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.
Phobia
OutKast Lyrics
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A nigga like me be thinkin' of rhymes
That makes my quarters nickels
Plus my pennies and my dimes stack
Don't be lookin' for trouble it be finding me
Try turning the other cheek
I understand but never mind that
Yes Sir guess the light is getting dim
I never thought thirty spokes
Could attract too much attention
I gotta protect my own therefore
I'm heated just like a kitchen
Full of pots and pan Glocks in hand
Shots rung out like ringin' the bells
And then that sucker nigga ran
Damn, I never thought that it
Would come to this conclusion
The folks that throwed us
On them boats should be the one's I'm losin'
But naw we don't see it that way
In '94 this is the real no time for play play
Betta believe the playas on the loot
Need to get they head screwed on tight
When it really get down to the nitty grit
Who gone fight pipe down
'Cause ain't no better time
To crank it up than right now
We gots to see rump crum down here
And I don't hear nobody disagreein'
Orga-no-I-z-e-Mr. D.J. and me and Big Boi
[Chorus]
So don't spend yo whole life
Livin' it for the white
You got a 9 to 5 and now
You choose to live it right
You takin' yo ass to the Army
'Cause you scared of Revolution
I'm writing everyday to stop that brain pollution
I got a baby on the way that stress is in my chest
I'm eighteen years of age and black so I can picture less
I'm smokin' and drinkin' e'ryday
So play your fuckin' job
Educated and black I will resort to rob
See why in the muthafuck
Do niggas be acting up
Do they want me to grab my shit
And lettin' that pistol go ruck
See I be gettin' stuck and stuff
Havin' to knock a nigga out about my clout
That's not what it's about
See yes indeed I got that weed
Like Daddy Q be havin' them ounces
That nigga the be-I-G be chokin' 'em out
And then I bounces
I got that lyrical flow to make
A hoe pull up her skirt
I drunk that herk & jerk boi
Thinkin' of future things to work on
I got my fuck on and
Then I took my clothes off
Washed my nuts up in the sink
And then I got more nuts off
Cough it's time to be out
See bein' a pimp is bein' a pimp
I'm dirtier than the shit
On the back of a shrimp
Now ain't that foul
The way a nigga can spit that style
My nigga I spit it I did it
Now suckas need to quit it
'Cause it's real
[Chorus]
Well it's that nigga that be
Wearing Nautica V-necks
And Polo sweats
I got some food up in yo thoughts
And that cess off in yo chest
See livin' up in the dungeon
Where we stayed in '93
See that nigga the be-I-G be-O-I
That be me
And when we rock it
Niggas be jocking just like ?
You snitch I fucked yo bitch
See and my niggas G'd that hoe
On the South side of Camelton Road
No slippin' in this pimpin'
She was just a horny toad
See I'm a mystery like the
Killing of Michael Jordan's father
Was steadily packin' the hoes
When I worked at Foot Locker
I'm gettin' higher than learning
Smokin' 'em up and then burning
East Point is on the map
And now my clothes is hurtin'
Now shit done got boring ass
Molin' when excess closed down
But niggaz kept sewin' shearin'
Stirrin' bein' the pharm assistant that missed
Of the folks but some people
Tend to joke about this
But it's really dead spirits
You can bet my lyrics
Now ya wonder why that we
Done stopped and got serious
Wantin' to know where I'm from
And where I need to be
Now that I know comfortable
Living give me meat
Can I get back ya wonder why we split back
Lure us into pitch black dark
But I sit back and spark
Another one to leave ya discombobulated
In that dust livin' in a world
Where in nobody do you trust
Then hush never became a major trade
But us in major trouble
'Cause we made a too many mistakes
Off in the past
Thinkin' you could make it this world
And now we laugh 'cause it's all faults (Chorus starts here)
Either way ya go ya gotta pay the cost of the mic wind
[Chorus]
I'm hangin' with the G-O-O-D-I-E Mob Nigga yeah
Takin' you a li'l higher knowwhatI'msayin' when you learnin' when you
Burnin' up that smoke so you can choke on my quotes
And get my * down yo throat you just don't understand
YouknowwhatI'msayin' Organized Noize for '95 Bitch!
The lyrics of Outkast's song "Phobia" speak to the struggles faced by black individuals in America. The lyrics touch on the idea of protection, both of oneself and one's community. The rapper worries about the attention his car rims attract and his own safety as a black man. He also speaks to the stresses of fatherhood and the need for change in society. The chorus echoes the theme of taking control of one's own life and not living solely for the approval of white society. The lyrics urge the listener to think critically about the world around them and to stand up for what they believe in.
