Questlove has shared a recording of Norah Jones and Robert Glasper masking a landmark OutKast tune, demonstrating the legendary Southern duo’s far attain throughout genres.
On Friday (October 13), the Roots drummer posted a clip of the Grammy-winning titans on stage on the Blue Notice jazz membership in New York Metropolis. In it, the band performed their very own handbook rendition of “Prototype” with Jones on the keys in addition to vocals and Glasper additionally on the keys.
As she sang the opening strains of the 2003 traditional, the Philly native will be heard letting out a excessive pitched “What!” in amazement. Within the caption, he wrote: “@RobertGlasper & @NorahJones on that stizzzzank.”
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The above track has gone down as one in every of André 3000 and Huge Boi’s most beloved hits throughout their time collectively as OutKast. It was launched as a part of the 40-song double album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Beneath.
Final month, the LP was licensed 13x platinum by the Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA), that means it has now bought 13 million copies. This makes it the best-selling rap album ever in america.
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The album, which comprises the duo’s huge single, “Hey Ya,” surpassed Eminem’s The Eminem Present, which was licensed 12x platinum in 2022.
OutKast had just a little assist due to the mission’s standing as a double album (every rapper had their very own disc), that means that each bought copy counts twice. A lot of Hip Hop’s different top-selling albums are additionally double albums, resembling The Infamous B.I.G’s Life After Dying and 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me and Best Hits.
Huge Boi celebrated the certification on Instagram by posting a video of him unwrapping a framed plaque commemorating the file’s 13 million gross sales.
“Over 13 Million albums bought… outkast is eternal. Stank You Smelly A lot …To All Y’all,” he wrote within the caption.
