"Player's Ball" is the debut single from hip hop duo Outkast. Originally released two weeks prior on the compilation A LaFace Family Christmas,the single was released on November 19,1993,to promote the forthcoming debut album,Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. The song itself discusses the nature of living in the South of the United States,and growing up within a hip hop culture. The accompanying music video was directed by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs.
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is the fifth studio album by the American duo Outkast. It was released on September 23,2003,by Arista Records. Issued as a double album,its length of over two hours is spread across solo records by Big Boi and André3000.
Patrick Leroy "Sleepy" Brown is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is one-third of the Atlanta-based production team of Organized Noize,which has created hits for acts such as Outkast,Goodie Mob and TLC. TLC's "Waterfalls",penned by Brown and Organized Noize's Rico Wade and Ray Murray,was a #1 hit single on Billboard's Hot 100 in the summer of 1995.
"The Way You Move" is a hip-hop and soul song by the American hip hop duo OutKast,performed by its member Big Boi. The song features OutKast mentor Sleepy Brown on guest vocals. Along with "Hey Ya!",recorded by OutKast's other member André3000,"The Way You Move" is one of the two lead singles from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below,OutKast's double album project that includes a solo album from each member.
"So Fresh,So Clean" is a song by American hip hop duo Outkast from their fourth studio album,Stankonia (2000),featuring uncredited vocals from singer-songwriter Sleepy Brown. It was produced by longtime collaborators Organized Noize. The song reached number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in October 2020.
"Not Tonight" is a song performed by the American rapper Lil' Kim featuring Jermaine Dupri for her debut studio album Hard Core (1996). A remix was released the following year featuring female rappers Da Brat,Missy "Misdeameanor" Elliott,Angie Martinez,and the late singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes for the Nothing to Lose soundtrack. It was released on June 24,1997,by Atlantic Records.
"Hollywood Divorce" is a song by the American hip-hop duo OutKast,featuring Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg on guest vocals. It was released on November 7,2006 as the fourth single from their album Idlewild.
"Mighty 'O'" is the first single from OutKast's sixth studio album,Idlewild,released on June 6,2006. The single was only released in the United States,and is one of only three songs from the album in which both members of OutKast appear together. The other two are "Hollywood Divorce" and "PJ &Rooster". The single peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song contains a prominent sample of Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher",written by Calloway,Clarence Gaskill and Irving Mills.
"Can't You See" is a 1995 song by American R&B girl group Total,released as their debut single. The track was released from the New Jersey Drive soundtrack and also later appeared on their debut album,Total. After making their recording debut on his tracks "Juicy","One More Chance" and "One More Chance" ",The Notorious B.I.G. returned the favor with an intro rap verse to the song. The track was written and arranged by Terri &Monica's Terri Robinson,produced entirely by Sean "Puffy" Combs with instrumentation provided by associates Rashad Smith,Herb Middleton and Chucky Thompson and contains a sample from James Brown's "The Payback". The track was a success both on the mainstream US Billboard Hot 100 chart,reaching number thirteen and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,where it made number three. The song also peaked at number forty-three on the UK Singles Chart,where it charted for two weeks.
The discography of Outkast,an American hip hop duo,consists of six studio albums,one compilation album,one soundtrack album,one video album,32 singles,three promotional singles,and 21 music videos. In 1992,Outkast became the first hip hop act to be signed to the label LaFace Records;with their first studio album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994) that debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik spawned the commercially successful single "Player's Ball",which reached number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Their following two albums,ATLiens (1996) and Aquemini (1998),were commercially successful in the United States;both albums peaked at number two on the Billboard 200,and were certified double-platinum by the RIAA. Three singles were released from each album;all three from ATLiens charted on the Billboard Hot 100,with "Elevators " peaking at number 12,making it the most successful. The lead single from Aquemini,"Rosa Parks",peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100:two more singles,"Skew It on the Bar-B" and "Da Art of Storytellin' ",were released from the album. In 1998,Outkast collaborated with hip hop group Goodie Mob on the single "Black Ice " and with rapper Cool Breeze on the single "Watch for the Hook";the singles peaked at numbers 50 and 73 on the Billboard Hot 100,respectively.
