Andre 3000 Was Almost Not on Outkast’s “So Fresh, So Clean”

[KingsOfKings]

"Could you believe Andre 3000 didn’t want to be on “So Fresh, So Clean?”

Sleepy Brown spoke with SPIN, revealing that the historic single was almost a Big Boi solo song because 3 Stacks wasn’t feeling it.

“The funny thing is André didn’t really like it at first. André didn’t like that record,” Brown shared. “It wasn’t like he didn’t think it was good — it just wasn’t matching where he was. We really just did it for Big.


We knew André was moving to something else, but we knew on that album it needed that hood theme. When Big heard it, he loved it. We thought Dre was going to be happy with it at first, but he really wasn’t.”

What convinced 3000? Bass player Preston Crump inspired the legend to drop off the “coolest motherfunkers on the planet” line.

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Andre 3000 Was Almost Not on Outkast's "So Fresh, So Clean"

 

[King Sun]

Andre been not wanting to rap for a long time.

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

Andre been not wanting to rap for a long time.

Once you see the top of the world, where else it it to go but space

 

[JustCKing]

This will only serve to make people hate Andre even more because they will see it as yet another middle finger to Big Boi instead of for what it is: he heard something different and the addition of Preston's playing inspired him.

 

[Pure Water]

I'm tired of seeing negative things about Andre. It's affecting my views on him.

 

[shopthatwrecks]

Once you see the top of the world, where else it it to go but space

but arent u in space when u lookin at the top of the world

 

[Fiji Water]

This will only serve to make people hate Andre even more because they will see it as yet another middle finger to Big Boi instead of for what it is: he heard something different and the addition of Preston's playing inspired him.

Who the hell hates 3 stacks? Lol

 

[tuckgod]

This when he first started acting like a bytch.

 

[Sauce Dab]

I'm tired of seeing negative things about Andre. It's affecting my views on him.

But this ain’t negative tho, it’s just normal creative differences. Sometimes it takes somebody else to explain the vision to you so you can see it. shyt happens all the time in music that’s why having multiple ears you trust in the studio is important

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

but arent u in space when u lookin at the top of the world

True. But you still must go further beyond

 

[threattonature]

But this ain’t negative tho, it’s just normal creative differences. Sometimes it takes somebody else to explain the vision to you so you can see it. shyt happens all the time in music that’s why having multiple ears you trust in the studio is important

Exactly. There's hundreds of stories about artists hating their biggest hits and having to be convinced to do it. Meth with All I Need, Rae with Ice Cream, Red with Rocwilder off the top of my head.

 

[My Girl is Bow Legged]

tons of artists have stories like this for some of their biggest hits

dmx adamantly hated the ruff ryders anthem beat and swizz had to beg him to rap on it

 

[InGodWeTrust]

fukk André.

Rap made you who you are. I’m tired of hearing how this dude hates to rap.

Get the fukk on then.

 

[CM_Burns]

Andre was a good addition but the song would still be fire with another Big Boi verse or a Goodie Mob member verse

 

[triplehate]

fukk André.

Rap made you who you are. I’m tired of hearing how this dude hates to rap.

Get the fukk on then.

He didn't write this story tho