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I'm in my 30s I'm a husband and a father three kids after work I like to relax ease my mind and watch stories like these on TH-cam that's one of my favorite hobbies the last few years this was hands one of the best background stories/documentaries I have ever seen on TH-cam thank you so much please keep up the great work checking in all the way from Louisiana much love bro
I ain't mad at 3000 man. He's not blind he sees what the industry does to people. He got out and still kept his self respect and integrity as a man. Good for you 3!!
I can't help but remember his cartoon Class of 3000, where... a big throughline of it is "The industry won't make you happy, fame won't make you happy. Make music for the joy of music."
This makes alot of sense because social anxiety is a real thing. We got to give Big Boi his flowers too because he had Andre's back through it all and is an icon in his own right..
They raked this dude over the coals for years making it seem like he lost his mind. The reality is there are frauds and fakes everywhere losing their minds just trying to keep up the façade of fakery to get by. This dude is a great example of what our heroes should be like, conscious, compassionate, introspective, and just overall real. I salute this man and this group forever, great doc/video
Big boi is still on my radar i still follow the rappers i liked from the 00s especially missy after she came back. Boy was that superbowl entrance my whole year. 😂
I respect Big Boi for holding it down and supporting Andre through the many different phases he went through. Big lost out on some opportunities due to Andre, but he never switched up on him. I appreciate this video very much
💯!! He's a very loyal friend. Big Boi never said anything negative about Andre 3k, he always took up for 3k in interviews. He always cleared any rumors about their relationship as a group, any rumors about 3k sexuality. Big Boi didn't play about 3k. I think Big Boi was doing an interview with Charlemagne the God, CTG tried to say something about 3k wearing a dress and Big Boi said " I'll slap the sh*t out ya " 😂. Shut CTG real quick. I'm from Philly, moved down south, went to visit 1 summer (1995) , and 2 of my cousins was rapping OutKast.....at that point I knew " THE SOUTH HAD SOMETHING TO SAY " 😎😎
@Meatwad787 Big Boi from what I can remember got into breeding dogs cause it was a passion of him, and his brother. I think he gave the business to his brother. OutKast, Goodie Mob, the Dungeon Family had a tight relationship with a good production deal. Thats why Goodie Mob hasn't needed to release any new music, for years. OutKast has sold over 25 million records, before streams was a thing. In other words, them dudes rich for life lol. No financial problems, and their all still friends to this day.
Ran into him at Little Five Points back in 06.. He stopped and had a conversation with me and my lady. Good guy! Been rocking with ‘Kast since 94! Legend!
He got involved with Erika Badu and that's when his world got strange. I think she put juju on him in secret, them witchy gals you gotta watch out for.
@spiegeltn facts💯 nobody wants to talk about that. They actually Brushed over and minimized the effects of his Relationship with Erika Badu in this documentary. I thought they would actually Go deeper since it's obvious they Had problems.
Met Andre once, serving him dinner (I think for his son Seven's birthday, they were with Erykah). Gave off extremely kind & modest vibes, it was really a delight to get to speak with him even just in that professional context & keeping it short since he was with family. I got to mention quickly while seeing him out the front door that his music had meant a lot to me for many years & he thanked me for saying so.
This is how a health exit from the limelight looks. We need to start framing it like that instead of framing it like there's a problem. At the end of the day, he was smart and left before he fell off or before it killed him. He decided to be free and live life. The man can walk around the mall all by himself. Very few celebrities of his caliber have been able to achieve that. I consider that a success and I'm happy for him.
I’m pretty sure he’d get noticed at our malls back in the 00s. Now? no, not unless he’s big on social media which he probably isn’t. Plus malls are less populated compared to back then
@@poindextertunes I was referencing specific stories of him showing up at public places. Like once he showed up at the mall in Dallas all by himself and just walked around. He does this all the time and people recognize him everywhere he goes. But he’s successfully eliminated the fanfare and media hype so it’s always a chill moment when people run into him. Look it up there’s countless videos and photos of people seeing him all over just walking around.
"everybody needs somebody to love... before it's too late." Thanks for giving dude his flowers. 3k did the true artist thing, shared his heart felt thoughts and help many including me. The verse on "what a job" with Devin the Dude sums it up very well. Salute to Big Boi too, they we're a rare duo. Man...shout out to the whole Dungeon Family!! Peace and blessings. R.i.p Rico Wade.
Spent brief time with Andre in Japan last year and he was playing the eukelele and talking about AI art. Seemed like the kindest, good vibes, introverted deep intellectual and I was star struck.
Andre can do whatever he wants, some people are comfortable working their same career their whole life, and some people go through a metamorphosis or a hundred of them throughout their life, I think no matter what he’s doing he’s so fresh and so clean clean 😍 thank you
I once met Andre 300o in an alleyway in Manhattan when I was in 6th grade and he was doing a photoshoot. Right around that time he was my favorite rapper because I had aquemini and me and my dad used to bump it in the car. Me and a couple other kids from the area waited for him to come out of his trailer and when he did I said "I know you don't need to hear this from me but keep being creative". And he replied "well its gud ta hea it fruhm you" with that southern Georgia drawl. I'll never forget that moment. Its interesting he and I are similar in our complicated upbringing so it all makes sense now why I connected so much with his music and why we shared that moment.
