Andre 3000 Reveals He Once Requested to be Removed from Ye’s “Life of the Party”

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André 3000 was almost not on “Life of the Party.” Speaking with The New York Times, 3000 revealed he had the option of being on any DONDA track but chose “Life of the Party.”

3000’s verse delivers a message to his mom, but it also has a curse word. 3000 was thankful for the single being released on Drake’s Sounds 42 Radioaa because Ye wanted Andre to change the words.

“Ye was at a point where he didn’t want any curse words on the album and I said, ‘Yeah I’m cool with it.’ I’m totally fine with no curse words. But take me off the song because I’d written it a certain way,” André said. “I was cool with beeped versions but you have to put the dirty version of it out too.

“He told me, ‘I told my daughter that I would not have any curse words on the album,’ I said, ‘Yeah man, the kids for sure. So just take me off,’” Andre said.

You can hear it below.

Will we get new Outkast music one day? Highlight doubt it. Speaking with Andre Gee at Rolling Stone, 3 stacks revealed he and Big Boi are “further away from it than we’ve ever been.”

What caused the separation on music? 3000 says “I think it’s a chemistry thing. We have to be wanting to do it. It’s hard for me to make a rap, period, you know? And sometimes I’m in the belief of ‘Let things be.’”

You can read the full feature below.

What is Outkast’s greatest song? If you ask Big Boi, it’s “SpottieOttieDopaliscious.” Speaking on Complex’s GOAT Talk, Big Boi detailed why.

“Because the horns,” Big Boi said. “It’s just so enchanting. So when you get in the Cadillac, you turn that on and you ride around.”

You can see the full episode below.

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Andre 3000 Says New Outkast Music is ‘Further Away’ Than Ever, Cites Chemistry Disconnect

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Will we get new Outkast music one day? Highlight doubt it. Speaking with Andre Gee at Rolling Stone, 3 stacks revealed he and Big Boi are “further away from it than we’ve ever been.”

What caused the separation on music? 3000 says “I think it’s a chemistry thing. We have to be wanting to do it. It’s hard for me to make a rap, period, you know? And sometimes I’m in the belief of ‘Let things be.’”

You can read the full feature below.

What is Outkast’s greatest song? If you ask Big Boi, it’s “SpottieOttieDopaliscious.” Speaking on Complex’s GOAT Talk, Big Boi detailed why.

“Because the horns,” Big Boi said. “It’s just so enchanting. So when you get in the Cadillac, you turn that on and you ride around.”

You can see the full episode below.

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André 3000 Explains Why An Outkast Reunion Is Almost Certainly Out Of The Question For Him

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André 3000 and Big Boi have no issue coming together to protect Outkast’s intellectual property. However, getting the former duo in the booth or on a stage isn’t as simple.

During a recent sit-down with Rolling Stone‘s Andre Gee, André 3000 admitted that an Outkast reunion tour or album is more than likely out of the question — at least for him.

“I’ll say maybe 10, 15 years ago, in my mind, I thought an Outkast album would happen,” he said. “I don’t know the future, but I can say that we’re further away from it than we’ve ever been.”

André also noted, “I knew when I was, like, 25, that at a certain age I wouldn’t want to be onstage doing those songs. They required a certain energy. Honestly, I’m not a big fan of looking back. I’m just not.”

He continued to express gratitude for his time in the duo. “I’m grateful for everything that’s happened, but it was a time,” he said. “To me, that’s what it is. That was a great time, and I wish y’all were there.”

While this isn’t the news Outkast fans wanted to read, André 3000 has come to terms with it.

“I don’t blame the fan for wanting what they’ve known,” he said. “I know, for the rest of my life, people will be like, ‘One more OutKast album.’ [But] I try to put myself in the shoes of other people, and I’m like, ‘Man, if we ain’t do an OutKast album in 20 years, do y’all really think it’s going to happen now?’”

Well, if you want more music from André 3000, that is on the way. In the meantime, you can enjoy his Grammy-nominated debut instrumental album, New Blue Sun.

Big Boi Names “SpottieOttieDopaliscious” the GOAT Outkast Song

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Big Boi & Shaun White Debate GOAT OutKast Song, Animals & Olympics Viral Moment GOAT Talk 1 28 screenshot

What is Outkast’s greatest song? If you ask Big Boi, it’s “SpottieOttieDopaliscious.” Speaking on Complex’s GOAT Talk, Big Boi detailed why.

