The press-shy Andre 3000 is stepping out of his consolation zone. After speaking to NPR about his forthcoming debut solo album, New Blue Solar, Thursday (Nov. 16), Three Stacks continues his media run by sitting with GQ for its first-ever video cowl story, the place the Outkast lyricist defined his determination to not rap on his newest providing.
“I’ve labored with a number of the latest, freshest, youngest and old-school producers. I get beats on a regular basis. I attempt to write on a regular basis.” However rap just isn’t what comes, he acknowledged. “Even now individuals suppose, ‘Oh, man, he’s simply sitting on raps, or he’s simply holding these raps hostage.’ I ain’t bought no raps like that. It truly feels … generally it feels inauthentic for me to rap as a result of I don’t have something to speak about in that method.”
He continued: “I’m 48 years outdated. And to not say that age is a factor that dictates what you rap about, however in a method it does. And issues that occur in my life, like, what are you speaking about? ‘I bought to go get a colonoscopy.’ What are you rapping about? ‘My eyesight goes dangerous.’ You’ll find cool methods to say it.”
Andre additionally chimed in on his alleged bitter relationship together with his former companion in rhyme, Massive Boi. This yr marks two vital anniversaries for the Outkast artists, as 1998’s Aquenimi turned 25 and their Grammy Award-winning album, 2003’s Speakerboxx / The Love Under reached 20, although they haven’t publicly addressed their milestones collectively through the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop. The 2 launched into a reunion tour in 2014, which included a headlining Coachella efficiency. In line with 3000, he wasn’t his greatest self and revealed how a dialog with Prince helped change the tide for the remainder of the tour.
“‘You recognize what your drawback is?’ Prince requested. And I’m like, ‘F–ok.’ He mentioned, ‘You don’t understand how huge y’all are.’ After which he was like, ‘You bought to remind individuals who you’re,’” André shared earlier than diving into his bond with Massive Boi. “There’s a sure chemistry that me and Massive Boi had and have,” he mentioned. “I feel over time, individuals don’t perceive that chemistry adjustments.”
