OutKast principal Big Boi is ramping up for the launch of his Purple Ribbon label.

The first release will be a compilation from the Purple Ribbon All-Stars on Oct. 4, led by the single “Kryptonite” featuring Big Boi, Killer Mike, C-Bone and Rock D. It will be followed later in the fall by new albums from Killer Mike and former Interscope rapper Bubba Sparxxx.

Beyond those acts, Janelle Monet and Koncrete, Big Boi told Billboard.com that Purple Ribbon has also signed Sleepy Brown and is in the process of securing the services of veteran Southern rap act Goodie Mob. Big Boi is expected to hold a press conference to discuss the label Friday in Atlanta along with Killer Mike, Sparxxx, Brown, Monet and Koncrete. Purple Ribbon will be distributed by Virgin.

OutKast, meanwhile, is planning to reactivate this fall with the Jive release of a soundtrack album to accompany its first film, tentatively titled “My Life in Idlewild.” Big Boi’s OutKast partner, Andre 3000, co-stars in the revenge drama “Four Brothers,” which opens in theaters Friday.

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