Why Andre 3000 Sabotaged His Career (On Purpose)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Across generations and various waves of the genre, a fine line has existed between becoming a legend and ending up as a shadow of your former self. Taken from performing to seas of people in arenas to the diminishing returns of the nostalgia circuit, there’s a case to be made for your reputation in hip-hop coming down to whether or not you outstay your welcome. But while some of the game’s biggest rappers have tried to stand in defiance of the clock and occasionally stumbled as a result, today’s story is that of a man who has chosen to hold any dreams of reclaiming his spot at a safe distance and has basically done the unthinkable in some people’s eyes.
Of course, we’re talking about the one, the only, Andre 3000. Ask anyone in hip-hop circles about Andre Benjamin, better known by the name of Outkast’s Andre 3000, and you’re more than likely to hear them discuss his position among the greatest to ever grasp a mic. From Travis Scott to Future and Childish Gambino, his influence and the respect that he commands is more universal than practically anyone still breathing.
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I like his attitude. He never sold out,he refuses to turn into a parody of himself, and he quit at the top of his game.
He'll always be a legend of hip hop, there's no taking that from him and he's not about to throw it away.
Well said.. he quite gracefully and respectfully. How u should do..
They aren't even close to being at a level to pass judgement on him lol
When they have achieved his level of success, I'll listen to their opinions on his legacy, until then, they're chirping little birds jealous of what he has done Brendan
@@Jess-737 I was never a Madonna fan, she just annoys me for some reason.
Cher isn't as bad as people make her out to be, but I do believe artists only have a limited number of great songs in them, and she has probably exceeded it by now?
"He never sold out" LOL. Dude is the definition of a sell out. Just look at Hey Ya or Roses xD
Youth is key to the legacy, but old geezers doing music they loved is a bit corny but respectable.
He did what many rappers don't do: he matured.
Like who? Most from his era has. You don’t see to many still in the street or talking about street situations. Bun b, master p, Scarface, snoop, ti, jeezy, ludacris (his atl peers)
@@djnes2k7 yeeeeaaaah, because we *NEVER* hear snoop talking about the good ol' days every other statement 🙄🤣
Nah he simply looked into the pinwheel with his third eye
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@@djnes2k7 snoop, HAHA
(Eminem)
As great as Andre 3000 is I feel like Big Boi gets criminally underrated
i was just thinking the same thing!
Straight up.
True
@have a nice day 🌈 just got bakerolled💀
Absolutely Boi is underrated 🎩
As I go into my 30s, Andre said something real I’ve realized lately. Which is you can’t match the energy of the youth once you’re past a certain age. Anything replicated is seen through quickly.
Iron maiden would tell you otherwise
Bruh chill he's talking bout like 40's at least you're being a downer
Well I agree with you but we have artist like Drake who's loved by 15 year olds and younger today. Maturity is the factor and Drake, has not matured.
@@TeOle150 too busy in the dms of said 15 year olds
@@dane9027 unfortunately
3k is beyond a rapper. Man is a straight up artist thru and thru
Very few musicians I would call actual artists, Andre is one of them.
Andre 3000 has always been one of my favorite artists! He was hella unique. The voice, the fits, the energy, He could never be forgotten!
Bruh lil Yachty got the exact same voice😒 it's a traditional Atlanta tone a couple people got it
@@merabakerng lil yachty got no bars tho.
@@merabakerng no the fuck he don’t
Look I understand that he likes to be different or whatever. But dog shit gets annoying that he just won’t do anything
Check out this artist called (Floyd In The Sky). He you can barley tell the difference between him and Andre 3k
Also think of this with Andre, he was doing music since he was 17-30, it’s quite possible he wanted to know more of who he was other than just a man that could rhyme well. Like, it’s like those athletes who by 30 some are confused because their life just revolved around sports for so long and all relationships came from sports and they don’t know who they really are.
Man, honestly if he don’t make music anymore that’s cool. I really hope that brother is in a good space. Like the vid mentioned his parents death has affected him, I remember he did put a song out on Mother’s Day a couple of years ago, it does remind you that holidays like that aren’t happy for everyone.
