André 3000 has a new album on the way, if longtime OutKast affiliate Killer Mike is to be believed.
In a recent interview with Swing in the morningKiller Mike revealed that Andre filled him in with a bunch of new songs after he came to check out Mike’s latest album, Michaelwhile recording it. This led to Dre appearing in “Scientists and Engineers,” a family reunion from the cell that also features Future.
“He played like nine or 10 joints to us and said, ‘Okay, just pick what you want and do something with it,'” Mike recalled, adding that Andre had often turned down offers of collaboration “over the past decade” by saying, “I’m not interested in rap right now.” .”
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Apparently, André was in a completely different place this time around and gave Mike two records, one of which is “Like 11 Minutes” and features a seven-minute verse from Three Stacks. André also helped make Future jump on “scientists and engineers,” turning it into “a real Dungeon family event,” as Mike puts it.
After hearing all this, host Sway Calloway said it sounded like “Dre’s got an album,” to which Mike replied, “Yeah, I guess we’re flying in in a couple of weeks to hear it.”
Check out the full interview below. The clip about a potential new album from André 3000 starts around the 20-minute mark.
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Andre never released a solo album. It was the closest we got love below From OutKast’s 2003 double LP Speakerboxxx/love below. since the duo’s last studio album, 2006 passionatehe appeared sporadically for rare distinct verses with more focus on acting.
Before “Scientists and Engineers”, Andrei played the flute on Everything everywhere at once The soundtrack featured and featured Kanye West Donda Life of the Party bonus pieces.
