what I want to know is what in the world was the point in what sounds like an award show acceptance speech turned into a rant being put onto the end of the song, and what the hell were they saying, and WHY?
the rambling about demo tapes went completely over my head and I'm seriously curious.
They put that awards show acceptance speech on there to show the reception they got at the Source Awards show in New York. Outkast won an award (i think it was best new artist or group) and if you listen closely, you hear that they get booed. Big Boi gives thanks, but Andre is pissed. So he states that he hates "close-minded folks" that don't want to listen to something different or hate on something when it pushes boundaries, or when an artist is not from their region people tend to hate. Remember, this was a time when there really...
They put that awards show acceptance speech on there to show the reception they got at the Source Awards show in New York. Outkast won an award (i think it was best new artist or group) and if you listen closely, you hear that they get booed. Big Boi gives thanks, but Andre is pissed. So he states that he hates "close-minded folks" that don't want to listen to something different or hate on something when it pushes boundaries, or when an artist is not from their region people tend to hate. Remember, this was a time when there really were no southern rap acts that blew up. Andre also makes a pretty bold forshadowing in his speech too, "The south got somethin' to say."
what I want to know is what in the world was the point in what sounds like an award show acceptance speech turned into a rant being put onto the end of the song, and what the hell were they saying, and WHY?
the rambling about demo tapes went completely over my head and I'm seriously curious.
They put that awards show acceptance speech on there to show the reception they got at the Source Awards show in New York. Outkast won an award (i think it was best new artist or group) and if you listen closely, you hear that they get booed. Big Boi gives thanks, but Andre is pissed. So he states that he hates "close-minded folks" that don't want to listen to something different or hate on something when it pushes boundaries, or when an artist is not from their region people tend to hate. Remember, this was a time when there really...
They put that awards show acceptance speech on there to show the reception they got at the Source Awards show in New York. Outkast won an award (i think it was best new artist or group) and if you listen closely, you hear that they get booed. Big Boi gives thanks, but Andre is pissed. So he states that he hates "close-minded folks" that don't want to listen to something different or hate on something when it pushes boundaries, or when an artist is not from their region people tend to hate. Remember, this was a time when there really were no southern rap acts that blew up. Andre also makes a pretty bold forshadowing in his speech too, "The south got somethin' to say."
Haha, that was funny. Listen to it high. You'll just....get it.
Haha, that was funny. Listen to it high. You'll just....get it.