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OutKast – Roses
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“Roses” is the second single released from André 3000’s album, The Love Below, and the third overall single from the OutKast double album following the #1 singles “Hey Ya!” and “
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James Blake (Ft. André 3000) – Where's the Catch?
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On this song, James Blake and André 3000 exchange verses over a dark, electronic beat. The track’s title is a play on the idiom ‘what’s the catch,’ which describes something that
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OutKast – Hey Ya!
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“Hey Ya!” is the first single from André 3000’s half of OutKast’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below double album. André said the following about the concept of this genre-bending song:
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Kid Cudi (Ft. André 3000) – By Design
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“By Design” is the first ever Cudi-André 3000 collaboration and the first of the two André 3K features on Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'. André is also featured on “The Guide.”
The
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OutKast – Roses Samples
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See all of “Roses” by OutKast’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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OutKast – Good Day, Good Sir (Interlude)
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Andre’s version of Who’s on first?.
Perfect wordplay here which brings to light a description of Bentley Fonzworth as “Spectacular” and the lady as “Fine” which is not clearly
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OutKast (Ft. Rosario Dawson) – She Lives in My Lap
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André 3000 channels his inner Prince as he interpolates Prince & the Revolution’s track “She’s Always in My Hair.” Basically, the main character here has not fully committed
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JAY-Z (Ft. André 3000 & Ice Cube) – 30 Something (Remix)
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A 2007 remix of “30 Something,” one of the standout tracks from Jay-Z’s post-retirement album Kingdom Come.
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OutKast – Rosa Parks
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This is the lead single from OutKast’s 1998 Aquemini. “Rosa Parks” may not have been the duo’s most successful single, but it established OutKast’s legitimacy as pioneers of
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Frank Ocean (Ft. André 3000 & Big Boi) – Pink Matter (Remix)
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Frank Ocean originally wanted both André 3000 and Big Boi as featured artists on his song “Pink Matter,” off his debut album channel ORANGE.
However, Three Stacks didn’t want an
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OutKast – A Life in the Day of Benjamin André (Incomplete)
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This song acts as the closure for both The Love Below and the entire double disk project.
“A Life In the Day of Benjamin André (Incomplete)” is a rambling mixed prose/verse poetic
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OutKast – Ms. Jackson
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The second single from Stankonia, “Ms. Jackson” catapulted the Southern rap duo OutKast into the mainstream, reaching the top 5 in several countries and becoming their first of
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OutKast – Interlude
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This interlude is about the longevity of Big Boi and Andre 3000’s career and discography.
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GoldLink Delivers A Soulful Cover Of OutKast’s “Roses”
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With help from Masego and Hare Squead.
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Lupe Fiasco – The Champ is Here (Freestyle)
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Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco (play /ˈluːpeɪ/ LOO-pay), is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He
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OutKast – So Fresh, So Clean
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With a beat courtesy of Organized Noize, 3 Stacks and Daddy Fat Sax get super funky in this Stankonia classic that embodied swag before swag was even a thing.
This song samples
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Future & Miguel) – Happiness Over Everything (H.O.E.)
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On “Happiness Over Everything,” Jhené Aiko teams up with Future and Miguel to sing about a woman who is considered a “H.O.E.” due to her sexual freedom and confidence. Jhené
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Zoey Dollaz – Zoey Dollaz
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[Verse] / I'm a JAY-Z with Biggie rhymes / I'm a Nas with Tupac mind / I'm Kodak Black and Bobby Shmurda with two Glock Nines / I'm a Dave East, mix it in with some AZ / I'm Andre
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OutKast (Ft. Sleepy Brown) – Crumblin' Erb
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Big Boi and Dre plead the ghetto youth to sit back and smoke a blunt instead of constantly shooting at each other on this cut off of Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik.
This beat
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OutKast – Prototype
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“Prototype” was André 3000’s single released with Big Boi’s “GhettoMuzick” as the final singles from OutKast’s double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. This funk guitar ballad has
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Read All The Lyrics To Kid Cudi’s New Album ‘Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’
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With features from Willow Smith, André 3000, Pharrell and more.
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Drake (Ft. André 3000 & Lil Wayne) – The Real Her
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On “The Real Her,” Drake praises a female stripper for her independence and being able to take care of herself. Even though they barely just met, he sees himself falling in love
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Kid Cudi And Willow Smith Are Destined For Greatness On “Rose Golden”
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“Since I was young, been grooving to my own drum.”
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Chillinit – 230 Pounds
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[Intro: ChillinIt] / Rargh / The Octagon / Remember that André 3000 track? (Chill, Chill) / "Hey Ya" or some shit, that was the shit back in the day / We should use it for the
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OutKast (Ft. Kelis) – Dracula's Wedding
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Andre takes on the role of Dracula, the King of Vampires. His Queen is played by Kelis.
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OutKast – Happy Valentine's Day
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The song meaning could be taken to tie into the title of his part of the dual album: The Love Below. He continuously laments people no longer believe in Cupid (it’s from his
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OutKast (Ft. Erykah Badu) – Humble Mumble
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This Stankonia cut is one of the select few songs where 3 Stacks performs with his baby mama Erykah Badu. It deals with themes like continuing to work hard in the face of adversity
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André 3000 – Hey Ya! - Single Version
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[Intro: André 3000] / 1, 2, 3, uh! / [Verse 1: André 3000] / My baby don't mess around / Because she loves me so, and this I know for sure (Uh) / But does she really wanna / But
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OutKast – GhettoMusick
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Single from OutKast’s 2003 double disc album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.
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OutKast – The Letter (Interlude)
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“The Letter” is the seventeenth track and fourth interlude off of Andre 3000’s half of OutKast’s 2003 album, Speakerboxx/The Love Below.
This Interlude closes the narrative of
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Kid Cudi (Ft. André 3000) – The Guide
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“The Guide” is about bedroom passion with a woman who takes control. Both Cudi and 3 Stacks' verses are about a woman who knows what she wants. André has frequently conveyed
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OutKast – Spread
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At this point in the narrative, our protagonist “Ice Cold” has found himself a woman whom he feels a strong connection with both mentally and physically. The physical connection is
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OutKast – She's Alive
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While the lyrics of this song are rather cryptic, this song is most likely about Andre’s mother. Particularly her raising him as a single parent after Andre’s father left the
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OutKast (Ft. Norah Jones) – Take Off Your Cool
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In this song, both Andre and Norah want their lovers to be themselves. In other words “quit frontin”.
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