Cover Alert | Fruition Tackles Outkast’s Debut Single
By Scott Bernstein Jan 28, 2014 • 2:20 pm PST

Outkast is gearing up for a huge year as the Atlanta-based hip-hop duo has reunited to play a series of over 40 festival appearances worldwide. We expect to hear a new round of Outkast covers from many acts, but we weren’t expecting one of those bands to be Portland, OR’s Fruition. 

The roots/Americana act has shared a video containing their take on Outkast’s debut single, “Player’s Ball.” Fruition has covered “Player’s Ball” to reward the pledge of a fan who kicked in towards their Kickstarter campaign. We were hesitant to push play on the video, but the band did a fantastic job with the tune. Take a look and see if you agree: