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André 3000 Thankfully Didn’t Listen to His Friend’s Bad Advice About Outkast’s Biggest Song: ‘If You Put That Out, Your Career Is Over’

VICE·Caleb Catlin·21 days ago
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It’s hard to imagine the world without just about any Outkast song. But it would be especially jarring if “Hey Ya!” didn’t essentially devour 2003 and become the duo’s biggest hit. The joyous sing-along juxtaposed with the stark rumination on modern relationships makes for one of the most interesting pop songs in a long time. “ Y’all don’t wanna hear me , you just wanna dance,” André 3000 sighs at the end of his second verse. Videos by VICE However, there was a possibility that “Hey Ya!” didn’t come out if he listened to one of his friends. In a 2023 interview with GQ , André admitted he thinks about how others would perceive his music. “You may get someone that cries, you may get someone that immediately starts to do yoga. Then you got the homie that’ll be like, ‘Y’all gonna put some beats on that s***?’” André 3000 said.…

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