184-460: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is the fifth studio album by the American duo Outkast . It was released on September 23, 2003, by Arista Records . Issued as a double album , its length of over two hours is spread across solo records by Big Boi and André 3000 . Originally conceived as standalone albums, the members' solo efforts were integrated into a double album under Outkast's name as Arista deemed
368-441: A Detroit concert in the midst of the legal battle, relatives of Parks had approached him and implied that the case had less to do with Parks than with the lawyers. In April 2005, the judge in the case appointed an impartial representative for Parks after her family expressed concerns that her caretakers and her lawyers were pursuing the case based on their own financial interest. The case was settled on 14 April 2005, with Outkast and
552-474: A synonym for "misfit" in a dictionary. Outkast, Organized Noize , and schoolmates Goodie Mob formed the nucleus of the Dungeon Family organization. Outkast signed to L.A. And Babyface imprint prior to graduation which would later become LaFace Records in 1992, becoming the label's first hip hop act and making their first appearance on the remix of labelmate TLC 's " What About Your Friends ". During
736-482: A "lascivious" soul background. Lyrically, it displays Big Boi confronting lackluster contemporary rappers and criticizing the hip hop scene's perceived descent. According to Brent DiCrescenzo of Pitchfork , "Unhappy" musically conveys Big Boi effectively asserting himself as simultaneously traditional and perverse. The big band , horn-driven funk track "Bowtie" was described as reminiscent of George Clinton and Cotton Club . It lyrically details stylishly dressing for
920-493: A "springy" guitar loop and a "beatific" piano, while incorporating scratches and propulsive kickdrums. "Interlude", a spoken word evaluation of Outkast's history, precedes the percussion-infused "Reset", which features Khujo and CeeLo Green . Comedian Henry Welch performs the brief interlude "D-Boi", while Slimm Calhoun, Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz , and Mello appear on "Last Call", a track accentuated with aggressive horns and an eccentric theremin . Speakerboxxx closes with
1104-399: A 35-second reprise of "Bowtie", on which Big Boi's vocals are altered with helium . In contrast with Speakerboxxx , André 3000's The Love Below was identified as a funk, jazz, pop, psychedelic , and progressive soul record comparable to the music of Prince in critical commentaries. The disc's abounding theme is love, specifically falling in love and self-love . Sarig suggested that
1288-538: A Grammy Award but who did contribute to a winning recording. These certificates are known as Participation Certificates or Winners Certificates. Those eligible for a certificate can apply for one in the weeks after the Grammy ceremony. A special Grammy Award of merit is occasionally awarded to recognize "ongoing contributions and influence in the recording field". It has come to be known as the Grammy Legend Award and
1472-508: A Lloyd song, "Dedication To My Ex (Miss That)", with Lil Wayne. In 2012 André also appeared on Drake's second album Take Care , on the song "The Real Her" which also featured Lil Wayne. In 2012 André 3000 featured on the Gorillaz single " DoYaThing " with James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem . The song was released as a free download in February that year as part of a Converse promotion. André 3000
1656-499: A Walk of Fame star, they realized that many leading people in their business would not earn a star on Hollywood Boulevard . They determined to rectify this by creating awards given by their industry similar to the Oscars and the Emmys . After deciding to go forward with such awards, a question remained what to call them. One working title was the 'Eddie', to honor Thomas Edison , the inventor of
1840-611: A collaborative effort between Big Boi and André 3000. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a 135-minute double album comprising a total of 40 tracks, including 11 interludes . It is a concept album with the intention of each disc showcasing each member's individual perspective and musical style. Big Boi's Speakerboxxx is an experimental Southern hip hop and progressive rap record with lyrical themes such as single parenthood , philosophy, religion, and politics. Brett Schewitz of Rolling Stone noted musical influences from Parliament-Funkadelic , while independent critic Roni Sarig observed
2024-624: A compilation album , as well as having earned six Grammy Awards . In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked them No. 7 on its list of the “20 Greatest Duos of All Time”, while publications such as Pitchfork and the aforementioned Rolling Stone have listed their albums among the best in all of hip hop and of all time. Patton and Benjamin met in 1992 at Lenox Square shopping mall in Atlanta when they were both sixteen years old. The two lived in Atlanta and attended Tri-Cities High School. During school, Patton and Benjamin participated in rap battles in
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#17331223962892208-499: A desire for superirority. On the psychedelic soul track "War", Big Boi refers to the 2000 United States presidential election , War in Afghanistan , murder of Daniel Pearl , Iraq War , Black Panther Party , and Post-9/11 . "Church" is a lyrical critique of organized religion . A techno- gospel song, it has received comparisons to Stevie Wonder 's 1970s recordings. The interlude "Bamboo"—titled after Big Boi's son, who makes
2392-692: A diverse range of genres such as funk , psychedelia , jazz , and techno . Patton and Benjamin formed Outkast as high school students. They released their debut studio album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik in 1994, which gained popularity after its single " Player's Ball " peaked atop the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart. The duo further experimented and honed their sound with their second and third albums ATLiens (1996) and Aquemini (1998), both of which were met with critical acclaim. They then achieved mainstream recognition and continued acclaim with their fourth album Stankonia (2000), which
2576-576: A double album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below , on September 23, 2003. It is essentially two solo albums, one by each member, packaged as a single release under the Outkast banner; the two members also appear and co produce on each other's discs for a few songs apiece. Big Boi's Speakerboxxx is largely a funk and Dirty South blended party record; André 3000's The Love Below features only brief instances of hip hop, presenting instead elements found in funk , jazz, rock, electronic music, and R&B . The album
2760-431: A feeling that, ironically, has warmed the community right up to them. Critics praised the group's maturing musical style on the record, which debuted at number two on the U.S. R&B/Hip Hop chart. The album would climb to number three on Billboard's top Billboard 200 chart and sold nearly 350,000 copies in its first two weeks of release. The single " Elevators (Me & You) " reached number 12 and spent 20 weeks on
2944-706: A funk- neo soul ballad sung similarly to Prince, Clinton, and Sly Stone . Alternative R&B track "She Lives in My Lap", featuring spoken-word vocals from actress Rosario Dawson , received further comparisons to Prince, as Erlewine compared the song to Prince and the Revolution 's 1985 B-side " She's Always in My Hair ". Acoustic guitar and synth-bass -driven " Hey Ya! " fuses power pop , traditional soul and electro-funk styles. Lyrically an "ass-shaking jam session", it introduces André 3000's second alter ego Ice Cold, who instructs
3128-546: A garage specializing in Speakerboxxx audio systems, before the setting is transformed into a lavish party. At the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, "Hey Ya!" won four awards, including Video of the Year ; it had also been nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards. "Roses" was released as the fourth single from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below on March 1, 2004. It became their third consecutive top-10 single on
3312-461: A guest appearance, covering " The Whole World "—precedes "Tomb of the Boom". Both tracks use an identical "bouncy" beat, while the latter dismisses rumors about Outkast's disbandment, and features Konkrete, Big Gipp , and Ludacris . "Knowing" discusses a prostitute's plight, while "Flip Flop Rock" is an ode to flip-flops . Featuring Killer Mike and Jay-Z , "Flip Flop Rock" is a hip hop track built on
3496-501: A hiatus from the genre, appearing on various remixes , including: " Walk It Out ", " Throw Some D's ", " You ", Jay-Z 's "30 Something", and original songs such as UGK 's "International Players Anthem", Devin the Dude 's "What a Job", Fonzworth Bentley 's "Everybody", and with Big Boi " Royal Flush " and the leaked single "Lookin For Ya". He also appeared on John Legend 's album, Evolver , on
3680-514: A joint film, Idlewild , directed by Outkast music video director Bryan Barber . Idlewild , a Prohibition -era musical film set to a blues -influenced hip-hop soundtrack, was released on August 25, 2006, by Universal Pictures . The Idlewild soundtrack was released August 22, 2006. In an interview for Billboard , Big Boi stated "This is an Outkast album. It isn't like a soundtrack where we go get this person or that person". Originally planned for early 2005, Idlewild ' s release date
3864-460: A manner that preserves the integrity of the academy and their member community. Although registered media companies may submit entries, they have no vote. The eligibility period for the upcoming 66th Annual Grammy Awards is October 1, 2022 – September 15, 2023. The 2024 Grammy Awards , unveiled by Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr., are set to be held on February 4, 2024. In many categories, certificates are presented to those ineligible for
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#17331223962894048-667: A new style and sound. In the initial suit, the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Ann Arbor granted summary judgment for Outkast. Later on appeal, the issue of whether Outkast violated the Lanham Act for false advertising was reversed and remanded for further proceedings. This was based on the Court's determination that the title "Rosa Parks" had little artistic relevance, whether symbolic or metaphorical, to Rosa Parks
4232-496: A night out, and features Sleepy Brown and Jazze Pha . Brown is also featured on " The Way You Move ", a Latin -influenced R&B song pairing a "Dirty South synth-drum bounce with a faux Phil Collins hook". Mariachi -tinged hip hop track "The Rooster" discusses Big Boi's struggles as a single parent, against an instrumentation based on "slippery" horns and loose wah-wah guitars. Killer Mike-assisted collaboration "Bust" blends hip hop with nu metal , and lyrically expresses
