Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast · 2003
134 min · 39 tracks · hip-hop · Southern hip-hop · East Coast hip-hop
A genre-blending odyssey that fuses hip-hop, funk, and pop into a vibrant celebration of love and individuality.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic journey with playful interludes
- wave-like pacing for reflection
- vibrant celebration of individuality
- engaging sing-alongs with friends
- for spontaneous dance parties
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer straightforward, short albums
- dislike genre-blending experiments
Where this album fits
- Career context
- By the time 'Speakerboxxx/The Love Below' was released in September 2003, OutKast had already established themselves as innovators in hip-hop with their previous album, 'Stankonia'. This double album marked a significant artistic evolution for the duo, showcasing André 3000's experimental flair alongside Big Boi's Southern hip-hop roots, ultimately solidifying their status as boundary-pushing artists.
- Stylistic neighbors
- A Tribe Called Quest· CeeLo Green· The Roots
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Intro 1:29
- 2 GhettoMusick 3:56
- 3 Unhappy 3:19
- 4 Bowtie 3:56
- 5 The Way You Move 3:54
- 6 The Rooster 3:57
- 7 Bust 3:08
- 8 War 2:43
- 9 Church 3:27
- 10 Bamboo (interlude) 2:09
- 11 Tomb of the Boom 4:46
- 12 E-Mac (interlude) 0:24
- 13 Knowing 3:32
- 14 Flip Flop Rock 4:35
- 15 Interlude 1:15
- 16 Reset 4:35
- 17 D-Boi (interlude) 0:40
- 18 Last Call 3:57
- 19 Bowtie (postlude) 0:35
Disc 2
- 1 The Love Below (intro) 1:28
- 2 Love Hater 2:50
- 3 God (interlude) 2:20
- 4 Happy Valentine’s Day 5:23
- 5 Spread 3:51
- 6 Where Are My Panties? 1:54
- 7 Prototype 5:26
- 8 She Lives in My Lap 4:27
- 9 Hey Ya! 3:55
- 10 Roses 6:10
- 11 Good Day, Good Sir 1:25
- 12 Behold a Lady 4:37
- 13 Pink & Blue 5:05
- 14 Love in War 3:26
- 15 She’s Alive 4:07
- 16 Dracula’s Wedding 2:33
- 17 My Favorite Things 5:14
- 18 Take Off Your Cool 2:38
- 19 Vibrate 6:33
- 20 A Life in the Day of Benjamin André (Incomplete) 5:10
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