Why André 3000 thinks Big Boi is a greater rapper than he’s

André 3000 is among the most revolutionary males in hip hop, and because the Nineteen Nineties, André has been bringing us groundbreaking, out-of-the-box music. From Aquemini to Stankonia, the Atlanta rapper has been round because the days of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls.

As one of many first experimental rap artists from Atlanta to interrupt into the mainstream, André 3000 (actual title André Benjamin) is taken into account one of the forward-thinking rappers of all time. Nonetheless, the emcee and producer believes that his counterpart, Big Boi, is leagues forward of him regarding rap.

The 2 MCs joined forces within the early-Nineteen Nineties after they met at Lenox Sq. in East Atlanta and instantly started making music collectively. The duo started to file at an underground studio referred to as ‘The Dungeon’ and, right here, they labored as producers and songwriters for a longtime Atlanta collective, Organised Noize.

Though André 3000 produced a variety of Outkast’s hits, such as ‘Hey Ya’ and ‘Roses’, the artist really believes that on the subject of lyricism, Big Boi is much better than him.

In an interview with esteemed journal GQ, Benjamin admitted, “Big Boi can rap better than me—I always said that. “If somebody said, ‘Pick who you want from OutKast to go to battle with you,’ it wouldn’t be me. ‘Cause like, what I’m a do? Say some mind shit? You can’t have thoughts in a battle—nobody gives a sh*t about that.”

He then went on to name his former crewmate good, stating, “Big Boi is smart as fuck. We went to the same high school. I dropped out in 11th grade. Big Boi graduated with honours. When you watch early OutKast videos, Big Boi’s the leader. He always had the confidence, where I was kind of like the shy one.”

Since his disappearance from the mainstream after Speakerboxx/The Love Under, André 3000 has embraced the world of vogue extra and final yr even collaborated with Supreme for the model’s new ‘Fall/Winter’ assortment. You’ll be able to watch a latest interview with Benjamin under.