4416-454: A prayer, accompanied by an acoustic guitar . "Happy Valentine's Day" introduces his alter ego Cupid Valentino, a reimagination of Cupid as a "gun-toting thug". Anal sex -themed "Spread" displays trumpets and piano interspersed with a pliant bassline and scattering rimshots . Prelude "Where Are My Panties?", featuring Toni Hunter, insinuates a one-night stand leading to a romantic relationship. The lyrical theme continues on " Prototype ",
4600-758: A pre-telecast "Premiere Ceremony" in the afternoon before the Grammy Awards telecast. On April 6, 2011, the Recording Academy announced a significant overhaul of many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The number of categories was cut from 109 to 78. The most substantial change was eliminating the distinction between male and female soloists and between collaborations and duo/groups in various genre fields (pop, rock, rhythm and blues [R&B], country, and rap). Additionally, several instrumental soloist categories were discontinued; recordings in these categories now fall under general categories for best solo performances. In
4784-481: A private online listening service. After nominees have been determined, final voting ballots are sent to NARAS voting members, who may then vote in the general field and cast ten votes in various genre categories spread to three of the eleven fields. Members are encouraged, but not required, to vote only in their fields of expertise. Ballots are tabulated secretly by the independent accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu . After vote tabulation, winners are announced at
4968-419: A remix featuring Snoop Dogg . All three singles' videos had heavy MTV2 airplay, and OutKast won two 2001 Grammy Awards , one for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Ms. Jackson", and another for Stankonia as Best Rap Album . Pitchfork named Stankonia the 4th greatest album released between 2000 and 2004 in its 2005 feature. Later on the webzine selected Stankonia as the 13th best album of
5152-409: A solo career throughout the promotional cycle for Speakerboxxx/The Love Below . In an interview for Blender , he stated: "In a perfect world, this would be the last OutKast record." DeVille called Speakerboxxx the first indication of Big Boi's ability to record without André 3000, adding: "It's fair to wonder if Big Boi could have ever crossed over to pop and indie audiences without Andr[é] to kick in
5336-532: A swagger that certain artists have—the ones that are stars." The two also became more accustomed to playing live, particularly Big Boi, and André 3000 significantly changed his lifestyle, as he adopted a more eccentric fashion sense, became a vegetarian, and stopped smoking marijuana. The members also underwent changes in their personal lives; in 1995, Big Boi's girlfriend gave birth to their first child and André 3000 and Total 's Keisha Spivey ended their two-year relationship. The double platinum album, ATLiens ,
5520-475: A work is entered, review sessions are held that involve over 150 recording industry experts, to determine that the work has been entered in the correct category. The resulting lists of eligible entries are then circulated to voting members, each of whom may vote to nominate in the general fields ( Record of the Year , Album of the Year , Song of the Year , and Best New Artist ) and in up to nine out of 30 other fields on their ballots. The five recordings that earn
5704-497: Is a diss track directed towards a conceited ex-girlfriend referred to as "Caroline". "Pink & Blue" contains samples of Aaliyah 's 1994 song " Age Ain't Nothing but a Number " and reverses its lyrical theme, being directed towards an older love interest rather than a younger one. A " Goth -soul cha-cha " track, "Pink & Blue" ends with a brief orchestrated outro. While "Love in War" is André 3000's lyrical response to Big Boi's "War",
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5888-457: Is a classic." Critically acclaimed, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below was nominated for a myriad of industry awards. At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8, 2004, it won Album of the Year , the most prestigious Grammy Award , and Best Rap Album . Outkast thus became only the second rap artists to win Album of the Year, after Lauryn Hill in 1999 . Geoff Boucher from Los Angeles Times declared
6072-661: Is bolder—he wants to go where most hip-hoppers fear to tread and take the MTV audience along with him. It strikes at the essence of what has made OutKast so important to pop: the accessible, democratic nature of its strangeness." In The Village Voice , Robert Christgau said the record could have been "the classic P-Funk rip it ain't quite" had Speakerboxxx alone been issued with "Roses", "Spread", "Hey Ya!", and "an oddity of [André 3000's] choosing". He nonetheless commended what he described as "commercial ebullience, creative confidence, and wretched excess, blessed excess, impressive excess". On
6256-516: Is built on muted trumpets and backward drumbeats. The Love Below closes with "A Life in the Day of Benjamin André (Incomplete)", described as an "autobiographical epistolary". For the album cover and accompanying imagery for Speakerboxxx/The Love Below , Big Boi and André 3000 were photographed separately, due to rising creative differences between the two, following prior disagreements over their imagery. Big Boi
6440-484: Is centered on complexities related to love and relationships. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below features a multifaceted array of collaborators, including Sleepy Brown , Killer Mike , Ludacris , Jay-Z , Rosario Dawson , Kelis , and Norah Jones . Speakerboxxx/The Love Below received widespread acclaim from music critics , who praised the consistency of Big Boi's Speakerboxxx and the eclectic musical style of André 3000's The Love Below . Numerous publications proclaimed
6624-560: Is credited with laying the foundation for southern hip hop and is considered a classic by many. Every track on Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik was produced by Organized Noize and featured other members of the Dungeon Family . Follow-up singles included the title track and "Git Up Git Out", a politically charged collaboration with Goodie Mob that was later sampled by Macy Gray for her 1999 hit "Do Something." On this early material, both Big Boi and André contrast lyrical content reflecting
6808-485: Is part of the motivation for it. In September 2011 it was announced that Outkast was moved to Epic Records following restructuring within Sony Music Entertainment . Epic Records is headed by LA Reid who has worked with Outkast in the past. In 2012, André 3000 was cast to play Jimi Hendrix in a biopic film titled Jimi: All Is by My Side , which was later released on September 26, 2014. In late 2013, it
6992-623: The Billboard Hot 100 chart. ATLiens further solidified OutKast as the flagship representatives of the 1st generation Dungeon Family and the Southern hip hop movement. The album helped the group earn more recognition among East Coast hip hop fans in the East and West coasts. For this album, Outkast joined with partner David "Mr. DJ" Sheats to form the Earthtone III production company, which allowed
7176-615: The 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971. The concept of a separate Grammy Awards for Latin music recorded in Spanish or Portuguese began in 1989, as it was deemed too large to fit on the regular Grammys ceremony. The Recording Academy then established the Latin Recording Academy in 1997, and the separate Latin Grammy Awards were first held in 2000. The Latin Grammys honor works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around
7360-808: The 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Japan on May 23; Big Boi held solo concerts at the Shinkiba Studio Coast in Tokyo the following day, and at the launch of Calvin Klein 's fragrance Eternity Moment in New York City on June 3. The duo performed "Roses" at the BET Awards 2004 on June 29, and a medley of "The Way You Move", "Hey Ya!", "GhettoMusick" and "Prototype" at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards on August 29. André 3000 then performed at Fashion Rocks on September 8, while Big Boi performed "GhettoMusick" with Patti LaBelle at
7544-525: The 2004 World Music Awards on September 15. In September 2023, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below was reissued on two limited-edition vinyl pressings, in commemoration of its 20th anniversary. In March 2003, MTV News reported "Church" and "Prototype" would be simultaneously released as the lead single from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below , and would be accompanied by a Bryan Barber -directed 30-minute short film comprising both songs' music videos; however, those plans never came to fruition. Instead, "GhettoMusick"
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7728-488: The 44th Annual Grammy Awards (2002), André 3000 felt urged to do something different from his previous projects and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. He was relatively unsuccessful, landing a minor role in Hollywood Homicide (2003) and a one-episode appearance in the drama series The Shield . He subsequently returned to music, and began developing a solo album different from Outkast's work. The output
7912-506: The 66th Annual Grammy Awards , set to take place in 2024. Three new categories were announced, bringing the total number to 94, the highest since the peak of 109 in 2010. In addition, both Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical , were moved to the General Field, the first time new categories had been added to this field since the concept of the Big Four
8096-659: The Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards , featuring a total of 94 categories, will be presented on February 2, 2025. After over fifty years being broadcast on CBS , it
8280-708: The American Music Awards of 2004 . Internationally, Speakerboxx/The Love Below won Album of the Year at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, while being nominated for the Brit Award for International Album in both 2004 and 2005 , and for Best Album at the 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards . In the US, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart dated October 11, 2003, with first-week sales of 509,600 copies. Following three consecutive number-two debuts,
8464-579: The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York, with 28 Grammys awarded. The number of awards given grew, at one time reaching over 100, and fluctuated over the years with categories added and removed. The second Grammy Awards , also held in 1959, was the first ceremony to be televised, but the ceremony was not aired live until
