André 3000’s conflicted emotions towards hip-hop have been once more highlighted in a brand new interview with CBS Mornings on Wednesday (Dec. 6).
With this yr dubbed the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop, many heralded luminaries expressed their unconditional love for the tradition, together with Nas, LL Cool J, Will Smith and extra. 3000 famous that whereas he obtained a bevy of affords to take part on this yr’s festivities, he turned them down. “I wouldn’t wish to be — I’m doing it simply because I’m making an attempt to fulfill an expectation,” he stated. “I didn’t get into OutKast for that, you understand.”
Final month, 3000 launched his debut album, New Blue Solar, which is comprised of eight songs. To the dismay of many rap purists, he didn’t present any bars, and as a substitute devoted his consideration to his newfound love for woodwind devices.
“When individuals ask me a few rap album, ‘Man, I’d love a rap album,’ I’m with you,” he stated. “But it surely’s like, I wish to be with you after I’m actually on it.”
He added, “I don’t sit and attempt to rap on daily basis like after I was youthful, and that’s all I did after I was youthful. I miss these instances so much, however it’s like life adjustments: life strikes on.”
New Blue Solar debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard New Age Albums chart and bowed at No. 5 on the Prime Different Albums chart. New Blue Solar additionally earned 24,000 equal album items, in line with Luminate, with 15,000 coming by streaming equal items and 9,000 by way of album gross sales.
Watch Andre’s interview with CBS Information right here.