Also that class of 3000 show was cool, I liked that show
I think the crux of all this is that he understands it’s more than just the music. You nailed it on the head as to where if you are so entrenched in a certain group, you see yourself as only existing in that group. That you can’t expand and grow. Rn Kendrick has taken a long hiatus and he’s been gone for so long, trying to do his own thing and he is having people practically turning on his music saying it wasn’t that good, just because he isn’t dropping a new album on our timetable. Artists are people, and if they don’t wanna be more than just that artist, they are well within their rights to do so.
@@thewriter8762 100% correct they are with their right. If they do not think they have a passion for music right now then do not release. Many of us can tell when it seems forced, and that is likely when some crap comes out.
The wildest part is it seemed in interviews even though the clothing line and tv show were not huge successes (again class of 3000 was a fun show to me), he enjoyed the experiences of trying those projects. It's great too because that is how life is supposed to be, always trying something new whether it is a small as cooking a new dish or starting a new business.
He always trying something different, remember he was acting in a few movies in the 2000s (Four Brothers, Idlewild, Semi-Pro). He's actually a good actor from what I remember. I never saw the Jimi Hendrix movie but I heard his performance was good in that.
Absolutely 💯. He has nothing to prove. I pray he is at peace
And Life Of The Party really hits hard
It’s not rocket science , he’s just bored with music . Let the me be in peace
He aint sabotage his carrier bro.. man just wants to be happy so let him do him 🤷🏽♂️ nobody wants to be forced to do something that doesn’t interest them anymore. Thats why he filled the void with playing an instrument.
That's jus for clickbait bro he knows that lol it's all good
Technically he right. He could've kept dropping tunes( they'd definately be bangers) but it just wouldn't be what he wanted.
💯💯💯
@@s0ne01 I think he's afraid of making bad music. Being so good only lasts for so long. I wish he was unafraid of making new music. Dude is in his own head all the time but he has to do it his own way.
He had to word it like that to get us to click. Worked for me, but I agree with you
I always felt like Andre was this generations Hendrix.
Even Andre's no music is more inspiring that some of the current stuff you hear on the radio.
More like Rick James
@@nellyville69or Prince
Lol funny is that Andre played as Hendrix in a movie about him.
Dude was definitely high on that 70-80s psychedelic vibe.
Class of 3000 is what made me want to become a musician. I spent hours playing the show's flash game Funkbox, where you could arrange your own songs, and that gave me a love of making music that's still with me 17 years later.
I don’t see it as “sabotaging” his career, I see it as he had his time and the peak of outkast then felt like it’s not his time anymore, so he did not force it. I love this man and I think he’s a genius. By stopping, he protected his craft and himself too since he’s an introvert and needs to be away from the spotlight and at the same time everyone loves him and respect him.
His feelings and the reality did not match... But either way respect the man's decision
sabotaging = click bait, in this case
Andre 3000 didn't really sabotage his career tho, he just isn't really interested in being a rapper. It's very sad tho because he's one of the greatest rappers we'll ever see.
Follow-up to my comment 2 years later: Seeing what André 3000 is doing all while following his heart is absolutely extraordinary to watch & analyze. New Blue Sun is such a soothing & peaceful experience as an album.
at the end of the video im sitting here thinking, "Where did he sabotage himself??" kinda click-baity if you ask me. The only click bait we needed was 'Andre 3000'
*Hiphopmadness exaggerates. He never "sabotaged" his career* 🤣
*This guy makes the most clickbaiting titles. Smh*
That's why I'm unsubbingg
@@bellezahot sameee
Him and Big Boi together; something happened in his solo career and he’s just never been the same. They should get back together for an album.
If you stack together everything André has done musically from day 1 in his career.....THE GUY IS EASILY ONE OF THE GREATEST RAPPERS OF ALL TIME!
