It’s easy to portray the two as opposing stereotypes: Big Boi the geezerish poledancing aficionado who calls his company “Boom Boom Room Productions”, a rap traditionalist Dre the effete hippy who styles himself as “Cupid Valentino”, a psychedelic free spirit.īut as ‘Speakerboxxx’ proves, nothing is quite so straightforward. But those nagging rumours of a complete split may be a little premature.įor a start, Dre produces a handful of tracks on Big Boi’s half, ‘Speakerboxxx’ and, as the Boi repeatedly stresses, “Ain’t no uno, we’re a duo”. It’s a neat way to assert their differences, especially since Big Boi remains a major player in Atlanta’s rap scene, while Dre is given to announcing “hip-hop is dead”. As you’ve probably heard by now, OutKast’s two members – Big Boi and Andre 3000 – take a CD apiece. 137 minutes of synapse-popping, gut-reorganising, breathtakingly adventurous music. ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’ is OutKast’s fifth album.
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