Dammit, man, a documentary isn’t supposed to make you have an existential crisis- his life resonates so so much with mine.. my god, I’m in tears watching this.. I went through all he did. Being a skater in Memphis in the 90s in the hoods during the crack era. Going to schools getting jumped, fighting, seeing many of my friends have their lives taken- never fitting in.. I made music, I drew, painted, rapped, tried heavy metal, punk, and all this was in Memphis during the 90s & up.. never truly fitting in.. we used to live in key west, going to school growing up there to my parents divorcing and living in Memphis.. I don’t think ppl can understand how much of a culture shock that was. But, I wish I was strong, and brave, as Andre.. I gave in, I spiraled.. sold dope, went to jail, got shot three different times, smoked, popped pills, soft, and drank.. became a shell of myself.. mannnn now I’m older with kids, a beautiful wife, and still feeling like I never really got to do what I wanted with my life.. but I’m blessed.. daaamn man I’m in fxcking tears, this documentary man this documentary man Oh god.. This is truly your best work, well in my opinion.. I never felt like this over a documentary.. God bless you, man! Man thank you I’m a huge fan of OutKast, especially Andre Benjamin, and I see why I am such a huge fan now.
@@MidTierVillain bro, you alive with wife and kids, that's a miracle!! you did something beautiful with your life despite all of the hardships, i salute you!!
This isn’t about who’s better Andre or Boi….this is about a man finding himself and being true to himself. Often geniuses have trouble adapting to the world around them so it’s easier for them to just withdrawal. Andre is making himself happy and that’s all that should matter.
Andre is an old soul and eccentric on top of his social anxiety. There is no one like him. OutKast is one of my all time fav. Big boi is great too. So glad they met and gave us what they did. It was cool to run across this trip back in time.
The love below is Andre’s first and only solo album and Speakerboxx is Big Bois first solo album and they put theirs together as a double album shit was genius and goated !!!
Andre 3k is the only rapper who can be in the Goat conversation without even having solo rap album, which tells you how talented he is, but his social anxiety, fear of public judgment and writer's block made him retire early and now he justify it by saying he's too old(50) to rap, like the killer mike, nas, el-p, black thought, royce don't exist and do rap at an excellent level.
If his role as Jimi Hendrix in the biopic had been accompanied by the actual music of Hendrix he’d probably be a popular actor because he suited that role perfectly
Joe thanks for sharing your inter scope on the archetypes of artist. 3000 and I have both live in these duality instances I hope to justify our wolrdZ. His Hendrix persona would be classic Except there is a single kat who does share the epitome: Check Our Anthony Aquarius ....tell me what you think cuZo?! Napoleonopolisss
Man nobody is better than UGK. Nobody listens to OutKast like that. Weirdo’s and the other side started listening to them then. I’m sorry but some of their music is garbage!!
@TexasT75751 I like UGK , I think they're a bit overrated, tho. I was more a fan of Pimp C than Bun B. Ugk appealed to the hood. Outkast appealed to the world 🌎. Numbers don't lie, I didn't even know "the love below" sold that many records...I was like, WoW 😮
@@TexasT75751In what world! Bro you bugging! You see they said NY would not play their music! In Cali we banged every album they made! I agree the greatest duo to ever do it! UGK? Really bro! If you missed SouthernPlayer when it came out, i feel sorry for you! You were there and you missed one of the greatest evolution of Hip Hop! If you missed Stankonia, Aquemini, and Speaker boxx, you missed it again! Smh! Yo bad hommie!
I've been in love w Andre since '94 when I was in jr high. Not only is he gorgeous, he's supremely talented and has a divine aura. I wish him nothing but the best and I'm grateful for his music.
Anyone shows up sober and abstaining from sin, I’d be jealous and feel like I need to get my life together. Andre is a legend and he’s always been ahead of the curve.
I saved this video yesterday to "watch later" list but I read the creator's pinned comment and made it a priority because he states it could be taken down because of copyright issues so Im not so sure about your comment.
I grew up in Las Vegas and there was an independent music store in the hood. The owner would burn CDs and sell them under the table. Anything he offered up, I bought. In 98, I bought ATLiens and it changed my life. I quickly realized Andre was the rapper on TLCs song ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’. He was my favorite rapper of all time ever since.
This was beautifully crafted. As a Gemini, I resonate with the need for spiritual meaning but really enjoyed how you showed Andre's humanity, uniqueness and even struggles. Well done!!
as a guy from the south, outkast is a ESSENTIAL, yet i still haven’t finished their discography(so many albums to listen to in rap every single day)…however im always looking for high quality videos on both outkast and andre 3000 so anytime i see one i get so excited, was so happy to see this on my feed today🤝🙌🏽
Ran into big boi in a Casino in Vegas. Completely down to earth. He was the only celebrity I spoke to and replied back like we were passing in the streets.
One of the best documentaries on Dre 3000, and done at a good time given his decision to return on his own terms. Big Boi deserves his own take as well and for being so much of a brother to Dre and never taking the bait from the press or others who would've like him to say something negative about 3 Stacks. Kudos, great content.
I can still vividly picture me and my friend taking a road trip to Cali, we were in a neighboring state. Stopped at the Warehouse and bought some Cds, uncle ATLiens. It is still one of my favorite albums.
He met lady badu ,i think she opened him into spirituality and he went through his awakening and when they do that they go through a hermit monk phase to find themselves.
I didn't know a lot of this stuff and I've been listening to outkast for as long as I can remember. I think my mom playing outkast, specifically the love below, expanded my musical palette. Thanks mom!
I was at a very stressful time in life. Nothing was going good everywhere I looked. Then one day, I heard the song "Hey Ya"! Even to this day, when I hear "Hey Ya", I feel soooooooooooo happy. This is when I really started listening to Outkast. Andre3000 has something really spiritual about him. Him and Big Boi are Legend. OutKast music is where the Left Brain and RightBrain became as one. This is so obvious when you look at their personas.
Imagine a world where Outcast never happened. Oh man, that would be a HUGE piece missing from the very soul of human expression. Andre, I was a teen in the 90's, and your music meant SO much to me. Thank God you brought the music and expression to the world like you did. If you have times when you feel inauthentic, times where the music feels fake, or like you've spent all the good rhymes, lyrics, or ideas you'll ever make, just lock it down to the present. It's how you feel now, and that's that. It can change in an instant, so don't let it be more than that. Don't think of the past or the future when you feel like this, just lock it down to now and know that it could change in an instant. Godspeed, brothah man.