Datz What People Fail 2️⃣✨ Realize
The Work He Already Put In Waz So Far Ahead Of Itz Time People Gotta Step Away From The Hype & Truly Peep Hiz Work 💯✨
@@SENSEISUAVE thought your reply was from a bot
Hands down
@@whirledpro I didn’t know people still typed the way they just did 😂
@@ElevatedScvrecrow he prolly either from atlanta or baton rouge, thats my guess as to why he types like dat 😂
Losing parents totally changes you, like he said he doesn’t know if he dealt with it and sadly even if you do the things you loved before they passed suddenly don’t feel the same or bring you the same joy. That may mean music just isn’t what pulls him to release but it’ll always still be within him and we are here for whatever he decides ❤
Parents are all an only child really has.
honestly incredibly well written video. props to the writers for a comprehensive, honest look at such an iconic artist. great job guys.
As long as the man is happy, I’m ok with never getting another album or body of work from him. He’s already contributed so much to HipHop.
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I was one of those kids whose first exposure to the man was Class of 3000 so his statement on the matter definitely holds water. While I would obviously love to hear a new musical project from him, I'm glad Andre 3000 is just living his life, doing what he wants, not feeling forced to make content he's not invested in. Even if he never hear anything from Andre 3k ever again, he is still an undisputed musical legend.
Him not doing music anymore is a sign he's a true artist.Hip Hop is a young man's game and it's also very limiting when you get older.It's a paradox,musically hip hop is limitless but in time it becomes very "boxed"
Class of 3000 was amazing to me!! I ask my friends and family and NOBODY else seems to remember it but that show holds a special place in my heart😭!! But yea Andre could release anything now and I’d still be as excited as ever!
I remember it and used to watch it! You ain't t the only 1
Facts yall boys that show was dope
It’s like a distant memory, I swear I watched like 1 or 2 episodes but can’t remember😂😂😂
I remember that was my shit
*Hiphopmadness exaggerates. He never "sabotaged" his career* 🤣
*This guy makes the most clickbaiting titles.smh*
Kendrick Lamar and Andre 3000 would be crazy 😭
Andre 3000 is the greatest hip hop artist of all time for me.
kanye> but w
@@NoName-yy3wb i love kanye's music too. both are amazing.
@Dust Buster What are you talking about ?😂
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Thankyou
I understand his take. Both of my favorite artist stepped down. 3000 and Lauryn Hill. Music will never be the same but their influence and mark is still ringing in music today. You did your job stakks be happy , live life. We love you.
lauryn hill didn't step down, she was exposed as a racist and was dropped.
She got pregnant she wrote a song about it. His name is Zion.
Mine too💪🏾
Class of 3000 was one of my favorite shows as a kid and I still watch it today occasionally on DVD. Hey-Ya was one of the only hip hop songs I could listen to around my parents and so it was pretty enjoyed in the household. It was only until 5 or so years ago that I actually clicked where the "3000" in Class of 3000 came from and from there all the dots started to line up and now I cant help but admire Andres adventurous career regardless of ups and downs and Im glad to see he has kept a positive attitude about it too.
Man I love Andre 3000, he's very creative and it seems like he just didn't wanna stay in one box anymore, and he wanted to be authentic and try new things. Always loved his different style and uniqueness.
He seems like a perfectionist and really takes pains to make something people would enjoy but that might also be putting much pressure on him that he doesn't feel confident enough to release anything that matches the high of what they did before.
I highly doubt you still read comments on a year old video but let me tell you something. I’m a speech teacher and coach. Speech/informative writing is a big part of what i tech high schoolers. Your writing is incredible. I’ll be using your works to teach my students. The intro sequence alone (not andres words, yours) blew my mind. You have a gift, keep it up!!!!
So much respect for this guy! He is a true artist!
Honestly, I respect Andre a lot more after this, I always respect the man, he really is that icon of rap that really paved the way. But as an artist, I think it's only fair he gets to do him in the way he sees fit. He doesn't fall under the same trap of trying to cling to relevancy but just tries to be him and I want to respect the man's decisions. He has already done a huge body of work and that is enough for me, I just hope Andre finds happiness in whatever he does.
His verse on Solo (Reprise) basically says everything you need to know about why he dipped. Andre is a legend.
He just doesn’t want to make music. He hasn’t been artistically motivated, I rather him retire than make a trash album.
