I miss it, so naturally, it’s in my blood, in my music, in my range to make shit like that. Nobody’s ever made anything close to it since. I don’t do it on purpose, I don’t go listen to an Outkast album and structure mine, but its just the kind of rap music I like. Is that a natural thing or do you think about it? It’s influence, but you also know deep down where that stuff comes from. I didn’t purposely do it, but when I look back at it, I’m like “shit that’s kinda like Big Boi’s ‘yeah.’ That comes from imitation more than influence if we’re being honest. First of all my trademark “yeah-uh yeah” but if you listen to Big Boi, he’s got “yeah” almost the exact same. How do you sort of, balance, that imitation vs. Thank you and #andre3000 for being the best being innovative and giving all of us your amazing music.
These songs have been in rotation in my ears for 20 years. #outkast #atliens turns 20! This is hands down my favorite rap album of all time. They were deep, and lyrical, but not where’d you categorize them as conscious.Įven the way I structure albums now, I base them off my Outkast influence.
Interludes, bridges, poems in the front of songs, and talking about deep shit. They way the put albums together, made for really nice albums. They’d have little New York vibe, then 808s, cool interludes a great mix of music. he music always had almost dark undertones. From storytelling to the voices of Big Boi and Andre–they were so cool, so recognizable like nothing, you ever heard before. If he’s ever heard my lyrics I’m sure he could tell. I used to try to dress like him, talk like him, move like him. To me, by far, when it comes to style and dressing he’s the freshest ever period. I don’t think Big Boi gets the credit he deserves as a solo artist. I was starting to see the culture of where I’m from get put on the map and on TV. The way they dress was how people at my school was dressing. I use to listen to a ton of Rap-A-Lot records, but when Outkast came out they were talking about Spaghetti Junction, College Park, East Point, and Decatur and I actually see those things. It was the first group out of Atlanta to really make some noise. The almighty #Outkast #inkfam good job post shared by RITTZ on at 9:58pm PDT It is timeless! S/O to the freshest rapper of all time and to #andre3000 both of them have by far been my biggest influences in music. My dawg just re did my #atlien #tattoo and KILLED IT last night in #naptown this is my favorite album of all time an album that change the sound of music in my opinion. I don’t think there’s been anyone more creative and when you hear something creative these days, 9 out of 10 times it has some Outkast influences. Outkast and Eminem, but Outkast, they’ve put out the best rap music ever made I don’t think it can ever get any better. Outkast is the biggest influence on me period. I’m not trying to steal it, but it’s just like, “I want this tempo and this vibe.” Some people hear that and say it sounds like a Dre beat, but that “Wailin'” beat came way before Chronic 2001.Ĭan you talk a little bit about what Outkast means to you? Sometimes with producers, I’ll be like “I want this type of beat.” So with Seven, I sent him the “Wailin'” beat–I love that record with Cee-lo humming in the back–and he sent back the beat for “Reality Check.” “Reality Check” has some definite Outkast influences, how did that one develop? In a discussion sparked by the Last Call standout, Rittz detailed just how much Outkast means to him and the role they’ve had in shaping who he is as a person and an artist.
” From the very second the bass kicks in, the Outkast influence is tangible which is exactly what Rittz was going for.īut “Reality Check” is only a small example of Outkast’s influence on Rittz. There’s no single artist who has had more of impact on Rittz than Outkast. For any rapper or hip-hop fan it would be a big moment, but for Rittz it meant much more. Retrieved October 10, 2017.Earlier this year, Rittz got to visit the legendary Stankonia Studios–home of Outkast–and linked up with Big Boi.