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Released: October 31, 2000

Songwriter: Mr. DJ Big Boi André 3000

Producer: Earthtone III

[Intro: André 3000]
Yeah

[Verse: André 3000]
What can make a nigga wanna take another nigga life?
What can make a nigga wanna do another nigga wife?
Like a butter knife
What can make a nigga wanna get his body so high
That can't go to sleep, don't wanna eat?
Pray to God that he don't do crack
What can make a nigga wanna cut a beauty queen raw
Feeling every drip drop she can generate, imitate seesaws?
What can make a nigga wanna fight a whole night club?
Figure that he ought to maybe be a pimp
Simply cause he don't like love
What can make a nigga wanna achy, break all rules?
In a book when it took a lot to get you hooked up to this volume?
What can make a nigga wanna lose all faith in
Anything that he can't feel through his chest wit' sensation?

OutKast

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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