8648-481: The Billboard 200 in the U.S., and would eventually be certified quadruple platinum . Stankonia 's first single was " B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) ", a high- tempo -influenced record. The second single, " Ms. Jackson ", combined a pop hook with lyrics about divorce and relationship breakups, particularly André's breakup with singer Erykah Badu ; the titular "Ms. Jackson" character being a stand-in for Badu's mother. It
8832-587: The Billboard 200. In the United Kingdom, Idlewild debuted at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart . While it charted within the top-twenty in several other countries, the album spent a minimal number of weeks on most charts. On August 26, 2006, the album was certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America , following shipments in excess of one million copies in
9016-664: The Crypto.com Arena (known as the Staples Center from 1999 to 2021) became the permanent home of the award ceremonies. The Grammy Museum was built across the street from the Crypto.com Arena in LA Live to preserve the history of the Grammy Awards. Embedded on the sidewalks on the museum streets are bronze disks, similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame , to honor each year's top winners, Record of
9200-483: The Grammy Living Legend Award at different ceremonies. As of 2018, fourteen solo musicians and one band have received this award. The Grammy Salute to Industry Icons Award honors those who have made innovative contributions to the music industry. Recipients include: Before 1971, Grammy Award ceremonies were held in different locations on the same day. Originally New York City and Los Angeles were
9384-633: The Los Angeles Kings , Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Sparks to play an extended length of road games. With 32 Grammy Awards, Beyoncé is the artist with the most Grammy wins. U2 , with 22 Grammy Awards, holds the record for most awards won by a group. When Pearl Jam won a Grammy for the Best Hard Rock Performance in 1996, the band's lead singer Eddie Vedder commented on stage, "I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything." In 2008, Glen Hansard , leader of
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#17331223962899568-496: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Speakerboxxx/The Love Below diamond , denoting shipments of five million double-disc units in the US. By March 2012, the album had sold 5,702,000 copies in the country. Shortly after the album's 20th anniversary, the RIAA certification was updated to 13-times platinum on September 29, 2023, signifying 13 million album-equivalent units ; Speakerboxxx/The Love Below thus became
9752-703: The UK Albums Chart before peaking at number eight in its 16th week, as well as peaking atop the UK R&;B Albums Chart in its 15th week. It was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in July 2023, denoting album-equivalent units of 900,000. Across Europe, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below reached the top five in Ireland and Norway, and number six on the European Top 100 Albums , while reaching
9936-465: The blues genre, complete with a blues-style acoustic guitar riff and a harmonica element reminiscent of Aquemini single "Rosa Parks". In tune with the film, Idlewild reflects OutKast's original style tempered by 1930s influences. The fourth single, "Hollywood Divorce" was released in November 2006, and features verses from Lil' Wayne and Snoop Dogg and is produced by André 3000. In 2007 after
10120-530: The debut album from Wu-Tang Clan . The nomination review committees would be disbanded in 2021 following criticism of the lack of nominations for The Weeknd 's album After Hours . At the 38th Annual Grammy Awards , artist Mariah Carey was nominated for six awards for her album Daydream , including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for her single " One Sweet Day ". Although critics believed Carey would be "cleaning up" that year, Carey ultimately lost in all her nominated categories that night, much to
10304-533: The holiday season of 1993, they released their first single , " Player's Ball ". The song's funky style, much of it accomplished with live instrumentation, was a hit with audiences. It hit number-one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart. "Player's Ball" also topped the R&;B chart for six weeks. Their debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik , was issued on April 26, 1994. This initial effort
10488-512: The music industry . They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry worldwide. They were originally called the Gramophone Awards , as the trophy depicts a gilded gramophone . The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks ' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with
10672-446: The phonograph . Eventually, the name was chosen after a mail-in contest whereby approximately 300 contestants submitted the name 'Grammy', with the earliest postmark from contest winner Jay Danna of New Orleans, Louisiana, as an abbreviated reference to Emile Berliner 's invention, the gramophone . Grammys were first awarded for achievements in 1958. The first award ceremony was held simultaneously in two locations on May 4, 1959,
10856-496: The psychedelic funk of Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic collective. The band's debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik incorporates analog elements such as Southern-styled guitar licks, languid soul melodies, and mellow 1970s funk grooves . It also features digital hip hop production elements such as programmed snare beats, booty bass elements, ATLiens and Aquemini feature outer space-influenced production with echo and reverb effects. With Stankonia , Outkast became
11040-413: The rock field, the hard rock and metal album categories were combined. The Best Rock Instrumental Performance category was also eliminated. In R&B , the distinction between best contemporary R&B album and other R&B albums has been eliminated, consolidated into one Best R&B Album category. In rap , the categories for best rap soloist and best rap duo or group have been merged into
11224-626: The 2000s. And B.O.B. was chosen number one song of the decade by this same webzine. In December 2001, Outkast released a compilation album, Big Boi and Dre Present... Outkast , which contained three new songs. One of these new tracks was the single " The Whole World ", which won a 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group . Killer Mike also was featured on the song, gaining some exposure among areas outside of his native Atlanta. The other two new songs were called "Funkin' Around" and "Movin' Cool (The After Party)". Outkast spent two years working on their 5th effort, before releasing
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#173312239628911408-486: The 2004 Grammy for Album of the Year. OutKast was one of the headlining acts at the show, and gave two performances: Big Boi performed "The Way You Move" with the Outkast backing band during a medley with Earth Wind & Fire, George Clinton and Robert Randolph , while André 3000 performed "Hey Ya!" as the show closer after they had been presented with the Album Of The Year Award. Members also began working on
11592-476: The Best New Artist award in 2009 and her other three awards in 2012 and 2017. At age 18, Eilish is the youngest artist to have won all four awards. As of 2024, an additional two awards were added to the "General Field". Other awards are given for performance and production in specific genres and for other contributions such as artwork and video. Special awards are also given for longer-lasting contributions to
11776-561: The Big Steppers (2022). Thematically, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below has been credited with propelling conscious hip hop into the mainstream throughout the mid-2000s, alongside recordings by Kanye West and Jadakiss . Chris DeVille wrote for Stereogum that The Love Below was sonically "an attempt at the kind of funkadelic genre mash Janelle Monáe successfully pulled off with The Electric Lady 10 years later." Gabriel Szatan of Dazed praised Speakerboxxx/The Love Below for expanding
11960-705: The COVID-19 Delta cron hybrid variant. The ceremony was also moved from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas due to the former having scheduling conflicts with sports games and concerts nearly every night through mid-April. The gold-plated trophies, each depicting a gilded gramophone , are made and assembled by hand by Billings Artworks in Ridgway, Colorado . In 1990,
12144-541: The Grammy Awards. The recording with the most votes in a category wins, and it is possible to have a tie (in which case the two [or more] nominees who tie are considered winners). Winners are presented with a Grammy Award; those who do not win receive a medal for their nomination. In both voting rounds, Academy members are required to vote solely based on quality, without consideration for sales, chart performance, personal friendships, regional preferences or company loyalty. Gifts may not be accepted. Members are urged to vote in
12328-637: The Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs. The music video for "Prototype" marked André 3000's directorial debut, and depicts him as an extraterrestrial family member, who falls in love with a woman after descending to Earth. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 91, based on 26 reviews. Reviewing for AllMusic , Stephen Thomas Erlewine called both discs "visionary, imaginative listens, providing some of
12512-452: The Irish rock group The Frames , stated that the Grammys represent something outside of the real world of music "that's fully industry based". He said he was not particularly interested in attending that year's ceremony, even though he had been nominated for two awards. Maynard James Keenan , lead singer of progressive rock band Tool , did not attend the Grammy Awards ceremony to receive one of
12696-451: The Recording Academy and that voting members are active creative professionals involved in the recording process, such as performers, songwriters, producers, and engineers. Nomination review committees, composed of anonymous industry figures, were established following the 37th Grammy Awards , which attracted criticism for the slate of Album of the Year nominations. The winner, Tony Bennett 's live album MTV Unplugged , competed against
12880-586: The Recording Academy for introducing a policy of charging nominees $ 1200 for a plus one, saying the policy "makes it ever more obvious who is valued, and more specifically what (that would be lots of money, for the folks in the back)." A Billboard article clarified that the new policy was a tiered system, ranging from $ 375 to $ 2000 for a ticket to attend the pre-telecast ceremony. The Grammys also have been criticized for snubbing awards to some nominated artists. The organization's awards journey states that nominees and winners are determined solely by voting members of
