The group's original musical style was a mixture of Dirty South and G-Funk. Since then funk, soul, pop, electronic music, rock, spoken word poetry, jazz, and blues have been added to the group's musical palette. The duo consists of Atlanta native André "Andre 3000" Benjamin (formerly known as Dré) and Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton.
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is one of only four hip-hop albums to be certified Diamond in the U.S. for shipping over 10 million units. Along with Outkast's commercial success, they have maintained an experimental approach in their music and are widely praised for their originality and artistic content.
Benjamin and Patton met while attending Tri-Cities High School, a Visual and Performing Arts School. 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. Benjamin and Patton eventually teamed up and were pursued by Organized Noize, a group of local producers who would later make hits for 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 synonym for "misfit" in a dictionary. OutKast, Organized Noize, and schoolmates Goodie Mob formed the nucleus of the Dungeon Family organization.
OutKast signed to LaFace Records in 1992, becoming the label's first hip hop act and making their first appearance on the remix of label mate TLC's "What About Your Friends". In 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. "Player's Ball" hit number-one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.
Their debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, was issued on April 26th, 1994. This initial effort is credited with laying the foundation for southern hip hop and is considered a classic by many hip hop aficionados. 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 André and Big Boi contrast lyrical content reflecting 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 Source Awards in 1995. In the same year, the group contributed "Benz or a Beamer" to the popular New Jersey Drive soundtrack.
ATLiens was OutKast's second album, released on August 27th, 1996. The album exhibited more self-consciousness, and 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 the group to produce some of their own tracks. "ATLiens" was the group's second Top 40 single (following "Player's Ball" from their first album), 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. "Elevators (Me & You)," OutKast's first self-produced single, became the group's first Top 20 hit the same year.
OutKast's third album Aquemini was released on September 29, 1998 and also 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). The album was widely praised as possibly the group's best material to date: when reviewed by popular hip-hop publication The Source, it received the much-coveted "5 Mics" (out of five) rating.
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, funk pioneer and musical forebear George Clinton, and Goodie Mob.
In 1999, OutKast and LaFace Records were sued by Rosa Parks over the album's most successful radio single, which bore Parks' name as its title. The lawsuit alleged that the song misappropriated Parks' name, and also objected to some of the song's obscene language.
The song's lyrics were largely unrelated to Parks, save for a line 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, only refers to Parks as a metaphor: the purpose of the song's chorus is to imply that OutKast is overturning hip hop's old order, that people should make way for a new style and sound. The initial lawsuit was dismissed. Parks' representation hired lawyer Johnnie Cochran to appeal the decision in 2001, but the appeal was denied on First Amendment grounds. In 2003, the Supreme Court allowed Parks' lawyers to proceed with the lawsuit.
In 2004, 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. Later that same year, the members of OutKast were dropped as co-defendants, and Parks' lawyers continued to seek action against LaFace and parent company BMG. In 2003 André told UK journalist Angus Batey that, following a Detroit concert in the midst of the legal battle, relatives of Parks had approached him and implied that the case was less to do with Rosa than with the lawyers. The suit was finally settled on April 14, 2005, with neither OutKast nor their label having to admit any wrongdoing. The group did, however, have to agree to perform some sort of tribute to Parks.
Originally titled "Sandbox", the pair's fourth album, "Stankonia", was released in October 2000 to excellent reviews. It debuted at number two on 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 jungle-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 doppelgänger for Badu's mother. It was at this time that André changed his stage name to the current "André 3000".
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 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.
During 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."
Webzine Pitchforkmedia.com named Stankonia the 4th greatest album released between 2000 and 2004 in its 2005 feature. In 2009, B.O.B. was chosen as the number one song of the decade.
In December 2001, OutKast released a greatest hits album, Big Boi and Dre Present...OutKast, which also contained three new tracks. 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)"
The same year 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, the group and Killer Mike contributed the lead single "Land of a Million Drums" to the Scooby Doo soundtrack.
In September 2003, OutKast released a double album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. It is essentially two solo albums, one by each member, packaged as a single release under the OutKast banner; the two members also appear on each others' 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 is also OutKast's biggest commercial success yet, having debuted on the Billboard 200 albums chart at number-one and stayed 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. Its latest certification, in May 2006, reaches 11 million copies in shipping.
