(We got a special kind of thing going on) Me and yo' daughter, got's this thing going on She had fish fries and cookouts for my child's birthday I ain't invitedĭespite it, I show her the utmost respect when I fall throughĪll you, do is defend that lady when I call you, yeah Shit you never got a chance to hear my side of the story we was divided She wanna rib you up to start a custody war, my lawyers stay down I love your mom and everything, but see I ain't the one who laid down Private school, daycare, shit medical bills I pay that I know we've all got an affinity for Southernplaylastic, ATLiens, and Aquemini but man Stankonia rocks just as hard in it's own right. I banged the album last night for the first time in maybe 15 years and it's still classic Outkast. That's my house, I'll disconnect the cable and turn the lights outĪnd let her know her grandchild is a baby, and not a paycheck Just an appreciation post telling y'all to go listen to Stankonia today.
She need to get a, piece of the american pie and take her bite out I haven't looked at it in depth lately, but use that over OHHLA any day of the week (no offense joedan). It's a lyric site where people provide context. She be doing things like having them boys come from her neighborhood Rap Genius actually has the potential (now that it has a different structure) to be something incredible.
The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: Yeah this one right here goes out to all the baby's mamas, mamas In 2019, DJ Khaled heavily sampled the song in his single Just Us performed by SZA. B.", which, despite near universal acclaim from critics, failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 and only reached number 69 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single helped sell the album following the commercial underperformance of the lead single "B.
Gary Gray, features animals nodding along to the song, won the BET Award for Video of the Year and MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video. Jackson" won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards. In October 2015, NME placed it at number 81 on its list of the "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years" and in June of the same year Rolling Stone ranked it at number 55 in their "100 Best Songs of the 2000s". It topped the US chart for 1 week on February 17, 2001, and also reached number one in Germany and number two in the United Kingdom. It was released on October 17, 2000, as the second single from OutKast’s fourth album, Stankonia. Jackson" is a song by American alternative hip hop duo OutKast. Stankonia featured appearances from a variety of local musicians discovered by the group while they were visiting clubs in the city of Atlanta, Georgia."Ms. Lyrically, the duo touched upon a wide range of subject matter, including sexuality, politics, misogyny, African-American culture, parenthood, and introspection. Anthony Hazard discusses the historical, economic and personal impact of this massive historical injustice. During the recording sessions, André 3000 began moving beyond traditional rapping in favor of a more melodic vocal style, an approach to which Big Boi and several other producers were initially unaccustomed. Slavery has occurred in many forms throughout the world, but the Atlantic slave trade - which forcibly brought more than 10 million Africans to the Americas - stands out for both its global scale and its lasting legacy. For the follow-up to their 1998 album Aquemini, the duo worked to create an expansive and experimental musical aesthetic, incorporating a diverse array of styles including funk, rave music, psychedelia, gospel, and rock within a Dirty South-oriented hip hop context. The album was recorded in the duo's recently purchased Atlanta recording facility Stankonia Studios, which allowed for fewer time and recording constraints, and featured production work from Earthtone III (a production team consisting of Outkast and Mr. His mother, Sandra 'Sandi' Graham (née Sher), is a Canadian of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage who worked as an English teacher and florist. It was released on October 31, 2000, by La Face Records. Aubrey Drake Graham was born on Octoin Toronto, Ontario.His father, Dennis Graham, is African American and a practicing Catholic from Memphis, Tennessee, who worked as a drummer, performing alongside country musician Jerry Lee Lewis. Stankonia is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo OutKast.