A lot happened to OutKast between the moment they began to think about making a movie and the release of Idlewild. In 1998, no studio would back the movie they were plotting. Fast-forward eight years, past a fourth successive classic album, a double-disc blockbuster, and countless breakup rumors, as well as moonlighting gigs involving supporting actor roles and a successful dog kennel. Along the way, OutKast's first movie took on an entirely different shape, from Aquemini to Idlewild, and the duo attained enough star power to gain the support of HBO and Universal. After a series of delays with its soundtrack, Idlewild reached theaters in August 2006. Set in the prohibition era, Big Boi plays a speakeasy owner, while Dré is the relatively introverted piano-playing son of a mortician. These roles are no stretch, and they cross paths in only a handful of scenes; this all befits the together-but-separate presentation the duo has maintained for a few years. That presentation holds true throughout Idlewild's soundtrack, which doubles as the sixth OutKast album. Big Boi and André 1936 share little space on a disc that's not so much a series of misfires as it's filled with shots that reach their targets, albeit softly and with little trace of impact. Rich with color and energy, mischievous asides, and biting observations, the album presents fresh ideas every couple of minutes. However, at the same time, it just keeps on going, and even its highlights fall short of OutKast's past and fail to transcend its assortment of inspirations. Little of it sticks. The music of the '30s seeps through a handful of tracks, the best of which is led by Big Boi protégé Janelle Monaé, a young vocalist who stomps and sways through her time in the spotlight. Despite Dré's likely position as the driving creative force behind the whole project -- and its further strides away from what his detractors think he should be doing -- he's far more effective as an MC than a singer. When it comes to rapping, he's "bored" with "no dragon to battle," yet the verse containing that proclamation outstrips just about all the lines he croons. "Hollywood Divorce" is an exception, where he does triple duty (producer, MC, vocalist) and guides Big Boi, Lil Wayne, and Snoop Dogg through a modern-day version of "Burn Hollywood Burn." Big Boi is the album's saving grace, still every bit the undervalued force with scythe-like rhymes and gazelle-like moves. Idlewild is certainly a spectacle, and an occasionally entertaining and enlightening one at that, but it translates into an elaborate diversion when compared to what this duo has done in the past.
Regardless of what you think of the movie "Idlewild"(which I LOVED btw) the OST is incredible. It continues to push the boundaries of what is considered hip hop & is an adventurous cd. I love me some Outkast cause they meld everything including the kitchen sink & make it sound so cool! Here's the vid for "Idlewild Blue" which blends folk w/hip hop:Such a cool vid too!And this is another of my f...
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Regardless of what you think of the movie "Idlewild"(which I LOVED btw) the OST is incredible. It continues to push the boundaries of what is considered hip hop & is an adventurous cd. I love me some Outkast cause they meld everything including the kitchen sink & make it sound so cool! Here's the vid for "Idlewild Blue" which blends folk w/hip hop:Such a cool vid too!And this is another of my f...
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Outkast's forthcoming album/soundtrack 'Idlewild' will drop December 6th. First single is "Idlewild Blue" for which the video already has appeared on major channels and YouTube (since removed). Potential second single "Hollywood Divorce", not about the group's alleged breakup, featuring Snoop Dogg and Lil' Wayne - has leaked. Check it at "Palms Out Sounds":http://palmsout.blogspot.com/2006/08/a...
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I'm not sure what to think. The video for "Idlewild Blues" just premeired, and I had the same feeling as when I watched the lost Chapelle's skits. Something seems missing, and you can't point it out, but the most likely reason is the missing presence of say, Chapelle or Big Boi. In the new video, Andre "3000" Benjamin (remember, he's a serious actor now, like Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) plays h...
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"STREAM":http://music.aol.com/songs/new_releases_full_cds?defaultTab=2&ncid=AOLMUS00050000000010 Outkast's IdlewildSounds Dope.
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The new Outkast album is out very shortly, and I just cant get enough of the video to the first single; Morris Brown...Grows on me more every time I watch it.
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Go see Idlewild. Today. It is amazing...reminiscent of Chicago. It is a bonafide musical, a hip-hop musical set in the prohibition era. It is so amazing; the cinematography is really creative, the story is great, the dancing is really really good. I lauged, I cried, and I was absolutely shocked at how good it was. Go see it! This weekend! Support Outkast, the only rapper turned actors that did ...
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--- - |- With more shots being aimed at Hip-Hop as of late after this whole Ludacris-Obama fiasco, it's good to see CNN giving a rapper a chance to speak on some of the better things going on with Hip-Hop these days. CNN talks to Big Boi about his newest video, "Sumthin's Gotta Give." Big speaks on the song, and about how he switched sides from Clinton to Obama after her failed smear camp...
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like 99.9999 % of the nation, i caught idlewild last night. I read the reviews beforehand, so I wasn't expecting it to be amazing. In some respects, I was pleasantly surprised by how sharp the cinematography, the editing, and animation are in the film. Bryan Barber definitely knows to visually gives viewers all the razzle dazzle, the smoke and mirrors, that people have come to expect from ou...
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I just got the album yesterday and as a outkast fan i must say i was disapointed to say the least. Most of this album is more singing then rapping. Now i know that outkast loves to do diffrent stuff with there music but some of the songs are awful one in particular that gets me is "bad note" its 8 min. of instrumental thats not even interesting to listen to. I hope there next cd is less broadwa...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Intro |
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| 2 Mighty O |
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| 3 Peaches |
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| 4 Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me) |
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| 5 Infatuation (Interlude) |
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| 6 N2U |
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| 7 Morris Brown |
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| 8 Chronomentrophobia |
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| 9 The Train |
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| 10 Life Is Like a Musical |
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| 11 No Bootleg DVDs (Interlude) |
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| 12 Hollywood Divorce |
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| 13 Zora (Interlude) |
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| 14 Call the Law |
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| 15 Bamboo & Cross (Interlude) |
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| 16 Buggface |
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| 17 Makes No Sense at All |
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| 18 In Your Dreams |
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| 19 PJ & Rooster |
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| 20 Mutron Angel |
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| 21 Greatest Show on Earth |
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| 22 You're Beautiful (Interlude) |
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| 23 When I Look in Your Eyes |
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| 24 Dyin' to Live |
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| 25 A Bad Note |
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