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 for "Hey Ya!" is based on The Beatles' landmark appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. 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 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 nineteen weeks and "The Way You Move" briefly taking over 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 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 musical West Side Story and Grease. It featured sparring 1950s-style gangs, one representing Speakerboxxx, and one representing The Love Below, parodying the widespread arguing among critics and fans as to which half of the album was better and that the two members were estranged. 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 the Grammy Award for the 2004 Album of the Year, becoming only the second rap album to ever receive the honor (the first being The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill in 1999). OutKast was one of the headlining acts at the show, and gave two performances: Big Boi performed "The Way You Move" during a medley with George Clinton & P-Funk and Robert Randolph and the Family Band, while André 3000 performed "Hey Ya!" as the show closed. In February 2004, André 3000's performance, which featured female dancers moving wildly around a green teepee in war paint and feathered headdresses, was criticized by the Native American Cultural Center, who called for a boycott of OutKast, Arista Records, NARAS, and of CBS, the broadcaster of the awards show. CBS later apologized.
Between OutKast albums, Big Boi and André 3000 ventured into film projects. André co-starred in John Singleton's action film Four Brothers and also had a part in Be Cool, while Big Boi took a featured role in the T.I. movie ATL. Both members also began working on 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. Its lead single, "Mighty 'O'", features both OutKast members, and was briefly played exclusively on local Atlanta radio stations before being issued as a single in May 2006. They released and shot the video for "Morris Brown" instead. A video for "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry About Me)" soon followed.
Aquemini Records folded in 2004, and Big Boi founded a new record label, Purple Ribbon Entertainment, to be distributed by Virgin Records. Among its first signees were Sleepy Brown, Bubba Sparxxx, and Killer Mike, Big Boi has released a group album/compilation, titled Big Boi Presents... The Purple Ribbon All-Stars - Got Purp? Vol. 2.
One album remains on the band's LaFace contract. It was originally planned as a ten-track release called 10 The Hard Way; shortly after Idlewild was released, the duo confirmed the album is still in the works, though both have begun new projects without releasing any new information on the album. Due to both Big Boi and André's interest in separate projects such as movies, TV (André's Class of 3000) and solo albums, rumors of a split have turned up frequently in the media. André denied those rumors in a phone interview with MTV News, stating that even though they do not feel like performing on stage together, OutKast is "still tight". In an August, 2006, interview with UK journalist Craig McLean, after emphasizing that they would not split, the pair looked beyond music and film careers, Big Boi suggesting he may consider running for the job of Mayor of Atlanta in the future.
In 2007, Andre 3000 confirmed a new OutKast album would be released, but said that he and Big Boi released solo records first, stating the group album is still possibly two years away. Big Boi's solo album will be released first in June/July of 2009, with the first single, "Royal Flush" (also featuring Andre 3000, essentially making it an OutKast song), planned to have been released on December 31, 2007, but was not released on the announced date. Big Boi announced on his MySpace that the release date for Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty is now sometime in the summer of 2009.
On Nov 14, 2008, the Guardian reported that OutKast will release their follow-up to Idlewild in 2009 after Big Boi and Andre 3000 release their solo albums in the same year. As of August 2009, the albums have not yet been released.
Decatur Psalm
OutKast Lyrics
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I say, "What?" "Big Time got popped in his Benzo"
I said, "Damn man, I'm riding in his Lexus
I'm bout to dump this nigga's shit in New Dimensions"
Get to the crib so I can call Big Slate up
And tell 'em the money man done slipped and got his throat cut
And everything that we took from the warehouse
I heard somebody talking 'bout it at the White House
I ain't know that Bill Clampett wanted some too
You tell his folks that I'm sorry 'bout that Lexus
I'm 'bout to dip and see my sister up in nah
Can't even tell you where I put my extra playa card
'Cause them Red Dog police know we homeboys
Just tell everybody who owe us a dime
"It's the great ho, 'round up yo money time"
I got to have mine, then I'm outta here
Take a loss, come back up just like Coco Grier
Ain't got to worry bout yo' partner getting caught like a lame
It won't be over 'til that big girl from Decatur sang
(It won't be over 'til that big girl from Decatur sang
East Point police don't know a damn thang)
Yeah, it won't be over, check this out
Can you see what I be hearing talking to spirits when I sleep?