Bro growing up in Florida listening to Outkast since I was 14 that’s 30 yrs! So ffwd 2001 I’m 21 in college for music at Full Sail in Orlando always playing Outkast I got into a convo with an emcee friend I met in college and he said “Outkast is dope but Andre needs to get back to the real” I tried to explain to him that’s his style and what makes him dope so it was so good to hear him speak on The Return of the Gangster bc that’s exactly what my guy meant by getting back to the real now I gotta go listen to that….as soon as this is over! Ty 4 the breakdown on Andre’s life!
Absolutely love Andre 3000 and his philosophy on so many life perspesctives. His humbleness too is amazing and I hope someday to meet 3k before I pass ♥️
Thank you for this video. Im 67 but had always been curious about Andre's life and success and where he was now. It probably sounds strange but about a year ago i found myself watching documentaries on different rap artists as well as listening to alot of their different music. Its turning out to be such a different realization about the genre than when i first entered into my interest about it. This video of the history of both Andre and Big Boi is fantastically done, and the best hour ive spent on youtube in some time so thank you. Much success to you on the projects you choose to illuminate, take care and be well ❤❤❤
Seeing this allows for more insight on why he is the way he is. Me being younger I never really put the expressions together. But I've always respected him even when he said he was done with music I understood back then and even more now. You have to listen to your soul and sometimes the melody changes in your life.
I love Andre 3000 but Big Boi is also amazing, i love his flow, voice and writing since i heard them first time! He is kinda forgotten in these conversations...
I don’t really think so, everytime there’s someone talking about Andre there are people mentioning big boi is underrated which is true. I’m sure he’ll make a video about big boi at some point too
I'm from Georgia I am 53 years old I remember most of every thing that you spoke of this short documentary truly covered the life of one the most compelling rappers that ever took the mic I am so thankful for this great work
I was there, I absolutely loved it!! Wasn't what I expected and loads of people kind of left when they realised it will just be his band and flute, so I managed to slowly get closer to the stage and almost front row. I was genuinely blown away, when I let the "judgement" of 'oh it's just the flute' go, I started to actually immerse myself in the music they were making on the spot and the feelings they were creating and it was one of the most intimate, touching and beautiful live music performances I saw. What him and his band performed was a different type of genious, it was pure raw music that touches the soul with no words, and made me realise what a musical legend he is. They did not just create music, they created a whole wave of vibrations and serenity
I share the same birthday as andre and I swear we’re one of the same. We can become detached from things, if we don’t love what we do we can’t do it. Very isolated and introverted, and very creative. Also so misunderstood.
Andre 3000 is amazing. His style of dress was such a blessing of beautiful expression. I looked forward to seeing him online. I became a teacher in 2000 the same year Sorry Ms Jackson came out. That song made me a middle school star!
I miss Andre as much as everyone else, but I can't help but relate to him and his lyrics. I am simply unable to form meaningful relationships, while being constantly haunted by failed ones, heartbreaks and regrets. That makes me self destruct and just give up on things, suddenly change priorities, stop pursuing goals, while not being able to fully live in the moment, because passage of time is such a blur. A lot of it has to do with ADHD.
I’m pretty sure thats what Andre had. Let me guess, you have a hard time focusing on a task or a subject unless it really peaks your interest? then you super focus on it and nothing else matters for the time being… Thats what my ADHD is like anyways. Keep chillin man. Running everyday really helped me. Didn’t know I was ADHD until I was 30, finally saw a psychiatrist who diagnosed me, got on the correct medication and I’m now engaged to the most beautiful, smartest woman I’ve ever met and I work at our local comedy club so I’m surrounded by like minds haha 😅
I enjoyed this piece on Andre 3000, but I can’t believe you didn’t talk about Idlewild! It was a creative movie with an appearance from the late and great Cicely Tyson. The song Hollywood Divorce from the soundtrack is one of my favorite songs, the features were crazy…Snoop Dog, Lil’ Wayne, TI…OMG!
yo, just wanna say that I love ur videos, so many incredible stories about those inspiring artists. As an Asian kid, I wouldn't fell in love that much with the us-uk hiphop, r&b, pop scene without your video. Keep it up my bro, this video made my day!
I relate with Andres's upbringing cause I came from Baltimore and was given a scholarship to a nice private school and saw the world in two different ways im tryna rap too so this inspired me Fs
Me too, I was born on one side of the track and lived on the other.On the weekends, I was back on the other side of the tracks😂😂. It is two different worlds, but I spent so much time and summers in my hood with my grandparents and cousins, so I adjusted well. I was like a unicorn when I went home😂😂
Processing two very different worlds at a young age is a mind bending experience that often comes with the need to pursue a creative outlet. Without it destruction whether internal or external will fill that void esp if it’s left unacknowledged & not processed in some intentional way. God Speed 🙏🏼
It feels so disrespectful sometimes when Big Boi isn’t celebrated the way he should. There would be no Andre without him. Love Andre dowwwwwn but I love Big Boi just as much. Those albums are for OutKast, the group!
I'll never forget the infamous 95 Source Awards. I was just about to turn 16. Andre 3000 said with his southern swagg "The South got something to say" Back then it was foreign to me. Being an Indiana Native...The South??? Boy did they prove the East/West Coast wrg...cuz They indeed had MORE than something to say. When u started this video out with THAT Timeline, I knew it was gonna be DOPE.