13064-595: The South got something to say, that's all I got to say." As said by Atlanta native rapper T.I. , "Outkast, period. Outkast. That's when it changed. That was the first time when people began to take Southern rap seriously." In the same year, the group contributed "Benz or a Beamer" to the popular New Jersey Drive soundtrack. After Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik was certified platinum, LaFace Records gave Outkast more creative control and advanced money for their follow-up album, which they recorded from 1995 to 1996. The duo took
13248-554: The Times or The White Album : a career-defining masterpiece of breathtaking ambition". According to Andy Gill of The Independent , Speakerboxxx/The Love Below set "a new benchmark not just for hip hop, but for pop in general", featuring "so many musical tributaries coursing into both Big Boi's progressive-rap pyrotechnics and Dre's freaky jazz-funk love odyssey that even their old tag of 'psychedelic hip-hop soul' starts to look restrictive". Stylus Magazine ' s Nick Southall called
13432-665: The US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number nine. The song fared similarly internationally, reaching the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK. Its accompanying music video, Outkast's sixth consecutive to be directed by Barber, is a contemporary adaptation of the musical West Side Story , and depicts the rivalry between two high school crews—The Love Below, led by André 3000, and Speakerboxxx, led by Big Boi—as they battle for fictional Caroline's attention. The video
13616-786: The United States. It was certified gold in sales by the Canadian Recording Industry Association in November 2006. The first single of the album, "Mighty 'O'", features both Big Boi and André 3000 ; the song takes its lyrical hook from the Cab Calloway song " Minnie the Moocher " ("Mighty-ighty-ighty O") and seems to be an example of the album's mix of hip hop and more traditional American jazz and blues . Next, similar to previous Outkast albums such as Speakerboxxx/The Love Below , two singles —one solely by Big Boi,
13800-453: The Year, Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Since 2000, the Grammy Awards have taken place outside of Los Angeles only three times. New York City 's Madison Square Garden hosted the awards in 2003 and in 2018 , while the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas hosted in 2022 . The annual awards ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena requires the local sports teams such as
13984-552: The album Basic Instinct . On January 14, 2011, a song with Ke$ ha called "The Sleazy Remix" was leaked. On June 7, 2011, Beyoncé's song "Party" was leaked, it features Benjamin, it is his first collaboration with the singer. It is also featured on Beyoncé's fourth studio album entitled 4 released June 24, 2011. On August 24, 2011, Lil Wayne's album Tha Carter IV leaked, featuring a song entitled "Interlude" with Benjamin and fellow rapper Tech N9ne performing. Also in 2011 André featured on Chris Browns "Deuces" remix as well as on
14168-532: The album "a series of spectacular moments and memorable events". John Mulvey of NME described its two discs as "two Technicolor explosions of creativity that people will be exploring, analysing and partying to for years". Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine wrote that it is "greater than the sum of its parts, and this kind of expertly crafted pop and deftly executed funk rarely happen at the same time—not since Stankonia , at least." In his review of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below for Rolling Stone , Jon Caramanica
14352-568: The album "the first pure hip-hop project" to win the award. While accepting the Best Rap Album award, André 3000 said: "Thank you", showed a peace sign , and left the stage. Carena Liptak of The Recording Academy retrospectively called the acceptance speech "perhaps the shortest" in the history of Grammy Awards. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below also won Best Album of the Year at the 2004 Soul Train Music Awards , and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album at
14536-510: The album as one of the best records of 2003, placing it atop their year-end listings. A commercial success, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below became Outkast's first number-one album on the US Billboard 200 , with first-week sales of 509,000 units, and went on to be certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in December 2004. At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards (2004),
14720-475: The album became Outkast's first number-one on the Billboard 200, and registered their second-highest first-week sales, after Stankonia . Furthermore, it became their second number-one album on the Top R&;B/Hip-Hop Albums . In its second week, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below sold 235,000 additional copies, remaining atop the Billboard 200, before descending to number two the following week. During its first month,
14904-494: The album sold over one million units. It returned to the summit in its sixth week, having spent the prior three weeks within the top four. During the Christmas week of 2003, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below sold 374,000 copies, rising back to the summit, where it stayed for three additional weeks throughout January–February 2004. In total, the album spent seven non-consecutive weeks at number one, and 56 weeks charting. On December 3, 2004,
15088-401: The album to be "a cohesive masterpiece rather than a disjointed collection", adding that the collaborators were vital in creating an "epitome of excellence" in hip hop's history. Upon its release, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below was frequently compared to The Beatles' 1968 eponymous double album in critical commentaries, with Outkast labeled the contemporary Lennon–McCartney . In an analysis of
15272-500: The album was certified 13x platinum. The first two singles from the album(s), which were released nearly simultaneously, were Big Boi's " The Way You Move " and André 3000's " Hey Ya! " The video's storyline has "The Love Below"—a fictional band with all members, through the use of special effects , played by André—performing in London . "Hey Ya!" was the number one song on the very final weekend of American Top 40 with Casey Kasem . It
15456-447: The album was finally released internationally on July 5, 2010. Guest artists include singer Janelle Monáe; Big Boi's own new group Vonnegutt; plus established rappers T.I. and B.o.B. Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty received general acclaim from most music critics, earning praise for its inventive sound, varied musical style, and Big Boi's lyricism. In a July 2010 interview for The Village Voice , Big Boi revealed that he
15640-539: The album won Album of the Year and Best Rap Album , becoming only the second hip hop album ever to win the former. It produced five singles, two of which—" Hey Ya! " and " The Way You Move "—topped the US Billboard Hot 100 , and made Outkast the first duo in the chart's history to replace themselves at the summit. Furthermore, "Hey Ya!" won the Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance . " Roses " reached
15824-530: The album's 20th anniversary. The digital reissue saw the album expanded with previously unreleased remixes. The vinyl reissue features a new black and white galaxy gatefold double LP, as distributed by Vinyl Me Please. Outkast's musical style and lyrical content have evolved throughout the group's career. Rolling Stone described their music as "idiosyncratic" and "inspired by the Afrocentric psychedelics " of George Clinton and Sly Stone , and particularly by
16008-511: The album's tracks. However, it was reconstructed and postponed numerous times before its August 2006 release. Regardless, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below tracks "Bowtie", "Rooster", "Take Off Your Cool", "Church", "She Lives in My Lap", and "Vibrate" were still used in Idlewild as musical numbers. Preezy Brown of Revolt described the Idlewild project as "devoid of the air of excitement and fanfare that surrounded Speakerboxxx/The Love Below ", calling
16192-436: The artwork for inspiring rappers such as Kanye West , Lil B , and Cam'ron to embrace more feminine clothing styles, in contrast with rap's "normative masculinity". On CD pressings of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below , Big Boi's image was used as the front cover, while André 3000's cover was placed in the back. However, for digital editions and vinyl pressings, the images were juxtaposed into a single cover, with Speakerboxxx on
16376-596: The atmosphere of recording at home instead of a studio, telling XXL : "It didn't start in the studio because if you have a bunch of people around, they're coming from the party and I'm in there singing falsetto... those vibes didn't match." His initial sessions were hampered by his inexperience with Pro Tools and, unaware of how to edit his recordings, he opted to record songs such as "Pink & Blue" entirely in one take. Other gear used included an Avalon VT737 SP, as well as AD2055 EQ and AD2044 compressors for his vocals. After creating four to five songs, he informed Big Boi of
16560-525: The band's awards, explaining that: I think the Grammys are nothing more than some gigantic promotional machine for the music industry. They cater to a low intellect and they feed the masses. They don't honor the arts or the artist for what he created. It's the music business celebrating itself. That's basically what it's all about. The Grammys have also been criticized for generally awarding or nominating more commercially successful albums rather than critically successful ones. In 1991, Sinéad O'Connor became
16744-488: The best music of 2003, regardless of genre". He credited Speakerboxxx with "reclaiming the adventurous spirit of the golden age and pushing it into a new era", while referring to The Love Below "the great lost Prince album." Will Hermes wrote in Entertainment Weekly that the album's "ambition flies so far beyond that of anyone doing rap right now (or pop, or rock, or R&B)". Kris Ex wrote for Blender that
16928-491: The best recordings of its era. The album has been further credited for reviving the double album concept in hip hop, as well as for popularizing conscious hip hop . Following its RIAA certification update to 13-times platinum in 2023, signifying double-disc units of 6.5 million in the US, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below became the highest-certified rap album of all time. As of September 2023, it has sold over 11 million copies worldwide. Following Outkast's first Grammy Award win at
