André 3000 Says Age Affected His Ability To Rap In OutKast

André 3000 is coming clear about his choice to stroll away from OutKast on the peak of their success … saying he merely misplaced his drive to rap.

In a video interview with GQ to advertise his upcoming instrumental album, André not solely admitted his artistic juices for the group had dried up however stated he hasn’t been harboring a boatload of unreleased raps like everybody accuses him of.

At 48 years outdated, 3 Stacks says typically rapping even feels “inauthentic” for him … and he appears like he’d must make extra age-appropriate music — in his case, dropping bars about having a colonoscopy and journeys to the attention physician.

OutKast’s 2004 album “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” was licensed 13x Platinum this yr — making it the biggest-selling rap album of all-time … however as Sleepy Brown hinted to us in the summertime, André was embarking on one other journey … one with out phrases.

The brand new venture “New Blue Sun” is principally composed of his flute recordings … the opening observe is titled “I Really Wanted To Make A ‘Rap’ Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time” — and there is even a warning label informing followers there are not any bars to be discovered!!!

André tells GQ that his chemistry with Big Boi modified over time and whereas he did not need to be thrust into the limelight once more, he wanted the press run to advertise the music he believes in a lot.