 Genius Meanings
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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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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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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 – Roses (Radio Edit)
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[Verse 1: André 3000] / Caroline (Caroline), see, Caroline / All the guys would say she's mighty fine (mighty fine) / But mighty fine only got you somewhere half the time / And the
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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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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 – 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 – 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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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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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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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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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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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 – Elevators (Me & You)
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“Elevators (Me & You)” is the lead single from OutKast’s sophomore album, ATLiens. The song talks about the group’s humble beginnings and elevated status in the rap game with the
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OutKast – Aquemini
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The title track to OutKast’s classic third album acknowledges that all great things must come to an end, but insists that André and Big Boi won’t stop working together until that
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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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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 – Pink & Blue
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Andre fantasizes about having a relationship with a woman who’s older than him. Nothing wrong with finding a cougar, is there?
The beginning of the song samples Aaliyah’s “Age
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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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OutKast – Vibrate
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A song about masturbation, but also about being in control of your own destiny and not allowing other people to dictate them.
One of the cool things about “Vibrate” is that the
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OutKast (Ft. Killer Mike) – The Whole World
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This song is basically about how blacks are looked upon by America — people love seeing them as villains and entertainment; getting chased around the suburbs wearing no shirts on
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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 (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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Kanye West – 30 Hours
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“30 Hours” finds Kanye reflecting back on a past relationship—likely with Sumeke Rainey—from the point of view of his present relationship with Kim.
Kanye and Rainey dated for
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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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OutKast – Jazzy Belle
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3 Stacks and Big Boi compare today’s women to Jezebel from the Bible to comment on how the modern woman’s promiscuity will have a negative effect on the future generations.
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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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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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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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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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Travis Scott (Ft. André 3000) – the ends
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On the opening track from his sophomore record Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, Travis enlists the help of the elusive André 3000 to wax lyrical about their respective
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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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Goodie Mob (Ft. OutKast) – Black Ice (Sky High)
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“Black Ice” was released as a single from Goodie Mob’s sophomore album Still Standing. The track features verses from Big Gipp along with verses from OutKast’s Big Boi and André
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Kendrick Lamar – For Sale? (Interlude)
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This song offers a deeper insight into the previously introduced figure of Lucy (a character representing Lucifer).
As the song goes on, it is understood that Lucy is short for
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