Andre never sold out and that's why he is what he is today a "high vibrational being"💚
I think Andre simply believes he's overrated. He probably here reports like this and it depresses him. Andre is a unique Artist. But, he wants to be himself like just playing the flute. He probably feels that it doesn't have to force ideas. Working on creative prognostic strategies to sonically permeate the world is a ethereal experience. It's ambiguous for others.
Nail on the head , Celebs see all this speculation about them by fans on the internet and it does in fact make them depressed especially in this generation
If he dropped an album I would definitely listen his guest features are amazing every time
His frank ocean album appearance made me feel like he still got it. like that verse was FIRE
I wish rappers, who get older, would still make hip hop. We don’t want to hear you use the slang, the pop-cultural reference, the drugs and fashion.
We want to hear the tale of one of the greats after the glitter magic. Of them realizing they have changed, the new struggles they go through, dealing with getting old, but most importantly: how they continue to be that person (or a form of that person). How their outlooks have changed and/or remain the same.
We didn’t fall in love with the hip. We fell in love w/ that hop even when u feel like you flop.
Much love 3K.
Awesome reporting btw
That’s why Tupac is the Goat! He always speak up for the down trodden so finding subject matter is always easy!
He has done more than enough! If he is done, let him be done, he will always be a legend!
If 3 Stacks put out an album today I'd drop everything I was doing to listen. Some artists are just that good and he's in that category.
Same. Did the same for the Jay Electronica album when it randomly dropped. It was out for a month before I even knew!
Andre3k is my fav Rapper ever. He never sabotage his career man. Its just he want to have his time. Ppl forget that he was in Hospital at his prime. Even if Andre dont make Music in 30 yrs it doesn’t change that he influenced so many rappers after him. Outkast will be forever my fav Rap Duo ever and their change the game. Shoutout to Big Boi tho. One of my fav ever. God bless you Andre & take care.
Love that Andre is unafraid to be exactly where and what he is…he’s extremely authentic. The videos are extremely beautiful and like eye candy! I’m using Hey Ya to teach HS critical thinking. There’s so very much packed into this human. I stumbled upon learning about OutKast when I was babysitting my grandson and played HeyYa and saw the images and color in the video. It just sucked me in to wanting to know more. Then I remembered a few songs of the past, like Rosa Parks and (OMG) Roses! What a bold song!! There’s music and music makers and then there’s people like Andre, undefinable but with a background track that makes you feel like you’re in the presence of someone very unusual and important but not in a systemic way, like a breaking free way. ❤
Andre definitely feels that he has proven himself to the world and he has done enough. Mad respect for his decision to step away from music. At this point, it’s just for fun for him.
Andre is that dude that other rappers who don't diss that says lot
There’s really no real reason to diss him. You’d just look like straight up hater/clout chaser lol
Andre the only person to take a 20 year hiatus just to drop a flute album, I love him so much
That's... Amazing for me. Being a writter and have wrote something that is beyond me (That would be my definition of art, something that transcend beyond the author), all this is a lesson. I cannot do what i did 13 years ago. I am not that kid who had the heart (the hip) but did not had everything else. So i cant be hung up to that and try to write the same way. I am older, wiser and while im not young anymore, it does not mean i cannot reach people anymore, its just another way.
And im writing this because this channel has helped me a lot right now, and not just on this, but on my personal life too. I've learned a lot from this. So, thanks man.
Big Boi flow is brutal and strong but your ear is like I've heard this flow before. Andre quirkiness is totally a different animal. They both make you listen and enjoy how the sound together. My favorite duo in the game.
Wow, I missed this when it came out and with the release of Andre's new album, here I am. Thanks for the update! ✌
Man, that rare Andre interview spoke so much to me. It's exactly how I feel about our older artists.
I hope he takes all the times he needs and find his love for music in very unorthodox way… take you time brotha!🙏🏽
Andre getting disrespect is like energy being destroyed.
That's an awesome analogy
Nice.
They disrespected him & Big Boi since their debut.
Energy can never be destroyed
@@brianobegi4882 that's the point
Definantly a all time great.. Despite the inspiration or not to create new music or not. He made a impact on HIP HOP
" I've got a list. Here's the order of the list that it's in.