Peep this out real quick Slick, we gets on this beat and speak
About that pimp shit, that walk with dat limp shit, that hemp shit
Looking up in your face I see a coward and a dimwit
Looking to run up in my private home just like you was the folks
Serving a warrant to a baby daddy, who didn't come to court
On a Tuesday, April Fool's Day, don't get caught slipping
Leaving the keys off in the ignition, making me guilty by suspicion
Penny pinchers trying to stack for ninety-six
Buying another Fleetwood, Diamond took it, so know we's in the mix
I need to take my ass to the crib and drop the baby off
'Cause them niggas at the corner sto' been looking at me for too long
Staring like accidents on highways, high days are better than sober ones
Don't be biased, but I know it has to come
So I put two in the sky to let them know I'm babysitting
Y'all don't know nothing 'bout Big Boi cause that nigga steady dipping
It ain't over (why that, why that) 'til the bitch open her mouth up
And sang, yeah
Took me a long time to get here
Long time man
I'm talking about, years, and years
Riding past funeral fields, holding bodies of my peers
If you don't educate yourself
Now how the fuck you gonna understand how you 'posed to get paid?
Niggas walk around get with shade tree ass ways
Fuck a fade, let my hair drag
Back and forth like a see-saw
Jumping Lily, to lilypad dag
Looking to get my Goodie feel
I'm broke in like some old men
Who'd stop dem or would stop
I'm dropping lines for the big plot
Sixteen is when I started this dream
It's ninety-six I'm in your face
Can you hear that bitch scream?
(It won't be over 'til that big girl from Decatur sang)
The lyrics to OutKast's "Decatur Psalm" depict a crime-filled lifestyle in which the singer navigates through the consequences of illegal activities. The song begins with the singer receiving news that someone called "Big Time" was murdered. He notices that he is riding in his car, a Lexus, and decides to dump it in "New Dimensions." He proceeds to call his partner in crime, Big Slate, to inform him of the news and about how they need to be cautious because someone might have been discussing their actions at the White House. The singer's frustration about having to share jobs with another criminal named Bill Clampett also becomes evident.
As the song progresses, the lyrics convey the difficulties of their criminal lifestyle, such as losing money in buying new cars or attempting to avoid getting caught by the Red Dog police. The singer expresses his concern about getting caught by leaving his extra player card somewhere inconspicuous, implying that he is always on edge. Despite the dangers and disadvantages of their lifestyle, he continues to pursue the money and urges others to pay their debts before "that big girl from Decatur sang."
Overall, "Decatur Psalm" is a poignant reflection on the harsh realities of a life immersed in crime, depicting both the rewards and the consequences of that world.
Line by Line Meaning
I call the crib they say, "Breeze you ain't know?"
I called Big Time's house, and they asked why I didn't already know that he got arrested in his Mercedes-Benz.
I say, "What?" "Big Time got popped in his Benzo"
I was surprised to hear that Big Time got arrested in his Mercedes-Benz.
I said, "Damn man, I'm riding in his Lexus
I realized that I was riding in Big Time's Lexus while he got arrested in his Mercedes-Benz.
I'm bout to dump this nigga's shit in New Dimensions"
I decided to get rid of any evidence I had of Big Time's illegal activities by moving it to a different location.
Get to the crib so I can call Big Slate up
I went home so I could call my friend Big Slate to tell him what happened.
And tell 'em the money man done slipped and got his throat cut
I informed Big Slate that our business partner, the money man, was killed by someone.
And everything that we took from the warehouse
I told Big Slate that all the items we stole from the warehouse were now in danger of being found due to the circumstances.
I heard somebody talking 'bout it at the White House
I heard rumors that the authorities were aware of our activities and discussing them.
Man, I thought you said that this job was for me and you
I asked Big Slate why he didn't inform me that someone else wanted a cut of our illegal activities.
