- Lots of people are going to write about how maybe it was Big Boi, not Andre, that was pulling the strings behind Outkast's curtain all of this time. That's a completely acceptable argument to make now.
- Regarding Young Jeezy's verse on "Amazing" from Kanye's 808's album, hip-hop writer Jeff Weiss wrote something along the lines of, "Kanye knows how to utilize Young Jeezy's talents better than Young Jeezy does." That's exactly what happens here with Gucci Mane on the cakey "Shine Blockas." Gucci is mostly insufferable, but he sounds all the amount of brilliant he thinks himself to be. He should high five Big Boi every time he sees him for the rest of his life.
- There are a couple of skits on the album, and they come at the tail end of songs rather than standing alone as their own tracks. This sucks because you have to have them on your iPod. There's no way to delete them without deleting the song they're attached to. #aaarghh
- One of those skits, though, is brilliant. It's about David Blaine. We'll let you listen to it.
- The range of sound really is astounding. Although he did begin recording this back in 2004. Crazy thought: Maybe every rapper should take the time to let their albums gestate creatively for a bit, rather than kicking them out thrice a year?
- The chorus on "Fo Yo Sorrows" (delivered by Sam Chris) is so incredibly creepy that it goes right past uncreepy back to creepy again. It's a rubbery, rhythmic, unforgettable coo. You know what it feels like? It feels like that AT&T commercial where they use a bit of that song from Willy Wonka. It's just like that. Except he's talking about blow jobs and pot.
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