It goes Reggie. Jay Z Tupac And Biggie
Andre from Outkast. Jada. Kurupt. Nas and then me"
Eminem smoking crack though Big pun and Big L would body Tupac and Biggie
@@eloelo6944 Biggie maybe but Pac in his prime was something else Bro
I love this young man. I'm an old white lady from Georgia and I didn't know any of his music. My son showed me his videos. I suffer from depression and he and Big Boi lift me up. I hope they are doing well and happy.
crazy how he released a flute album
I don't think 3 Stackz sabotaged his career its just that he always been ahead of his time The Love Below is timeless & he has done everything he sat out to do he's uninspired right now..but I always hold out hope that he drops one more album!!
3K STOP MAKING MUSIC CAUSE HE DON'T WANNA SELL HIS SOUL, BUT I WISH 3K MAKE A COMEBACK IN 2022
Andre 3000 is everything!! There would not be an Outkast if there is no Andre 3000.
common knowledge
Good luck to him and I hope he finds the happiness he deserves. I for one am happy to have seen his genius come out in real time. Forever a legend 🙌 Andre 3000
Absolutely awesome, he always stayed true to what he was and that’s something that’s hard to learn about ourselves at times and learning how to love ourselves despite what is going on. Truly Inspirational.
just look at his verse on life of the party. he still got it and could easily drop a classic if he truly wanted to, but he doesn’t
Some artist stay in the game too long. If Andre never makes another song his position is already solidified! 💯
Music changed, people grow up. I know for a fact that he's not the only artist of our time that struggles with this. It's like a forced retirement. I love 3stacks so much! He is an icon to me. Artist of his caliber were bound to have a run in with the wave of trash this era has brought. But I'm honored to have been exposed to his quality of rap. It lives on within the hearts of his true fans. God bless him on his personal journey.
What was old is new again. It goes in cycles. I hope Andre releases his feels musically, even if it's just a depressive nightmare with good beats. The world has changed and will eat it all up. We're hungry for his honest lyrics. Outkast era had a positive outlook, life in the 2020's less so but we'll still need music to relate to our feelings. I'll welcome his take on this new world.
Such a great artist
gotta respect it.. 💯
I didn't realize how familiar and comforting Andre's voice really is, to me. He has a very soothing lilt to his speech pattern. Eloquent but not dramatic.
what he said in the very beginning, I can relate to so much. I used to make music, play in bands, do shows, make my own music at home on the computer...but at some point I lost the motivation, I wanted to write and record something, but every time I started, I thought "this is awful. no one is going to listen to this, and if they do, they'll laugh at it" etc etc. I just couldn't stop the negative self-talk, telling myself how much I suck.
so I sold my guitars, pedals, amp, PA system, everything, dissolved my bands, and quit music altogether. that was about 15 years ago. I still want to make music sometimes, but those thoughts remain.
Hip-Hop has morphed into different subgenres
Andre has a way of explaining things that I like.
Bro I'm one of those guys that first was introduced to 3stacks as you call him thru class of 3000. The show got canceled I was a kid and didn't really get what happened I just remembered it stopped playing and I was disappointed by that. Glad I found this video
andre 3000 is the dave chapelle of rap
Andre is still the greatest imo
Andre and Big Boi are the GREATEST TANDEM in the history of Hip-Hop....Then, NOW and Forever. Aint no other group touchin their legacy or their output of amazing rhymes.
Tonight I googled “What’s Andre 3000 been up to lately?” and found your video. This was really good and thank you!
Eminem ranked Andre ahead of himself. That's pretty much all the validation you'll ever need to cement your place in rap. A true artist and marched to the beat of his own drum. Would've been great in any era.
Eminem came after him, the other way around is validation for Em.
We miss your talent and input to the current world situation! Come on A3K you gotta come back and represent. You got this!🥰
Love the story about double flute, hes just a great musical influence and creature. Music takes many people together to play instruments and be creative and Andre is a true musician soul and body
Hearing him speak about his lack if confidence in his talent is the saddest thing I have heard in a very long time.
