Say anything you want about them but the love for music, passion, and will to work so hard consistently in this level requires crazy work ethic and dedication and both these artists deserve a huge amount of respect for their hunger

praying

Need 1000 years of beef just for the chance this happens

God please

I feel like now that he’s got the burden of dropping his “debut” album out of the way, it’s more likely then it was before.

I wonder where Andre’s confidence went

some more thoughts from the same interview:

What’s your mindset on new OutKast music now?

I’ll say maybe 10, 15 years ago, in my mind, I thought an OutKast album would happen. I don’t know the future, but I can say that we’re further away from it than we’ve ever been. I think it’s a chemistry thing. We have to be wanting to do it. It’s hard for me to make a rap, period, you know? And sometimes I’m in the belief of “Let things be.”

It was a great time in life, and our chemistry was at a certain place that was undeniable. And I think the audience sometimes believes that something has to last forever, and I don’t think that. Any kind of art form, I think that’s probably the opposite. It probably should not last forever. It’s not like a product. In the end, we did give a product, but what made that product was a certain time in both of our lives.

It’s not like we’re Coca-Cola, where it’s this formula that you can always press a button and it’ll happen. I think the audience feels that way. But the audience never knows what it takes to make what they’re getting. I can’t blame them for that.

Would you be open to doing a farewell tour?

No, I doubt that. We did a tour in 2014. And I knew when I was, like, 25, that at a certain age I wouldn’t want to be onstage doing those songs. They required a certain energy. Honestly, I’m not a big fan of looking back. I’m just not. I’m grateful for everything that’s happened, but it was a time. To me, that’s what it is. That was a great time, and I wish y’all were there.

rollingstone.com/music/music-features/andre-3000-grammys-new-music-outkast-1235200521

This quote and his feature run leads me to believe he thrives off of group settings and collaboration

This would easily be the best thing to come out of the beef

why r people so obsessed with andre’s rap album u got 6 f***ing albums from the guy and a host of legendary verses. let the mf play his flutes.

It died when critics clowned Idlewild movie and soundtrack, dude became a recluse basically after thst for a good while

Why do you want more of anything you like?

true but I still see dead people

More interested in the Outkast vault than whatever Andre has to say in 2024

Cause the gift never goes away and he shouldn't waste it

forcing an old man to pick up tricks he doesn’t wanna do anymore

He wants to make the album too

I think what HE wants to do is make flute music

But he can deliver when he has a clear mission from other people, and I think seeing other people want to rap at a high level and just do it at its peak has made it seem more doable again

Andre music could cure rn

Thread literally is about him saying he's inspired

Ofc he lost and I knew it all along but him being ready to step up alone deserves some kind of respect too, he couldve j coled too