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.
Tomb Of The Boom (Featuring Ko
OutKast Lyrics
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Just so you all know what time it is
It's your homeboy
Straight from the A-T
I ain't even going say the motherfucking rest
But you know
We can talk about it all day long baby
We fin'a break you off with some fresh new shit
This rap game lovely
Konkrete play a part cause the Feds want to bug me
Athletes want to be rappers, shawty, trust me
Bending corners in the Benz
Riding it like a bucket, nigga fuck it
I know some hoes slutty
I optioned a bitch off like a nigga playing rugby
I done seen a ghetto meal, little buddy, trust me
Jump European, came clean through customs, no questions
Perpetrators in the booth, rapping lame like they drug related
It made me sick to my stomach, lost a two and a baby
You don't grind, you be lying
Should be castrated, Lorena Bobitt maybe
Tomb after tomb
Boom, boom after boom
Serving up emotion once you deep inside the tomb
Embryo to newborn, you can feel me in the womb
Cool, ooh, that's cool
You see, I cock back glocks, got more pull than slang shots
Hit G spots by giving hoes back shots
I'm a young country boy, long socks with flip flops
But I pull up on your block in the 500 Benz drop
Konkrete, Aquemini, we taking this here to the top
Bust like balloons, who gives a damn if it goes pop
You say it's hot, well let me turn it up another notch
To my real niggas, won't you pump this out your Speakerboxxx
Fuck the cops, we making noise and we won't stop
Bump, bump, there goes the boom and it's going drop
Old school, big shoes, nigga, no socks
We keep tools, see fools, bullets will flock
They call me Mr. Ravioli, Mr. Scrotum, Mr. Poke Em with the Noodle
Mr. Cockerspanielle in your poodle, after school tutor
Roto Rooter, addicted to follies
Like brown collies, stay soft fro
Swimming in the fallopian of an Ethiopian
Talking a different language, RBI fly wide
Come to me now, 84 hard, 84 soft wit me now
Beautiful ladies, they want to walk wit me now, talk wit me now
Pussy pop for me now, sell cock for me now
Fight a bitch, hit her in the eye for me now
See you when I see you, now out wit me now
Tomb after tomb
Boom, boom after boom
Serving up emotion once you deep inside the tomb
Embryo to newborn, you can feel me in the womb
Cool, ooh, that's cool
I will never fall off, I haul off heavy weight
Fuck wit me dog, I chop you up like Norman Bates
I'm true to this shit, I ain't new to this shit
Over a million sold on strictly weed and bricks
Flammable like gasoline when I'm lit up
I prefer my liquor dark and a mean white slut
It's over for you, cavern ass rapper, get out the game
You can fool the record labels but not the street fame
I just tell it how I see it nigga, fact is fact
The first verse I ever wrote, I got a Platinum plaque
I've been to hell and back so nigga give me my props
Konkrete and Big Boi beating through your Speakerboxxx
Tomb after tomb
Boom, boom after boom
Serving up emotion once you deep inside the tomb
Embryo to newborn, you can feel me in the womb
Cool, ooh, that's cool
Ludacris, yeah I keep a glock, in case you like to leak a lot
Meanwhile, cranking the volume knob up on my Speakerboxxx
"So here he is, get the fuck on the ground"
Is just a phase you might hear strolling through the A-Town
They don't believe I will stab them in the abdomen
From College Park, Georgia to College Park, Maryland
So put your fist up boy, you want to romp
You can Bankhead Bounce or get Eastside Stomped
Thinking way back before I got mine
Putting bullet holes through neighborhood stop signs
Been a while, it's my adrenaline, yes, ladies and gentleman
A hundred tho, bitch, diamonds shimmering
Catch me with a sack of dro, reaching for the strap below
I'm with some nasty hoes, eating pistachios
Y'all driving Subarus, stuck in your cubicles
I'm stuck in the air with weed crumbs under my cuticles
Tomb after tomb
Boom, boom after boom
Serving up emotion once you deep inside the tomb
Embryo to newborn, you can feel me in the womb
Cool, ooh, that's cool
Fourth and goal
Should I take the three point field goal for the score or should I roll
Around and take the ball up the middle up the gut, the what, the hole
Cranium overload, over throwed
Now we got seven more points on the board, for sure
B-I-G B-O-I, me oh my, I think he's blessing me
Excelling in harmonious melody, boy we got the recipe
Like Ragu, it's in there, giving you some of the best of me
Player, pimp, ganster, poet
We goin spit it, we going show it to your ass
"You're a champion" were my dad's last words before he passed
But I know one day we will once more cross paths
They say "Big Boi, can you pull it off without your nigga Dre"
I say "people, stop the madness cause me and Dre be okay"
OutKast, Cell Therapy to cell division
We just split it down the middle so you can see both the visions
Been spitting it damn near ten years, why the fuck would be be quitting
Fuck, nigga
The song "Tomb of the Boom" by Outkast featuring Konkrete, Big Gipp, and Ludacris provides an interesting perspective on the rap game and the journey of the artists involved. The opening lines of the song emphasize the freshness of the music they are about to deliver to the audience. The lyrics of the song touch on various topics such as the rap game being lovely, the challenges the artists face, such as making sure they don't get bugged by authorities, and the need for athletes to try their hand at rapping.