I’m from KC,MO graduated in ‘04 and all we listened to was southern rap(ATL,Memphis,Louisiana), the bay area(mac dre/E40) and local rappers who would usually try to imitate one of those styles. Its weird tho bcuz back then local rappers weren’t really getting the love they should have from KC. A lot of jealousy. I think KC had an inferiority complex back then as far as rap goes. the rest of the rap scene just considered us country. then Nelly dropped which was cool but he didn’t sound anything like the gang shxt coming outta KC. Tech N9ne’s early stuff was very good, super dark but then he linked up with travis and focused on syphoning the hardcore underground fanbase from ICPs juggalo crowd. Anghellic was the last underground sounding album he did before going semi-pop. Now they’re the highest grossing underground label
I grew up in East Atlanta/little five points area. In the early 2000's my band mates and I owned a punk rock venue in what at the time was a desolate wasteland in the heart of downtown Atlanta, at where boulavard and DeKalb Ave intersect..it is unrecognizable now to what it was then. One night my hardcore band was playing and Andre 3k came in, watched our set, talked to most of the 30 ish ppl there and left...i was vegan at the time also and saw him a handful of times at a couple different restaurants and at other indie/rock clubs in East Atlanta. Always very nice, he said hi and/or briefly chatted everytime I saw him. Atlanta was a magical place I moved downtown when I was 17, I was class of 2000... from the time I was 14 until 4 years ago Atlanta was one of the most unique and affordable cities there was. There was so much music and art going on... shit has really gone south starting about 15ish years ago.
Man I fucking love outkast so damn much. ATLiens really holds a special place in my heart. As soon you played the You May Die intro I got instant chills. Loving this documentary already big thanks!
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Great 3 stacks video! What’s the name of song used during the first few minutes?
I'm in my 30s I'm a husband and a father three kids after work I like to relax ease my mind and watch stories like these on TH-cam that's one of my favorite hobbies the last few years this was hands one of the best background stories/documentaries I have ever seen on TH-cam thank you so much please keep up the great work checking in all the way from Louisiana much love bro
@@OgSmkLowkTv that’s an inspiring story bro appreciate you watching much love to your family
This is special. Good work.
I was wondering how you put all these tracks in the vid. Thanks for making this! I'm downloading it, but I will def be following you to Nebula
"i never planned on being an adult..sometimes i look around and be like 'damn..I gotta be an adult'" that hit me hard.
The gospel
Yeah, same here
Same here
Adulting be difficult sometimes😢
Hell yeah, me too
I ain't mad at 3000 man. He's not blind he sees what the industry does to people. He got out and still kept his self respect and integrity as a man. Good for you 3!!
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❤❤❤❤Amen ♾️♾️🙏🏿
He kept his heart and played his part 👌🏾and chose the right path
@@ladymagic4736 Hell yea he did lady. He got out quick 😂.
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I can't help but remember his cartoon Class of 3000, where... a big throughline of it is "The industry won't make you happy, fame won't make you happy. Make music for the joy of music."
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Theres a 10 hour loop of it on youtube. I've been watching it all month.
Used to watch it all the time on TH-cam in 2017 over and over.
@@tyreseed5681Been watching it for the past 2-3 days. This man told us he was tired years ago!!
I love that show
This makes alot of sense because social anxiety is a real thing. We got to give Big Boi his flowers too because he had Andre's back through it all and is an icon in his own right..
They raked this dude over the coals for years making it seem like he lost his mind. The reality is there are frauds and fakes everywhere losing their minds just trying to keep up the façade of fakery to get by. This dude is a great example of what our heroes should be like, conscious, compassionate, introspective, and just overall real. I salute this man and this group forever, great doc/video
Big Boi doesn't get enough love his solo stuff, his creative taste are staples now of the genre🔥 and I appreciate him for it
Big boi is still on my radar i still follow the rappers i liked from the 00s especially missy after she came back. Boy was that superbowl entrance my whole year. 😂
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@@36incohhhhhh you mean that new artist that came out with Katy? 🤣 I will never forget that some people thought that
I respect Big Boi for holding it down and supporting Andre through the many different phases he went through. Big lost out on some opportunities due to Andre, but he never switched up on him. I appreciate this video very much
The loyalty between Big Boi and André 3000... PRICELESS! ❤
💯!! He's a very loyal friend. Big Boi never said anything negative about Andre 3k, he always took up for 3k in interviews. He always cleared any rumors about their relationship as a group, any rumors about 3k sexuality. Big Boi didn't play about 3k. I think Big Boi was doing an interview with Charlemagne the God, CTG tried to say something about 3k wearing a dress and Big Boi said " I'll slap the sh*t out ya " 😂. Shut CTG real quick. I'm from Philly, moved down south, went to visit 1 summer (1995) , and 2 of my cousins was rapping OutKast.....at that point I knew " THE SOUTH HAD SOMETHING TO SAY " 😎😎
Never leave your ride'or'die hanging. Whatever you're doing, you're doing it together
That's probably why Big was breeding dogs and other stuff. They weren't depending on rap after a while.
@Meatwad787 Big Boi from what I can remember got into breeding dogs cause it was a passion of him, and his brother. I think he gave the business to his brother. OutKast, Goodie Mob, the Dungeon Family had a tight relationship with a good production deal. Thats why Goodie Mob hasn't needed to release any new music, for years. OutKast has sold over 25 million records, before streams was a thing. In other words, them dudes rich for life lol. No financial problems, and their all still friends to this day.
As much as I adore 3k, I PRAY we get Big Boi's story soon as well. We can't have ying without yang.
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3k is the one that be hiding.
3 stacks 3000x better than big boi this common knowledge
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🗣️ FACTS!
Ran into him at Little Five Points back in 06.. He stopped and had a conversation with me and my lady. Good guy! Been rocking with ‘Kast since 94! Legend!
I really like how andre was his own personal and didn't fall in line with expectations.
Social anxiety and hyper sensitivity disorder. Everything makes sense now. Salute king, we were there for the whole journey.
He got involved with Erika Badu and that's when his world got strange. I think she put juju on him in secret, them witchy gals you gotta watch out for.