Andre is still top 5 all time
The vocabulary and writing style on this episode was *chef’s kiss*
Andre👑 is truly a undeniable phenomenal talent songwriter, rapper and actor!👏🏽
Andre is a true inspiration and I really admire him to this very day! I pray that somehow he finds his way back to his legendary work of art!🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽
This was really well written. Great work.
really happy that I'll be able to tell the kids I saw Outkast, Kid Cudi, and Gambino in one night on that 2014 tour, definitely my favorite concert, and great video!
Aquemini... Day no more. Live and love outkast, thank you for the stacks of unbelievable tunes! ❤
The Man’s being honest with himself, finding new roads, I wish others would take note instead of pushing out content that feels forced.
JME and Andre 3000 would have the best conversation. Both incredible artist who have similar views and didn't chase celebrity
Not that anyone cares about my opinion on the matter, sometimes things happen, something gets in the way, and things change. I'm just very grateful to the man for what he has given us, and I would only ever want to say thank you for making some of the music that I enjoyed so much back when I first heard it, and still very much do to this very day.
When I was a teenager in the mid ' 90s when Outkast first cameout Andre wasn't really a factor in Rap Grand Puba was more important back then how he got to this mythical status is a real head scratcher
@have a nice day 🌈 that Video is great!
The greats take time to develop. So yeah, when they first dropped an album, he hadn't achieved the status he now holds. And Grand Puba? C'mon. KRS,Chuckd,Rakim, LL, far more relevant in mid 90's.
He's a lyrical genius and very creative as an artist
He was always a factor to us down south.... Everyone else caught on late. Grand Puba was more important on the east coast, as they ignored west coast contributions. I respect him, but I've never heard anyone claim Brand Nubian was their favorite group in my lifetime, and I'm an 80's baby.
@@liamsire iiamsire first off I'm not debating nobody(you) that wasn't in High School or was a young adult back in 1994
I think his sentiments regarding ageism in hip hop are poignant but at the the same time I think he sells himself short by playing into those ageist ideals… There are plenty of hip hop acts in their 40’s-50’s that are killing it. As long as one remains true to themselves than it doesn’t really matter what others think of you.
tbh OutKast is still underappreciated for just how far ahead of their time they were
He did what he did and he’ll always be appreciated. Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved
He’s my favorite. Miss him. Just ONE more album please
I just love him as an artist. His verse on Scientist and engineers ( Michael album (killer Mike )) was such a pleasure....... I just hope he is happy and while I wish he would make more music more often I am thankful for his gems of the past and whatever we may get in the future
Andre 3000 can not be considered an alltime GOAT without a solo album to judge him by. Without that he can never be separated from Big Boi who have three solo albums to judge him by.
I feel like Andre is not making music for a few reasons.
1. Music today is not very good, with limited subject matter.
2. Hip hop fans are very fickle, they tell you, "you're a legend, I love you, yada yada yada.
But won't support, and buy the album.
3. He doesn't want to be the old guy, still trying to rap.
Listen to his verse on Rosa Parks.
What´s that?
what a cool guy. what makes it even more astonishing is that his last name is 3000. that is weird but he made it work
You have to respect a guy who refuses to sell out...
He was one of my favorites, I really wish he would come back
Damnit Outkast I need one more album or just one more show to go too before I die. PLEASE. You two were the soundtrack to my whole childhood and formative years. Im even born on the same day as Big Boi. im 37. which means big boi is 47. We running out of time. I need another "HIP HOP ON CRACK" show. When I saw my last and only show after Stankonia was released, it still goes down as my favorite live show. I wasn't a bandwagon fan who jumped on after B.O.B. I was Bumping SoutherPlayalisticCadillacMuzic when I was in elementary school. Didn't fully understand all the music's content yet, but knew I loved this group. Andre 3K and Big Boi
Absolutely one of my very favorite Hip Hop / Progressive rap artists. Andre is a hands down genius, and big boi is no slouch either.
sad hearing him saying he doesnt feel confident with his music anymore. As musicians we get in our head a lot and it leads many talented people to quit because how hard they are on themselves. To hear that it happens to one of the greatest musicians of the last 40 years is sad yet reassuring that a lot of us arent alone even with a sliver of his talent.
this narration might as well be a rap... Robert Blair you're a wordsmith.