"Elevators" is a song by American hip hop duo Outkast,released as the lead single from their second studio album,ATLiens. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100,Outkast's highest-peaking song on the chart until the release of "Ms. Jackson" in 2000. The single also peaked at number one on the US Hot Rap Tracks chart. It was later featured on their compilation Big Boi and Dre Present... OutKast.
"ATLiens" and "Wheelz of Steel" are two songs by American hip-hop duo OutKast,released as the second single from their second studio album,ATLiens (1996). Both songs were written and produced by OutKast. The double A-side single peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Jazzy Belle" is the third and last single from hip hop duo Outkast's second studio album,ATLiens. It was released as a remix single and it peaked at #52 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is the only single from the album ATLiens to be produced by Organized Noize,the other two singles being produced by OutKast themselves.
"Da Art of Storytellin'" is the third and final single from hip-hop duo Outkast's third studio album Aquemini. The song was released as a single on May 25,1999,but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at #67 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Only the single version of the song features Slick Rick,with his verse completely absent from the album version. This song is not to be confused with Slick Rick's album The Art of Storytelling,released on the same day. This song was sampled in J. Cole's song "Land of the Snakes" from his studio album Born Sinner.
"The Whole World" is the first single released from American hip hop duo Outkast's first compilation album,Big Boi and Dre Present... Outkast (2001). The song was written by Outkast,produced by Earthtone III,and features Killer Mike and Joi. Upon its release as a single in November 2001,"The Whole World" peaked at number 19 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. The song won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
"Land of a Million Drums" is a song by the American hip hop duo OutKast featuring Killer Mike and Sleepy Brown,released on July 4,2002. It is the first and only non-album single to be released by the duo. The song was featured on the soundtrack of the first live-action Scooby-Doo film.
"Bad Intentions" is a single by American rapper Dr. Dre,featuring vocals from fellow rapper Knoc-turn'al,recorded for and taken from the soundtrack to the film The Wash. The song was produced by Mahogany Music and co-produced by Dre himself. It contains a sample from "Hollywood Hot" by Eleventh Hour. The single was released in November 2001. The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number four,staying in the charts for sixteen weeks. The music video for "Bad Intentions" depicts Dr. Dre and Knoc-turn'al filming a fictional music video at a burlesque house named "Bad Intentions". Rapper Jay-Z also used the beat as a diss towards fellow rapper Nas during their feud. The video features a cameo appearance from comedian Tommy Davidson.
The discography of American rapper Big Boi consists of three studio albums,one mixtape,twenty-two singles,five promotional singles and twenty-five music videos. Big Boi initially achieved success as a member of the hip hop duo Outkast with fellow rapper André3000;they have recorded and released six studio albums together,and the singles "Ms. Jackson","Hey Ya!" and "The Way You Move" have all topped the US Billboard Hot 100. Big Boi guest appeared on the 1995 single "Dirty South" by Atlanta-based hip hop group Goodie Mob,which entered the Billboard Hot 100. During the late 1990s and early 2000s,he made other appearances on commercially successful singles including "All n My Grill" by Missy Elliott,"A.D.I.D.A.S." by Killer Mike and "Girlfight" by Brooke Valentine—each likewise entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Outkast was an American hip hop duo formed in Atlanta,Georgia,in 1992,consisting of rappers Big Boi and André3000. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential hip hop acts of all time,the duo achieved both critical acclaim and commercial success from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s,helping to popularize Southern hip hop with their intricate lyricism,memorable melodies,and positive themes,while experimenting with a diverse range of genres such as funk,psychedelia,jazz,and techno.
"The Train" is the fifth and final single to be released from OutKast's sixth studio album,Idlewild. The song features Scar and Sleepy Brown on guest vocals. The single was released in December 2006,and was the last official single to be released by Outkast.