17112-527: The cafeteria. Benjamin's parents were divorced and he was living with his father. Meanwhile, Patton had to move with his four brothers and six sisters from Savannah to Atlanta. Patton and Benjamin eventually teamed up and were pursued by Organized Noize , a group of local producers who would later make hits for the R&B girl group TLC . The duo initially wanted to be called "2 Shades Deep" or "The Misfits", but because those names were already taken they later decided to use "Outkast" based on finding "outcast" as
17296-494: The co-defendants, Sony BMG and its subsidiaries Arista Records and LaFace Records, admitting no wrongdoing but agreeing to develop and fund educational programs concerning Rosa Parks. Studio albums Notes Sources Grammy Award The Grammy Awards , stylized as GRAMMY , and often referred to as the Grammys , are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in
17480-430: The comparisons for Consequence , Zach Schonfeld wrote that Speakerboxxx/The Love Below captured the duo's "creative divorcing", drawing a parallel with the conflicts surrounding The Beatles , which arose from the members' pre-disbandment creative differences. Although both he and Big Boi were insistent on denying the intensified rumors of Outkast's disbandment, André 3000 began increasingly expressing his desire to pursue
17664-531: The connections between Hip Hop and the black freedom struggle with their controversial song " Rosa Parks " featured on the album. Originally titled 'Sandbox', the pair's fourth album, Stankonia was released in October 2000 to positive reviews. The album was seen as a change in the group's musical style, as it had a more commercial and mainstream appeal, compared to their previous three albums which were darker, both tonally and thematically. It debuted at number two on
17848-405: The contrary, Matt Harvey of BBC praised both counterparts, describing Speakerboxxx/The Love Below as "hilarious and thought provoking, goes on for hours (without ever getting boring) and is the most ambitious piece of pop [of 2003]". In The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), Roni Sarig wrote that "for sheer breadth, ambition, and musical vision, there's little doubt Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
18032-710: The decision to release solo albums unsuitable at the time. Big Boi's Speakerboxxx is a Southern hip hop and progressive rap album influenced by Parliament-Funkadelic , while André 3000's The Love Below largely departs from hip hop in favor of pop , funk , jazz , psychedelia , and progressive soul styles, drawing inspiration from Prince . While The Love Below was entirely produced by André 3000, Speakerboxxx featured contributions from André 3000, Mr. DJ , Carl Mo , Cutmaster Swift, and Dojo5, in addition to production by Big Boi. Lyrically, Speakerboxxx discusses socially conscious themes, such as single parenthood, philosophy, religion, and politics, whereas The Love Below
18216-443: The decision unsuitable, as Arista Records sought to capitalize on the momentum caused by the duo's then-recent Grammy Award victory. In a compromise, André 3000 and Big Boi integrated their solo records into a single double album , which they envisioned as their film 's accompanying soundtrack album . Production of the film was put on hold, and the album was reconstructed into their fifth studio effort. In order to accurately display
18400-467: The door for him. But in terms of producing classic music, it seems like Andr[é] needed Big Boi a lot more than Big Boi needed Andr[é]." However, Outkast recorded another studio album together— Idlewild (2006), which also served as the soundtrack album for their musical film of the same title—before embarking on an extended hiatus in 2007. Idlewild was originally conceived as a visual counterpart to Speakerboxxx/The Love Below , composed of music videos for
18584-467: The double album "holds an explosion of creativity that couldn't have been contained in just one LP", while writing for Los Angeles Times : "It's not just that the collection stands so far above much of today's contemporary hip-hop and R&B; but that it surpasses the high level of genre-defying craftsmanship that the duo has cultivated for nearly a decade." The Guardian ' s Dorian Lynskey described both discs as "sublime ... hip-hop's Sign o'
18768-452: The duo for "[tending] to shy away from the misogyny and violence rap is so often (and not always unjustly) condemned for." In the book Classic Material: The Hip-Hop Album Guide , contributing author Tony Green writes that songs such as "Slum Beautiful" and "Toilet Tisha" "reimagine 'round the way girls, not only as just more than one-dimensional accessories, but as objects of affection with lives and concerns that are worth exploring." During
18952-415: The duo's disbandment, which the members consistently denied. The musical film Idlewild was originally slated to accompany the album, but was postponed multiple times before being released in 2006, after which Outkast embarked on an extended hiatus. Consequently, a multitude of critics have recognized Speakerboxxx/The Love Below as a signal of Outkast's cessation, but nonetheless hailed the album as one of
19136-480: The duo, rapping and singing on their respective songs. At Atlanta's One MusicFest, the Dungeon Family, Goodie Mob , Organized Noise , Killer Mike , and Outkast appeared. Outkast performed their final show at Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans on October 31, 2014. The group then resumed their hiatus. In October 2020, it was announced that Stankonia would be reissued on October 30, 2020, to commemorate
19320-463: The emotional range in Big Boi's lyricism as wider on Speakerboxxx than on its predecessors. After a "gunshot beat"-paced intro, the disc opens with " GhettoMusick ". The track's eclectic musical style, encompassing electroclash , electro-funk , hip hop , and techno , is juxtaposed with recurring excerpts from Patti LaBelle 's 1983 song " Love, Need and Want You ", which exhibit LaBelle's vocals against
19504-478: The end of André 3000's relationship with Erykah Badu influenced much of the lyrical content, which he saw as concerned with the search for true love. André 3000's vocal performance on the string-driven intro was compared to Frank Sinatra by Andy Gill of The Independent , while on the noise rock - lounge opener "Love Hater", it was described as "mock crooning " by Stephen Thomas Erlewine . The interlude "God" finds André 3000 embracing his "horndog" reputation in
19688-473: The exclusion of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Therefore, the field and some categories were renamed as Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music. Since 2012, small adjustments have been made to lists of categories and genre fields. The number of categories has risen from 78 in 2012 to 84 since 2017. In 2020, amid the George Floyd protests , several urban, rap, and Latin music categories were renamed. In 2022,
19872-548: The fictional procurer named Rooster, who frequently appears on the album. He is shown sitting on a feather duster -decorated rattan chair, inspired by a photograph of Huey P. Newton published in The Black Panther dated November 23, 1967. On the cover of The Love Below , André 3000 is shown posing with a gun and portraying Cupid Valentino, one of his alter egos present on the album. Brandon Soderberg of Spin retrospectively credited André 3000's flamboyant appearance on
20056-426: The first hip-hop act to openly acknowledge rave culture as an influence. Stankonia and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below would draw on sources such as psychedelia, gospel, funk, techno , soul, electro , and rock music. During the late 1990s, rappers tended to embrace slow, laid-back beats in their productions. On several tracks on Stankonia , the group employed faster, more chaotic tempos to reflect rave culture and
20240-463: The first musician to refuse a Grammy, boycotting the ceremony after being nominated for Record of the Year , Best Female Pop Vocal Performance , and Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance . O'Connor would go on to win the latter award. She said her reasoning came from the Grammys' extreme commercialism. In 2024, Rhiannon Giddens described the financial strain of attending the ceremony for middle and working class musicians. She criticized
20424-496: The following day, at the 2003 American Music Awards on November 16, and at the VH1 Big in '03 Awards on November 20. André 3000's solo performance of "Hey Ya!" at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8, 2004 ignited controversy, as its imagery was described as "racist" and disrespectful towards Native American culture . He subsequently performed the song at the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards on April 3. Outkast performed together at
20608-547: The following year, and both members have pursued solo careers. Outkast temporarily reunited in 2014 to celebrate their debut album's 20th anniversary with performances at more than 40 festivals worldwide, beginning at the Coachella Festival in April 2014. Along with being one of hip hop’s most influential acts, Outkast is also one of the most successful, having certified sales of 20 million records between six studio albums and
20792-539: The frivolous, falsetto -sung minimalist electro track "She's Alive" discusses single motherhood. "Dracula's Wedding" follows André 3000 as a vampire infatuated with another vampire, portrayed by Kelis, but fearing commitment. " My Favorite Things " is a drum and bass rendition of the 1959 song of the same title from The Sound of Music . Norah Jones is featured on "Take Off Your Cool", a string-driven acoustic jazz-soul track. On "Vibrate", André 3000 uses pro-environmental metaphors for masturbation . The dub -jazz track
20976-512: The group and Killer Mike contributed the lead single " Land of a Million Drums " to the Scooby-Doo soundtrack . On February 27, 2011, it was announced that Big Boi is creating a joint album along with Killer Mike and fellow Atlanta rapper Pill . Later that day, Big Boi posted on his Twitter account that he was mixing Killer Mike's album entitled, PL3DGE . In 2010, André 3000 was featured on Ciara 's remix for her hit single " Ride ", from
21160-407: The group to produce some of their own tracks. The double A-side " ATLiens" / "Wheelz of Steel " was the group's third Top 40 single (following "Player's Ball" from their first album and "Elevators (Me & You)" from ATLiens ), and reflected the beginning of André's increasingly sober lifestyle: "No drugs or alcohol/so I can get the signal clear," he rhymes about himself in the title track. Also at
21344-545: The highest-certified rap album of all time. In Canada, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below debuted at number six on the Canadian Albums Chart dated October 11, 2003, and was certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) in its first week. It subsequently peaked at number four on the Canadian Albums Chart on February 14, 2004. In the UK, the album was a sleeper hit , debuting at number 44 on