I ain't know that Bill Clampett wanted some too
I didn't know that Bill Clampett was also interested in joining our illegal activities for monetary gain.
You tell his folks that I'm sorry 'bout that Lexus
I asked Big Slate to apologize to Bill Clampett's family for the incident with Big Time's Lexus.
I'm 'bout to dip and see my sister up in nah
I planned to leave and visit my sister in another location.
Can't even tell you where I put my extra playa card
I couldn't even tell Big Slate where I hid my extra card for further illegal activities.
'Cause them Red Dog police know we homeboys
I was aware that the Red Dog police knew that Big Slate and I were friends and potentially involved in illegal activities.
Just tell everybody who owe us a dime
I wanted Big Slate to remind anyone who owed us money to pay their debts.
"It's the great ho, 'round up yo money time"
I referred to a popular phrase used to request payment and reminded Big Slate that it's time to collect our money.
I got to have mine, then I'm outta here
I insisted on receiving my share of the money before leaving.
Take a loss, come back up just like Coco Grier
I mentioned a famous actor who was able to recover from setbacks and encouraged myself and Big Slate to do the same.
Ain't got to worry bout yo' partner getting caught like a lame
I reassured Big Slate that he wouldn't get caught like a coward.
It won't be over 'til that big girl from Decatur sang
I believed that our involvement in illegal activities wouldn't end until authorities caught a specific person from Decatur.
(It won't be over 'til that big girl from Decatur sang
The repetition of this line further emphasizes my belief that our illegal activities would continue until this specific person from Decatur was caught.
East Point police don't know a damn thang)
I expressed my belief that the East Point police were unaware of our illegal activities.
Can you see what I be hearing talking to spirits when I sleep?
I asked a rhetorical question, wondering if everyone else could hear the messages I received while dreaming.
Peep this out real quick Slick, we gets on this beat and speak
I wanted my friend to take a moment to listen closely as we rapped so he wouldn't miss anything important.
About that pimp shit, that walk with dat limp shit, that hemp shit
I talked about topics such as pimping, swagger, and drug use.
Looking up in your face I see a coward and a dimwit
I called out someone I was rapping to, saying that they seemed like a coward and unintelligent based on their facial expressions.
Looking to run up in my private home just like you was the folks
I was frustrated with people invading my privacy as if they had authority over me.
Serving a warrant to a baby daddy, who didn't come to court
I used the example of someone not showing up to court to highlight how complex and flawed the legal system can be.
On a Tuesday, April Fool's Day, don't get caught slipping
I mentioned a specific date to emphasize the importance of being alert and vigilant.
Leaving the keys off in the ignition, making me guilty by suspicion
I expressed my frustration with being suspected of a crime simply by being associated with the person who left their keys in the ignition.
Penny pinchers trying to stack for ninety-six
I commented on people's extreme desire to make money in 1996.
Buying another Fleetwood, Diamond took it, so know we's in the mix
I talked about buying another car and someone named Diamond potentially complicating things.
I need to take my ass to the crib and drop the baby off
I planned to go home and leave my child there for a while.
'Cause them niggas at the corner sto' been looking at me for too long
I felt like people at a nearby store were judging or staring at me for too long.
Staring like accidents on highways, high days are better than sober ones
I made a metaphor about people gawking at accidents on highways, saying it was more fun to be high than sober in those moments.
Don't be biased, but I know it has to come
I said that an unpleasant event would happen eventually, but wanted to avoid being biased about who or what was involved.
So I put two in the sky to let them know I'm babysitting
I shot a gun into the air to make sure people knew that I had my child with me.
Y'all don't know nothing 'bout Big Boi cause that nigga steady dipping
I said that nobody knew what Big Boi was doing because he was always out of sight.
It ain't over (why that, why that) 'til the bitch open her mouth up
I repeated the earlier line about the person from Decatur, emphasizing that our illegal activities wouldn't stop until they were caught or spoke up.
And sang, yeah
The song ends on this line, repeating the idea that someone from Decatur would have to reveal information or be caught in order for our involvement in illegal activities to stop.
Took me a long time to get here
This line serves as the beginning of the last verse, hinting at how difficult it was to achieve success.