@spiegeltn facts💯 nobody wants to talk about that. They actually Brushed over and minimized the effects of his Relationship with Erika Badu in this documentary. I thought they would actually Go deeper since it's obvious they Had problems.
Thanks doctor 🙄
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Met Andre once, serving him dinner (I think for his son Seven's birthday, they were with Erykah). Gave off extremely kind & modest vibes, it was really a delight to get to speak with him even just in that professional context & keeping it short since he was with family.
I got to mention quickly while seeing him out the front door that his music had meant a lot to me for many years & he thanked me for saying so.
respect bro - where was this - i mean what city ?
@@Willesden_Rab1_TV NYC maybe 6 years ago or
@@ThomasSorensen1 hes in that film REVOLVER thats a big movie he plays his character really well ... nice one bruv cheers
@@Willesden_Rab1_TV I'll check out the movie!
He's is also in Four Brothers one of the only films with Mark Wahlberg that's watchable without wanting to punch him🤣@@Willesden_Rab1_TV
This is how a health exit from the limelight looks. We need to start framing it like that instead of framing it like there's a problem. At the end of the day, he was smart and left before he fell off or before it killed him. He decided to be free and live life. The man can walk around the mall all by himself. Very few celebrities of his caliber have been able to achieve that. I consider that a success and I'm happy for him.
I’m pretty sure he’d get noticed at our malls back in the 00s. Now? no, not unless he’s big on social media which he probably isn’t. Plus malls are less populated compared to back then
Well said
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👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 good job putting together everything I wanted to say thank you so much. Truth!❤
@@poindextertunes I was referencing specific stories of him showing up at public places. Like once he showed up at the mall in Dallas all by himself and just walked around. He does this all the time and people recognize him everywhere he goes. But he’s successfully eliminated the fanfare and media hype so it’s always a chill moment when people run into him. Look it up there’s countless videos and photos of people seeing him all over just walking around.
"everybody needs somebody to love... before it's too late." Thanks for giving dude his flowers. 3k did the true artist thing, shared his heart felt thoughts and help many including me. The verse on "what a job" with Devin the Dude sums it up very well.
Salute to Big Boi too, they we're a rare duo.
Man...shout out to the whole Dungeon Family!! Peace and blessings. R.i.p Rico Wade.
Andre 3000 and Big Boi raised me. Andre is so underrated as one of the best rappers alive. Fkn Legend
OutKast is the REAL DEAL, their flow was untouchable and infinitely unique. They rapped like jazz musicians
They don't get proper credit they changed the game in music in every level in my opinion
Bombs Over Baghdad still sounds like NOTHING else ever made. It is 25 years old. A completely singular sound.
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That's because they listened to jazz
Spent brief time with Andre in Japan last year and he was playing the eukelele and talking about AI art. Seemed like the kindest, good vibes, introverted deep intellectual and I was star struck.
“i love the way you talk about andre 3000 as if its a person you knew” “i know him sometimes”
Goosebumps
That put the biggest lump in my throat
I never planned on being a adult and i look around and say damn now I have to be an adult.
Iam in my 40s and I felt this so hard
Same
People feel like this in their twenties and society used that as an excuse to infantilise/patronize them
Andre can do whatever he wants, some people are comfortable working their same career their whole life, and some people go through a metamorphosis or a hundred of them throughout their life, I think no matter what he’s doing he’s so fresh and so clean clean 😍 thank you
There can be many rappers that are influenced by his style and sound. But there will only ever be one André 3000
I once met Andre 300o in an alleyway in Manhattan when I was in 6th grade and he was doing a photoshoot. Right around that time he was my favorite rapper because I had aquemini and me and my dad used to bump it in the car. Me and a couple other kids from the area waited for him to come out of his trailer and when he did I said "I know you don't need to hear this from me but keep being creative". And he replied "well its gud ta hea it fruhm you" with that southern Georgia drawl. I'll never forget that moment. Its interesting he and I are similar in our complicated upbringing so it all makes sense now why I connected so much with his music and why we shared that moment.
Dammit, man, a documentary isn’t supposed to make you have an existential crisis- his life resonates so so much with mine.. my god, I’m in tears watching this.. I went through all he did.
Being a skater in Memphis in the 90s in the hoods during the crack era. Going to schools getting jumped, fighting, seeing many of my friends have their lives taken- never fitting in.. I made music, I drew, painted, rapped, tried heavy metal, punk, and all this was in Memphis during the 90s & up.. never truly fitting in.. we used to live in key west, going to school growing up there to my parents divorcing and living in Memphis.. I don’t think ppl can understand how much of a culture shock that was.
But, I wish I was strong, and brave, as Andre.. I gave in, I spiraled.. sold dope, went to jail, got shot three different times, smoked, popped pills, soft, and drank.. became a shell of myself.. mannnn now I’m older with kids, a beautiful wife, and still feeling like I never really got to do what I wanted with my life.. but I’m blessed.. daaamn man I’m in fxcking tears, this documentary man this documentary man
Oh god..
This is truly your best work, well in my opinion.. I never felt like this over a documentary..
God bless you, man! Man thank you
I’m a huge fan of OutKast, especially Andre Benjamin, and I see why I am such a huge fan now.
@@MidTierVillain bro, you alive with wife and kids, that's a miracle!! you did something beautiful with your life despite all of the hardships, i salute you!!
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@@henriettebopda5895yes!
You are already enough! Blessings to you.
Salute to you brother
I love his transparency.i hope he continues to work through his struggles. We all have them.
We ABSOLUTELY NEED a video / mini documentary about Big Boi!! FOR REAL FOR REAL 💯💯
This isn’t about who’s better Andre or Boi….this is about a man finding himself and being true to himself. Often geniuses have trouble adapting to the world around them so it’s easier for them to just withdrawal. Andre is making himself happy and that’s all that should matter.
Andre is an old soul and eccentric on top of his social anxiety. There is no one like him. OutKast is one of my all time fav. Big boi is great too. So glad they met and gave us what they did. It was cool to run across this trip back in time.
