OutKast

Released: September 23, 2003

Featuring: Rosario Dawson

Songwriter: André 3000 Scarface Volume 10 Willie D Isaac Hayes Roger Troutman Doug King Eric Vidal Nick Vidal

Producer: André 3000

[Intro: Rosario Dawson]
(*Laughter*)
What's wrong? What are you afraid of?
The Love Below?

[Verse 1: André 3000]
She stays alone, never sheds a single tear
She stays in coolest moods, clearly woman of the year
She and all her girlfriends, they go out dressed to win
She comes back to the cooler side of town
Ah, but she lives in my lap

[Chorus: André 3000]
She lives in my lap, she lives in my lap
She lives in my lap, she lives in my lap
She lives in my lap, she lives in my lap
Oh, she lives in my lap (Forever my fiancée)
She lives in my lap (Don't leave, don't stay)
She lives in my lap (I'll get the courage one day)

[Verse 2: André 3000]
Make me want you, make me miss you
Make me wonder where you are, then forget you
Girl, remind me just who we are
We're oh so close, but yet so far

[Bridge: Rosario Dawson & André 3000]
Baby, why are you acting like this?
I don't care about any of them, I care about you
Baby, I love you
You've got me open wide (I love you)
Just come inside (baby)
It's yours (it's yours), I'm yours (I'm yours)
For sure (for sure), play, baby, play

[Chorus: André 3000]
She lives in my lap, she lives in my lap
She lives in my lap, she lives in my lap
Oh, she lives in my lap (Forever my fiancée)
She lives in my lap (Don't leave, don't stay)
She lives in my lap (I'll get the courage one day)

[Sampled Outro: André 3000 & Rosario Dawson]
("I had a woman down...")
("On my lap at all times")
("I had a woman down...")
("On my lap at all...") (The Love Below)
("I had a woman down...")
She lives in my lap
("On my lap at all times")
("Now I'm realizing that I love her")
("On my lap at all times")
You've got me open wide
Oh, she lives in my lap
It's yours, I'm yours
Play, baby, play
("I had a woman down with me")
("On my lap at all times")
("Now I'm realizing that I love her")
("On my lap at all times")
("Now I'm realizing that I love her")
She lives in my lap (Don't leave, don't stay)
Baby, I love you!
Forever my fiancée
She lives in my lap
Play, baby, play

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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