OutKast hit their peak

23 September 2003: Number 43 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop music2000's Stankonia had been OutKast's breakout album. But while expectation for the follow-up – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – was high, few anticipated quite where the duo would go. Originally intended as a solo LP, Andre 3000's half, The Love Below, was a 21st-century take on Prince's funk that spawned the year's biggest anthem, Hey Ya!. Big Boi, meanwhile, stuck to making southern hip-hop, ...

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