The love below is Andre’s first and only solo album and Speakerboxx is Big Bois first solo album and they put theirs together as a double album shit was genius and goated !!!
Andre produced most of big bois album too 🔥
So genius and there has never been another like it!!
@@shawnanelson8287 facts
@@blazingstar9638 He’ll yeah 👍🏾
Speakerboxx and The Love Below DESERVED every bit of its success. The uniqueness of OutKast paid off! ❤
I love his flute stuff it's relaxing as hell
“Being criticized & loved at the same time is what makes you truly unique. …We all have a little André 3000 in us”
Andre 3k is the only rapper who can be in the Goat conversation without even having solo rap album, which tells you how talented he is, but his social anxiety, fear of public judgment and writer's block made him retire early and now he justify it by saying he's too old(50) to rap, like the killer mike, nas, el-p, black thought, royce don't exist and do rap at an excellent level.
@@AustralianOpalRocks Ive never seen someone understand and simultaneously not understand something before. Weird.
@@onesolopolo4194aHHAHAHA
it's just apart of the youth culture that hip-hop was built on, but like any art form, the only true retirement is in death
People always forger about big boi?
not to mention every feature he does is GOOD AF
If his role as Jimi Hendrix in the biopic had been accompanied by the actual music of Hendrix he’d probably be a popular actor because he suited that role perfectly
I loved him in Semi Pro. Coffee Black
Joe thanks for sharing your inter scope on the archetypes of artist. 3000 and I have both live in these duality instances I hope to justify our wolrdZ. His Hendrix persona would be classic Except there is a single kat who does share the epitome: Check Our Anthony Aquarius ....tell me what you think cuZo?! Napoleonopolisss
@@poindextertunesand Be Cool although it was a small role
I liked him in Be Cool.
@@MaestroKRISNADang bruh you have an interesting way of speaking lol, respectfully.
OutKast is the greatest rap/group of all time. Their evolution from Southernplayalistic to Idlewild is crazy.
thats fair honestly. what other duo got on the charts like them besides Ye and Jay Z which doesn’t count they were a super group lol
Man nobody is better than UGK. Nobody listens to OutKast like that. Weirdo’s and the other side started listening to them then. I’m sorry but some of their music is garbage!!
I agree
@TexasT75751 I like UGK , I think they're a bit overrated, tho. I was more a fan of Pimp C than Bun B. Ugk appealed to the hood. Outkast appealed to the world 🌎. Numbers don't lie, I didn't even know "the love below" sold that many records...I was like, WoW 😮
@@TexasT75751In what world! Bro you bugging! You see they said NY would not play their music! In Cali we banged every album they made!
I agree the greatest duo to ever do it! UGK? Really bro! If you missed SouthernPlayer when it came out, i feel sorry for you! You were there and you missed one of the greatest evolution of Hip Hop! If you missed Stankonia, Aquemini, and Speaker boxx, you missed it again!
Smh! Yo bad hommie!
Outkast played a large part of the soundtrack of my teenage years. This was very well done and had me feeling so nostalgic!
He has been pumping out the most soulful music lately
Dude this was so beautifully put together, I hope he watches it one day.
Once he said that elevators was on the Aquemini album, I realized this was put together by chat GPT. Nobody that loves outkast would get that wrong.
Always felt his energy. Extremely sensitive and introverted. He's a Creative definitely serving at a higher dimension than the average.
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Being a celebrity is the antithesis of being in service
I've been in love w Andre since '94 when I was in jr high. Not only is he gorgeous, he's supremely talented and has a divine aura. I wish him nothing but the best and I'm grateful for his music.
Anyone shows up sober and abstaining from sin, I’d be jealous and feel like I need to get my life together. Andre is a legend and he’s always been ahead of the curve.
Usher probably took three stacks to a Diddy party and that was enough for him to clean himself up lol
It’s crazy this Doc came up, I’ve been listening to OutKast all week for some throwback music.
this is such a good vid. please never quit making content dawg
Seriously though…
This video will live on through time.
I saved this video yesterday to "watch later" list but I read the creator's pinned comment and made it a priority because he states it could be taken down because of copyright issues so Im not so sure about your comment.
I grew up in Las Vegas and there was an independent music store in the hood. The owner would burn CDs and sell them under the table. Anything he offered up, I bought. In 98, I bought ATLiens and it changed my life. I quickly realized Andre was the rapper on TLCs song ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’. He was my favorite rapper of all time ever since.
This was beautifully crafted. As a Gemini, I resonate with the need for spiritual meaning but really enjoyed how you showed Andre's humanity, uniqueness and even struggles. Well done!!
What your zodiac sign have to do with anything? That stuff is demonic babe. I hope and pray you leave that stuff alone 💜.
True story
this video is so god, the edits, deep-er research, the mental health takes,early life my god
dog and YOUR narration AND takes?......chef's kiss!
Shoutout to Andre 3000,met him back in the day when I worked at Tower Records...Best rapper ever in MY opinion
YOOOOO, This is gonna be incredible a 50m video on 3k? Just made my day
Same😢❤
Hear before ts blows up
wild
as a guy from the south, outkast is a ESSENTIAL, yet i still haven’t finished their discography(so many albums to listen to in rap every single day)…however im always looking for high quality videos on both outkast and andre 3000 so anytime i see one i get so excited, was so happy to see this on my feed today🤝🙌🏽
I'm from GA and always loved them. Not necessarily every song. But as a whole, they're just great, unique artists and deserve the recognition for it.
He has to live his life. We can’t pontificate our expectations upon his existence. He gave us enough. Let him be. 🌻
Man you did a wonderful job on Andre 3000 outkast.. period 🔥 people are still catching up to the lyricism that they were given back then...
Right!
