Packaged together, they make a twofer whose ambition flies so far beyond that of anyone doing rap right now (or pop, or rock, or R&B), awards shows may need to create a special category for it.' - Rating: A Q (01/01/04, p.83) - Ranked #8 in Q's 'The 50 Best Albums of 2003' - 'wo fantastic voyages to the outer reaches of psychedelic funk for the price of one.' Q (01/01/04, p.83) - Ranked #8 in Q's 'The 50 Best Albums of 2003' - 'wo fantastic voyages to the outer reaches of psychedelic funk for the price of one. Packaged together, they make a twofer whose ambition flies so far beyond that of anyone doing rap right now (or pop, or rock, or R&B), awards shows may need to create a special category for it.' - Rating: A Entertainment Weekly (12/26/03-1/2/04, p.142) - Ranked #10 in Entertainment Weekly's 2003 'Records of the Year' Entertainment Weekly (9/19/03, pp.83-5) - '.If released separately, be a candidate for Hip-Hop Record of the Year. Rolling Stone (12/25/03, p.109) - Included in Rolling Stone's '50 Best Albums of 2003' - 'The most original record to top the charts in 2003, hip-hop or otherwise.' Rolling Stone (12/25/03, p.109) - Included in Rolling Stone's '50 Best Albums of 2003' - 'The most original record to top the charts in 2003, hip-hop or otherwise.' Entertainment Weekly (12/26/03-1/2/04, p.142) - Ranked #10 in Entertainment Weekly's 2003 'Records of the Year' Entertainment Weekly (9/19/03, pp.83-5) - '.If released separately, be a candidate for Hip-Hop Record of the Year. When Dre takes the reins, the concoction gets wonderfully weirder with everything from the piano bar pop of 'Love Hater' to the call and response of 'She Lives in My Lap' to the mystery mix of the outstanding single 'Hey Ya!' Following the remarkable STANKONIA, SPEAKERBOXXX/THE LOVE BELOW cements Outkast's position as rap innovators and keeps them in the lead as the genre's primary visionaries.

Big Boi opens with a techno intro that fades into industrial-style grinding on 'Ghettomusick,' before settling into more traditional, although far from ordinary, rap tracks on 'Unhappy' and 'The Way You Move.' His most salient moment comes on 'War,' an uncompromising condemnation of American politics that strikes the perfect balance of righteous rage and measured speech. SPEAKERBOXXX/THE LOVE BELOW is actually two solo records fused together, the former by Big Boi, the latter by Andre 3000, with each mind working at an equally frantic pace to create a gloriously split sonic experience. Frolicking at the outskirts of language, they throw every genre into a blender and make every musical turn sound organic.

Big Boi & Andre 3000 have consistently managed to maintain mainstream success while obliterating the limits of what is considered to be hip-hop. Simply put, there is no band that does anything close to what Outkast does. The song was also nominated for Record Of The Year. 'Hey Ya!' won for Best Urban/Alternative Performance. SPEAKERBOXXX/THE LOVE BELOW won the 2004 Grammy Awards for Album Of The Year and for Best Rap Album. Additional personnel includes: Sleepy Brown, Jazze Pha, Jay-Z, Killer Mike, Big Gipp, Ludacris, Rosario Dawson, Norah Jones, Kelis, Cee-Lo, Lil Jon, Mello, Slim Calhoun, Kuhjo Goodie. Outkast: Andre '3000' Benjamin, Antwan 'Big Boi' Patton. Includes an untitled hidden track at the end of Disc 2.

Includes an untitled hidden track at the end of THE LOVE BELOW CD.

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