The lyrics also discuss the struggles of coming from a ghetto and trying to make a living while maintaining one's reputation. The use of metaphors like "tomb after tomb" and "boom after boom" symbolize the emotions that are served up to the audience when they listen to the music. The line "embryo to newborn, you can feel me in the womb" represents the connection the artist has with their listeners, and how they want to be heard and understood.
The verses in the song are delivered by each artist in a unique style, which adds to the depth and dimension of the song. The lyrics also touch on topics such as sex, violence, and drugs, which are common themes in hip hop music. Overall, the song is a reminder of the reality of the music industry and the struggles that artists face in their attempt to make it big
Line by Line Meaning
Yo
Greetings
Just so you all know what time it is
Allow me to inform you of the current situation
It's your homeboy
I am your close friend
Straight from the A-T
Directly from Atlanta, Georgia
I ain't even going say the motherfucking rest
I won't mention any further details
But you know
However, you are aware
We can talk about it all day long baby
We have plenty of time to discuss it
We fin'a break you off with some fresh new shit
We are about to share with you some innovative and exciting content
This rap game lovely
The rap industry is enjoyable and appealing
Konkrete play a part cause the Feds want to bug me
Konkrete has a role to play because the authorities are trying to monitor me
Athletes want to be rappers, shawty, trust me
Sports personalities desire to become rappers, my dear, believe me
Bending corners in the Benz
Driving luxuriously in a Mercedes-Benz
Riding it like a bucket, nigga fuck it
Driving it recklessly, disregarding its value
I know some hoes slutty
I am acquainted with promiscuous women
I optioned a bitch off like a nigga playing rugby
I skillfully maneuvered a woman as if I were strategizing in a game of rugby
I done seen a ghetto meal, little buddy, trust me
I have witnessed a poor and unsatisfactory lifestyle, my friend, believe me
Jump European, came clean through customs, no questions
Traveling to Europe and smoothly passing through customs without facing any inquiries
Perpetrators in the booth, rapping lame like they drug related
Individuals in the recording studio rapping poorly as if they were involved in drug-related activities
It made me sick to my stomach, lost a two and a baby
It deeply affected me, causing nausea and the loss of my loved ones
You don't grind, you be lying
You do not work hard, you are dishonest
Should be castrated, Lorena Bobbitt maybe
You deserve severe punishment, such as castration, similar to what Lorena Bobbitt did
Tomb after tomb
Successive failures or losses
Boom, boom after boom
Frequent and impactful occurrences
Serving up emotion once you deep inside the tomb
Eliciting strong feelings when you are deeply immersed in a difficult situation
Embryo to newborn, you can feel me in the womb
From the earliest stage to a newly born state, you can sense my presence and impact
Cool, ooh, that's cool
Expressions of approval or contentment
You see, I cock back glocks, got more pull than slang shots
I skillfully handle firearms, having more influence and control than amateur shooters
Hit G spots by giving hoes back shots
Providing sexual satisfaction to women by engaging in intense intimate encounters
I'm a young country boy, long socks with flip flops
I am a youth from a rural background, wearing long socks with sandals
But I pull up on your block in the 500 Benz drop
However, I arrive at your neighborhood in a luxurious Mercedes-Benz convertible
Konkrete, Aquemini, we taking this here to the top
Konkrete and Aquemini, as a collaborative team, are ascending to the highest level of success
Bust like balloons, who gives a damn if it goes pop
We achieve great success, and it does not concern us if it eventually diminishes
You say it's hot, well let me turn it up another notch
You claim it is impressive, but allow me to make it even better
To my real niggas, won't you pump this out your Speakerboxxx
I request my genuine companions to play this loudly through their speakers
Fuck the cops, we making noise and we won't stop
Disregard the police, we are creating a commotion and will continue unabated
Bump, bump, there goes the boom and it's going drop