Ran into big boi in a Casino in Vegas. Completely down to earth. He was the only celebrity I spoke to and replied back like we were passing in the streets.
One of the best documentaries on Dre 3000, and done at a good time given his decision to return on his own terms. Big Boi deserves his own take as well and for being so much of a brother to Dre and never taking the bait from the press or others who would've like him to say something negative about 3 Stacks. Kudos, great content.
I love them both. I’m glad Andre stayed true to himself. People are allowed to change. That is OK.❤👏🏾
I can still vividly picture me and my friend taking a road trip to Cali, we were in a neighboring state. Stopped at the Warehouse and bought some Cds, uncle ATLiens. It is still one of my favorite albums.
He met lady badu ,i think she opened him into spirituality and he went through his awakening and when they do that they go through a hermit monk phase to find themselves.
I didn't know a lot of this stuff and I've been listening to outkast for as long as I can remember. I think my mom playing outkast, specifically the love below, expanded my musical palette. Thanks mom!
Every mom had the love below playing in the mid ‘00s 😂🙌🏽
I was at a very stressful time in life. Nothing was going good everywhere I looked. Then one day, I heard the song "Hey Ya"! Even to this day, when I hear "Hey Ya", I feel soooooooooooo happy. This is when I really started listening to Outkast. Andre3000 has something really spiritual about him. Him and Big Boi are Legend. OutKast music is where the Left Brain and RightBrain became as one. This is so obvious when you look at their personas.
Imagine a world where Outcast never happened. Oh man, that would be a HUGE piece missing from the very soul of human expression.
Andre, I was a teen in the 90's, and your music meant SO much to me. Thank God you brought the music and expression to the world like you did.
If you have times when you feel inauthentic, times where the music feels fake, or like you've spent all the good rhymes, lyrics, or ideas you'll ever make, just lock it down to the present.
It's how you feel now, and that's that. It can change in an instant, so don't let it be more than that. Don't think of the past or the future when you feel like this, just lock it down to now and know that it could change in an instant.
Godspeed, brothah man.
Bro growing up in Florida listening to Outkast since I was 14 that’s 30 yrs! So ffwd 2001 I’m 21 in college for music at Full Sail in Orlando always playing Outkast I got into a convo with an emcee friend I met in college and he said “Outkast is dope but Andre needs to get back to the real” I tried to explain to him that’s his style and what makes him dope so it was so good to hear him speak on The Return of the Gangster bc that’s exactly what my guy meant by getting back to the real now I gotta go listen to that….as soon as this is over! Ty 4 the breakdown on Andre’s life!
He sounds like a brilliant and self aware person. God bless him.
Absolutely love Andre 3000 and his philosophy on so many life perspesctives. His humbleness too is amazing and I hope someday to meet 3k before I pass ♥️
From one Georgia boy to another. I appreciate Andre 3000. ✨️
Thank you for this video. Im 67 but had always been curious about Andre's life and success and where he was now. It probably sounds strange but about a year ago i found myself watching documentaries on different rap artists as well as listening to alot of their different music. Its turning out to be such a different realization about the genre than when i first entered into my interest about it. This video of the history of both Andre and Big Boi is fantastically done, and the best hour ive spent on youtube in some time so thank you. Much success to you on the projects you choose to illuminate, take care and be well ❤❤❤
Seeing this allows for more insight on why he is the way he is. Me being younger I never really put the expressions together. But I've always respected him even when he said he was done with music I understood back then and even more now. You have to listen to your soul and sometimes the melody changes in your life.
This hit different. I relate to him on some levels and i feel like I got some clarity about myself from watching this. Thank you, Volksgeist.
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I always get goosebumps when I hear his verse, def my top 3 favorite OutKast songs
I love Andre 3000 but Big Boi is also amazing, i love his flow, voice and writing since i heard them first time! He is kinda forgotten in these conversations...
I don’t really think so, everytime there’s someone talking about Andre there are people mentioning big boi is underrated which is true. I’m sure he’ll make a video about big boi at some point too
But yeah he does get overlooked kinda, still a lot of people comment and give big boi his flowers
I'm from Georgia I am 53 years old I remember most of every thing that you spoke of this short documentary truly covered the life of one the most compelling rappers that ever took the mic I am so thankful for this great work
eating dinner with this tonight!
Sameeee. Pancakes for dinner 😂
Lol, facts did the same thing
Breakfast... NOW
Currently !
Same brother
Seeing him at a UK festival this weekend. Can't wait for 50 minutes of flute improv 🔥
Life update: it got worse
I was there, I absolutely loved it!! Wasn't what I expected and loads of people kind of left when they realised it will just be his band and flute, so I managed to slowly get closer to the stage and almost front row. I was genuinely blown away, when I let the "judgement" of 'oh it's just the flute' go, I started to actually immerse myself in the music they were making on the spot and the feelings they were creating and it was one of the most intimate, touching and beautiful live music performances I saw. What him and his band performed was a different type of genious, it was pure raw music that touches the soul with no words, and made me realise what a musical legend he is. They did not just create music, they created a whole wave of vibrations and serenity
@@angelakokicbrnicevic2650loved reading this ❤😢
The best Andre 3000 documentary ever!!! Thank u sir.
I share the same birthday as andre and I swear we’re one of the same. We can become detached from things, if we don’t love what we do we can’t do it. Very isolated and introverted, and very creative. Also so misunderstood.
Andre 3000 is amazing. His style of dress was such a blessing of beautiful expression. I looked forward to seeing him online. I became a teacher in 2000 the same year Sorry Ms Jackson came out. That song made me a middle school star!
Andre is definitely worthy of Greatness
I miss Andre as much as everyone else, but I can't help but relate to him and his lyrics. I am simply unable to form meaningful relationships, while being constantly haunted by failed ones, heartbreaks and regrets. That makes me self destruct and just give up on things, suddenly change priorities, stop pursuing goals, while not being able to fully live in the moment, because passage of time is such a blur. A lot of it has to do with ADHD.
