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I'm surprised this article doesn't have an infobox or a picture. Ground 22:30, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Man, if you knew about it then you should have done it. I wasted my 10 minutes just to put the basic layout and album cover..shh... :) --Anonymous Cow 02:54, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] <^>v!!This album is connected!!v<^>

• All song titles serve as redirects to this album, have their own pages, or have been placed at the appropriate disambiguation pages.--Hraefen ^Talk 21:28, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "as Andre 3000 makes no attempts to deny, to get laid." ?

Why is this here and what does it mean? Its in the beginning of the article in the 2nd paragraph. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.15.117.237 (talk) 01:16, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Best Selling Rap Album of All Time

According to this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States this album appears to be the best selling Rap Album in American history. Can anyone confirm this? This fact would certainly seem worthy of being mentioned in the article.

That list has 2pac listd as selling more than Outkast. 143.166.255.57 16:01, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Hey Ya.jpg

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Why is the 'Critical Reaction' section of this all about this albums charting and not about "critics received this well or were outraged" or something along those lines? --Rhearnct 18:55, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Separate Articles?

I believe Speakerboxxx and The Love Below deserve their own articles: they are entirely different kettles of fish, and IMO this article is a tad lacking. There is no description of the themes, or especially the running thread of The Love Below. Indeed, I would refer to it as a concept album. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.188.43.237 (talk) 20:04, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

I agree with this comment, I came to the page expecting a more in-depth discussion of (in particular) Andre3000's approach to writing his second album, theories, conjectures, and ideas relating to it where appropriate. The discs should be considered seperate, as they were written seperately, and intended that way originally. Jcook5 (talk) 21:02, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Outkast history

Outkast was a great 2 man band.Media:Outkast.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.204.51.138 (talk) 16:35, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rapreviews.com Mix-up

In the "Professional Reviews" section of the article, it is said that Speakerboxxx recieved a 7 out of 10, while The Love Below recieved a 9 out of 10 from rapreviews.com These ratings are mixed-up.

[edit] the first and still the only rap album thus far to win the (Grammy) award (for Album of the Year)

Is "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" not considered a rap/hip hop album? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paulshrug (talk • contribs) 09:56, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Concept albums?

This article is included to "Concept album" category. Are there any reliable sources that classify this album as "Concept album"? If there are none, it should be excluded from the category. Netrat (talk) 23:03, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Rolling Stone review

Transcribed using Amazon Book Reader. Rolling Stone (Album Guide 610–611. November 2, 2004) review of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below:

Rating: 4½ out of 5 stars
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below continues where Stankonia left off, with OutKast's trajectory veering even further off the course of conventional hip-hop and further into the annals of pop history. The album's structure-two solo records packaged together as a double CD-offers a fractured view of the duo's aesthetic: Big Boi's Speakerboxxx drops cutting-edge hip-hop that's at turns freaky and socially aware. Andre 3000's The Love Below eschews hip-hop almost entirely with a set of jazzy pop funk steeped in the eclectic influence of Prince. Both discs score big singles (Big Boi's "The Way You Move," Andre's "Hey Ya!") and loads of great album cuts-plus enough filler to make the duo vulnerable to charges it might have been better off with a tight single album. But for sheer breadth, ambition, and musical vision, there's little doubt Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a classic.

Dan56 (talk) 23:08, 10 October 2009 (UTC)