Long time man
This repetition emphasizes the time and effort it took to get where I am.
I'm talking about, years, and years
I clarified that it took many years to achieve success.
Riding past funeral fields, holding bodies of my peers
I reflected on the difficult experiences I endured on the path to success, including seeing people I knew die.
If you don't educate yourself
I started to offer some advice, emphasizing the importance of education.
Now how the fuck you gonna understand how you 'posed to get paid?
I swore while pointing out that people can't expect to earn money if they don't educate themselves on the opportunities available to them.
Niggas walk around get with shade tree ass ways
I used a metaphor to describe people who aren't successful, saying they have a tendency to take the easy and shady route.
Fuck a fade, let my hair drag
I expressed a rebellious attitude about hairstyles and preferred to let my hair grow long.
Back and forth like a see-saw
I used a simile to describe my movement or attitude, comparing it to a playground toy.
Jumping Lily, to lilypad dag
I continued to use playful language, jumping from one idea to another.
Looking to get my Goodie feel
I mentioned a popular rap group called Goodie Mob, saying I desired to emulate their style.
I'm broke in like some old men
I compared myself to old men who have lost their wealth and success.
Who'd stop dem or would stop
I used slang to ask if anyone would be able to stop me.
I'm dropping lines for the big plot
I was laying out plans for the future and hinting at larger ambitions.
Sixteen is when I started this dream
I revealed that my journey towards success started at age 16.
It's ninety-six I'm in your face
I highlighted the current year, 1996, and mentioned that I was now successful and able to face anyone.
Can you hear that bitch scream?
The final line ends the song with the same phrase as earlier, emphasizing that someone from Decatur would have to reveal information in order to end our involvement in illegal activities.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, ENTERTAINMENT ONE U.S. LP
Written by: Andre Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Cameron F. Gipp, Frederick Bell, Patrick L. Brown, Raymond Ameer Murray, Rico Renard Wade
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jane Patton
- Big Gurl From Decatur -
If I go long, forgive me as I paint this verse
But the best pictures are worthy of a 1000 words
He's disturbed paranoid that she's a cheater
But you can't wear your heart on your sleeve, when you're a wife beater.
So it's fight or flight, she running away or she defending
She left 3 dazed (days) and 1 weak (week), that's their condition
No pause in her mission (intermission)
No interludes between crime scenes, her mission is revenge for the men that ordered a side piece
She warned him not to hit her, but the warnings fell on deaf (death) ears
That's hearing impaired but it also means the dead don't hear
Like when a tree falls down, does it make a sound
If nobody was around when he died, did his life count
Her confession was profound
They clamming up, clutching their pearls
Too real to be a "Cosby Kid", she's from "A Different World"
Her pain ran deeper than your average boy or girl
Wrath of Biblical proportions if you weighed it on a scale
She told her sister it's real (Israel), and I ain't taking it no'mo sis (Moses)
Evidence starts to mount, cyanide (Mt. Sinai) was the culprit
Said the first 3 survived, cuz she didn't have the right dosage
Explained how she approached it, so the 4th one was hopeless
Life stunk like halitosis after being sentenced to prison
"Is This The End", or just a New Edition, "Can she Stand The Rain"
She met a guard while in the prison?
Is he how the cycle ends, or just a new edition, can you hear her sang
jane Patton
- Big Gurl From Decatur -
If I go long, forgive me as I paint this verse
But the best pictures are worthy of a 1000 words
He's disturbed paranoid that she's a cheater
But you can't wear your heart on your sleeve, when you're a wife beater.
So it's fight or flight, she running away or she defending
She left 3 dazed (days) and 1 weak (week), that's their condition
No pause in her mission (intermission)
No interludes between crime scenes, her mission is revenge for the men that ordered a side piece
She warned him not to hit her, but the warnings fell on deaf (death) ears
That's hearing impaired but it also means the dead don't hear
Like when a tree falls down, does it make a sound
If nobody was around when he died, did his life count
Her confession was profound
They clamming up, clutching their pearls
Too real to be a "Cosby Kid", she's from "A Different World"
Her pain ran deeper than your average boy or girl
Wrath of Biblical proportions if you weighed it on a scale
She told her sister it's real (Israel), and I ain't taking it no'mo sis (Moses)
Evidence starts to mount, cyanide (Mt. Sinai) was the culprit
Said the first 3 survived, cuz she didn't have the right dosage
Explained how she approached it, so the 4th one was hopeless
Life stunk like halitosis after being sentenced to prison
"Is This The End", or just a New Edition, "Can she Stand The Rain"
She met a guard while in the prison?