Line by Line Meaning
In these troublin' times
During difficult times
A nigga like me be thinkin' of rhymes
I, as a person, resort to thinking of rhymes to distract myself
That makes my quarters nickels
Creating lyrics that can help me earn more money
Plus my pennies and my dimes stack
Accumulating and saving all my money, big and small
Don't be lookin' for trouble it be finding me
I don't seek out trouble, but it seems to find me
Try turning the other cheek
Attempt to respond with non-violence
I understand but never mind that
I comprehend the concept but choose not to pay attention to it
Yes Sir guess the light is getting dim
Indeed, it seems that the situation is getting worse
At the end of the tunnel tried to hit me for my rims
Someone attempted to steal my car rims
I never thought thirty spokes
I never expected that thirty wheel spokes
Could attract too much attention
Would draw so much unwanted focus
I gotta protect my own therefore
I have to ensure my own safety
I'm heated just like a kitchen
I am angry, just like a heated kitchen
Full of pots and pan Glocks in hand
With pots and pans in the kitchen, I also have guns in hand
Shots rung out like ringin' the bells
Gunshots were fired, sounding like ringing bells
And then that sucker nigga ran
And then that cowardly person fled
Damn, I never thought that it
Wow, I never anticipated that it
Would come to this conclusion
Would lead to this outcome
The folks that throwed us
The people who enslaved us
On them boats should be the one's I'm losin'
Should be the ones I am separating from
But naw we don't see it that way
But no, we don't perceive it in that manner
In '94 this is the real no time for play play
In 1994, this is the reality and not a time for games
Betta believe the playas on the loot
You better believe that the players are focused on making money
Need to get they head screwed on tight
They need to think more logically
When it really get down to the nitty grit
When it comes down to the essential details
Who gone fight pipe down
Who is willing to fight? Quiet down
'Cause ain't no better time
Because there is no better time
To crank it up than right now
To turn things up than the present moment
We gots to see rump crum down here
We have to witness the downfall of our enemies here
And I don't hear nobody disagreein'
And I don't hear anyone arguing against that
Orga-no-I-z-e-Mr. D.J. and me and Big Boi
Organize, Mr. DJ, and me and Big Boi
So don't spend yo whole life
Therefore, don't spend your entire life
Livin' it for the white
Living it solely for wealthy individuals
You got a 9 to 5 and now
You have a regular job and now
You choose to live it right
You decide to live it correctly
You takin' yo ass to the Army
You are enlisting in the Army
'Cause you scared of Revolution
Because you are afraid of a revolution
I'm writing everyday to stop that brain pollution
I write every day to prevent mental pollution
I got a baby on the way that stress is in my chest
I have a baby on the way, and that stress resides in my heart
I'm eighteen years of age and black so I can picture less
I am eighteen years old and Black, so I have limited prospects
I'm smokin' and drinkin' e'ryday
I smoke and drink every day
So play your fuckin' job
So focus on your job
Educated and black I will resort to rob
Despite being educated and Black, I might turn to robbery
See why in the muthafuck
Understand why in the world
Do niggas be acting up
Do people act out
Do they want me to grab my shit
Do they want me to retrieve my things
And lettin' that pistol go ruck
And start shooting my gun
See I be gettin' stuck and stuff
I find myself getting involved in conflicts
Havin' to knock a nigga out about my clout
Having to fight someone regarding my reputation
That's not what it's about
That is not the point or purpose
See yes indeed I got that weed
Yes, indeed, I possess marijuana
Like Daddy Q be havin' them ounces
Similar to how Daddy Q has a lot of marijuana ounces
That nigga the be-I-G be chokin' 'em out
The person known as Big is overpowering them
And then I bounces
And then I leave
I got that lyrical flow to make
I possess a lyrical style that can make
A hoe pull up her skirt
A promiscuous woman lift her skirt
I drunk that herk & jerk boi
I consumed that alcoholic drink called Herk & Jerk, boy
Thinkin' of future things to work on
Contemplating ideas for future projects
I got my fuck on and
I had sex and
Then I took my clothes off
Then I undressed
Washed my nuts up in the sink
Cleaned my testicles in the sink
And then I got more nuts off
And then I ejaculated again
Cough it's time to be out
Cough, it's time to leave
See bein' a pimp is bein' a pimp
Being a pimp means being a pimp
I'm dirtier than the shit
I am more corrupt than the filth
On the back of a shrimp
On the backside of a shrimp
Now ain't that foul
Now isn't that disgusting
The way a nigga can spit that style
The way a person can speak with that style
My nigga I spit it I did it
My friend, I spoke it, I accomplished it
Now suckas need to quit it
Now fools need to stop
'Cause it's real
Because it is genuine
Well it's that nigga that be
Well it's that person who
Wearing Nautica V-necks
Wears Nautica V-neck shirts
And Polo sweats
And Polo sweatpants
I got some food up in yo thoughts
I have control over your thoughts
And that cess off in yo chest
And that marijuana smoke in your lungs
See livin' up in the dungeon
Living in a dark and oppressive place
Where we stayed in '93
Where we lived in 1993
See that nigga the be-I-G be-O-I
See that person, who is known as Big Boi
That be me
That is me
And when we rock it
And when we perform or deliver our music
Niggas be jocking just like ?
