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Red VelvetOutKast

Released: October 31, 2000

Songwriter: Mr. DJ Big Boi André 3000

Producer: Earthtone III

[Intro: Big Boi]
One more time for y'all, y-y-yeah, huh
If you didn't know you know now, OutKast, Stankonia
We shittin' on ery'body talkin' that bullshit

[Verse 1: Big Boi]
Now Peter Piper picked a pepper, that was his downfall
I'm down with 'Dre 3000 cause he got my back y'all
Ball if you want to, but do it with some class G
Ask me, do OutKast got some flows so you can blast me
Nasty, niggas on the point they see you shining
Engineers in the studio see me rhyming
Don't get me wrong, got four albums; stay consisent
You got a bodyguard, I let my nigga tote the biscuit
Twist ya cap back, you got blood off on ya fur hat
Cap, cap, ya link snapped, you slumped off in ya Cadillac
For what though, some diamonds and a Bentley
What you dying for?
Alright hoe, I'mma bank my cheese and let my mic glow
Prioritize to live to tell these other niggas how you
Bought yo' kid some tennis shoes
Let these brothers know that your mama she got her house too
Let these niggas know that your sister wouldn't have finished
College.. without you, I doubt you do that though
So do this here and keep that bullshit out of our ear
You too near me to not hear me, to open to conceal me
The love for the music keeping Big Boi spittin' real G

[Hook: OutKast]
Cause they know where you live
And they've seen what ya drive
And they say they gonna put one in your helmet
Cause you brag 'bout that watch
And all them things that you got (Good God!)
Them dirty boys turn your poundcake to red velvet (Good God!)

[Break]
"Yeah, this nigga wanna floss ? (Yeah)
We got this nigga now
Yo T, I got a nigga right for us
I'ma take him to the hotel
You know how it's gon go...
Nigga keep braggin (ha)
(Yeah)
Yeah, we got him now..."

[Verse 2: André 3000]
How can you measure a nigga by multiple figures
He may got, got, got
Had he not purchased the newest Mercedes
That lose it's value soon as you drive that bitch off the lot, lot, lot
Would he still be the ladies, most wanted, doggonit you want it
He got it-type nigga 'round the town, town, town
Had he not played it so flashy, ashy when half of these niggas
Hurtin' and workin' would be he be found, found, found
In a ho (ho) tel (tel) room (room) shot up (shot up)
With his dick shoved in something he got a lot of
Bill Gates don't dangle diamonds in the face
Of peasants when he Microsoftening the place
You gettin' on my nerves, well I'm gettin' on your case
Consider your surroundings or you leave without a trace

[Hook: OutKast]
Cause they know where you live
And they've seen what ya drive
And they say they gonna put one in your helmet
Cause you brag 'bout that watch
And all them things that you got
Them dirty boys turn your poundcake to red velvet

[Verse 3: Big Boi & André 3000]
I know you got the biggest bankroll and you ballin
Follow the heater because the leader he is haulin'
Ass like Juan Valdez, I think he scared
Cause my nigga Khujo Goodie got that tooly to his head

[Bridge: André 3000]
Little did he know that, waitin in the closet
No matter what you call that, playboy sure got done

Done was the one who came in contact
With those with slow goals who prompt to sell crack
On his megaphone, "hey look world I'm on" you off
He floss hard cause he celebrate the fact

[Bridge]
Little did he know that, waitin in the closet
No matter what you call that, playboy sure got done

[Hook: OutKast]
Cause they know where you live
And they've seen what ya drive
And they say they gonna put one in your helmet
Cause you brag 'bout that watch
And all them things that you got
Them dirty boys turn your poundcake to red velvet

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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