“Because the horns,” Big Boi said. “It’s just so enchanting. So when you get in the Cadillac, you turn that on and you ride around.”

You can see the full episode below.

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Andre 3000 Picks Up AOTY Grammy Nod For “New Blue Sun”

Andre 3000 and his flute will compete against the biggest names in music for the coveted “Album of the Year” title at the 2025 Grammy Awards. A Grammy nomination for the legend’s solo debut, New Blue Sun, was announced on Friday (Nov. 8) at the Recording Academy’s nomination ceremony in Los Angeles. Others announced in the Album of the Year category include Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft.

The seven-time Grammy winner released his debut album in November 2023. 19 years in the making, the Jazz-driven album features no bars by arguably one of the greatest lyricist ever. Among the eight songs are “”I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap’ Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time” and “The Slang Word P(*)ssy Rolls Off the Tongue with Far Better Ease Than the Proper Word Vagina. Do You Agree?” The album peaked at #34 on Billboard 200 and supported by a nationwide tour.

Read more: Andre 3000 Compares Himself To Lil B While Describing “New Blue Sun” As “Punk Jazz”

Gotta Put “Grammy Nominated” In Front Of 3 Stacks’s Experimental Album Now

Andre put down the flute and returned to hip hop in October with the release of an interesting 26-minute rap song. Then, he dropped “Something is Happen” with an all-star cast on October 26. Since 2004, Andre 3000 has kept his rhymes sharp with guest appearances on music by Frank Ocean, Beyonce, Drake, and more. Andre, Benjamin Andre to be exact, and his team have not shared a statement regarding the nomination at this time. 

A win would mark Andre’s second in the category after securing the Grammy in 2004 as Outkast with their double album Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below. The album included massive hits “Hey Ya,” “Roses,” and “The Way You Move.” Will Andre’s new album when a Grammy? Will the nomination provide the legend inspiration to rap again? What do you think about Big Boi rapping over Andre’s flute? Share your thoughts in the comments section below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

Read more: Andre 3000 Finally Uses His Voice On Massive 26-Minute Single, But It’s Not What You Think

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Today In Hip Hop History: Goodie Mob Released Their Debut LP ‘Soul Food’ 29 Years Ago

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On this day in Hip Hop history one of Atlanta’s oldest collectives, Goodie Mob, stepped on the scene with their hit debut  Soul Food. As the second release by Georgia’s own Dungeon Family collective, Soul Food confirmed that the south truly had something to say.

In the early 90’s, southern Hip Hop’s appeal was purely commercial. Club anthems and summertime jams monopolized the southern air waves, not allowing any room for the conscious to make much headway between the NoLa bounce, Miami bass, and Houston’s Chopped and Screwed sub-genres. What made Goodie Mob stand out was their ability to build on the style created by close co-conspirators, OutKast. That innovation coupled with the collaboration with LaFace‘s own production powerhouse Organized Noize, Goodie Mob was able to create one of Atlanta’s first hit albums.

Soul Food was the world’s introduction to the ‘dirty south’, with the household term being first coined on this album. Musically, Goodie Mob was a synthesis of southern gospel, jazz, blues, with a touch of Atlanta’s signature marching band sound. As lyricists, the crew had a righteous gangster appeal with very by-any-means-necessary undertones. Their poetic and harmonic style allowed them to play as a voice of the south sonically and through their subject matter.

Commercially, the album was a success from the otherwise unknown group. Within the first few months of its release, the album had both been certified as gold by the RIAC and sold over 500,000 copies in the United States. The album’s singles, “Cell Therapy”, “Soul Food”, and “Dirty South” all became southern classic making The Top 10 Rap Singles chart. The album itself peaked at #43 on the Billboard 200 chart and #8 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.

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Pascal Siakam Celebrated Halloween By Dressing As Andre 3000 And Recreating The Iconic ‘Hey Ya’ Video

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The Indiana Pacers got off to a bit of a bumpy start to the 2024-25 NBA season, as the team found itself on a 3-game losing streak before knocking off the Boston Celtics in overtime on Wednesday night. It’s not ideal for a team that has aspirations of making it back to the Eastern Conference Finals, but it’s still very early in the season, and as we saw last year, when this team gets hot, they can take it to anyone.