Thumping vibrations resonate, and the energetic atmosphere is about to escalate
Old school, big shoes, nigga, no socks
Representing a classic style with large footwear, and not wearing any socks
We keep tools, see fools, bullets will flock
We possess weapons, encounter foolish individuals, and bullets will target them
They call me Mr. Ravioli, Mr. Scrotum, Mr. Poke Em with the Noodle
I am referred to as Mr. Ravioli, Mr. Scrotum, Mr. who penetrates with the phallic symbol
Mr. Cockerspanielle in your poodle, after school tutor
Mr. Cockerspanielle, providing after-school private lessons in various subjects
Roto Rooter, addicted to follies
Engaged in reckless and foolish behavior like a habitual addict
Like brown collies, stay soft fro
Similar to fluffy brown Collie dogs, maintaining a soft appearance
Swimming in the fallopian of an Ethiopian
Engaging in sexual activities with an Ethiopian woman's reproductive organs
Talking a different language, RBI fly wide
Uttering incomprehensible words, causing confusion and making people scatter
Come to me now, 84 hard, 84 soft wit me now
Approach me immediately, whether you want drugs in solid or powdered form
Beautiful ladies, they want to walk wit me now, talk wit me now
Attractive women desire to accompany and converse with me presently
Pussy pop for me now, sell cock for me now
Perform sexually for me now, trade sexual services for money now
Fight a bitch, hit her in the eye for me now
Engage in physical altercations with a promiscuous woman, striking her in the eye on my behalf
See you when I see you, now out wit me now
We will meet at some point in the future, now leave with me at this moment
I will never fall off, I haul off heavy weight
I will never decline in success, I carry a significant burden of responsibility
Fuck wit me dog, I chop you up like Norman Bates
If you provoke me, I will cut you into pieces like Norman Bates from the movie Psycho
I'm true to this shit, I ain't new to this shit
I am authentic and experienced in this field
Over a million sold on strictly weed and bricks
I have sold over a million units purely through drug dealing and illegal activities
Flammable like gasoline when I'm lit up
I am highly volatile, like gasoline, when I am provoked or agitated
I prefer my liquor dark and a mean white slut
I enjoy consuming dark-colored alcohol and engaging in sexual activities with aggressive white women
It's over for you, cavern ass rapper, get out the game
Your rap career is finished, you talentless artist, leave the industry
You can fool the record labels but not the street fame
You may deceive the music industry, but you cannot deceive the reputation on the streets
I just tell it how I see it nigga, fact is fact
I speak the truth as I perceive it, my friend, and facts are indisputable
The first verse I ever wrote, I got a Platinum plaque
The initial lyrics I composed earned me a prestigious Platinum award
I've been to hell and back so nigga give me my props
I have experienced immense hardships and triumphs, therefore, acknowledge and praise me
Konkrete and Big Boi beating through your Speakerboxxx
The music of Konkrete and Big Boi are resonating powerfully through your audio system
Ludacris, yeah I keep a glock, in case you like to leak a lot
Ludacris, indeed I possess a firearm, in case you tend to disclose sensitive information frequently
Meanwhile, cranking the volume knob up on my Speakerboxxx
Simultaneously, increasing the volume setting on my audio system
"So here he is, get the fuck on the ground"
"This is the individual we are referring to, get down immediately"
Is just a phase you might hear strolling through the A-Town
It is a commonly used expression you may encounter while walking through Atlanta, Georgia
They don't believe I will stab them in the abdomen
They have doubts that I would violently attack them in the abdominal region
From College Park, Georgia to College Park, Maryland
From one location named College Park in Georgia to another in Maryland
So put your fist up boy, you want to romp
Therefore, raise your fist, young man, if you desire to engage in aggressive play
You can Bankhead Bounce or get Eastside Stomped
You can perform the Bankhead Bounce dance or face physical retaliation from individuals from the Eastside
Thinking way back before I got mine
Reflecting on the period prior to my acquisition of success and wealth
