Andre 3000 - New Blue Sun (Discussion Thread)

[ShaDynasty]

Jazz flute is for little fairy boys.

Lol nah, Andre is a dope producer this will probably be fire.

 

[THE 101]

André 3000 reveals why his new solo album has no bars — and no boundaries​

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/14/1197956035/andre-3000-album-new-blue-sun

For the first time in nearly two decades, André 3000 is releasing an album of new music. New Blue Sun, set to be released this Friday, Nov. 17, is a stunning 87-minute mind-bender, minimalist and experimental, tribal and transcendent.

One thing it is not, however, is a rap record: No bars, no beats, no sub-bass. André doesn't sing on this joint, either. What he does do is play flute, and plenty of it — contrabass flute, maya flutes, bamboo flutes — along with other digital wind instruments. In place of lyrics, he offers eight provocative song titles, the first of which almost reads like a lowkey apology, with a wink of irony: "I swear, I Really Wanted To Make A 'Rap' Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time."

In this sweeping, hour-long interview, the former member of OutKast speaks with NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael about the long road to making New Blue Sun, which traveled through phases of grief and inspiration. A departure album in the classic sense, New Blue Sun also feels like André has arrived.

87 minutes

 

[REAL6]

87 minutes of flutes

This nikka trying to wake snorlax up

I haven't laughed like that in ages hahahahaha

 

[Heavy_Handz]

I swear do ya'll hear yourselves?

If Andre 3000 drops some shyt on that level then I’ll have to give him his props

THIS is what we have to go on

 

[Pop123]

What if Big Boi just walked in one of his recording sessions one day smiling…then snapped and snatched his flute and broke that shyt in half over his knee and started fukking up the studio going ballistic. shyt would be hilarious…and probably necessary, Big Boi is too cool to talk some sense into this negro. Badu box scrambled my son coordinates…him and Common probably be going on tandem bike rides in the forest and shyt discussing pixie dust and gnomes

 

[Killah Ray]

I swear do ya'll hear yourselves?

Now everybody is a jazz head…

 

[Jx2]

People really getting mad that he's doing what he wants to do

As someone that has them in his top 10, I’m not mad at all. I do find it hilarious though

 

[THE 101]

Nah. I aint supporting this. No rapping, No drums, no bass. fukk is the point?

This all based on the npr article about the album by the way. It seems he wants to sell us his practice sessions

This aint a hiphop record so it shouldnt even be discussed as such.

Sounds like an Estee Nack album

 

[RickyDiBiase]

Now everybody is a jazz head…

C'mon breh

It ain't that big of a deal if the dude puts out what he wants. He ain't demanded people listen to the shyt. If it's trash, it's trash if not it's whatever. I just don't get how people wanna tear something down without even hearing it first.

 

[TheNig]

There's a such thing as shut yo bytchass up lil nikka.

 

[Champagne Kudo]

People mad that it’s not the album they wanted are corny and stupid.

It’s not an artists job to bend to your wants. If he’s happy making instrumental albums than so be it

 

[Killah Ray]

C'mon breh

It ain't that big of a deal if the dude puts out what he wants. He ain't demanded people listen to the shyt. If it's trash, it's trash if not it's whatever. I just don't get how people wanna tear something down without even hearing it first.

My feelings come with a whole box of Lawry’s….been waiting 20 fukking years…for this nikka to come out with a jazz flute album..

Ole Ron Burgundy ass nikka…

 

[Braman]

“I used to listen to Lauryn Hill and tap my feet. Then the b%#% put out a CD without no beat”

 

[deeznutz]

 

[Jaguar93]

About to be some dope study/work music I’m hype.