IDLEWILD - OutKast
Although Andre 3000 has gone out of his way to dispel rumors that OutKast is splitting, the soundtrack to its film “Idlewild” doesn’t do much to support the pioneering hip-hop duo’s unity. As on “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below,” Andre and Big Boi do their own thing without eaCH other on most tracks, and film-specific songs like “Make No Sense at All” and “Call the Law” fall flat when out of context. But they’re together on “Hollywood Divorce,” featuring Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne, where the posse discusses pop culture’s ethnic art appropriation atop a melancholy beat. Still, it’s hard not to be disheartened by Big Boi’s “The Train,” featuring Sleepy Brown and newcomer Scar, which finds him recounting OutKast’s entire career. We’re not saying the divorce is final, but you be the judge. Billboard