People start imitating or trying to copy us
You snitch I fucked yo bitch
If you inform on me, I slept with your partner
See and my niggas G'd that hoe
My friends accompanied that woman
On the South side of Camelton Road
On the southern part of Camelton Road
No slippin' in this pimpin'
There is no room for mistakes in this lifestyle
She was just a horny toad
She was only a sexually eager woman
See I'm a mystery like the
I am an enigma, similar to
Killing of Michael Jordan's father
The murder of Michael Jordan's father
Was steadily packin' the hoes
Was consistently having multiple sexual partners
When I worked at Foot Locker
During the time I was employed at Foot Locker
I'm gettin' higher than learning
I am getting more intoxicated than gaining knowledge
Smokin' 'em up and then burning
Smoking marijuana and then exhaling the smoke
East Point is on the map
East Point is recognized or acknowledged
And now my clothes is hurtin'
And now my clothes are damaged
Now shit done got boring ass
Now the situation has become dull, man
Molin' when excess closed down
Thinking deeply when the excess closed down
But niggaz kept sewin' shearin' stirrin'
But people continued to sew, shear, and stir
Bein' the pharm assistant that missed
Working as the assistant pharmacist who made mistakes
Of the folks but some people
Of the crowd, but some individuals
Tend to joke about this
Have a tendency to make jokes about this
But it's really dead spirits
But it's actually deceased souls
You can bet my lyrics
You can be certain about my lyrics
Now ya wonder why that we
Now you wonder why we
Done stopped and got serious
Stopped and became serious
Wantin' to know where I'm from
Desiring to know my origins
And where I need to be
And where I should aim to be
Now that I know comfortable
Now that I know what it feels like to be comfortable
Living give me meat
Living provides me with sustenance or fulfillment
Can I get back ya wonder why we split back
Can I regain what we lost? You wonder why we moved away
Lure us into pitch black dark
Attracted us into complete darkness
But I sit back and spark
But I relax and smoke
Another one to leave ya discombobulated
Another joint to leave you disoriented
In that dust livin' in a world
In that situation, living in a world
Where in nobody do you trust
In which you don't trust anyone
Then hush never became a major trade
Then silence never became a significant characteristic
But us in major trouble
But we are in significant trouble
'Cause we made a too many mistakes
Because we made too many mistakes
Off in the past
In the past
Thinkin' you could make it this world
Believing that you could succeed in this world
And now we laugh 'cause it's all faults
And now we laugh because it's all our own mistakes
Either way ya go ya gotta pay the cost of the mic wind
Regardless of the path you choose, you have to face the consequences
I'm hangin' with the G-O-O-D-I-E Mob Nigga yeah
I am associated with the Goodie Mob, my friend, yes
Takin' you a li'l higher knowwhatI'msayin' when you learnin' when you
Elevating you a little, you know what I mean, when you are learning
Burnin' up that smoke so you can choke on my quotes
Consuming that smoke so you can be overwhelmed by my lyrics
And get my * down yo throat you just don't understand
And have my presence exert influence over you, you simply don't comprehend
YouknowwhatI'msayin' Organized Noize for '95 Bitch!
You know what I mean, Organized Noize for 1995, bitch!
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Missing Link Music
Written by: BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BROWN, MURRAY, PATTON, WADE
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@23 references psalm 23
A healthy portion of this song on all verses spits on spiritual