André 3000 explains why a lot of new rappers “sound the same”
nme.comAndré 3000 has shared his thoughts on the latest wave of rappers, arguing that a lot of them “sound the same”.The Atlanta hip-hop legend appeared on the latest episode of LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s The Shop podcast alongside Sexyy Red and others.
He was asked about his multi-decade-long career in music, including his recent debut jazz album ‘New Blue Sun’.In a clip uploaded to Instagram, 3000 spoke about OutKast‘s time in the Dungeon Family – led by the late Organized Noize legend Rico Wade who died this April from heart failure – leading him to say that today’s rap stars don’t “have time to cultivate themselves”.“If we were to come out as OutKast when we thought we were ready, we wouldn’t be around today ’cause we sounded like everybody else.
We sounded like who we were listening to,” he theorised.A post shared by The Shop (@theshopun)“Now, I don’t think artists have time to cultivate themselves so a lot of artists sound the same,” he continued. “You can quickly jump on a microphone — it’s awesome because you’re getting an immediacy, but you don’t get time to hone who you are.”He went on to mention how trap pioneer Future and 2 Chainz needed time to get their signature sound. “Even Future came up in the Dungeon [Family],” he said. “I know Ray [Murray, one-third of Organized Noize] has recordings where Future sounds different; Future was rapping.
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