Putting bullet holes through neighborhood stop signs
Engaging in destructive behavior by shooting holes in stop signs within the community
Been a while, it's my adrenaline, yes, ladies and gentlemen
It has been some time, but my excitement and energy levels remain high, my esteemed audience
A hundred tho, bitch, diamonds shimmering
Valorizing the worth of one hundred thousand dollars, showcasing the radiant quality of diamonds
Catch me with a sack of dro, reaching for the strap below
You can find me with a bag of marijuana, reaching for the gun concealed beneath
I'm with some nasty hoes, eating pistachios
I am accompanied by promiscuous women, consuming pistachio nuts
Y'all driving Subarus, stuck in your cubicles
You are driving Subarus, confined to your dull office spaces
I'm stuck in the air with weed crumbs under my cuticles
I am soaring high in the sky, with remnants of marijuana under my nails
Fourth and goal
In a crucial situation, near the end zone
Should I take the three point field goal for the score or should I roll
Should I play it safe and go for a field goal, or take the risk and attempt to score a touchdown
Around and take the ball up the middle up the gut, the what, the hole
Take the ball through the central part of the field, through any gaps in the defense
Cranium overload, over throwed
Intense mental pressure, overwhelmed
Now we got seven more points on the board, for sure
Now we have earned seven additional points on the scorecard, undoubtedly
B-I-G B-O-I, me oh my, I think he's blessing me
Big Boi, oh my, I believe he is bestowing his grace upon me
Excelling in harmonious melody, boy we got the recipe
Achieving excellence in creating harmonious music, young man, we possess the formula for success
Like Ragu, it's in there, giving you some of the best of me
Like the sauce Ragu, the best attributes are within me, allowing me to present my finest work
Player, pimp, ganster, poet
I am versatile, embodying characteristics of a seducer, a manipulator, a criminal, and a wordsmith
We goin spit it, we going show it to your ass
We are going to deliver it skillfully and reveal our abilities to you
"You're a champion" were my dad's last words before he passed
"You are a winner" were the final words my father spoke before he died
But I know one day we will once more cross paths
However, I am confident that one day our paths will intersect again
They say "Big Boi, can you pull it off without your nigga Dre"
People inquire, "Big Boi, can you succeed without your partner Dre"
I say "people, stop the madness cause me and Dre be okay"
I respond, "Everyone, end this absurdity because Dre and I will be fine"
OutKast, Cell Therapy to cell division
OutKast, transitioning from discussing societal issues to the growth and development of cells
We just split it down the middle so you can see both the visions
We have divided the music between the two of us, allowing listeners to experience both perspectives
Been spitting it damn near ten years, why the fuck would be be quitting
We have been rapping for almost a decade, why would we suddenly stop
Fuck, nigga
Expression of frustration or annoyance, my friend
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, ENTERTAINMENT ONE U.S. LP
Written by: ANTWAN PATTON, CHRISTOPHER BRIDGES, CAMERON F. GIPP, NATHANIEL ELDER, COREY ANDREWS, JAMES PATTON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Hdi Pan
[Big Boi]
Yo
Just so you all know what time it is
It's your homeboy
Straight from the A-T
I ain't even goin say the motherfucking rest
You know
We talk about it all day long baby
We fin'a break you off with some brand new shit
[C-Bone]
This rap game lovely
Konkrete play a part cause the Feds want to bug me
Athletes want to be rappers, shawty, trust me
Bending corners in the Benz
Ridin like a bucket, nigga fuck it
I know some hoes slutty
I optioned a bitch off like a nigga playin rugby
I done seen a ghetto meal, little buddy, trust me
Jump European, came clean through customs, no questions
Perpetrators in the booth, rappin lame like they drug related
It made me sick to my stomach, lost a two and had a baby
You don't grind, you be lying
She'll be castrated, Lorena Bobitt maybe
[Big Boi]
Tomb after tomb
Boom, boom after boom
Serving up emotion once you deep inside the tomb
From embryo to newborn, you can feel me in the womb
Cool, ooh, that's cool
[Lil' Brotha]
You see, I cock back glocks, got more pull than slang shots
