On Frank Ocean’s Blonde, there’s a verse from Andre 3000 on a song called “Solo (Reprise)” that a lot of people assumed contained some lines aimed at Drake. However, in an interview with Sway In The Morning, CeeLo Green revealed that Dre’s verse was actually written over two years ago.
“I can confirm that it’s not [about Drake],” CeeLo says. “But it’s good for Hip Hop.”
In the song 3 Stacks raps, “After 20 years in, I’m so naive I was under the impression that everyone wrote they own verses, It’s comin’ back different and yea that shit hurts me, I’m hummin’ and whistlin’ to those not deserving, I’m stumbled and lift every word, was I working just way too hard?”
Many speculated it was Drake he was going after on the song in light of the ghostwriting allegations that have not-so-much plagued the 6 God’s career since the big reveal by Meek Mill last year. It’s clear by Drizzy’s sales that the concern over him writing his own raps is close to minute at this point.
Elsewhere in the interview, CeeLo announced that Andre 3000 will be a part of the Dungeon Family reunion at the upcoming ONE Music Fest on September 10th, in Atlanta.
Watch CeeLo’s interview on Sway In The Morning below.
really, in all honesty how many artists (not just rappers) write ALL there own stuff. It’s all collaborative most of the time. People should also stop assuming rubbish. Not all lines are aimed at one person
Who gives a fuck. The verse still applies to drake
glad to know these guys still talk and that 3thowaw ain’t talking about frank
“It’s clear by Drizzy’s sales that the concern over him writing his own raps is close to minute at this point.” And it’s also clear by drakes sales that the people buying his music are not fans of hip hop and the true art form.
Who do “hip hop heads” support fiscally?
I’m from Canada, I’m not a Tory Lanez Drake groupies wearing sandals or flip flops, but damn y all too obsessed about that dude. Andre 3000 is a g.o.a.t. He doesn’t need this bullshit. Chris Brown and Tyga are the smarter ones, we don’t want to talk about dude, we are giving him fame if we do. Just stop.
“true form of hip-hop, true form of hip-hop, true form of hip-hop ” thats all i hear on this site pull yall skirt down and just enjoy the music its not that serious…smh
It is that serious separate those who was introduced to Hip Hop because the had a black college roommate, saw Eminem perform with multiple look a likes, & those who think Hip Hop culture consist of logging on to a computer with those who experienced Hip Hop by simply asking their mother if they can go outside. You can’t be serious not taking CULTURE seriously. Go back to soccer practice.
bla bla bla bla hip hop this hip hop that watever man, music is music i say it aint serious cuz its not that serious we out here complaining bout “what hip hop and whats not” sounding like the same exact old heads back in the early 90s were complaining about the same hip hop and r&b you and i grew up on sayin thats “not real music turn on the isleys, switch to issac hayes, i wanna hear the stylistics and or sos band” it aint that serious cuz the cultures always change and nothing stays the same. different sounds are gonna be used, people are gonna bite, people are gonna be originators, some people are gonna get better as musicians some are gonna suck at then end it dont matter that shit comes and go for everyone that comes out with new music yall niggas always come up with this “that aint hip hop” that shit aint fair to the the new artists because they will never know or experience what we did when hip hop was in the 90s so get over it. I had millions of great hip hop experiences growing up but time moves either like it or not get off that “that aint hip hop” at the day its either good music or shit music— Jesus
Whats wrong with soccer practice?
That also is a culture as big, if not bigger than hip hop regardless of what miss badu might have said on a classic hip hop track off of new ameryka pt 2 that very well healed my soul.
** “New Amerykah pt1”
People don’t even know what that means. Somebody told them that. Biggie had a verse written for him. Shit I know that every dude I started off listening to in the 80s had somebody write something for them because that’s how it went back then. It’s like these fools who used to believe that every rapper that said he was “inthem streets” back before social media exposed a lot of them are still living the fantasies. This is the business of music like Ras Kass said, and if you’re on a major, you better have some hits by any means necessary. I always ask this question for the “hip hop purists.” Do you really believe Marvin Gaye, Prince, and Michael Jackson needed help making songs but your favorite rapper didn’t? FOH.
thank you my dude like a nigga be tired of the “hip hop purist” like it gotta be the hip hop way or nothing I grew up in the golden era from start to finish, if anything the golden era taught me thats there just too many niggas out here making music there no way to keep “hip hop pure” because there always gonna people that wanna do different shit and do it different then greats. I just enjoy music music in general so i dont care if its not hip hop, I just dont think its fair to the artist because “their music is not consider hip hop” if u dont think its hip hop go listen to something and stop bitching
Quentin Miller started working with drake in 2014 to put out IYRTITL on Feb 2015. Miller and 3000 both from the A and others in ATL already knew….so yeah……he’s still talking about drake
Anyone who still thinks that 3000 was talking about Drake needs to quit drinking. Come one people, does that really sound like something Andre 3000 would do? Think about his history, and everything we know about him as an artist. 3000 is not the type of guy to diss dudes.
andre 3000 wrote that verse prolly for “all” the hiphop artists out there. it was the listener who made it about Drake…so if it made you think it was about drake then there must be a reason.