André 3000’s first solo project, titled the “New Blue Sun,” dropped on Friday. The 87-minute instrumental album marks André’s return to the music scene after almost two decades.
André is best known as one-half of the Grammy award-winning rap duo OutKast. And although the album’s release coincides with the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, the six-time Grammy Winner does not rap on the entire album.
In fact, one of the tracks is called: I swear, I Really Wanted to Make a “Rap” Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time.
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