Cyrus Langhorne
OutKast’s Andre 3000 is coming fully clean on his disappearing act. The hip-hop veteran has stepped forward to discuss going ghost multiple times in his epic rap run.
In a new interview, Three Stacks said his disinterest in forcing out music has pushed him away from feeling OutKast obligations.
“It’s really just an excitement thing, and where I am in life. I kind of like not being a part of [rap], now that I’ve done it. As I get older, I start to see myself move more back from it—the hustle and bustle of putting out an album, the pressure of being in the studio trying to come up with something. Now it’s more like a hobby for me, so I don’t think about it in that way. Even with Outkast — if we never do another album, I’m totally fine with that.” (Complex)
Andre also discussed getting older and not wanting to rap into his elder years.
“When I was 25, I said I don’t want to be a 30-year-old rapper. I’m 42 now, and I feel more and more that way. Do I really want to be 50 years old up there doing that? When I watch other rappers that are my age I commend them, but I just wonder where the inspiration is coming from. At this stage I’m really more focused on what I am going to be doing 10 years from now. And I hope to God it won’t be rapping… Rapping is like being a boxer. No matter how great you are or were at a certain time, the older you get, the slower you get—I don’t care who you are. And I can feel that coming on. There’s always a new wave of artists, and sometimes I’m just like, ‘I’m good. I’ll let the young guys do it.’ And whenever they reach out and say, ‘Hey, let’s try something,’ I’m with helping them. I’m doing it more for them than for my own self.” (Complex)
In June, rap veteran Nas shared a vintage pic of Andre 3000, JAY-Z, Ludacris, Jeezy and Rick Ross.
Last winter, Andre hooked up with Harlem, New York’s own Cam’ron and A$AP Ferg.
