If you wanna battle, it’s either that you will or you won’t See you can try, if you try, if you don’t, you don’t I’m hangin with the P.A., niggaz ain’t no changin us I’m rolling reefer out of a Regal, how could I refrainįrom bein rough, from bein tough, from bein dangerous SOUTHERNPLAYALISTICADILLACMUZIK REVIEW PLUS“I got the Peter Paul, and plus that Mary Jane SOUTHERNPLAYALISTICADILLACMUZIK REVIEW FULLAlthough not as colorfully eccentric as he’s known to be today, the lyrical skills he displays are just as sharp and full of subtle points that make you go “hmmmmm.” In fact, you may even recognize a phrase in his rap that Jay-Z used in a sample later on: The yin and the yang of OutKast though has always been how Big Boi’s more hedonistic tendencies are balanced by the more introspective Andre. Rent was due on the 1st of the month so I’m hustlinĪnd niggaz be wantin drinks and shit from the fuckin sto’, yoīut that’s aight, tho’, cuz I be gettin paidĪnd every trip I take, there’s a dollar to be made” Just bein a hustler, servin the loyal customers “Time and time again see I be thinkin about that futureīack in the day when we was slaves I bet we was some cool ass niggazīut now we vultures, slam my nigga back out In today’s rap world the “I made it off the streets selling drugs” story is cliched maybe it was even in ’94, but Big Boi’s silky flow and smooth verbals give him a depth greater than your average street pharmaceuticals dealer: Using a layered sound that would make the Bomb Squad proud, Organized Noize sets a deep musical background for Big Boi to explain his hustle to survive. “Southern” for their roots in Atlanta, “playalistic” for a rap style that embodied the vibrant flair of 70’s soul, and “cadillac” for the perfect car to cruise in while listening to their “muzik” – sometimes smooth, sometimes hard, but ALWAYS stylin’.Īfter a short introduction by their friend “Peaches,” the aptly titled “Myintrotoletuknow” clears up any misconceptions to the naive listener about what these MC’s stand for. Of course, one steps always follows the other, and the next step was the April ’94 release of “Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik,” a long-winded title to be SURE but one full of meaning. What few people suspected at the time was that this rebelliously named duo and their producers Organized Noize were on the verge of a long journey which they still travel today and may well for the rest of their lives. The swelling tidal wave of their popularity could have crashed after this song, leaving them yet another “flash in the pan” new jack hip-hop group. When the player’s ball is happenin, all day ery’day” Wearin afros and braids, kickin them gangsta rides Even the Curtis Mayfield style falsetto of the chorus proved OutKast was all up on that funky mackin’: These things are easy to overlook though, since this song has more to do with the gifts of PIMPING than GIVING. Those who heard it later in ’94 probably weren’t even keyed in on the song’s holiday spirit: jingle bells in the background, Andre’s distaste for “decking the halls” for the season (“Oh naw, I got other means of celebratin”) and Big Boi’s opening refrain of “Halle-lu-jah, halle-lu-jah” in his first verse. If the journey of a thousand miles really does begin with a single step, this footprint in the music world might have gone unnoticed were it not for the CHRISTMAS inspired rap song “Player’s Ball” by OutKast. Has it really been almost ten years since we were first introduced to the funky ATLiens Andre and Big Boi? Believe it or not Ripley, but “A LaFace Family Christmas” was released November 9th, 1993. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – ancient Chinese proverb
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