Hit G spots by givin hoes back shots
I'm a young country boy, long socks with flip flops
But I pull up on your block in the 500 Benz drop
Konkrete, Aquemini, we takin this here to the top
Bust like balloons, who gives a damn if it goes pop
You say it's hot, well let me turn it up another notch
To all my real niggaz, won't you pump this out your Speakerboxxx
Fuck the cops, we makin noise and we won't stop
Bump, bump, there goes the boom and it's goin drop
Old school, big shoes, nigga, no socks
We keep tools, see fools, bullets will flock
[Big Gipp]
They call me Mr. Ravioli, Mr. Scrotum, Mr. Poke Em with the Noodle
Mr. Cockerspanielle in Your Poodle, after school tutor
Roto Rooter, addicted to follies
Like brown collies, stay soft fro
Swimming in the fallopian of an Ethiopian
Talking a different language, RBI fly wide
Come to me now, 84 hard, 84 soft wit me now
Beautiful ladies, they want to walk wit me now, talk wit me now
Push a glock for me now, sale cock for me now
Fight a bitch, hit her in the eye for me now
See you when I see you, now out wit me now
[Big Boi]
Tomb after tomb
Boom, boom after boom
Serving up emotion once you deep inside the tomb
From embryo to newborn, you can feel me in the womb
Cool, ooh, that's cool
[Supa Nate]
I will never fall off, I haul off heavy weight
Fuck wit me dog, I chop you up like Norman Bates
I'm true to this shit, I ain't new to this shit
Over a million sold on strictly weed and bricks
Flammable like gasoline when I'm lit up
I prefer my liquor dark and a mean white slut
It's over for you, cavern ass rapper, get out the game
You can fool the record labels but not the street fame
I just tell it how I see it nigga, fact is fact
The first verse I ever wrote, I got a Platinum plaque
I've been to hell and back so nigga give me my props
Konkrete and Big Boi beatin through your Speakerboxxx
[Big Boi]
Tomb after tomb
Boom, boom after boom
Serving up emotion once you deep inside the tomb
From embryo to newborn, you can feel me in the womb
Cool, ooh, that's cool
[Ludacris]
Ludacris, yeah I keep a glock in case you like to leak alot
Meanwhile, crank the volume knob up on my Speakerboxxx
Get the fuck on the ground
Is just a phase you might hear strolling through the A-Town
They don't believe I will stab them in the abdomen
From College Park, Georgia to College Park, Maryland
So put your fist up boy, you wanna romp
You can Bankhead Bounce or get Eastside Stomped
Thinking way back before I got mine
Putting bullet holes through neighborhood stop signs
It's my adrenaline, yes, ladies and gentleman
A hundred though, bitch, diamonds shimmerin
Catch me with a sack of dro, reaching for the strap below
I'm with some nasty hoes, eating pistachios
Y'all driving Subarus, stuck in your cubicles
I'm stuck in the air with weed crumbs under my cuticles
[Big Boi]
Tomb after tomb
Boom, boom after boom
Serving up emotion once you deep inside the tomb
From embryo to newborn, you can feel me in the womb
Cool, ooh, that's cool
[Big Boi]
Fourth and goal
Should I take the three point field goal for the score or should I roll
Around and take the ball up the middle up the gut, the what, the hole
Cranium overload, overthrowed
Now we got seven more points on the board, fa sho
B-I-G B-O-I, me oh my, I think he's blessing me
Excelling in harmonious melody, boy we got the recipe
Like Ragu, it's in there, giving you some of the best of me
Player, pimp, ganster, poet
We goin spit it, we goin show it to your ass
"You're a champion" were my dad's last words before he passed
But I know one day we will once more cross paths
They say "Big Boi, can you pull it off without your nigga Dre"
I say "people, stop the madness cause me and Dre be okay"
OutKast, Cell Therapy to cell division
We jus tsplit it down the middle so you can see both the visions
Been spittin it damn near ten years, why the fuck would be be quittin
Fuck, nigga
João Pedro Gois
This song is pure magnetism
Erik Gumeringer
For a rap song this is pretty metal.
Fuckio Pussigetti
I think you'd like Bust.
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The most gangsta family in the Wild West
RockyJWarrior
Steel Ball Run!
64Pac
fellow sbr enjoyer
Prof. Issei
Boom boom families
Alex ElChido
And metallic
Mark McSherry
Yes they were.....and its philthy America cuz
Auds
i love this song and am very thankful for araki for introducing it to me. ❤️