Right next to Andres insane rhymes and creativity come Big Boi who is not exactly a bad rapper himself. He's much harder but can pull off the smooth sound as well. But where he comes in to the play is the beats. He makes some crazy unique beats that only Andre and himself could ever think about rapping to. They wouldn't be qualified as nasty, or dirty, they're qualified as instrumental, creative, and orchestrated. He puts sounds of animals, screams, some freaky samples, horns, tubas, drums, pianos, and whatever he damn wants on a track.
These two together are a dangerous pair, but when both went single Andre definitely ended with the better career. He featured on so many of todays tracks because they all bow to his expertise and his master of the mic, and how he presents him self on stage where he is king. Big Boi is producing for many artists and gets no where near as much credit as he deserves. But even if he got all of his credit Andre would still reign ahead because of his creativity factor. The man is a rapper who wrote a god damn musical! He knows how to tell a story, make you feel cocky, or just make you move. He sings what he wants, raps what he wants, and not to mention he doesn't write when he raps. He freestyles all of his raps. And to have the improvisation skills, and quick thinking to do that is the trait of a god MC. God Bless OutKast and their impact on music today.
One of OutKast most Hip/Hop song in my mind "B.O.B."
And a full R&B song with a catchy piano hook and is 3 stacks doing his thing "Life is a Musical"
And a perfect mix of both of their Hip-Hop and R&B styles "Roses"
And the one everyone knows and loves "Hey Ya!"
Seriously, that album is so much more than just a hip hop album. I mean, it is a hip hop album, but it's also a classic pop/soul album.
ReplyDeleteI know!! I really just want them to get back together and make another one!! There is like no reason not too. They're genius together.
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