21528-510: The horizons of artistic expression within hip hop, elaborating: "For a relatively young and exceedingly creative genre, big league hip hop was also pretty conservative in its accepted conventions in the 90s and early 00s. OutKast permanently stretched those boundaries, showing eccentricity should be cherished. Nowhere was that done more gleefully than on their flawed, frantic yet furiously fun final masterpiece." Erika Marie from HotNewHipHop commended Outkast's choice of collaborators, which ensured
21712-684: The host cities. Chicago joined as a host city in 1962 and Nashville became a fourth location in 1965. The 1971 ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles was the first to take place in one location. In 1972, the ceremony was then moved to Madison Square Garden 's Felt Forum in New York City, then moved in 1973 to Nashville's Tennessee Theatre . From 1974 to 2003, the Grammys were held in various venues in New York City and Los Angeles, including New York's Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall ; and Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium , Staples Center and Hollywood Palladium. In 2000,
21896-455: The introduction of new drugs such as ecstasy into the hip-hop scene. One central motif of Outkast's songwriting is the duality of the two members and their differing personalities, with Big Boi as "the player" and André 3000 as "the poet". Big Boi generally covers the more conventional hip-hop topics such as his childhood in the South, sex, and partying, while André 3000 discusses more unorthodox themes. In contrast to much of hip hop music in
22080-457: The largest festivals in the UK, Bestival . Outkast returned to Atlanta for their #ATLast homecoming shows over the weekend of September 26, 2014, selling out within minutes of tickets going on sale. The shows had a large variety of openers, including R&B singer Janelle Monáe and rappers Kid Cudi , 2 Chainz , Future , Bun B , and Childish Gambino . Outkast's Dungeon Family associates Sleepy Brown and Big Gipp also appeared onstage with
22264-484: The late 1990s, Outkast did not tone down its Southern regional qualities, like the harmonica break on "Rosa Parks" and distinctive Atlanta slang and diction throughout. The duo experimented with several delivery styles on the record, using "relaxed, hyper, distorted, speedy and conversational presentations." Outkast often discusses the status of women in the South, and contrasts with the misogynistic attitudes common in hip-hop music . In Slate , Alex Abramovich praised
22448-567: The latter "the duo's last true shining moment under the Outkast banner. All tracks on The Love Below are written by André Benjamin, except where noted. All tracks are produced by André 3000; "Roses" is co-produced by Dojo5. Notes Sample credits Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below . Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Outkast Outkast (sometimes written as OutKast )
22632-470: The left and The Love Below on the right. Furthermore, the liner notes were divided into two segments, one for each record, with separate imagery. Originally titled Outkast Present... Big Boi and Dre —in reference to Outkast's compilation album Big Boi and Dre Present... Outkast (2001)— Speakerboxxx/The Love Below was scheduled for late May 2003, before being postponed to August 19. It was ultimately released on September 23, 2003, by Arista Records. As it
22816-524: The lifestyles of pimps and gangsters with politically conscious material commenting on the status of African Americans in the South. OutKast won Best New Rap Group at the 1995 Source Awards . Within the context of the East Coast – West Coast feud, André came up on stage followed by boos from the crowd and said, "But it's like this though, I'm tired of them closed-minded folks, it's like we gotta demo tape but don't nobody want to hear it. But it's like this:
23000-443: The listeners to "shake it like a Polaroid picture". André 3000 described the song as being "pretty much about the state of relationships in the 2000s. It's about some people who stay together in relationships because of tradition, because somebody told them, 'You guys are supposed to stay together.' But you pretty much end up being unhappy for the rest of your life." " Roses ", the sole song on The Love Below on which Big Boi appears,
23184-489: The live classical album The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 , Seal 's second eponymous album , and the twelfth albums from Bonnie Raitt and Eric Clapton , both longtime musical mainstays. Not nominated that year were several albums that would later be recognized as classics, including Nas 's debut album Illmatic , Oasis 's debut album Definitely Maybe , Hole 's album Live Through This , Jeff Buckley 's Grace , and
23368-686: The many guest stars, as well as guest starring and appearing as a musical guest on Chappelle's Show performing his song "The Rooster". He appeared in T.I. 's film ATL , Outkast's film Idlewild as Rooster and starring in Who's Your Caddy? . He appeared in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode " Wildlife ", which aired November 18, 2008. Big Boi played hip-hop artist "Got$ Money". In April 1999, Outkast and LaFace Records were sued by Rosa Parks over Aquemini' s most successful radio single, which bears Parks' name as its title. The lawsuit alleged that
23552-422: The media scrutiny surrounding the album's recording was concerned with André 3000 and Big Boi's working relationship and their decision to record separately. He conceded that both enjoyed working solo and were doing so more frequently, but continued to share and critique each other's works. Speakerboxxx and The Love Below were originally conceived as individual solo efforts. However, Outkast's management deemed
23736-512: The most influential double albums in hip hop, crediting the album for reviving the concept pioneered by 2Pac 's All Eyez on Me (1996), The Notorious B.I.G. 's Life After Death (1997), and Wu-Tang Clan 's Wu-Tang Forever (1997). O'Brien further emphasized the influence of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below on subsequent hip hop double albums, such as Street's Disciple (2004) by Nas , UGK 's Underground Kingz (2007), Drake 's Scorpion (2018), and Kendrick Lamar 's Mr. Morale &
23920-527: The most votes in each category become the nominees, while in some categories (craft and specialized categories) review committees determine the final five nominees. There may be over five nominees if a tie occurs in the nomination process. Although members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences generally are invited to screenings or are sent DVDs of films nominated for Oscars, NARAS members do not receive nominated recordings, but instead receive access to
24104-463: The music industry. Because of the large number of award categories (94 as of 2024), and a desire to feature several performances by various artists, only awards with the most popular interest – typically about 10 to 12, including the four general field categories and one or two categories in the most popular music genres (i.e., pop, rock, country, and rap) – are presented directly at the televised award ceremony. Most other Grammy trophies are presented in
24288-477: The new Best Rap Performance category. The roots category had the most eliminations. Up through 2011, there were separate categories for regional American music forms, such as Hawaiian, Native American, and Zydeco/Cajun music. A consistently low number of entries in these categories led the Recording Academy to combine these music variations into a new Best Regional Roots Music Album , including polka , which had lost its category in 2009. In same-genre fields,
24472-451: The number of awards was increased from 86 to 91. Performance categories were added for the Americana and alternative music genres alongside new categories for video game score and spoken word poetry albums. A songwriter category (non-classical) and a song for social change category were also added and several categories were adjusted slightly. In 2023, several key changed were announced for
24656-430: The opportunity to recreate their image. On a trip to Jamaica with producer Mr. DJ , the two decided to abandon their cornrow hairstyles in favor of a more natural aesthetic, vowing to stop combing their hair. Dungeon Family member Big Rube observed an increase in the duo's confidence after returning from their first tour, remarking, "They started understanding the power they had in their music. They started showing
24840-687: The original Grammy design was reworked, changing the traditional soft lead for a stronger alloy less prone to damage, making the trophy bigger and grander. Billings developed Grammium, a zinc alloy which they trademarked. Trophies engraved with each recipient's name are not available until after the award announcements, so "stunt" trophies are re-used each year for the ceremony broadcast. By February 2009, some 7,578 Grammy trophies had been awarded. The "General Field" are four awards which are not restricted by music genre. To date, three artists have won all four awards, two won all four at once: Christopher Cross (1981) and Billie Eilish (2020). Adele won
25024-486: The other solely by André 3000—were released simultaneously. The second single, almost exclusively featuring Big Boi, is the marching band –influenced "Morris Brown", featuring guest artists Sleepy Brown and Scar, both artists on Big Boi's Purple Ribbon label. The song's title is a reference to Atlanta 's Morris Brown College , with the school's marching band providing the instrumentation. The third single, André 3000's "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" delves into
25208-559: The past" and out of touch with "new media" and trends among music listeners such as music sharing , stating: The major nominations for the 54th annual awards clearly show that the recording academy has been working overtime to be all-inclusive, but more significantly, they also reveal a deep chasm between its goals and the listening habits of the general population...The focus is still on the old music industry model of cash-cow hits, major label investments and commercial radio... In an article for Time , journalist Touré also responded to
25392-566: The person. Parks' representation hired lawyer Johnnie Cochran to appeal the decision in 2001, but the appeal was denied. The judge ruled that while there was linkage between the song and Rosa Parks, the song was an "expressive work" and was therefore protected by the First Amendment . In 2003, the Supreme Court turned down an appeal to overrule the lower court's decision. In December 2003, André told UK journalist Angus Batey that, following