I’m pretty sure thats what Andre had. Let me guess, you have a hard time focusing on a task or a subject unless it really peaks your interest? then you super focus on it and nothing else matters for the time being…
Thats what my ADHD is like anyways. Keep chillin man. Running everyday really helped me. Didn’t know I was ADHD until I was 30, finally saw a psychiatrist who diagnosed me, got on the correct medication and I’m now engaged to the most beautiful, smartest woman I’ve ever met and I work at our local comedy club so I’m surrounded by like minds haha 😅
This was VERY well done. Would like to see more in-depth videos like this from you.
3 Stacks will always be a fave. OutKasts will always be on my playlists xx Awesome Duo
I met Ande 3000 in 2000 at San Diego comiccon. Most awesome meeting I've had there. He was so interverted. Quite and humble.
I honestly feel just like Andre 3000
Without the fame and memories 😢
This is an incredible deconstruction of how the industry and the music can change an artist. Love this
Don't blame the industry for Andre's ego.
you know what would be a interesting mix Andre and jamiroquai. I bet Jay and Andre would sound brilliant and influence fashion for years to come.
Ooof no one in the comments knows who Jamiroquai is. My favourite band of all time. 🙏
If these brothers don’t deserve a movie on their life and success no one does….there the kings of rap…
I enjoyed this piece on Andre 3000, but I can’t believe you didn’t talk about Idlewild! It was a creative movie with an appearance from the late and great Cicely Tyson. The song Hollywood Divorce from the soundtrack is one of my favorite songs, the features were crazy…Snoop Dog, Lil’ Wayne, TI…OMG!
yo, just wanna say that I love ur videos, so many incredible stories about those inspiring artists. As an Asian kid, I wouldn't fell in love that much with the us-uk hiphop, r&b, pop scene without your video. Keep it up my bro, this video made my day!
I appreciate that!
I Can’t believe this masterpiece is getting deleted 🤦
I relate with Andres's upbringing cause I came from Baltimore and was given a scholarship to a nice private school and saw the world in two different ways im tryna rap too so this inspired me Fs
Me too, I was born on one side of the track and lived on the other.On the weekends, I was back on the other side of the tracks😂😂. It is two different worlds, but I spent so much time and summers in my hood with my grandparents and cousins, so I adjusted well. I was like a unicorn when I went home😂😂
Processing two very different worlds at a young age is a mind bending experience that often comes with the need to pursue a creative outlet. Without it destruction whether internal or external will fill that void esp if it’s left unacknowledged & not processed in some intentional way. God Speed 🙏🏼
Thanks Andre 3000, Big Boi and the Dungeon Family for all the hits and unforgettable music!
Great video, well done!
Man. This saga made me cry. I feel so alive, now. So FREE!!! His experience lifted my SOUL.
It feels so disrespectful sometimes when Big Boi isn’t celebrated the way he should. There would be no Andre without him. Love Andre dowwwwwn but I love Big Boi just as much. Those albums are for OutKast, the group!
Just watched one of yo videos for the 1st time in 4 months n as soon as I finished u dropped this 🙏🏾🙏🏾
I'll never forget the infamous 95 Source Awards. I was just about to turn 16. Andre 3000 said with his southern swagg "The South got something to say" Back then it was foreign to me. Being an Indiana Native...The South???
Boy did they prove the East/West Coast wrg...cuz They indeed had MORE than something to say.
When u started this video out with THAT Timeline, I knew it was gonna be DOPE.
I’m from KC,MO graduated in ‘04 and all we listened to was southern rap(ATL,Memphis,Louisiana), the bay area(mac dre/E40) and local rappers who would usually try to imitate one of those styles. Its weird tho bcuz back then local rappers weren’t really getting the love they should have from KC.
A lot of jealousy. I think KC had an inferiority complex back then as far as rap goes. the rest of the rap scene just considered us country. then Nelly dropped which was cool but he didn’t sound anything like the gang shxt coming outta KC. Tech N9ne’s early stuff was very good, super dark but then he linked up with travis and focused on syphoning the hardcore underground fanbase from ICPs juggalo crowd. Anghellic was the last underground sounding album he did before going semi-pop. Now they’re the highest grossing underground label
I grew up in East Atlanta/little five points area. In the early 2000's my band mates and I owned a punk rock venue in what at the time was a desolate wasteland in the heart of downtown Atlanta, at where boulavard and DeKalb Ave intersect..it is unrecognizable now to what it was then. One night my hardcore band was playing and Andre 3k came in, watched our set, talked to most of the 30 ish ppl there and left...i was vegan at the time also and saw him a handful of times at a couple different restaurants and at other indie/rock clubs in East Atlanta. Always very nice, he said hi and/or briefly chatted everytime I saw him. Atlanta was a magical place I moved downtown when I was 17, I was class of 2000... from the time I was 14 until 4 years ago Atlanta was one of the most unique and affordable cities there was. There was so much music and art going on... shit has really gone south starting about 15ish years ago.
Yea they need a documentary about old Atlanta
Raise your hand if you kept pausing the vid to go listen to the tracks in their entirety, well put together.
This is perfectly put and represents the 3000 that I aspired to be since 2003. He inspired me to become an artist. Great Work. I just subscribed.
Man I fucking love outkast so damn much. ATLiens really holds a special place in my heart. As soon you played the You May Die intro I got instant chills. Loving this documentary already big thanks!
Amazing documentary, really appreciate the work that went into this. Please consider covering the Daft Punk legacy!
I grew up with Andre and Big boy and till this day I appreciate every single piece of music they have made. Thanks for that good video
These are still OURS , OURS , the 2 they couldn’t get & the 2 that got away.
Get In - Get Out That’s An OGs Classic 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯✨✨✨✨✨🚀