André 3000 is making it clear that OutKast fans won’t be getting the reunion they’re hoping for any time soon, noting that he and Big Boi are “further away than ever” from making a new album.
3 Stacks sat down for an in-depth interview with Rolling Stone published on Thursday (December 12), where he was asked about the possibility of a new album from the iconic duo or at the least, a new tour. It’s looking bleak for both.
“I’ll say maybe 10, 15 years ago, in my mind, I thought an OutKast album would happen,” he said. “I don’t know the future, but I can say that we’re further away from it than we’ve ever been. I think it’s a chemistry thing. We have to be wanting to do it. It’s hard for me to make a rap, period, you know? And sometimes I’m in the belief of ‘Let things be.’
“It was a great time in life, and our chemistry was at a certain place that was undeniable. And I think the audience sometimes believes that something has to last forever, and I don’t think that. Any kind of art form, I think that’s probably the opposite. It probably should not last forever. It’s not like a product. In the end, we did give a product, but what made that product was a certain time in both of our lives.”
He continued: “It’s not like we’re Coca-Cola, where it’s this formula that you can always press a button and it’ll happen. I think the audience feels that way. But the audience never knows what it takes to make what they’re getting. I can’t blame them for that.”
As for being open to a farewell tour, Dre said, “No, I doubt that. We did a tour in 2014. And I knew when I was, like, 25, that at a certain age I wouldn’t want to be onstage doing those songs. They required a certain energy. Honestly, I’m not a big fan of looking back. I’m just not. I’m grateful for everything that’s happened, but it was a time. To me, that’s what it is. That was a great time, and I wish y’all were there.”
Back in October, news broke that the Super Bowl will be hosted in OutKast’s hometown of Atlanta in 2028 – leaving fans hopeful for a reunion for the coveted halftime show.
It’s worth noting, however, that the city the big game is hosted in rarely correlates with local talent, outside of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg in Los Angeles in 2022. This was made quite clear when it was announced that Kendrick Lamar would headline Super Bowl LIX next year in New Orleans – despite an outcry for Lil Wayne to perform.
I was there…the scene was thick…
Lowriders, Sevilles…nuttin’ but them Lacs.
I was there for all of Kast! It was a phenomenal run. Yeah let it be. Unfortunately their time together as a group is over. And that is perfectly ok.
wtf……….. I count three andre 3000 outkast articles in one day why if that how andre really feels fine have it your way but then it should be about the fans it should be about repping the people of atlanta it shouldn’t really be about you or big boi i don’t believe you when you say you ain’t in it anymore
decades without an Outkast album and you still don’t believe him when he says he’s not really feeling making rap music anymore? I’m not sure what else he needs to do to prove that he’s not in it anymore…..
Love 3000, but I hate how he sometimes talks as if he’s making unilateral decisions on behalf of the group
Hes not. He didn’t say anything about what big wants, he only gave his own opinions and feelings. Both need to want to do it and he’s saying he doesn’t so that basically settles it regardless of what the other half may or may not want.
Mr. 3000 is a great artist. He should know that art never dies. We, the audience, don’t want the same thang. We desire inspiration in our mundane exsistence. The void in the universe that is Outkast once changed lives. I believe it still can. As a generational explorer, it’s a damm shame the lack of musical choices for our twins and bros of today. They need the art, they need the history.
Big Boi album featuring Goodie Mob instead?
Andre hands down has the best voice of any rapper and maybe human outside of Morgan Freeman.
Jay-Z gonna give the Atlanta Super Bowl half time show to Eminem