25576-415: The postponed film's plot on audio recordings, background noise such as footsteps and car door slamming were interpolated into the album's tracks. As he finished Speakerboxxx earlier than André 3000 completed The Love Below , Big Boi grew impatient due to André 3000's prolonged recording process, and once again considered releasing Speakerboxxx as a standalone solo album. While the entirety of Speakerboxxx
25760-499: The project. Big Boi had already recorded some songs before André 3000 contacted him, but after their conversation he decided his next project would be Speakerboxxx . Describing his approach in the studio, Big Boi later commented to XXL : "I had a complete vision of what an album could be that was entirely me, and the idea was just to keep it funky, keep it jamming, it's always bass-heavy. And lyricism, it's all about lyrics, taking pride in your pen and your pad." His favorite song to record
25944-555: The recording of Stankonia Outkast and Mr. DJ began producing tracks for the artists on their Aquemini Records imprint through Columbia , including Slimm Cutta Calhoun and Killer Mike , who made his debut on Stankonia's "Snappin' & Trappin." In 2002, Outkast participated in the only Dungeon Family group album, Even in Darkness , along with Goodie Mob, Killer Mike, Sleepy Brown, Witchdoctor , and Backbone among others, and featuring Bubba Sparxxx , Shuga Luv and Mello. In 2002,
26128-420: The shock of critics and Carey herself. In 2011, Los Angeles Times journalist Randall Roberts criticized the exclusion of Kanye West 's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy from Album of the Year nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards . He described West's album as "the most critically acclaimed album of the year, a career-defining record". Roberts went on to criticize the Grammy Awards for being "mired in
26312-505: The sixth album under the Outkast name, Idlewild , Big Boi announced plans to release a full-fledged solo album. While he had released a previous solo album in Speakerboxxx , it still was technically under the Outkast name. The album was later titled Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty . The album's first promotional single, "Royal Flush", was released in 2008, and featured Raekwon and André 3000. After many delays and setbacks,
26496-521: The snub and expressed general displeasure with the awards, stating "I don't pretend to understand the Grammys. I have never been able to discern a consistent logic around who gets nominated or who gets statues. I comprehend the particular logic of the Oscars, but not the big awards for music. My normal state of confusion around what drives Grammy decisions was exponentialized this week when, to the shock of many, Kanye's masterpiece My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
26680-470: The song misappropriates Parks' name, and it objected to the song's obscenities . The song's lyrics are virtually unrelated to Parks, except for a reference in the chorus: "Ah ha, hush that fuss / Everybody move to the back of the bus". The song, which Outkast maintained was intended partly as homage , refers to Parks metaphorically: the purpose of the song's chorus is to imply that Outkast is overturning hip hop's old order, and that people should make way for
26864-484: The songs which did not make the final track listing was " Millionaire ", André 3000's second collaboration with Kelis , which was instead included on her third studio album Tasty (2003) and subsequently released as a single. Meanwhile, the original track listing for Speakerboxxx , published before The Love Below was completed, included "Oh No", featuring Bubba Sparxxx and BackBone; "Do Dirty", featuring Killer Mike ; "808", featuring Bun B ; and "Rats & Roaches",
27048-778: The time of the album's release, they were managed by Flavor Unit . Outkast's third album Aquemini was released on September 29, 1998. It was also certified double platinum and reached the number-two position on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States; its title was a combination of the zodiac signs of Big Boi (an Aquarius ) and André (a Gemini ). Producing more material themselves, both Big Boi and André explored more eclectic subject matter, delving into sounds inspired by soul , trip hop , and electro music . The album featured production by Organized Noize and collaborations with Raekwon , Slick Rick , funk pioneer and musical forebear George Clinton , and Goodie Mob. Outkast forged
27232-463: The top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well, peaking at number nine, while " GhettoMusick " and " Prototype " failed to achieve substantial success. Outkast heavily promoted Speakerboxxx/The Love Below via interviews and televised performances, often separately, as the album was marketed as a consolidation of Big Boi and André 3000's solo records. The strategy elicited intense media speculation over
27416-754: The top 20 in Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. In June 2004, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) certified the album platinum, for sales of one million units in Europe. The album was also a commercial success across Oceania, peaking at numbers nine and three in Australia and New Zealand, respectively, and being certified double platinum in both countries. According to IFPI, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
27600-528: The top for one week. Thus, Outkast became the first duo in the chart's history to replace itself at the summit. Internationally, "Hey Ya!" reached the top 10 in numerous countries, as well as number one in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Norway, and Sweden, while "The Way You Move" peaked within the top 10 in Australia, Croatia, Denmark, Hungary, New Zealand, and the UK. At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, "Hey Ya!" won Best Urban/Alternative Performance , and
27784-400: The track " Green Light ", which was released on October 28, 2008. Prior to the release, Benjamin commented: "It's going to be a surprise for a lot of John Legend fans, because it is a lot more upbeat than John is—than people think John is. I was actually happy to hear it. This is a cool John Legend song." Benjamin has stated that he is making a solo rap album, and that the response to his remixes
27968-535: The track. Phantogram revealed in an interview with Variance Magazine in February 2014 that they plan to release an EP with Big Boi. The resulting album Big Grams was released in September 2015. Benjamin made appearances in Families , The Shield (as Robert Huggins, a character that originated in an episode titled "On Tilt" from Season 3 in 2004), Be Cool , Revolver , Semi Pro , and Four Brothers . He
28152-428: The traditional and contemporary blues categories and the traditional and contemporary folk categories each were consolidated into one per genre due to the number of entries and the challenges in distinguishing between contemporary and traditional blues and folk songs. In the world music field, the traditional and contemporary categories also were merged. In the classical field, its main category Best Classical Album ,
28336-481: The visible end of that dynamic. Upon reaching the top of pop's Mount Olympus , a cruel twist occurred. The whole world was finally listening , but OutKast ran out of things to say." Despite initial scepticism from both the industry analysts and Arista Records over the performance of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below due to its double album conceptualization, the album achieved immense commercial and critical success. Jon O'Brien from The Recording Academy declared it one of
28520-426: The widespread arguing among critics and fans as to which half of the album was better. The final singles were André 3000's " Prototype ", which was paired with a science fiction -themed video about alien visitors, and Speakerboxxx ' s " Ghettomusick ", which featured both members of Outkast and a sample from a song by Patti LaBelle , who also makes an appearance in the video. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below won
28704-549: The world that has been released either in Ibero-America , the Iberian Peninsula , or the United States. The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards were postponed from its original January 31, 2021, date to March 14, 2021, due to the music industry impact of COVID-19 pandemic . The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were also postponed from its original January 31, 2022, date to April 3, 2022, due to health and safety concerns related to
28888-418: Was "Unhappy". He spent several days working on its hook before driving to his mother's home and playing the song in her driveway, to which she responded enthusiastically. At some point in the recording, the project moved to Outkast's own Stankonia Studios in downtown Atlanta, which had been used to record its namesake Stankonia (2000). Studio manager and an engineer John Frye would later recognize that much of
29072-399: Was Outkast's biggest commercial success to date, debuting on the Billboard 200 albums chart at number-one and staying there for several weeks. The album eventually sold over five million copies, and, as double-album sales count double for Recording Industry Association of America certification, the album was certified diamond for 10 million units shipped in December 2004. By September 2023
29256-437: Was a blend of pop , jazz and funk infused with live instruments, and with a larger emphasis on singing than rapping. When writing songs, he used a microcassette recorder in order to "record melodic ideas and lyrics, then build the melody around the lyrics". He began recording The Love Below at his Los Angeles residence, using Pro Tools software, in addition to a drum machine, keyboards and various synthesizers. He enjoyed
29440-588: Was also cast as Percival in Idlewild , released on August 26, 2006. He voiced a crow in Charlotte's Web , a movie adaptation of the 1952 children's book . As of November 2006, he voiced "Sunny Bridges," a prize-winning musician who gives up touring to teach at his alma mater , in Class of 3000 , an animated series he produced on Cartoon Network . He has also worked with Esthero on a promotional version of "Jungle Book" which
29624-515: Was also number one a week later on the very first weekend of American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest . The singles spent ten weeks at number one on the Hot 100 singles chart, with "Hey Ya!" spending nine weeks and "The Way You Move" taking over for one week in February 2004. These singles were seen as a breakthrough for the hip-hop industry, being among the first hip-hop songs to be widely played on adult contemporary radio stations. Outkast's next official single
