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"Hey Ya!" received widespread acclaim from music critics. PopMatters described the track as "brilliantly rousing" and "spazzy with electrifying multiplicity". [12] Entertainment Weekly highlighted it as the catchiest song on the double album, [13] and Stylus Magazine identified it as one of the best songs in OutKast's history. [14] "Hey Ya!"
"The Way You Move" music video was designed to be shown in tandem with the video for André 3000's "Hey Ya!". A long-form "The Way You Move/Hey Ya!" video combines both clips with a bridging sequence. The music video opens with Big Boi and Sleepy Brown pulling into a garage that specializes in automotive audio systems. [4]
André Lauren Benjamin (born May 27, 1975), known professionally as André 3000, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and flautist.Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, he was one half of the hip hop duo Outkast along with rapper Big Boi, which the two formed in 1992.
It ultimately went certified diamond and 11 times platinum (it’s sold over 5.7 million units as of 2012) and won Album of the Year at the Grammys. “Hey Ya” became their biggest song of all time.
The team had André 3000 and Big Boi rap over them, which led to a record deal from LaFace for both Organized Noize and OutKast. [6] The commercial success of Arrested Development's 1992 alternative hip hop single "Tennessee" also encouraged LaFace to sign Outkast, [7] the label's first hip hop act. [8]
A contestant's dazzling spin on "Hey Ya" had the coaches on "The Voice" cheering.
Aquemini (/ ə ˈ k w ɛ m ɪ ˌ n aɪ /) is the third studio album by the American hip hop duo Outkast.It was released on September 29, 1998, by LaFace Records and Arista Records.The title is a portmanteau of the two performers' Zodiac signs: Aquarius and Gemini (André 3000), which is indicative of the album's recurring theme of the differing personalities of the two members.
In 2004, Outkast performed "GhettoMusick" on several televised occasions throughout the promotional cycle for Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. The song was performed as part of a medley with "Prototype", "The Way You Move" and "Hey Ya!" at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards on August 29; Outkast won the most awards of the ceremony. [30]