Those were used as a parable for the lack of determination of artists in the music industry: “There were lots of people making music, but there was nothing real about it, we were like saying, make music that has something to say or just get out of the way”.Īndré Benjamin, Antwan Patton, David Sheats, Willie Knighton … But once the fighting starts, everything changes.”.īut what did the phrase Bombs over Baghdad” actually mean then? It refers to the bombing of Iraq during the early 1990s. We explain a song when people ask, but we can’t control how they feel about it.
In April 2003 Big Boi said: “We make a record and then it is up to people to take what they want from it.
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Speaking on behalf of Outkast, Big Boi stated he was strongly opposed to the Iraq war and the US invasion without the support of the United Nations and that the song (and its chorus in particular) was never meant to be used as a pro war declaration. The song was getting airplay as support for the troops overseas, who reportedly used the chorus as some kind of battle cry as they went off to war. The fast rapping, the breaks and heavy guitars made for an exciting and innovative song.ĭon’t even bang unless you plan to hit somethingĪfter American Congress granted permission to invade Iraq in October of 2002, the song was taken out of context and used for a political agenda the group didn’t want have anything to do with. 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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