It’s exhausting to think about “So Recent, So Clear” with out André 3000 — nevertheless it seems that was nearly the case.
In a latest interview with Spin, Sleepy Brown shared that the OutKast rapper did not initially need to be on one of many duo’s most beloved and largest songs.
“The humorous factor is André didn’t actually prefer it at first. André didn’t like that report. It wasn’t like he didn’t assume it was good — it simply wasn’t matching the place he was,” Brown recalled. “We actually simply did it for Large. We knew André was shifting to one thing else, however we knew on that album it wanted that hood theme. When Large heard it, he liked it. We thought ‘Dre was going to be pleased with it at first, however he actually wasn’t.”
Brown, a frequent collaborator of OutKast’s, then revealed what led to three Stacks becoming a member of the observe: Preston Crump, an Atlanta bassist who has achieved work for Goodie Mob, TLC, Future’s Baby, and, in fact, OutKast.
“[‘Dre] was cool, however he didn’t actually prefer it till Preston, our bass participant, performed a chilly line on that music,” Brown stated. “When Dre heard that, he obtained excited and got here up with ‘the good motherfunkers on the planet’ half. He was following that line he heard. Due to Preston, that’s the explanation why Dre even obtained on that report.”
Launched as a part of the duo’s fourth album, 2000’s Stankonia, “So Recent, So Clear” went on to be licensed platinum in 2020 and licensed double platinum final 12 months by the Recording Business Affiliation of America.
In associated information, André was not too long ago requested in regards to the prospects of latest OutKast music and his mindset towards it now.
“I’ll say possibly 10, 15 years in the past, in my thoughts, I believed an OutKast album would occur,” the New Blue Solar artist stated in an interview with Rolling Stone final month. “I don’t know the longer term, however I can say that we’re additional away from it than we’ve ever been. I feel it’s a chemistry factor. We now have to be desirous to do it. It’s exhausting for me to make a rap, interval, ? And generally I’m within the perception of, “Let issues be.”
“It was a good time in life, and our chemistry was at a sure place that was simple. And I feel the viewers generally believes that one thing has to final endlessly, and I don’t assume that,” he continued. “Any form of artwork type, I feel that’s most likely the other. It most likely mustn’t final endlessly. It’s not like a product. Ultimately, we did give a product, however what made that product was a sure time in each of our lives.”