Is he how the cycle ends, or just a new edition, can you hear her sang
jane Patton
- Big Gurl From Decatur -
If I go long, forgive me as I paint this verse
But the best pictures are worthy of a 1000 words
He's disturbed paranoid that she's a cheater
But you can't wear your heart on your sleeve, when you're a wife beater.
So it's fight or flight, she running away or she defending
She left 3 dazed (days) and 1 weak (week), that's their condition
No pause in her mission (intermission)
No interludes between crime scenes, her mission is revenge for the men that ordered a side piece
She warned him not to hit her, but the warnings fell on deaf (death) ears
That's hearing impaired but it also means the dead don't hear
Like when a tree falls down, does it make a sound
If nobody was around when he died, did his life count
Her confession was profound
They clamming up, clutching their pearls
Too real to be a "Cosby Kid", she's from "A Different World"
Her pain ran deeper than your average boy or girl
Wrath of Biblical proportions if you weighed it on a scale
She told her sister it's real (Israel), and I ain't taking it no'mo sis (Moses)
Evidence starts to mount, cyanide (Mt. Sinai) was the culprit
Said the first 3 survived, cuz she didn't have the right dosage
Explained how she approached it, so the 4th one was hopeless
Life stunk like halitosis after being sentenced to prison
"Is This The End", or just a New Edition, "Can she Stand The Rain"
She met a guard while in the prison?
Is he how the cycle ends, or just a new edition, can you hear her sang
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CLASSIC ALBUM ALL DAY EVERYDAY
SirRiDoK
The most influential hip-hop artists in my life for sure.. Most important years of my life owed to yall! Outkast n Gooddiemob slidin in the 7 duece.. Much love!
SirRiDoK
Will never be an album harder than atliens!
truth hurts
Kings of the South.....💯💯💯
MusicStorm
God, you guys are Awesome! This is the Rap that Ik.
This is what modern shit should've been like.
jane Patton
- Big Gurl From Decatur -
If I go long, forgive me as I paint this verse
But the best pictures are worthy of a 1000 words
He's disturbed paranoid that she's a cheater
But you can't wear your heart on your sleeve, when you're a wife beater.
So it's fight or flight, she running away or she defending
She left 3 dazed (days) and 1 weak (week), that's their condition
No pause in her mission (intermission)
No interludes between crime scenes, her mission is revenge for the men that ordered a side piece
She warned him not to hit her, but the warnings fell on deaf (death) ears
That's hearing impaired but it also means the dead don't hear
Like when a tree falls down, does it make a sound
If nobody was around when he died, did his life count
Her confession was profound
They clamming up, clutching their pearls
Too real to be a "Cosby Kid", she's from "A Different World"
Her pain ran deeper than your average boy or girl
Wrath of Biblical proportions if you weighed it on a scale
She told her sister it's real (Israel), and I ain't taking it no'mo sis (Moses)
Evidence starts to mount, cyanide (Mt. Sinai) was the culprit
Said the first 3 survived, cuz she didn't have the right dosage
Explained how she approached it, so the 4th one was hopeless
Life stunk like halitosis after being sentenced to prison
"Is This The End", or just a New Edition, "Can she Stand The Rain"
She met a guard while in the prison?
Is he how the cycle ends, or just a new edition, can you hear her sang
Mario Caldwell
Everytime I sing the hook, I stare at my wife.. “It won’t be over til that big girl from Decatur sing..”
goat earl
BahahA
munya mubaiwa
"You tell his folks that Im sorry bout their Lexus.
Im bout to dip and see my sister up in... naaaaaahhhh" 💥💥💥💥💥💯
That line gets me every time. In case they watching heant to say Alaska!!
Albert Evans
Classic Throwback Impala 🎵 Dirty South Style