André 3000 has an album coming based on his buddy and frequent collaborator, Killer Mike.
On Monday (June 20), Killer Mike sat down with Shade45’s Sway within the Morning on his present press run in promotion of his new album, Michael. During the 30-minute dialog concerning the challenge, the usually inspirational Atlanta MC additionally mentioned his philanthropic work, connecting with God and his latest collab with André 3000, “Scientists & Engineers”, which additionally options Future. However, because the chat continued, Killer Mike confirmed to Sway that consider it or not, the reclusive OutKast legend truly has an album within the tuck.
Killer Mike Confirms André 3000 Has an Album Coming
“What I’m hearing is Dre [André 3000] got an album coming,” Sway inquires on the 22:00-minute mark within the video under.
“Yeah,” Killer Mike casually replies. “I think we fly out in a couple weeks to go listen to it.”
Killer Mike On André 3000 Collab and the Recent Songs He’s Heard From the OutKast Rapper
Just previous to divulging such in any other case hushed-up info relating to André 3000’s apparently forthcoming album, Killer Mike mentioned how the pair’s “Scientists & Engineers” collab happened. The Run The Jewels spitter additionally says that 3-Stacks performed him quite a lot of tracks that would doubtlessly be included on a brand new André 3000 challenge.
“I just called him through to hear the record because that’s bro,” Killer Mike says when explaining his relationship with André 3000. “You want bro to love the record. Him and Big [Boi], it’s important to me that they like what I do. Bro came the next day like, ‘Hey man, you mind if I come back tomorrow and play something?’ I’m like, ‘Do I mind? N***a, yeah, come through.’
Mike continues: “So, I did not know what he was going to play however he performed like 9-10 joints and he mentioned, ‘Just decide what you want. Do one thing with it.’ Now over the previous decade, I’ve despatched him information from me, Run The Jewels and stuff, and he’d come again like ‘Man, that s**t laborious, however I’m simply not into rapping proper now.’ But he cherished the report and I’m proud. I’m rattling proud.”
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Will OutKast Ever Drop Another Album as a Duo?
While Killer Mike is certainly in on the details no-longer-secret André 3000 album, it still seemingly remains that an OutKast reunion isn’t likely to happen any time soon. In fact, just last week, Dungeon Family mainstay Sleepy Brown told fans, “Don’t maintain your breath for no OutKast reunion. Don’t do it to your self.”
News of André 3000’s hopefully soon-to-be-dropping album comes just as hip-hop is gearing up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of OutKast’s last official studio offering, the iconic double LP known as Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.
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