are to release a pure rap album, according to close ally of the band.
Just a day after Andre 3000 moved to crush speculation
that the band’s current album ‘Speakerboxx/The Love Below’
would be their last, long-time associate Bubba Sparxxx has
revealed the musical direction of the new album.
“I’ve heard that they are going to do a completely rap album after this –
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just rap, no singing,” he told NME.COM. “Sleepy
Brown’s new single ‘I Can’t Wait’ has
Andre rapping on it for the first time in a few years, so
maybe he’s got the taste again.”
Southern rapper Sparxxx was a huge fan of the duo and
growing up. He is now part of the OutKast -inspired
The Dungeon Family hip-hop collective. He also joined
Big Boi onstage for a show in
London earlier this week (March 1).