming to,
what you thougth?,,,,,,,, them niggas bleed just like us
swallow back with all that
#ILLUMINATIISREAL
#ILLUMINATICONSPIRACYTHEYDROPPEDTHETOWERSWAKEUPSTUPID
“Sir, Andre with an accent / three-triple-O, Ben-jammin’ / Lauren is the middle name / that was given by my mamma, success was on her brain”
Rest in Peace Mrs. Benjamin. You raised your son well! Thoughts and prayers to the whole family.
who ever ends rip messages with hashtags is a douchebag #DUNGEONFAMILY
To every single person who thinks illuminatti has or had something to do with her passing, First off go learn something about illuminatti first, Hell go learn anything for that matter and stop regurgitating what you heard someone else say, or you saw on the internet…….
THE FUCKIN POINT IS SOMEONE DIED…. PAY YOUR RESPECT, OR SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!!!!!
Everytime someone dies, ignorant dumd ass niggas got some stupid shit to say about illuminatti.
You muthafuckers are embarrassing……
man this is a tragedy… hoping the best for andre.
RIP
SOREN BAKER?? YOU MEAN TO TELL ME DX GOT SOREN BAKER OF MTV FAME WRITING ARTICLES?? NOW WE ARE GETTING CORPORATE INDUSTRY GRADE MUSIC REPORTERS/DICK RIDERS WRITING OUR HIP HOP NEWS?? HIP HOP DX GOT NO FLAVOR. AND IT’S VERY TELLING. RIP ANDRE’S MOM, GOD BLESS HER, BUT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HIP HOP NEWS. IT SHOULDN’T EVEN BE NEWS. LEAVE THE MAN BE IN PEACE. THIS IS TABLOID GOSSIP SHIT. #NotHipHop
this killuminati shit tupac was talkin bout in 96 is getting real now #ILLUMINATIISREAL
Disrespectful.
Some of you Cats on here need to get kicked in your Face straight up show some respect and have some manners. If your Mother passed would you want People posting comments like that? My condolences go out to the Family and Friends of Andre 3000. Y’all keep your head up, RIP to Andre 3000’s old Earth Sharon Benjamin-Hodo. She’s watching over you now 3 Stacks stay strong.
Keep ya head up 3stacks…You know we all got our time and then it’s over. Leave a legacy that’s worth a damn so the next generation can grow and prosper.
I see U changed the headline DX.
The original one was the equivalent of “Osama Bin Laden Dead”.
All my shitty aattempts at being funny and telling jokes makes everybody cringe.
Also my name is some gay shit.
Fuck you wanker, stop stealing my identity.
Heyyy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYPoDFil1r0
Your mother is down here…with us. Hehehehe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5YQmUIIjvs
fuck this non hip hop story
I guess your a member of Satan’s Posse who is confirming she is heaven. I can tell you that all you clowns that laugh about death and think hip Hop is murder assassination will face the same fate you laugh about when Satan turns on you.Andre 3000’s contribution to Hip Hop deserves to mention his mother. Praise God!
Sorry for your lose.
“lose” ? Lol think you meant loss. Good think you diddnt say that in person.
“good think”? LOL I think you meant good thing. Good thing you didn’t say that in person.
Ill fuck ya throat for that one
Much respect for changing the title DX!
Shut da fuck up bitch.
Why do other niggas feel like they have to tell the whole world about it? Not even Andre himself has spoken about his mother passing away, yet niggas wanna gossip and talk about shit that ain’t their business
R.I.P. sorry 3stacks.
On the real tho, Its a pity to see what a flaming homo dude has turned into over the years. What happened to the old Dre?
What was the original headline???
It was this:
Andre 3000’s bitch of a Mother Sharon Benjamin-Hodo Passes Away.
“Andre 3000 Mother Dead”
Anybody gonna join me in digging up his dead mom and skullfucking her?????? 🙂
It was this:
Andre 3000’s bitch of a Mother Sharon Benjamin-Hodo Passes Away
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That whole thing about ja rule, crazy
It’s just crazy.. All that about JA RUle. Just crazy
Ja Rule got crazy hits, crazy
Ja Rule, PIL2… 20 mil sold… CRAZY
Ja crazy RULE
Ja RUle is an animal who goes CRAZY on niggaz asses if they want problems. JA RUle, crazy nigga
“Ja RUle is an animal who goes CRAZY on niggaz asses”…………..Exactly
Ja Is just crazy
ja rulism is not a religion, its a spiritual experience. #ruletalk
His bitch mother is down here, with us…hehehehellbvehjeklffmwomnqvfnjvw
nigguz iz ignorant theze dayz
Over here
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