Why two is better than one

Andre "3000" Benjamin and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton took rap music to a level that not even the godfathers of rap could ever imagine. It was 1994 when these rap artists busted onto the scene with their debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. That title singularly showed the world that these two rappers were not of the norm.\nThese "ATLiens" (the title of their second album) went on to produce funkadelic albums like Aquemini and Stankonia. They continued to rap about things like baby mamas, being so fresh and so clean and bombs over Baghdad. Sadly enough, the tow have split for the album, each taking on their own CD with their own sound and lyrics.\nBig Boi's Speakerboxxx has tight beats and fresh raps. Songs like "Tomb of the Boom" and "Last Call" feature Ludacris and Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz, a good move considering their rising popularity.\nSince the songs Big Boi does on his own are mediocre raps, we see that he may struggle with his part of the CD set. Big Boi minus Andre loses quality, which is sad, considering Andre is refusing to take his album on tour and Big Boi is 'bout it 'bout it.\nMost everyone will agree that Andre's level of strange is way above Big Boi's, but most will also agree that they knew his album would be better than Big Boi's. Andre's The Love Below is a thousand times better than his best buds, even if it has less rapping and features artists like Kelis, Rosario Dawson and even Norah Jones.\n Andre admits in an interview in the October issue of VIBE that he doesn't so much enjoy rapping anymore -- that he'd much rather sing.\nThe Love Below tells a story. It appears Andre has fallen in love, and night after night of one-night stands has finally turned into eternal happiness.\n Songs like "Happy Valentines Day" and "Spread" explore the moments preceding the hook-up. The interlude "Where Are My Panties?" (a typical, comical interlude for a true Outkast album) turns into a beautiful love song called "Prototype" where Andre sings, "I hope that you're the one/ If not, you are the prototype."\nAndre's CD kicks Big Boi's tail. But don't expect a rap album out of it. Big Boi has come up with a pretty good rap album, but Andre has showed that his talents reach far beyond rapping and into a world of songwriting, singing and guitar playing.