Jim Halpert

8h

I’ve always wondered about that as you can hear the split kinda on Stank

insertcoolnamehere

8h

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"However, recording sessions became difficult as André 3000 grew tired of rapping on songs, which made Big Boi and the producers uneasy about how the music would sound. To maintain musical cohesion with Big Boi while continuing to expand his vocal palette, André decided to combine rapping with soul-inspired crooning, which had a major influence on Stankonia's sound."

And Stankonia is a classic.

but Dre definitely opened a door for singing ass niggas that kinda can't really sing

STEPPA PIG

11h

Love Below, a lot of ass??

Jim Halpert

8h

Yep.

Then stankonia became like the most creative rap album ever

TDUB701

8h

Imagine pretending that great value attempt at Prince music was all bangers

insertcoolnamehere

8h

Yeah Stankonia is when Dre started to get bored with rapping hence why you heard him singing a lot more on there one day folks can have an honest conversation about how...uh...interesting his singing is. and that nigga's a hometown hero I met that nigga at my fav chinese restaurant when I was a jit but I meannnn

I mean Pimp Trick Gangsta Click skit shows they were very self aware of how they was being perceived. Return of the "G" was in essence Dre's response to how people was talking bout him.

People say they got on weird s*** later but the thing is Dre already wearing headwraps by the time ATLiens came out lol. The irony is folks was thinking he was on d**** but the only time he was ever high/drunk for real was during their debut album.

I would feel what @op saying too if I wasn't down here while this s*** was happening in real time. If Outkast was just making southernplayalistic type of albums for decades, like you said they wouldn't be Outkast and they wouldn't have longevity. The reason certain demographics of people (coughwhitepeoplecough) give Dre the d***ride so much is due to the fact he sticks out by contrasting with authentic southern Big Boi.

TDUB701

8h

Imagine pretending that great value attempt at Prince music was all bangers

LaSean

8h

His singing is great foh

TDUB701

8h

Imagine pretending that great value attempt at Prince music was all bangers

TDUB701

8h

Imagine pretending that great value attempt at Prince music was all bangers

insertcoolnamehere

8h

they was doing s*** NOBODY was doing in 2000. Especially on the production standpoint.

the fact a song like Ms. Jackson is a f***ing HIT is INSANE especially when you consider the content

insertcoolnamehere

8h

they was doing s*** NOBODY was doing in 2000. Especially on the production standpoint.

the fact a song like Ms. Jackson is a f***ing HIT is INSANE especially when you consider the content

Jim Halpert

8h

I’ve always wondered about that as you can hear the split kinda on Stank

Poolboy Q

8h

Dawg just go back to listening to Money Man and leave us alone

Jim Halpert

7h

And to your ms Jackson point, I’ve always been amazed kast has such insane sales because they make such unique and challenging music.

insertcoolnamehere

7h

bro listening to that instrumental bro this was TWO THOUSAND. Still Dre was making waves during that year lmfao. Like you wouldn't think it's a rap song lol.

@raps back when niggas weren't afraid to acknowledge when something was just hard regardless of how "it sounded" and years later one of the hardest diss songs ever was done on the beat lmao

funny fact: Badu did not like big boi's verses on this (lmaooo, makes sense considering the context, his verses is kinda out of pocket) but did appreciate andre's and says her mom even has Ms Jackson merch lol.