29808-498: Was an American hip hop duo formed in Atlanta , Georgia , in 1992, consisting of Big Boi (Antwan Patton) and André 3000 (André Benjamin, formerly known as Dré). Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential hip hop acts of all time, the duo achieved both critical acclaim and commercial success from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, helping to popularize Southern hip hop with their intricate lyricism, memorable melodies, and positive themes, while experimenting with
29992-500: Was announced on October 30, 2024, that the Grammys would move to ABC , Disney+ and Hulu as part of a ten-year broadcast deal between the Recording Academy and The Walt Disney Company . Harry's House Midnights The Grammys had their origin in the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in the 1950s. As recording executives on the Walk of Fame committee compiled a list of significant recording industry people who might qualify for
30176-616: Was at this time that André changed his stage name to the current "André 3000," mostly to avoid being mixed up with Dr. Dre . The single became their first pop hit, landing the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the number-two position on the UK Singles Chart . The album's final single was the Organized Noize-produced "So Fresh, So Clean", featuring a credited guest appearance from regular guest vocalist and Organized Noize-member Sleepy Brown and garnered
30360-496: Was discontinued because most recipients in the category had also won in other classical categories for the same album. Classical recordings are now eligible for the main Album of the Year category. A few minor name changes were also made to better reflect the nature of the separate categories. The Recording Academy determined that the word "gospel" in the gospel genre field tends to connote images and sounds of traditional soul gospel to
30544-532: Was established. The total number of fields was consolidated from 26 to 11 to ensure that all voting members would be able to exercise their allocated ten genre votes, as some members were prevented from doing so previously due to some fields only containing one category. Members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), both media companies and individuals, may nominate recordings for consideration. Entries are made and submitted online. When
30728-455: Was featured on Frank Ocean 's 2012 album Channel Orange on the song "Pink Matter". On January 11, 2013, Big Boi appeared on a remix of the song, adding a verse before André's. In response to the added verse, André issued a statement on January 15 insisting that the track did not constitute an Outkast reunion. André 3000 also featured uncredited vocals on Ocean's 2016 album Blonde on the song "Solo (Reprise)" with his verse taking up majority of
30912-440: Was filmed; directed by Barber, it satirically depicts Big Boi as a "Delivery Boi" for FedUp , and features appearances from Patti LaBelle and Lil Jon. "Hey Ya!" and "The Way You Move" were released as the second and third singles on August 25, 2003. "Hey Ya!" was the first to reach the summit on the US Billboard Hot 100 , where it spent nine consecutive weeks, eight of which "The Way You Move" spent at number two, before reaching
31096-673: Was less enthusiastic, particularly about André 3000 expressing his "right to be peculiar in a hip-hop context". Matt Dentler from The Austin Chronicle stated that Outkast performed stronger as a duo than individually, explaining: "It's like Lennon and McCartney solo albums: plenty of solid tunes, but the pen held together is mightier than a solo sword." Pitchfork ' s Brent DiCrescenzo wrote that The Love Below does not sustain "consistent brilliance and emotional complexity throughout" like Speakerboxxx . Ethan Brown from New York shared those sentiments, elaborating: "Big Boi's Speakerboxxx
31280-626: Was marketed as a double album comprising Big Boi and André 3000's solo discs, Outkast also promoted the album individually, arriving separately to 2003 MTV Video Music Awards on August 28 and staging separate performances and interviews. The strategy elicited intense media speculation over their disbandment, which the members consistently denied. In subsequent months, Outkast appeared on covers of The Source , The Fader , Entertainment Weekly , Vibe , Complex , Rolling Stone , and Q . On October 31, 2003, they performed together on Total Request Live , before performing on Saturday Night Live
31464-479: Was nominated for Record of the Year . Barber directed both songs' accompanying music videos , which were produced to appear in sequence as a long-form video. "Hey Ya!" shows André 3000 portraying all eight members of the fictional band The Love Below performing to a rapturous crowd in London, to recreate The Beatles ' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show , while "The Way You Move" depicts Big Boi and Sleepy Brown in
31648-419: Was nominated for The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video at the 2005 Soul Train Music Awards . "Prototype" was released as the fifth and final single from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below on September 27, 2004, and was released as a double A-side single with "GhettoMusick" internationally. Like "GhettoMusick", "Prototype" failed to enter the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 63 on
31832-497: Was not released until the summer of 2004. " Roses ", a track featuring both members from The Love Below half of the album, did not meet the level of success as either of its predecessors, but it became a modest-sized hit on urban radio and the American music video networks. The video for "Roses" is loosely based on the musicals West Side Story and Grease . It featured sparring 1950s-style gangs, one representing Speakerboxxx , and one representing The Love Below , likely parodying
32016-713: Was on a Wikked lil' grrrls sampler, but never made it to the actual album due to issues with Esthero's label, Warner Bros. The following year, he appeared in the basketball comedy Semi-Pro , with Woody Harrelson and Will Ferrell . He also starred in the 2008 film Battle in Seattle , a film about the 1999 Seattle World Trade Organization protests . Benjamin was a member of Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender 's production company A Band Apart until its close in 2006; he then formed his own company, Moxie Turtle. Big Boi appeared on Nick Cannon 's Wild 'n Out Season 3 as one of
32200-417: Was photographed by longtime collaborator Jonathan Mannion , while Torkil Gudnason photographed André 3000. After listening to the entirety of Speakerboxxx , Mannion devised ideas for imagery based on the record's lyrical themes. Meanwhile, Gudnason had a more fashion-oriented approach towards his photo shoot. The selected cover for Speakerboxxx saw Big Boi dressed in a fur coat and baggy jeans, depicting
32384-589: Was pushed to December 2005, before being delayed into 2006. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 196,000 copies. It also entered at number one on Billboard ' s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , at number one on the Top Rap Albums , and at number two on the Top Digital Albums chart. The album dropped to number seven on the Billboard 200, selling 78,000 copies in its second week. It spent nine weeks on
32568-742: Was recorded at the Stankonia Studios, a substantial portion of The Love Below was also recorded at other locations, such as the Larrabee Sound Studios and Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles, and the Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta. Frye noted the end of the recording sessions for The Love Below as particularly stressful for André 3000, whom he described as drained from working at four studios simultaneously. In total, an estimated 120 songs were recorded for Speakerboxxx/The Love Below . One of
32752-570: Was released as the lead single on July 15, 2003, as a double A-side single with "She Lives in My Lap". However, the promotion of the single was soon halted as Outkast focused on subsequent singles "Hey Ya!" and "The Way You Move", hence "GhettoMusick" peaked only at number 93 on the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs . In select countries, the song was released as the album's double A-side fourth and final single alongside "Prototype" in November 2004. Upon its re-release, an accompanying music video for "GhettoMusick"
32936-414: Was released on August 27, 1996. The album exhibited a notably more laid-back, spacey production sound, taking influence from dub and reggae . On ATLiens , Big Boi and André 3000 abandoned the "hard-partying playa characters" of their debut album in favor of more spacey, futuristic personas, and produced many of the songs on their own for the first time. Their tracks have an outer-space feeling to them-
33120-510: Was reported that Outkast would reunite at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2014. This was later confirmed on January 8, 2014, when it was officially announced that the duo would headline the festival on April 11 and 18. It was later announced on January 13, 2014, that Outkast would be performing at more than 40 festivals around the world throughout spring and summer 2014 to celebrate their 20th anniversary, including one of
33304-435: Was supported by the singles " B.O.B. " and " Ms. Jackson ", the latter of which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 and won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards . The duo then released the double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003), their only album to debut atop the Billboard 200 . It received diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),
33488-421: Was supported by their second and third number one singles: " The Way You Move " (performed by Big Boi) and " Hey Ya! " (performed by André 3000), respectively, and won Album of the Year at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards . Outkast starred in the 2006 musical film Idlewild and recorded the film's accompanying soundtrack, which was released as their final album three days before the film's release. The duo split
33672-430: Was the 11th best-selling album worldwide of 2003. As of September 2023, it has sold over 11 million copies worldwide. " Speakerboxxx/The Love Below ended up a downpayment on a future they couldn't sustain. Previously launched by their ineffable chemistry as MCs, overlapping and interlocking with a slick balance of world-weary caution and gallivanting abandon, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below was, for all its deserved success,
33856-464: Was working on the follow-up album to Sir Lucious Left Foot , entitled Daddy Fat Sax: Soul Funk Crusader , stating that he was "maybe about six songs into it", and that he was "planning on doing a bunch of sax samples, tenor, soprano, and probably have at least a couple sax players come into the studio for the next record". The project later evolved into the 2012 album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors . André 3000 returned to rapping in 2007, after
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