Outkast had already proven they could rap fast, but B.O.B.
The song is extremely fast (over 150 beats per minute), with accompanying machine gun raps. The first single off the album was B.O.B., a rather surprising choice. Jackson (oh), I am for real / Never meant to make your daughter cry / I apologize a trillion times”. Jackson, the mother of the woman who is left behind ( “the baby’s mama’s mamas”), the chorus contains “I’m sorry Ms. Jackson, which was inspired by the decline of the relationship between André 3000 en Erykah Badu. The most well-known example is the song Ms.
Many songs deal with the way in which not to treat women. Hip-hop’s status was inspected as well, and not merely by the way it was presented in (mainstream) media, but also the way hip-hop presented itself as materialistic and misogynist. The subjects of the lyrics were more varied and political than ever before. The laid-back reggae influences, that were all over Aquemini, were hard to find on Stankonia. The result was astounding, hip-hop was mixed with rock, drum ‘n’ bass, p-funk, psychedelica, Prince funk (listen to Toilet Tisha), salsa, rave and doo-wop. Instead they opted for musicians like Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Prince for inspiration. Outkast consciously didn’t listen to hip-hop while recording.
Stankonia‘s sound would be heavily influenced by it. A compromise was reached: Big Boi would continue to rap and André 3000 would combine his rapping with his, soul influenced, singing. For inspiration they visited many clubs and invited (local) artists to join them in the studio.īy then, André 3000 had basically grown tired of rapping, he wanted to convey more musicality with his voice. Big Boi predominantly worked in the studio and André 3000 worked a lot in his own house, making beats and playing on an acoustic guitar (resulting in Ms. Outkast set off to work on album number four in the spring of 1999.
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