OutKast

Released: August 26, 2006

Featuring: Janelle Monáe

Songwriter: OutKast

Producer: OutKast

[André 3000]
Ah, yes, well I myself, Larry Olivier, am a method actor, and I studied at the prestegious school of Julliard, and you know, I feel as if, you know, the rappers, and the musicians, and what not, get into acting, you know, you know, it's disrespecting the craft. I feel as if, you know, they're taking jobs from us, from us trained actors and I feel as if they should just leave it to the pros

[Big Boi]
Man, shut your ass up. You telling me if you made a song and it was jamming, we ain't 'posed to listen to it? Man, these boys got opportunity man, let them do they thing. And why you talkin' like that? Ain't you from Bankhead? Anyway, I heard that that Idlewild shit gonna be fire. I'mma be there on Friday, and where yo pussy ass gonna be nigga? Tryna get some work. Think you Denzel or somebody

[Janelle Monaé]
Did I just hear yall say that new Outkast movie come out on Friday?

[Big Boi]
Yeah, shawty

[Janelle Monaé]
Hell yeah I'm gon' be there, and who this fuck nigga is? Anyway, who he supposed to be?

[Big Boi]
I don't know, I don't know that nigga

[Janelle Monaé]
See that's how niggas get jumped on. He better watch his mouth, talkin' 'bout actin'. He need to act like he got some sense up in this bitch

[Big Boi]
Hell yeah. Aye, you gonna buy me some popcorn?

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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Idlewild

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Idlewild (2006)

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