OutKast

Released: August 22, 2006

Featuring: Macy Gray

Songwriter: André 3000

Producer: André 3000

[Intro: Macy Gray]
How y'all feelin tonight?
I don't give a damn...
Mama, I'm leavin way from home to join the circus
{*elephant sounds*}
And Papa, I'm goin to the place where them clowns get down.. get down
Sister, I know that there are lions, tigers, and bears
I'll be safe and sure to call y'all when I get there!

[Hook: Andre 3000 (Macy Gray)]
The, the, the, the greatest show on Eaaarrrttthhh
(Shut up while I'm singing!) Step right up, step right up, come one, come all
What you want, what you need
Wanna drank, wanna chief
I got it yeah... I got it

[Macy Gray]
Mommmmaaaa, I'm moving up and I'll be selling cotton caaannndy
And Poppppaaaa next week they'll let me sit on the trapeze-eze... WHOO!
Uncccllleee you should see all these dancing girls
And every night I get to sleep under the big top

[Hook: w/ Macy Gray ad libs]

[Bridge: Macy Gray]
Oooooooohhhhh whoa
Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah
Ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! BOYS AND GIRLS!
PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR THE AMAZING CHORUS!

[Hook: w/ Macy Gray ad libs]

[Macy Gray over Hook]
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay!
I got, I got, I got good love
I got true love, I got green love
I got blue love, I got dark love
I got light love, I got white love
I got chocolate love, I got plaid love
I got striped-ed love
What you clapping for, I ain't done yet!

Atlanta, Georgia natives André “André 3000” Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton are OutKast, one of the most successful rap groups of all time. Along with the production crew Organized Noize and the Dungeon Family collective, André and Big Boi helped popularize and expand the sound of rap in the “Dirty South.”

The duo connected at Tri-Cities High School and after the names “2 Shades Deep” or “The Misfits” didn’t work out, they went with OutKast as a synonym of “misfit.” They signed to LaFace Records in 1992 prior to finishing high school and their first official appearance came on a remix to TLC’s hit single “What About Your Friends.” This led into their debut single “Player’s Ball” being released in 1993 and their debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik following in 1994. They had a pivotal moment early in their career as they were named New Artist of the Year at the 1995 Source Awards, leading them to be booed by the New York crowd and André responding with his iconic “The South got somethin' to say.”

Their next two albums, ATLiens (1996) and Aquemini (1998), have sparked debates as to which album is superior. ATLiens saw the duo begin to produce their own music and increase their profile while Aquemini received a perfect “5 Mic” rating from The Source magazine. Their next album, Stankonia (2000), further solidified their superstar status with the hit singles “B.O.B.,” “So Fresh, So Clean” and “Ms. Jackson,” which won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group while Stankonia won a Grammy in the Best Rap Album category.

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