Speakerboxxx / The Love Below – OutKast
Released on 23 September 2003, Speakerboxxx / The Love Below is the ambitious double album by Atlanta duo OutKast, comprising Big Boi’s Speakerboxxx and André 3000’s The Love Below. Blending hip-hop, funk, soul, jazz, and pop, the record pushed the boundaries of rap music and earned critical and commercial acclaim. Produced primarily by the duo themselves, it won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and spawned several massive singles, cementing OutKast’s legacy as innovators of modern music.
Key Highlights
- Features the global hit Hey Ya! (André 3000) and The Way You Move (Big Boi), both chart-topping singles
- Fuses diverse genres—from Southern hip-hop beats to experimental pop and lush R&B ballads
- Widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of the 2000s for its creativity and cultural impact
- Double vinyl pressing offers the full breadth of the two distinct yet complementary albums
Tracklisting
1. Intro
2. GhettoMusick
3. Unhappy
4. Bowtie (feat. Sleepy Brown & Jazze Pha)
5. The Way You Move (feat. Sleepy Brown)
6. The Rooster
7. Bust
8. War
9. Church
10. Bamboo (Interlude)
11. Tomb of the Boom
12. E-Mac (Interlude)
13. Knowing
14. Flip Flop Rock (Feat. Killer Mike & Jay-Z)
15. Interlude
16. Reset (Feat. Khujo Goodie & Cee-Lo Green)
17. D-Boi (Interlude)
18. Last Call
19. Bowtie (Post Lude)
20. The Love Below (Intro)
21. Love Hater
22. God (Interlude)
23. Happy Valentines Day
24. Spread
25. Where Are My Panties?
26. Prototype
27. She Lives In My Lap
28. Hey Ya!
29. Roses
30. Good Day, Good Sir
31. Behold A Lady
32. Pink & Blue
33. Love In War
34. She's Alive
35. Dracula's Wedding
36. My Favourite Things
37. Take Of Your Cool
38. Vibrate
39. A Life In The Day of Benjamin Andre
Fun Fact
Hey Ya! became one of the most successful singles of the 2000s, famous for its “shake it like a Polaroid picture” lyric—so influential that Polaroid had to remind consumers not to actually shake their photos.
Why You Should Buy This Vinyl
- A genre-bending masterpiece that showcases OutKast’s artistic range and innovation
- Double LP pressing delivers dynamic soundscapes across both albums’ unique styles
- Essential for collectors of hip-hop, R&B, and experimental pop records
- Widely recognised as a landmark album in 21st-century music history
Owning Speakerboxxx / The Love Below on vinyl offers the complete OutKast experience—two visionary albums in one stunning package.