Released: September 23, 2003

Featuring: Bamboo Patton

Songwriter: Big Boi

Producer: Big Boi

[Big Boi (Bamboo)]

Ready to set this bitch off?
(Yeah)
Alright, you got to step, you got to step, get close to the mic
Okay put the headphones on
You gotta speak into the microphone
Say what you
(Huh?)
Say something
(Okay)
What, you, I thought you were gonna rap
(I'll ra..rap)
Wait wait wait wait wait
You need to let, you need to let them know what your name is first, playa
(Washawant?)
What's your name?
(Bamboo)
What's your name?
(Bamboo)
No you got to speak into the mic, cause you keep freezing up
(Bamboo!!)
That's right let them know
And what you coming here for in the booth to do?
(Rap)
Came to do what?
(Coming to rap)
That's right, rap
And what you going to rap
(In the whole world)
Alright that's your, that's your jam
Alright ready?
(Yeah)
Sing it

(In the whole world nah nah nah nah nah
Get down bahp bahp bahp bahp badahp
In the whole world naze padah bahp
Get down bahp bahp bahp bahp pahp pahp)

Yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
And what else you got to say
(ehh Michael Jackson)
Michael Jackson?
Not on my record we ain't singin no damn Michael Jackson
Ready?
Go ahead, ready?
Say it in the mic
(Asaiah mothafuckas)
Haha no I ain't say to say that
That's right lets do it baby
Hahahaha
Ah, you did it
Gimme five boy
You hit the booth!
Yeah!

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.