Speakerboxxx/The Love Below received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised the consistency of Big Boi's Speakerboxxx and the eclectic musical style of André 3000's The Love Below. As of March 2012, it has sold 5.7 million units in the United States. It has been certified diamond and 11 times platinum by the RIAA (each disc in the double album counted as a separate unit for certification). It eventually amassed a total of seven non-consecutive weeks at the top of the chart and 24 weeks in the Top 10. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with sales of 510,000 copies in its first week. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below was supported with the hit singles " Hey Ya!" and " The Way You Move", which both reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, and the top-ten hit " Roses".
Big Boi's Speakerboxxx is a Southern hip hop album with a P-Funk influence, while André 3000's The Love Below features psychedelic, pop, funk, electro, and jazz styles. Issued as a double album, its length of over two hours is spread across solo albums from both of the group's members. It was released on September 23, 2003, by Arista Records. It may be tough to imagine, but before ATL became one of the major hubs of rap music, it was Outkast who convinced out-of-towners that the A was already on the map.Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast. Since, Big Boi has released lively solo albums, while André goes wherever his spirit takes him. After winning the Grammys' highest honor (Album of the Year) for their ambitious efforts-making them the second rap act to do so-Outkast released the soundtrack to their 1930s-era musical film, Idlewild, then took a break. And those contrasts blossomed on 2003's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, a double album featuring Big Boi's funk-infused hip-hop and André's Prince and Jimi Hendrix-inspired ballads.
Each record offered more amorphous flows and endless imagination than the one before it, with bars promoting non-violence and perseverance, perhaps most explicitly spelled out on socially conscious standout "Humble Mumble." Over time, they played up their complementary personalities: André's poetic pensiveness and eccentricity shined, as Big Boi excelled at quick-witted slick talk. With thick drawls and lucid lyrics over soulful instrumentation, Outkast continued their art of storytelling with three almost instantly classic follow-ups, ATLiens, Aquemini, and Stankonia. Their 1994 debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik-punctuated by a silky single, "Player's Ball"-was a coming-of-age depiction of the pimps, rides, and aura of their hood. Atlanta natives André Benjamin and Antwan Patton, both born in 1975, met as teenagers rapping in their school cafeteria before forming a duo and connecting with local producers Organized Noize. "The South got something to say," André 3000 proclaimed at the 1995 Source Awards as he and Big Boi accepted the award for Best New Rap Group. Back before rappers below the Mason-Dixon Line got the respect of their East and West Coast contemporaries, Outkast raised the bar for lyricism, originality, and creativity.
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