Andre 3000 Releasing His First Album In 17 Years

André 3000 is lastly answering the prayers of his followers and will probably be releasing his first album in 17 years. However there received’t be any rapping this time round.

The Outkast member is about to launch his new album “New Blue Solar” on Friday, Nov. 17. However the 87-minute EP is absolutely instrumental and received’t embrace any of his beloved lyricism, he tells NPR.

The flute-based album is tribal in nature and consists of eight singles, with their first title seemingly serving as an apology to his followers. “I swear, I Actually Needed To Make A ‘Rap’ Album However This Is Actually The Method The Wind Blew Me This Time,” the intro track is named.

Created alongside a neighborhood of collaborators, like keyboardist and Alice Coltrane acolyte Surya Botofasina and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Nate Mercereau, the album presents a glimpse into 3000’s development and evolution as a well-rounded musician and never only a rapper.

“I used to be at all times like a sluggish author. I’m not a freestyler. I don’t be freestyling. I simply wasn’t blessed with that,” 3000 says of his writing model. “I’m a author, and never essentially a pen and pad author, however I assemble and architect verses in a means.”

On the subject of why the “Hey Ya” singer hasn’t launched an album in almost 20 years, it comes all the way down to what André, 48, feels comfy sharing.

“In these instances, it simply comes tougher for me to do it and I don’t know why. I imply I strive it on a regular basis,” he says. “It’s not like I don’t strive or it’s not like I’ve a number of these songs simply sitting — I’ve songs but it surely’s not like rap issues that I actually really feel comfortable about sharing. And actually, that’s crucial half. I’ve to really feel comfortable about sharing it.”

The brand new album attracts inspiration from Laraaji, Brian Eno, Alice Coltrane, Steve Reich, and Pharoah Sanders, as famous by The NY Instances. It is going to concentrate on 3000’s love for flutes and clarinets as a substitute of his standard bars and eccentric circulation.

“I’ve been enthusiastic about winds for a very long time, so it was only a pure development for me to enter flutes,” mentioned. “I identical to messing with devices and I gravitated largely towards wind.”

Outkast’s final group album was launched in 2006 because the soundtrack for his or her movie “Idlewild.” Since then, 3000 has made visitor options on songs with the likes of Kesha, Beyoncé, Future, Kanye West, and others.

His most up-to-date characteristic on Killer Mike’s “Scientists & Engineers,” was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards final week (finest rap efficiency and finest rap track). For now, followers will be capable to dig into his flute-focused album till the artist decides to make a return to his rap roots.

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