Their best player to this point has been Pascal Siakam, who has looked like the exact sort of star forward the team envisioned when they acquired him midway through last season and especially after they handed him a lucrative contract extension this summer. And with the Pacers having an off night on Thursday before a matchup with the Pelicans in New Orleans on Friday, Siakam decided to have a little fun away from the court by dressing up for Halloween as Andre 3000 in the video for “Hey Ya!”

It is an absolutely fantastic costume, but Siakam wanted to take things a step farther. Not only did he dress up like 3 Stacks, he actually recreated a portion of the iconic music video.

Halloween isn’t necessarily a competition among NBA players or anything like that, but it is always fun to see the lengths guys will go to in order to have the most elaborate costume. I think we can safely say that, as of this point, Siakam has set the bar pretty high for the best costume in the league this year.

Today in Hip-Hop History: Outkast Released Their Fourth Studio LP ‘Stankonia’ 24 Years Ago

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On this date, at the turn of the century, Big Boi and Andre 3000 dropped their fourth album entitled Stankonia on the Laface/Arista imprint.

Following up on their successful Aquemini LP, Outkast set out to challenge themselves creatively and that they did; Stankonia ended up being one of the duo’s most successful commercial albums, going gold in the first week after its release.

Some of the album’s leading singles include the baby mama drama anthem “Ms. Jackson,” the rhythmic hook of the catchy “So Fresh So Clean,” and the timely and socially conscious “Bombs Over Baghdad (B.O.B.).” With solid production from both Organized Noize and Earthtone III, this album is one of the South’s most impactful projects to date.

Salute to Organized Noize, 3 Stacks, Big Boi, and their entire team for bringing us such a timeless Hip-Hop classic!

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Today In Hip Hop History: Outkast Dropped Their Sophomore Album ‘ATLiens’ 28 Years Ago

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On this date in 1996, Big Boi and Andre 3000 came together to release their second album ATLiens on R&B icons’ LA Reid and Babyface’s LaFace Records. On this album, the Southern playalistic duo expands their subject matter from just their urban tales from the hood to explorations of extraterrestrial life on Planet Earth.

Outkast’s most recognizable aspect of their creativity is their hooks, which is almost a trademark for the entire Organized Noize family, but really took root as Big Boi and Andre 3 Stacks signature sound on this album, with songs like “ATLiens” and “Elevators(Me And You)” spearheading the success of this album.

The commercial success of the album was proof of the duo’s ability to relay their morphing sounds to their listeners, with the ATLiens project selling one million copies in three months and reaching double platinum in less than seven years.

Shout out to Andre 3000, Big Boi, and the rest of the Organized Noize crew for this timeless piece of Hip Hop History!

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Outkast’s André 3000 And Big Boi Are Reportedly Suing EDM Duo ATLiens For Trademark Infringement

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At this point, the likelihood of an Outkast reunion is a faint dream. However, members André 3000 and Big Boi are united on one front — protecting their intellectual property.

According to AllHipHop, Outkast’s company High Schoolers LLC have filed a lawsuit against EDM duo ATLiens for trademark infringement.

In the paperwork, the hip-hop legends accuse ATLiens of “improper, willful, unauthorized and illegal use and registration of the ATLIENS mark,” which is owned by Outkast.

As evident in their claim, Outkast referenced ATLiens upcoming 2025 show at the Coca-Cola Roxy Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. Outkast has taken issue not only with ATLiens’ selected stage name, but also its use in their merchandise, among other things.

Although Outkast acknowledges the word, made popular by their standout 1996 album, was thrust into pop culture, and as a result the world’s “cultural lexicon,” they firmly stake creative ownership of the made-up word.

“Upon information and belief, Defendant selected the name ATLIENS for their EDM duo to trade upon the tremendous fame and goodwill associated with Plaintiff’s ATLIENS album, song, and mark, or, at a minimum, to call to consumers’ minds Plaintiff’s famous ATLIENS album, song, and mark,” reads the document.

Outkast has demanded that ATLiens “permanently enjoined and restrained from, directly or indirectly” further usage of their trademark. They always also asked that the United States Patent and Trademark Office cancel the ATLiens’ live and active service mark as they attempt to “collect compensatory, incidental and consequential damages.”

On the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s website, ATLiens’ mark has a notion of this request. The last of Outkast’s request include for legal fees reimbursement, and ATLiens to remove any and all online usage of their mark, which encompasses their website and social media profiles.

This seems to be a simple case for United States Patent and Trademark Office to decide, unlike Eminem’s filing against Real Housewives of Potomac‘s Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon.