OutKast lovers will have to adjust their expectations for a reunion from the legendary hip-hop duo. The rap star revealed in an honest interview with Rolling Stone published on December 12 that the possibility of any new OutKast album or tour could be more distant than ever before.
“I’ll say maybe 10, 15 years ago, in my mind, I thought-Outkast album would happen,” André admitted, with foresight into what might come in the future. “I don’t know the future, but I can say that we’re further away from it than we’ve ever been. It’s a chemistry thing. We have to be wanting to do it.”
The man also referred to their past, which he said is from where that magic happened, as “chemistry.” For André, there was a specific time in their lives when OutKast magic really happened. “It was a great time in life, and our chemistry was at a certain place that was undeniable. The audience sometimes believes that something has to last forever, but I do not think that is true. This art is not a product you can replicate on demand.”
He compared it to something dynamic and runs well instead of a static formula, such as making a commercial product. “It’s not like Coca-Cola that you press a button and it happens,” he said. “The audience never knows what it takes to make what they’re getting.”
He was also not so literal in saying that a farewell tour is something he looks forward to. “No, I doubt that. We did a tour in 2014. I knew when I was 25 that at a certain age, I wouldn’t want to be onstage doing those songs; they require a certain energy. I’m grateful for everything that’s happened, but that was a time. I wish y’all were there.”
For the time being, it appears that the magnificent legacy of OutKast will remain just that event in the past, a time in a glorious moment in music history.
